Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
U.N.'s Ban condemns excessive force in Cairo clashes
Dec 18, 2011 21:55 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned excessive use of force by Egypt's security forces as hundreds of demonstrators demanding an end to military rule clashed with police in Cairo for a fourth day.
U.N.'s Ban condemns excessive force in Cairo clashes
Dec 18, 2011 21:52 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned excessive use of force by Egypt's security forces as hundreds of demonstrators demanding an end to military rule clashed with police in Cairo for a fourth day.
U.N.'s Ban condemns excessive force in Cairo clashes
Dec 18, 2011 18:28 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned excessive use of force by Egypt's security forces after three days of battles with protesters demanding an end to military rule imposed since Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February.
Violence rocks Cairo as Islamists claim election lead
Dec 18, 2011 15:51 EST
Deadly clashes pitting troops and police against protesters rocked Cairo's political centre for a third straight day on Sunday, overshadowing the count in the first post-revolution vote which shows Islamists in the lead.
Troops beat Cairo protesters, clashes kill 10
Dec 17, 2011 15:17 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - Soldiers beat demonstrators with batons in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday in a second day of clashes that have killed 10 people and wounded hundreds, marring the first free election most Egyptians can remember.
Troops beat Cairo protesters as clashes kill 10
Dec 17, 2011 15:15 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - Soldiers beat demonstrators with batons in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday in a second day of clashes that have killed 10 people and wounded hundreds, marring the first free election most Egyptians can remember.
Troops beat Cairo protesters as clashes kill 9
Dec 17, 2011 15:03 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - Soldiers beat demonstrators with batons in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday in a second day of clashes that have killed nine people and wounded more than 300, marring the first free election most Egyptians can remember.
Troops beat Cairo protesters after clashes kill 9
Dec 17, 2011 13:13 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - Soldiers beat demonstrators with batons in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday in a second day of clashes that have killed nine people and wounded more than 300, marring the first free election most Egyptians can remember.
Troops assault Egypt protesters, clashes kill 9
Dec 17, 2011 11:00 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - Soldiers beat demonstrators with batons in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday in a second day of clashes that have killed nine people and wounded more than 300, marring the first free election most Egyptians can remember.
Troops assault Egypt protesters, clashes kill 9
Dec 17, 2011 08:59 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - Soldiers beat demonstrators with batons in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday in a second day of clashes that have killed nine people and wounded more than 300, marring the first free election most Egyptians can remember.
Troops assault Egypt protesters after 8 killed
Dec 17, 2011 07:43 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - Soldiers baton-charged demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday a day after street clashes killed eight people and wounded more than 300, marring the first free election most Egyptians can remember.
Egyptian soldiers battle protesters, three dead
Dec 16, 2011 16:57 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - At least three people were killed and 257 wounded in Cairo on Friday as troops fought demonstrators in the worst violence since Egypt began its first free election in six decades.
Egyptian soldiers battle protesters, two dead
Dec 16, 2011 15:47 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - At least two people were killed and 222 wounded in Cairo on Friday as troops fought demonstrators in the worst violence since Egypt began its first free election in six decades.
Clashes mar Egypt election, at least two dead
Dec 16, 2011 14:04 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - At least two people were killed and 100 wounded in Cairo on Friday as demonstrators fought troops in the worst violence since Egypt began its first free election in six decades.
Cairo clashes mar Egypt parliamentary election
Dec 16, 2011 11:05 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - Demonstrators armed with stones and petrol bombs clashed with troops wielding truncheons and electric prods in Cairo on Friday, witnesses said, in the worst violence since the start of Egypt's first free election in six decades.
Egypt's army ruler visits Tahrir Square: report
Dec 11, 2011 08:20 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's top general, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, on Sunday toured Cairo's Tahrir Square where protesters have been camped out for more than three weeks demanding an immediate end to military rule, state media reported.
Economy is Egypt's main problem: Sen. Kerry
Dec 11, 2011 03:35 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt urgently needs a massive cash injection and should strike a deal with the International Monetary Fund as soon as possible to reassure investors, said John Kerry, chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Egypt PM names new cabinet as Islamists sweep run-offs
Dec 07, 2011 17:49 EST
Egypt's caretaker premier named a new cabinet on Wednesday with increased powers to tackle worsening crime and a sliding economy as Islamist parties made fresh gains in the country's parliamentary election.
Mubarak trial set to resume after appeal rejected
Dec 07, 2011 12:06 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court turned down an appeal for a new judge in the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak, the official news agency MENA said on Wednesday, signaling the trial can resume later this month.
Army official sees Egypt's foreign reserves plunging
Dec 01, 2011 18:21 EST
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's foreign reserves will plunge by a third to $15 billion by the end of January and the budget deficit will grow, possibly leading to a review of sensitive subsidies, an army official said on Thursday.
