Tom Pfeiffer

Muslim Brotherhood says leads Egypt's vote count

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood claimed to have a lead on Wednesday in the early vote count in Egypt's first free election since army officers ousted the king in 1952.
 

Egypt's Brotherhood says it leads in vote count

CAIRO/ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood said on Wednesday it was leading in the initial count of results from the first round of Egypt's parliamentary election and one source in its party said it had secured 40 percent of votes cast for party lists.
 

Muslim Brotherhood says leads Egypt's vote count

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood's party said on Wednesday its bloc was leading the vote count in the first stage of Egypt's first election since the fall of Hosni Mubarak.
 

Muslim Brotherhood says leads Egypt's vote count

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood's party said on Wednesday its bloc was leading the vote count in the first stage of Egypt's first election since the fall of Hosni Mubarak.
 

Egypt Islamists pull out stops in post-Mubarak poll

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians voted for a second day on Tuesday in a parliamentary election that Islamists hope will sweep them closer to power, even though the army generals who took over from Hosni Mubarak have yet to step aside.
 

Egypt Islamists pull out stops in post-Mubarak poll

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians voted for a second day on Tuesday in an election that Islamists hope will bring them closer to power even though the army generals who took over from Hosni Mubarak have yet to step aside.
 

Egypt Islamists pull out stops in post-Mubarak poll

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians voted for a second day on Tuesday in an election that Islamists hope will bring them closer to power even though the army generals who took over from Hosni Mubarak have yet to step aside.
 

Arab states cut commercial ties with Syria

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League approved economic sanctions on Syria on Sunday to try to force Damascus to halt an eight-month crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad that Qatar said may prompt international intervention.
 

Arab states cut commercial ties with Syria

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League approved economic sanctions on Syria on Sunday to try to force Damascus to halt an eight-month crackdown on protests against President Bashar al-Assad that Qatar said may prompt international intervention.
 

Arab states cut commercial ties with Syria

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League approved sweeping economic sanctions on Syria on Sunday over its crackdown on protesters and the Qatari foreign minister said other powers might intervene if Arabs fail to contain the crisis.
 

Arab states cut commercial ties with Syria

CAIRO (Reuters) - The Arab League approved sweeping economic sanctions on Syria on Sunday over its crackdown on protesters and the Qatari foreign minister said other powers might intervene if Arabs fail to contain the crisis.
 

Egypt's ElBaradei willing to head cabinet: statement

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei is prepared to drop his bid to be head of state if he is asked to lead a transition government to steer the country to civilian rule, his campaign team said on Saturday.
 

Arab states plan to cut commercial ties with Syria

CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab states plan to cut commercial ties with President Bashar al-Assad's government and freeze its assets in response to violence in Syria, where activists said 42 civilians and soldiers died on Saturday.
 

Arab states plan to cut commercial ties with Syria

CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab states plan to cut commercial ties with President Bashar al-Assad's government and freeze its assets in response to violence in Syria, where activists said 42 civilians and soldiers died on Saturday.
 

Arabs plan to freeze Syria economic ties: document

CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab states plan to cut commercial ties with Syria's government and freeze its assets as they step up pressure to end months of political violence in the country, a draft document to be discussed by Arab ministers on Sunday showed.
 

Cairo clashes flare after dark

CAIRO (Reuters) - Rocks, teargas, firebombs and gunfire made darkened streets in central Cairo a battle zone on Wednesday as hard-core protesters demanding an immediate end to army rule fought riot police around government buildings close to Tahrir Square.
 

Death toll hits 22 on third day of Egypt clashes

CAIRO (Reuters) - The death toll in three days of clashes in Cairo and other Egyptian cities between police and protesters against army rule rose to 22 on Monday and threatened to disrupt the first free parliamentary elections in decades.
 

Death toll hits 22 on third days of Egypt clashes

CAIRO (Reuters) - The death toll in three days of clashes in Cairo and other Egyptian cities between police and protesters against army rule rose to 22 on Monday and threatened to disrupt the first free parliamentary elections in decades.
 

Protesters confront police as Egypt clashes enter third day

CAIRO (Reuters) - Protesters demanding Egypt's ruling generals hand over power beat back a new police raid to evict them from Cairo's central Tahrir Square on Monday, witnesses said.
 

At least 10 die as army, police charge Egypt protesters

CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 10 people died as police backed by the army used batons and teargas on Sunday to charge protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square demanding Egypt's ruling generals hand over power, in some of the worst violence since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak.