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Clashes in Egypt after deadly football disaster

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Clashes erupted in the Egyptian capital on Thursday between protesters and police, as the government scrambled to contain mounting anger over post-football match violence that killed 74 people.

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New clashes as anger with Egypt military boils over

Egyptian protesters clashed with police for a second straight day on Friday as anger against the ruling military boiled over amid fury at the deaths of 74 people in football-related violence.

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Angry Egypt mourns as 74 die on football field

Egypt began three days of mourning on Thursday after 74 people were killed in an eruption of violence at a football match that sparked new anger against the military rulers for failing to ensure security.

Egypt football violence kills 73: medics

Riots after a football match on Wednesday in Egypt's Port Said left 73 people dead, medics said.

Doctors in four hospitals told AFP that the death toll had reached 73, as ambulances continued to ferr

U.S. urges Egypt to lift travel ban on NGO staffers

The United States on Thursday urged Egypt to lift travel bans placed on several U.S. pro-democracy activists in connection with a crack down on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that has strained

Egyptians to mark first anniversary of anti-Mubarak revolt

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Egyptians on Wednesday mark the first anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, with the ruling military planning grandiose celebrations while activists vow to re-ignite their unfinished

Arabs to seek UN support on Syria, extend mission

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Arab League foreign ministers on Sunday asked for UN support in their efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis and decided to extend their observer mission in the country rocked by 10 months of political

3,000-year-old tomb of singer found in Egypt

Swiss archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a female singer dating back almost 3,000 years in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, Antiquities Minister Mohammed Ibrahim said on Sunday.

No evidence Hosni Mubarak ordered shootings: Defence lawyers

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Hosni Mubarak's lawyers said on Tuesday there is no evidence that he ordered Egyptian security forces to open fire on protesters, as they challenged prosecution calls for the ousted president to be ha

ElBaradei says not to run for Egypt presidency

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Ex-UN nuclear watchdog chief and Nobel peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei ended his candidacy for Egypt's presidency on Saturday, saying he could not run because there is still no real democracy there.

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