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Bloody clashes erupt in Cairo

Thousands of supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak battled in Cairo’s main square Wednesday, raining stones, bottles and firebombs on each other in scenes of uncontrolled violen

Killings start in Cairo as shots are fired at protesters

Gunfire aimed at anti-regime protesters killed four people in Tahrir Square early on Thursday, taking the death toll from clashes that have rocked central Cairo in the past 24 hours to seven, a medic said.

Deadly clashes rock Egyptian capital

During clashes in Cairo’s central Tahrir square- AFP

Rounds of gunfire were heard early on Thursday at Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital after violent clashes broke out between pro-and anti-Hosni Mubarak supporters over the President's refusal to step down immediately, leaving at least three people dead and over 600 others injured.

Egypt PM begins talks with Opposition

Egypt's new Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq and vice President Omar Suleiman have started talks with the Egyptian Opposition political leaders to overcome the current crisis, state television said on Thursday. Some Opposition parties, participating in the rally at Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, have agreed to hold a dialogue with the country's authorities, media reports said on Thursday evening.

Mubarak told to go by Friday

Demonstrators pray at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Tuesday. 	 PHOTO: AP

At least one million Egyptians took to the streets on Tuesday in scenes never before seen in the Arab nation’s

Egypt's Mubarak wants time till Sept; protesters say 'Go Now'

Buckling under pressure, embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday agreed to quit office by September on completion of his term, an offer which was rejected by protesters who said he had till on Friday to leave.

Mubarak supporters charge on horses, camels

Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak charged anti-regime protesters in Cairo on horses and camels on Wednesday, before being surrounded and dragged from their animals, an AFP correspondent said.

Egypt hartal till Prez goes

Indians returning from Egypt, now in the midst of an upheaval, are greeted by relatives after their arrival in Mumbai on Monday.

A sea of protesters flooded downtown Cairo on Monday, brushing aside limited concessions by President Hosni Mubarak and vowing to bring down his regime through strikes and million-strong marches in Ca

Protests grow as Mubarak clings on

President Hosni Mubarak, clinging on despite unprecedented demands for an end to his 30-year rule, met on Sunday with the military which is seen as holding the key to Egypt’s future while in Cairo, pr

Mubarak names a V-P 1st time in 30 yrs

Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak gave the first indication on Saturday he was preparing an eventual handover of power by naming a vice-president for the first time in 30 years after protests that have

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