Protests continue as Egypt PM tasked with reforms
Cairo: Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak has tasked his new Prime Minister on Sunday to ram through democratic reforms as thousands of protesters in central Cairo defied a military curfew to
300 Indians returning from Egypt
New Delhi: Amid political upheaval in Egypt, around 300 Indians, mostly women and children, are returning to India early Monday morning aboard a special flight of Air India.
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ElBaradei tells Mubarak to step down
Cairo: Calling for a general strike, tens of thousands of protesters today stepped up their campaign for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, even as the focus shifted on the influential army for a
NZ joins calls for regime change in Egypt
Wellington: New Zealand on Monday joined international calls for Egypt President Hosni Mubarak to respect his people's demands for a change in the country's regime.
"There is obviously a strong wish
Chaos engulfs Cairo as Mubarak points to succession
Cairo: Looters rampaged through malls and luxury shops in upmarket Cairo as more army men doffed their uniforms and joined the unprecedented movement for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's ouster th
'Mubarak must go'
Cairo: Protests in Egypt continued unabated as the pro-democracy leader Mohamed El Baradie stuck on the demand of President Hosni Mubarak's resignation and said the appointment of a new vice president
Thousands flee Egyptian prison
Cairo: About 5,000 Egyptian prisoners broke out of a prison in the Fayyoum Govenorate amid the nationwide riots on Saturday night, Xinhua quoted the Dubai-based Arabiya TV report on Sunday.
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Looters attack mummies at Egypt museum
Cairo: Would-be looters broke into Cairo's famed Egyptian Museum, ripping the heads off two mummies and damaging about 10 small artifacts before being caught and detained by army soldiers, Egypt's ant
Countries warn citizens to avoid Egypt
Paris: Travel agencies postponed departures for Egypt on Saturday as capitals issued new warnings to their citizens to avoid visiting the country where thousands of protesters have clashed with securi
Egypt protests: Mubarak fires cabinet
Cairo: Facing a popular uprising, Egypt's president fired his Cabinet on Saturday after protesters engulfed his country in chaos — battling police with stones and firebombs, burning down the ruling pa