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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

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