'Egypt shutdown worst in Internet history'
Paris: The scale of Egypt's crackdown on the Internet and mobile phones amid deadly protests against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak is unprecedented in the history of the web, experts said.
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Anti, pro-govt groups clash in Yemen
Sanaa: Dozens of activists calling for the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh clashed on Saturday with the regime's supporters in Sanaa, an AFP journalist reported.
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Cairo burning: Fresh clashes erupt as Egypt rejects Mubarak speech
Cairo: Thousands of anti-government protesters clashed with police in the northern Egyptian city of Alexandria on Saturday after President Hosni Mubarak spurned demands that he end his 30-year authori
Mubarak defiant as Egypt protests toll rises, Obama wades in
Cairo: Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak on Saturday addressed the nation for the first time since deadly protests erupted against his regime, vowing reform but showing no sign of relaxing his
Egypt: Internet down, special cops out
Cairo: Internet service in Egypt was disrupted and the government deployed an elite special operations force in Cairo on Friday, hours before an anticipated new wave of anti-government protests.
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Facebook and the Egypt uprising
Cairo: The April 6 Facebook group set up by young Egyptians to protest at high prices in 2008 this week brought tens of thousands onto the streets for anti-regime rallies despite draconian restriction
Twitter banned to curb protest
San Francisco, Jan. 26: Twitter was inaccessible in Egypt on Tuesday in what was believed to be a move to thwart protesters using the social network in a campaign to oust the President, Mr Hosni Mubar
At least 1,000 held in Egypt protests
Cairo: At least 1,000 people have been detained in Egypt since Tuesday, in the most serious protests of President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year-rule, a security official said on Thursday, as activists vowed
Thousands want Yemen prez to quit
Sanaa: Thousands of Yemenis, apparently inspired by events in Tunisia and Egypt, staged a mass demonstration on Thursday calling on President Ali Abdullah Saleh to quit after being in power since 1978
Calm in Cairo after 'day of wrath'
Cairo, Egypt: Calm returned to the streets of Cairo at daybreak on Wednesday after a night and a day of unprecedented demonstrations calling for President Hosni Mubarak to end his 30-year rule.
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