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Egyptians place their demands as biggest Cairo protests take off

Cairo: "I will stay here till I die," screams Osama Allam as the grey Cairo dawn lifts on the biggest day of anger yet against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak, whose effigy hangs from nearby tra

Egypt's Mubarak hangs on as army steps back

London: Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi told anti-regime protesters in Egypt on Tuesday that 'we're all with you', as hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Cairo.

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Tidal wave of protesters in Cairo demand 'end of Mubarak' era

Cairo: More than 200,000 people flooded into the heart of Cairo on Tuesday, filling the city's main square as a call for a million protesters was answered by the largest demonstration in a week of unc

Egypt: 'Coward' faces 'million-man march', indefinite strikes

Cairo: Egyptian protesters on Monday called for an indefinite strike in Egypt and a 'million man march' on Tuesday in Cairo, upping the stakes in their bid to topple President Hosni Mubarak's regime.

Flight from Egypt to reach Mumbai soon

Mumbai: A special flight bringing back nearly 300 Indians from Egypt, which is in the midst of a political upheaval, is expected to reach here by Monday afternoon, an Air India official said.

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Israel seeks support for Mubarak: report

Jerusalem: Israel has told its diplomats in the United States, Europe and elsewhere to encourage their host nations to support the regime of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, daily Haaretz reported on

Daily life is a struggle for Egyptians

Cairo: After 24 years in Canada, Rafik and Leila Baladi moved back to Cairo two weeks ago to settle down.

Now, like many other residents of the Egyptian capital, they're stocking up on bottled water

Rescued honeymooners, delegates thank AI

Mumbai: More than 300 Indians evacuated from Egypt, which is in the midst of a political upheaval, on Monday reached Mumbai on a special Air India flight and thanked the government and the airline for

Embattled Mubarak shuffles cabinet but protesters say 'Go!'

Cairo: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appointed a new interior minister on Monday as part of a revamped cabinet designed to defuse the most serious challenge to his rule in three decades.

But it wa

Thousands march against corruption in Delhi

New Delhi: Holding aloft banners and shouting slogans against rising levels of corruption in the country, thousands of people from all age groups stepped out of their homes Sunday to demand an effecti

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