Egypt Violence

A Guide To Egypt's Pre-Election Violence

AP | LEE KEATH | Posted 05.02.2012

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CAIRO — Questions and answers about Wednesday's violence in Cairo, in which at least 11 people were killed in clashes between suspected supporte...

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11 Killed During Protests In Cairo

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 05.03.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's worst violence in months escalated the confrontation between political forces and the ruling military ahead of a landmark presid...

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Newest Spate Of Violence In Egypt Leaves 12 Dead

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 04.05.2012

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CAIRO — Egyptian security forces on Saturday fired tear gas from armored trucks at protesters demanding an end to military rule, as anger over a...

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2 Americans And Their Tour Guide Kidnapped By Gunmen, Reportedly Released Unharmed

AP | ASHRAF SWEILAM | Posted 04.04.2012

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EL-ARISH, Egypt — Bedouin tribesmen abducted two female American tourists and their Egyptian guide at gunpoint Friday but released them several ...

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Violent Clashes Rock Cairo

AP | Posted 04.03.2012

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CAIRO - Anger over a deadly soccer riot erupted in fresh clashes that injured nearly 400 people Thursday as security forces fired tear gas at fans and...

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Egypt's Army, Police Blamed In Deadly Soccer Riot

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 04.03.2012

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Military Police Drag, Beat Female Protesters

AP | SARAH EL DEEB and MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 02.16.2012

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CAIRO (Associated Press) — Troops pulled women across the pavement by their hair, knocking off their Muslim headscarves. Young activists were kicked...

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9 Killed As Cairo Protests Enter Second Day

Reuters | Posted 02.16.2012

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CAIRO, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Eight people have been killed as clashes between troops and protesters in central Cairo spilled over into a second day, Eg...

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American-Egyptian Film Maker Arrested In Cairo

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 01.24.2012

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CAIRO -- An American film maker has told a colleague by phone that she was arrested by Egyptian police while documenting clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Squ...

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Egyptian Military: Despite Violence, Elections Will Be Held As Scheduled

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 01.24.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's military rulers rejected protester demands for them to step down immediately and said Thursday they would start the first round ...

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Protesters Reject Military's Concessions

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI and HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 01.22.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's military ruler promised Tuesday to speed up a presidential election to the first half of 2012 and said the armed forces were pre...

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WATCH: Persecuted Coptic Christians Speak

Posted 11.22.2011

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Egyptians don't have it easy. But Copts, the Christian minority in Egypt, have it worse. In the last month, Coptic Christians were attacked while marc...

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Protests Go On As Egyptian Cabinet Offers To Resign

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI and SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 01.21.2012

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By HAMZA HENDAWI and SARAH EL DEEB -- The Associated Press CAIRO -- Egypt's civilian Cabinet offered to resign Monday after three days of violent c...

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Egyptians Infuriated Over Proposal That Would Give Military Sweeping Powers

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 01.03.2012

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CAIRO — Fear that Egypt's ruling generals are working to perpetuate their hold on power is causing a political furor, threatening a "second revo...

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The Muslim Brotherhood, Richard Nixon, and the Fear of Crime

Maurice Chammah | Posted 12.27.2011

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The Muslim Brotherhood, instead of debating who is responsible for violence and instability in Egypt, are attempting to stake out a claim as moral leaders.

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Egyptian Woman Whose Affair Is Blamed For Sectarian Violence Detained

AP | By MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 07.12.2011

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CAIRO -- A security official says the Christian woman whose affair with a Muslim sparked deadly sectarian clashes has been detained, facing charges in...

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Egypt Protests: The Week In Review

Posted 05.25.2011

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The ongoing Egyptian anti-government protests have dominated the global headlines for more than a week as protesters continue calling for President Ho...

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After Mubarak, Who Will Lead Egypt?

Posted 05.25.2011

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President Hosni Mubarak's Tuesday declaration that he would not run for re-election in September did not satisfy the anti-government protesters who wa...

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Demonstrators Pray For Mubarak's Departure

GlobalPost | Jon Jensen | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO, Egypt -- Thousands of Egyptians continued protesting in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Friday after two days of violent clashes between pro- and ant...

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SHOCKING Video Shows Car Plowing Through Protesters

Posted 05.25.2011

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A pack of Egyptian protesters were terrified when a vehicle, believed to be part of President Hosni Mubarak's security team, drove through the crowd a...

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Egypt Journalists Roundup Continues As Violence Escalates

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO - Protesters and government supporters fought in a second day of rock-throwing battles at a central Cairo square while more lawlessness spread a...

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The Egypt Protests In Photos

Posted 05.25.2011

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Tahrir Square resembled a war zone early Thursday as supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak attacked anti-Mubarak protesters in the second da...

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The Long Goodbye

Shan Wells | Posted 05.25.2011

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Egypt Army Moves In As Protesters Clash With Mubarak Supporters

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAIRO - Egyptian army tanks and soldiers cleared away pro-government rioters and deployed between them and protesters seeking the fall of President Ho...

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Mubarak Must Go

Larry Diamond | Posted 05.25.2011

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The bloodbath that is now unfolding in Egypt will inevitably radicalize many young Egyptians. Popular mobilization that was admirable in its pluralism and discipline will find it much harder to resist the impulse toward violence in response.

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