World news about “Egypt” published by euronews.
That Was the Week A selection of the most striking pictures from around the world during the last seven days. 06/02/2012
Cairo: anti-govt street violence enters fourth day The centre of Cairo has been gripped by a fourth day of violent protests against the army-led Egyptian government. Protesters are demanding a faster… 05/02/2012
More dead in violence on streets of Egypts Another night of unrest on Egypt’s streets has left six people dead in Cairo and Suez. Firefighters were slow to tackle the blaze when the headquarters of… 04/02/2012
Street protests spread in Egypt On the streets of Alexandria, following Friday prayers thousands marched towards a security forces’ base chanting slogans against the country’s military… 03/02/2012
Two die in Cairo street protests – reports ‘Friday of Anger’ is the name given to protests by activist groups following the deaths on Wednesday at a football match in Egypt. That anger burst into… 03/02/2012
Egypt faces further protests over Port Said deaths Protesters have gathered for a second day outside Egypt’s interior ministry, two days after the killing of 74 people at a football match between Premier… 03/02/2012
Protesters question timing of Egypt football violence Witnesses and medical workers claim two people have been killed after police used live rounds on protesters in the city of Suez. According to reports… 03/02/2012
Deadly football riot sparks clashes in Cairo Clashes have erupted in Cairo amid demands for answers and justice for the dozens killed in Wednesday’s football violence. Security forces fired tear gas… 02/02/2012
‘Police did absolutely nothing’: Cairo coach The Cairo club Al Ahly’s Portuguese coach has returned home to his native country saying the scenes he witnessed in Port Said changed his life. His… 02/02/2012
Egypt: Grief and anger after deadly football riot Horror stories on the front pages reflect the shock that Egypt is feeling. This was a national tragedy as well as a football tragedy and for some the pain… 02/02/2012
Egyptian parliament discusses football violence The Egyptian parliament has held an emergency session to discuss the deadly football riot. Following a minute’s silence to mourn those who died, angry… 02/02/2012
Anger after scores die at Egypt football match Almost 80 people dead and some 1,000 thousand injured – that was the heavy toll of football violence that has stunned Egypt and put authorities under renewed… 02/02/2012
Egypt’s military chief vows action against hooligans Amid claims of a political motive to the violence and criticism of the security forces Egypt’s military ruler has been quick to act. Field Marshal Mohamed… 02/02/2012
Questions asked after football violence Crowds of friends and families gathered outside Cairo’s main station to greet wounded Al Ahli supporters who had managed to get home after the violence in… 02/02/2012
Egypt’s leaders vow to catch culprits after football mayhem Injured players were forced to refuge in their changing room after being attacked in the mayhem which followed a pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port… 02/02/2012
Egypt: More than 70 killed in football violence At least 73 people have been killed and 1,000 more injured after a football pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said. The riot followed a game… 01/02/2012
Egypt football clashes leave dozens dead At least 73 people are reported dead after a football pitch invasion in the Egyptian city of Port Said. Hundreds more are reported injured in clashes… 01/02/2012
Chinese workers kidnapped in Egypt released Twenty five Chinese workers in Egypt have been released after they were seized by Bedouin tribesmen, in the latest in a series of abductions of Chinese… 01/02/2012
Egyptians vote in upper house polls Egyptians have been voting in an election for the country’s upper house of parliament. The votes for the Shura Council will take place over two stages and… 29/01/2012
Tahrir Square, one year onDemonstrators take part in a protest marking the first anniversary of Egypt’s uprising at Tahrir square in Cairo January 25, 2012. REUTERS/ Mohamed Abd… 25/01/2012
Egypt partially lifts state of emergency law Egypt has announced its state of emergency law is going to be lifted. The move was declared by the head of the country’s ruling military council, Field… 24/01/2012
Egyptians freer yet hungrier Egypt is measuring its national pride one year after its historic revolution. But in spite of many efforts, poverty is booming, foreign currency reserves are… 24/01/2012
Egypt’s first free parliament gets to work Egypt’s ruling military council has handed over legislative powers to the new Islamist-dominated lower house of parliament, which convened for the first time… 24/01/2012
Egypt’s Islamist-led parliament opens first session Egypt’s parliament has opened for the first time since a historic free election. Islamists are in the driving seat with the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and… 23/01/2012
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood confirmed as election winners In Egypt, it has been confirmed that the Muslim Brotherhood has won the biggest share of seats in the country’s first freely elected parliament in… 21/01/2012
Winner of the Arab Spring: IslamismThe man who predicted the revolution in Egypt two years before it happened says it was Islamists that profited from the Arab Spring, stressing that the cause… 20/01/2012
Mubarak ‘not a tyrant’, defence lawyer tells trial Hosni Mubarak was a ‘just man, not a tyrant’, according to his lawyer. The former Egyptian President was again wheeled into court on a hospital trolley for… 17/01/2012
ElBaradei throws in the towel in Egypt Mohamed ElBaradei has pulled out of the race to become Egyptian president, saying the old regime is still running the country. The Nobel Peace Prize winner… 14/01/2012
Egyptian women march against violence – nocomment Hundreds of women have been demonstrating in Cairo’s Tahrir Square against violence committed against them by Egypt’s security forces. 20/12/2011
More clashes in Cairo’s Tahrir Square – nocomment At least 13 people have been killed this week and hundreds more wounded in clashes between security troops and protesters demanding an end to military rule. 20/12/2011
Egypt: a second revolution Back in Tahrir Square, now clashing with the army, ordinary Egyptians have been protesting that the military command will undermine elections to keep their… 25/11/2011
Clashes continue in Egypt – nocomment Hundreds of protesters gathered at Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday demand the ruling military council to quit. 25/11/2011
Egypt protesters keep pressure on military leaders – nocomment Protesters in Egypt have rejected the military leadership’s promise to speed the transition to civilian rule. 23/11/2011
Amnesty Int’l slams the “broken promises” of Egypt’s revolutionThe claims of many protesters in Cairo that the promises made after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak have not been honoured have been backed by a… 22/11/2011
Building on fire amid Cairo clashes – nocomment A residential building burns during clashes in Cairo between police and protesters. 22/11/2011
Egypt: bloody unrest flares again Only days before Egypt is due to hold elections, the country looks to have descended into its biggest crisis since February. While back then the fall of… 21/11/2011
Violence returns to Cairo’s Tahrir SquareProtesters stand opposite riot police who fired tear gas during clashes that left dozens of people dead near Tahrir Square in Cairo. REUTERS / Asmaa Waguih 21/11/2011
Violent clashes in Egypt – nocomment Men dressed in police uniform set fire to vehicles close to Tahrir Square in Cairo. 15 people died during clashes at the weekend. 21/11/2011
Clashes in Cairo’s Tahrir Square – nocomment Police and protesters clashed for control of downtown Cairo’s Tahrir Square, after security forces tried to stop activists from staging a long-term sit-in on… 20/11/2011
Egyptian Christians and military clash – nocomment Christians protesting against an attack on a church were chased down by military police vehicles during violent clashes that left 25 dead in Cairo. 11/10/2011
Egypt’s Christians protest against riot deaths Coptic Christians have been gathering in a Cairo church ahead of the funerals of protesters killed in Sunday’s rioting. At least 26 people died in clashes… 10/10/2011
Egyptians against emergency laws – nocomment Several thousand Egyptian protesters gathered in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square on Friday to demand the country’s military rulers put an end to emergency laws… 30/09/2011
Cairo protesters attempt Israel embassy break-inAn Egyptian soldier staves away demonstrators attempting to come close to the Israeli embassy in Cairo. Egypt is working on the ambassador’s return from… 12/09/2011
Israel Embassy attacked in Cairo – nocomment Dozens of Egyptian protesters attacked a security wall around the Israeli embassy in Cairo on Friday night and set fire to a police truck outside. 10/09/2011
Mubarak’s trial under high security – nocomment As demonstrations against Hosni Mubarak continue, security is still high outside the police academy court in Cairo where the former Egyptian President is… 07/09/2011
Ancient mummy hands over secrets One has to be extra careful when one is dealing with a 3,000-year-old mummy. Researchers in Taipei carried out an X-ray study of the remains and recreated… 29/08/2011
Clashes erupt outside Mubarak’s trial – nocomment Clashes erupted outside the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak between pro-Mubarak supporters and pro-change activists. 16/08/2011
Hosni Mubarak trial opens in CairoEgyptians protest against former President Hosni Mubarak (on screen) outside the police academy where his trial is taking place, in Cairo. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd… 03/08/2011
Mubarak supporters and opponents clash outside court – nocomment Supporters and opponents of the former Egyptian president have clashed outside the police academy in Cairo where his trial is being held. 03/08/2011
Fighters, protesters and refugees among the Muslims marking Ramadan Across the Arab world signs are going up in shops and restaurants, just one of the many indications it is the start of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting… 01/08/2011
President Mubarak detained in a military hospital While awaiting trial, President Mubarak is detained in a military hospital, protestors across the road are held back by police (Filmed by Hatem). 05/07/2011
Egypt clashes leave hundreds injured – nocomment Police fired tear gas in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square at demonstrators, some of whom threw stones and demanded that trials of former senior government… 29/06/2011
Investing in the new Arab world The upheaval sweeping the Arab world has generated new hope for the future, but investment will be crucial if demonstrators’ expectations are to be met… 28/06/2011
Egypt: violence before ex-ministers’ trials – nocomment Protesters and families of those killed in the Egyptian crackdown during the revolution against Hosni Mubarak have clashed with police outside a Cairo court… 27/06/2011
Arab League chief urges political solution for Libya Outgoing Arab League chief Amr Moussa said on Tuesday that the Libyan crisis will never be resolved with air strikes. The 22-member body backed … 21/06/2011
When Cleopatra went to Versailles ‘Julius Caesar’, Handel’s masterpiece, has been pulling in the crowds in the extraordinary setting of the ‘Opéra Royal’ in Versailles. Despite its title… 01/06/2011
Egyptian shares tumble as bourse reopens Shares on Egypt’s stock exchange plunged as the market reopened on Wednesday. It had been shut for seven weeks because of the mass protests that ousted former… 23/03/2011
Egypt: waiting for touristsA guide sits on a stone as he looks at the Djoser’s step pyramid in Saqqara, outside of Cairo March 5, 2011. Sites around the great pyramid at Giza, a Wonder… 05/03/2011
Egypt’s tourist sector struggles after uprising Egypt’s most famous tourist sites, the great pyramids, are back open for business. It follows protests and unrest during a popular uprising ousted former… 25/02/2011
A photovoltaic oasis In the harsh, isolated, semi-desert region north of Cairo in Egypt, 150 acres has been planted with beans, peas and orange trees. But there is a problem: an… 23/02/2011
EgyptThe most populous Arab country, Egypt was the second domino to fall. After 18 days of intense and sometimes violent protests centred around Cairo’s Tahrir… 22/02/2011
Revolution fever throughout the Middle East For years they had kept silent. But over the past few weeks they could not hold back. They put decades of fear to one side and took over the streets… 18/02/2011
Pick of the Clicks: words and music feed the revolutionIt’s one thing starting a revolution, it’s another thing completing one. Or, as Che Guevara put it more poetically: “The revolution is not an apple that falls… 18/02/2011
Facebook graffiti in Tahrir Square in CairoOpposition supporters talk near graffiti referring to social networking site “Facebook” in Tahrir Square in Cairo. Steve Crisp / REUTERS 05/02/2011
Profile: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Tahrir Square is the symbol of a divided nation. Events in Egypt live And, as the battle for Egypt rages, increasing attention is turning to what is seen… 04/02/2011
Architect unveils ‘pyramid’s secret rooms’ A French architect, who is campaigning for a new exploration of the Great Pyramid of Giza, claims to discovered the existence of two previously unsuspected… 02/02/2011
Protest in front of Egypt’s embassy in TunisPeople hold banners during a protest in front of Egypt’s embassy in Tunis. 28/01/2011
Cairo stops internet and mobile phone services In this age of flash demonstrations organised via the Internet, the Egyptian government has moved quickly to try to keep a rein on the Web. Internet access… 28/01/2011
Cyber surfers suffer disruption in Egypt Despite the government’s insistence it respects freedom of expression, phone, internet and social network users in Egypt say service is far from… 27/01/2011
Thousands march in Egypt protests Tens of thousands of protesters have taken part in an unprecedented anti-government demonstration in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. Opposition activists… 25/01/2011
Back in the Day: Egypt begins its quest to control the NileJanuary 9, 1960 Work begins on the construction of the Aswan High Dam, Egypt’s plan to control the power of the world’s longest river, the Nile. The High Dam… 06/01/2012
Prosecutor calls for Mubarak to be hangedHosni Mubarak should be sentenced to death. That’s the view of the chief prosecutor in the former Egyptian leader’s trial on charges of ordering the killing… 05/01/2012
Egypt prosecutor requests death penalty for MubarakThe prosecutor in the trial of Hosni Mubarak on Thursday called for the former Egyptian president to face the death penalty. Chief prosecutor Mustafa Khater… 05/01/2012
Egyptian voters still hungry for changeRound three of Egypt’s elections for the lower house of parliament has begun, and with another round to come next week there is little sign of voter fatigue… 03/01/2012
Last round of voting for Egyptian parliamentEgyptians are going to the polls on Tuesday in the third and final round of parliamentary elections. The 150-member assembly elected is supposed to oversee… 03/01/2012
Ailing Mubarak back in courtThe former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been back in court after a two month delay in his trial over the deaths of hundreds of anti-government… 02/01/2012
Cairo gathering to remember Arab Spring ‘martyrs’Pro-democracy protesters have held a candlelight vigil in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in memory of those killed during the Egyptian uprising. Some held pictures… 01/01/2012
Egypt calms Washington fears over raidsWashington says it has had assurances from Egyptian military officials that they will stop raids on pro-democracy and human rights groups. The US was quick… 31/12/2011
Egypt’s Mubarak trial resumes after three monthsThe trial of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has resumed after a three month break. The 83-year-old was stretchered into court in Cairo. He is being… 28/12/2011
Egyptian court orders end to virginity testsEgypt’s military rulers have been ordered to stop the use of virginity tests on female detainees. The ruling was made by a court in Cairo. Activists, some… 27/12/2011
“As an Egyptian, nothing could compare to the pride I felt”It was a strange feeling that I felt on January 25: it was a mixture of happiness – being an Egyptian witnessing such an historical moment – and being a… 26/12/2011
Egypt attacks ‘foreign interference’ over abuse of womenEgypt has reacted angrily to what it has denounced as “foreign interference” in response to international condemnation of the abuse of women by the… 21/12/2011
Fury at violence against women protesters in EgyptHundreds of women have been demonstrating in Cairo’s Tahrir Square against violence committed against them by Egypt’s security forces. It is reported that… 20/12/2011
Egypt’s army defends methods against opponentsFour days of violence between Egyptian security forces and opponents of army rule have left at least 13 people dead. International criticism has been… 20/12/2011
Calm in Cairo after dawn raid in Tahrir SquareA relative calm has reportedly returned to Cairo’s Tahrir Square after four days of deadly violence. At least ten people have been killed and hundreds more… 19/12/2011
More bloodshed at Cairo protestsAfter three straight days and nights of clashes between protesters and soldiers in the Egyptian capital Cairo, the death toll is now at least 10 and hundreds… 18/12/2011
Fresh Cairo protests call for end to military ruleEgyptian activists protested for a third straight day on Sunday to demand an immediate end to military rule. At least ten people have died since fresh… 18/12/2011
Troops clash with protesters in CairoTroops and protesters clashed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Saturday — a day after eight people died there in similar violence. The violence happened… 17/12/2011
More violence rocks EgyptClashes in Cairo have left at least three people dead and more than 250 injured, after protesters took to the streets demanding the end of military rule in… 17/12/2011
Egypt Islamists seek to maintain lead in 2nd round voteEgypt’s rival Islamist groups were seeking to increase their gains in the second round of a parliamentary election taking place on Wednesday. But supporters… 14/12/2011
Tahrir Square: Behind the SceneBy Aissa Boukanoun As Egyptians took part in their first free parliamentary elections, the symbolic birthplace of the revolution, Tahrir Square, carried on… 09/12/2011
Hopes and fears as Egyptians await poll resultsIn the Cairo square that cradled Egypt’s revolt, demonstrators gathered on Friday to mourn those killed last month at rallies ahead of the country’s… 03/12/2011
Islamists polling strongly in Egyptian voteIndications from the first round of voting in Egypt’s parliamentary election suggest Islamist parties have come out on top. The outcome of this complex… 02/12/2011
Egyptians still waiting on first election resultsDelayed counting in some constituencies means there are still no official results in Egypt’s first round of elections. The outcome is expected to be known… 02/12/2011
Anxious wait in Egypt for results of historic pollEgyptians are due to hear the first results of their historic elections on Saturday, but already an Islamist alliance looks like it is in the lead. In a… 01/12/2011
Egypt’s Islam-based votes worry someThis is the first time that Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has been able to participate legally in elections, with its Freedom and Justice Party, FJP, which it… 01/12/2011
Muslim Brotherhood claims lead in Egypt pollCounting is still underway, but Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood party says its alliance is out in front in the country’s first free election since 1952. Results… 30/11/2011
Landmark Egyptian elections enter second dayEgyptians turned out on Tuesday for the second day of voting in the country’s landmark parliamentary elections. Polls under deposed president Hosni Mubarak… 29/11/2011
Egyptians await results of first post-Mubarak pollThe ballot boxes from Egypt’s first parliamentary election since a popular revolt ousted President Mubarak have been sealed and wait to be counted. Egypt’s… 29/11/2011
Ganzeer: “I boycott the elections, they’re a sham”Ganzeer, 29 years old Egyptian artist politically engaged, shared a debate with Waldemar Fydrych, 58, the founder and leader of the Orange Alternative… 28/11/2011
