Tag: Tahrir Square
Man sets himself on fire in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
A man set himself on fire in Egp in central Cairo on Thursday and was being treated for burns at a hospital in the...
Two dead in Cairo blasts on anniversary of Mursi ouster
Two men were killed in a bomb blast in Cairo on Thursday, security sources said, one of several explosions on the anniversary...
Towering gates at Cairo’s Tahrir Square draw criticism
Towering metal gates erected near Cairo's Tahrir Square by the army-backed authorities have drawn criticism as a new form of police repression...
Egyptian police fire teargas to clear Tahrir Square
Egyptian police fired teargas to drive protesters out of Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday, breaking up a demonstration commemorating 42 protesters killed...
Protesters, police clash in Cairo’s Tahrir on anniversary of deaths
Police fired teargas to disperse a crowd of several hundred people in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday, two years after 42 were...
Grenades fired in Cairo, troops killed near Suez Canal after protesters...
Suspected militants killed six Egyptian soldiers near the Suez Canal and fired rocket-propelled grenades at a state satellite station in Cairo on...
Egypt death toll rises to 53, streets now calm
The death toll from clashes in Egypt rose to 53 on Monday as calm returned to the streets after one of the...
Egyptians celebrate Eid without Mubarak, pray in Tahrir
Tens of thousands of Egyptians prayed in celebration of Eid al-Fitr in Tahir Square, the epicentre of the protest that toppled long-time...