Egypt’s military rulers insist parliamentary elections will go ahead as planned Monday, despite unrest that has left dozens of anti-military protesters dead, and the center of Cairo in upheaval. A capital city convulsed with violence just days before the first democratic elections in decades might not seem ideal. But some voters think the demonstrations [...]
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November 25, 2011
November 23, 2011
Egypt to Form New Government, Military to Transfer Power
Egypt’s military rulers have agreed to form a new government and promise to transfer power to a civilian body by July. Politicians say the agreement was made during a crisis meeting on Tuesday as tens of thousands of Egyptians protested in the streets against continuing military rule. They say negotiators also agreed to start holding [...]
November 21, 2011
Egyptian Protesters Battle Police for Tahrir Square
Egyptian police have been battling for control of Cairo’s Tahrir Square with protesters angry at the continuing role of the military in Egyptian politics. Medics say three people were killed Sunday and hundreds more were wounded. Protesters took to the streets of Cairo, Alexandria, Suez and beyond Sunday, battling security forces in some of the [...]
November 20, 2011
November 19, 2011
Egyptians Rally Demanding Military Cede Power
With a little more than a week before Egypt’s first post-revolution elections, demonstrators turned out en masse to protest what they say is the military’s attempt to prolong its “temporary” powers. A sea of Islamists, secularists, conservatives and liberals converged on Cairo’s Tahrir square Friday, demanding the military cede power in the coming months. [...]