Tag: Egyptians

CAIRO: Stolid determination gave way to waves of elation on Friday as hundreds of thousands of protesters drove Hosni Mubarak from power after rapping at the doors of his tottering 30-year regime. Hundreds of thousands of worshippers had thronged Cairo's Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the 18-day revolt, where they called on the army to assist with Mubarak's overthrow a day after he vowed to stay on until September.
"The greatest revolution of the world is unfolding here. The

CAIRO - There is no money at the banks. Fuel is scarce. Tourism is evaporating. As a popular uprising to oust President Hosni Mubark enters its second week, Egyptians are feeling the economic pinch. Banks have been shut since Sunday, and they remained so on Tuesday, the day that protesters hope will see a million-strong demonstration in Cairo to demand an end to Mubarak's regime.
Many automatic teller machines (ATM) in the teeming capital have run out of cash, and those still

CAIRO: Hundreds of Egyptian activists and members of opposition groups protested on Sunday against what they said were violations during a parliamentary vote that handed the ruling party a huge victory last month.
Opposition and independent monitors said the elections were fraught with ballot stuffing, voter intimidation and other abuses. Officials said the process was fair, all complaints were being checked, and any violations did not challenge the results.
"Void, void,

CAIRO: Egyptians headed to the polls Sunday in a legislative vote marred by violence and protests that is expected to see the ruling party emerge stronger at the expense of the harried Islamist opposition.
Violent clashes took place at several centres, with witnesses saying police fired tear gas at voters in the Nile Delta and in Qena, about 475 kilometres (300 miles) south of Cairo.
Egyptian monitors said election irregularities were rife and evident from the start of