Violent clashes between security forces and protesters have rocked Egypt for a second day. At least nine people have been killed and more than 300 wounded in the two days of violence. Soldiers chased and beat rock-throwing protesters who tried to gather in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Saturday. A VOA reporter saw police using metal […]
9 Killed in Two Days of Clashes in Egypt
Posted December 17th, 2011 at 6:35 pm (UTC-5)
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3 Killed as Protesters Clash with Military Police in Cairo
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
At least three people have been killed and more than 255 injured as Egyptian security forces clashed with protesters demanding an end to military rule. A senior cleric was among those killed Friday as hundreds of protesters in Cairo hurled rocks and firebombs at military police, who responded by using water cannon and firing shots. […]
Protesters Clash with Military Police in Cairo
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 5:20 pm (UTC-5)
At least two people have been killed and more than 220 injured as Egyptian security forces clashed with protesters demanding an end to military rule. Hundreds of protesters in the capital, Cairo, hurled rocks and firebombs at military police, Friday, who responded by using water cannon and firing shots. It was not clear if they […]
Protesters Clash with Military Police in Cairo
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 9:40 am (UTC-5)
Egyptian security forces have clashed with protesters demanding an end to military rule. Hundreds of protesters in Cairo hurled rocks and firebombs at military police, Friday, who responded by using water cannons and firing shots into the air. Witnesses say the unrest began late Thursday after an activist posted images online that appeared to show […]
Protesters Clash with Soldiers in Cairo
Posted December 16th, 2011 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses say Egyptian protesters clashed with security forces in Cairo Friday after military police allegedly arrested and beat an activist. Hundreds of protesters hurled rocks and firebombs at military police, who responded by throwing rocks, using water cannons and firing shots into the air. Local media reported a government building on fire as the clashes […]
Islamists Look to Extend Lead in Egypt Voting
Posted December 15th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
The second phase of Egypt’s parliamentary elections continued Thursday, with Islamist parties looking to extend their already overwhelming electoral gains. Egyptians turned out in large numbers during the two days of voting to fill seats in the 498-member lower house of parliament. The turnout was dwindling later Thursday, with small lines forming outside polling stations […]
Islamists Look to Extend Lead in Egypt Voting
Posted December 15th, 2011 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
The second phase of Egypt’s parliamentary elections is continuing Thursday, with Islamist parties looking to extend their already overwhelming electoral gains. Egyptians turned out in large numbers Wednesday for the first of two days of voting to fill seats in the 498-member lower house of parliament. Polls are being held in nine areas, including Aswan, […]
Islamists Look to Extend Lead in Egypt Voting
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Egyptians turned out in large numbers Wednesday for a second phase of parliamentary elections, with Islamist parties looking to extend their already overwhelming electoral gains. Polls were held in nine areas, including Aswan, Beni Suef, Giza, Ismailia, Suez and Sohag. Nearly 19 million Egyptians were eligible to cast ballots in the second round of the […]
Egypt Begins Second Round of Voting
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 9:55 am (UTC-5)
Egyptians jammed polling stations in a third of the nation’s provinces Wednesday in the second round of parliamentary elections as Islamist parties hoped to extend their electoral gains. Polls opened in nine areas Wednesday, including Aswan, Beni Suef, Giza, Ismailia, Suez and Sohag. More than 18 million Egyptians are eligible to cast ballots in the […]
Egypt Election Factbox
Posted December 14th, 2011 at 3:45 am (UTC-5)
-Egyptians began voting on November 28 in the country’s first parliamentary elections since pro-democracy protests forced autocratic President Hosni Mubarak from power in February. -Under rules set by Egypt’s interim military rulers, the election process starts with six weeks of staggered voting for the lower house of parliament, known as the People’s Assembly, with final […]
