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American tourists 'safe and well' after kidnapping - Cairo

Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, the Egyptian Minister of Tourism met with released American kidnapped tourists to check on their health, after being...

by hanafy in Egypt on 07/02/2012

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Mist hits Cairo and parts of Egypt

A dense mist hits Cairo and other parts of Egypt, due to a prevailing state of the weather. Cairo, Egypt. 7th February 2012

by Mahmoud Khaled in Egypt on 07/02/2012

Politics

Uneasy calm between demonstrators and Egyptian police

A cautious calm prevails in the region surrounding the Egyptian Interior Ministry in central Cairo. A truce was agreed upon by both parties, but only...

by hanafy in Egypt on 07/02/2012

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07/02/2012 - American tourists 'safe and well' after kidnapping - Cairo - Egypt - Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, the Egyptian...
07/02/2012 - Mist hits Cairo and parts of Egypt - Egypt - A dense mist hits Cairo and other parts...
07/02/2012 - Uneasy calm between demonstrators and Egyptian police - Egypt - A cautious calm prevails in the region...
07/02/2012 - Uneasy calm between demonstrators and Egyptian police - Egypt - A cautious calm prevails in the region...
05/02/2012 - Continued sporadic clashes At Mohamed Mahmoud Street - Egypt - Egyptian protesters react to tear gas...
05/02/2012 - Continued sporadic clashes At Mohamed Mahmoud Street - Egypt - Egyptian protesters react to tear gas...
05/02/2012 - Protest in front of the Ministry of Interior - Egypt - Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in...
04/02/2012 - Egyptian protesters and riot police clash in Cairo - Egypt - Police fire teargas at protesters on...
04/02/2012 - Renewed clashes in the vicinity of the Ministry of Interior - Egypt - Egypt - Renewed clashes in the vicinity of the...
04/02/2012 - Renewed clashes in the vicinity of the Ministry of Interior - Egypt - Egypt - Renewed clashes in the vicinity of the...

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African immigrants in Israel
Since 2006, Israel has seen a steep rise in the number of migrants arriving from Africa, in particular from Eritrea, Sudan and Ivory Coast. It is estimated over 20,000 entered illegally...
American tourists 'safe and well' after kidnapping - Cairo
Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, the Egyptian Minister of Tourism met with released American kidnapped tourists to check on their health, after being abducted while returning from St. Catherin...
Mist hits Cairo and parts of Egypt
A dense mist hits Cairo and other parts of Egypt, due to a prevailing state of the weather. Cairo, Egypt. 7th February 2012
Uneasy calm between demonstrators and Egyptian police
A cautious calm prevails in the region surrounding the Egyptian Interior Ministry in central Cairo. A truce was agreed upon by both parties, but only a concrete barrier separates the po...
Protest in front of the Ministry of Interior
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of the Ministry of Interior to protest police involvement after over 70 people were killed in riots at a football stadium in Port Said. Cairo...
Continued sporadic clashes At Mohamed Mahmoud Street
Egyptian protesters react to tear gas as they gather at a barricade erected against the riot police near the central Tahrir square, where deadly clashes raged into a fourth day. Cairo, ...
Palestinians face fuel shortage after Egyptian supplies cut off
Palestinians gather in front of a filling station in Gaza City for fuel after the cessation of fuel imports from Egypt through tunnels between Rafah and Egypt. Gaza City, Palestine. 5th...
Barriers in Parliament Square taken down - London
Put up 18 months ago to stop peace protestors camping in Parliament Square, the barriers protecting the grass have finally been removed. London, United Kingdom. 5th February 2012
Riot near the Ministry of Interior
Protesters gathered against the deaths of over 70 people in Port Said. Demonstrators threw bricks at the police; the police threw tear gas canisters to disperse the crowds. Cairo, Egypt...
Egyptian protesters and riot police clash in Cairo
Police fire teargas at protesters on during clashes following the deadly football violence in Port Said. Cairo. Egypt. 4th February 2012
Clashes on Mansour Street
Clashes near the Ministry of the Interior in Cairo continued, as protestors sought the resignation of the generals ruling the country, and accountability for the Port Said stadium disas...
Clashes on Mansour Street
Clashes on Mansour St, near Tahrir Square follow the deaths of more than 70 fans at a football match in Port Said. The clashes are close to the Interior Ministry, which has authority o...
Renewed clashes in the vicinity of the Ministry of Interior - Egypt
Renewed clashes in the vicinity of the Ministry of Interior, as protesters challenge the authority of the military regime after clashes in Port Said left 74 dead. Cairo, Egypt. 4th Febr...
Relative calm and human shields after MOI clashes in Cairo
Relative calm and human shields to prevent a recurrence of clashes in the Forth day after deadly clashes, as anger at Egypt's ruling military boiled over after 74 people died in fo...
Demonstrations at Ministry of Interior - Cairo
Demonstrations at the Egyptian Interior Ministry in protest of events in Port Said that left 74 people dead. Cairo, Egypt. 3rd February 2012
Night clashes in downtown Cairo
Protests continue in Mohamed Mahmoud Street near the Ministry of Interior following the Port Said incident in which more than 70 Ultras Ahly fans died during a riot. Police were using r...
Ultras Ahly fans mourn Port Said victims - Cairo
Hundreds of Ultras Ahly fans organise a ceremony for the victims of the Port Said incident. There to show their respect were Ahly players, Ultras Zamalek, and American coach Bob Bradley...
Night clashes in downtown Cairo
Protests continue in Mohamed Mahmoud Street near the Ministry of Interior following the Port Said incident in which more than 70 Ultras Ahly fans died during a riot. Police were using r...
Clashes between security forces and Egyptian demonstrators
Egyptian police fire tear gas as thousands of demonstrators outside the Interior Ministry protest the security forces' failure to prevent a soccer riot that killed more than 70 peo...
Egyptians mark second day of mourning following Port Said catastrophe
Protesters of the Port Said football catastrophe demonstrate at the Interior Ministry, where hundreds were injured from tear gas on the second day of a three-day mourning period for tho...