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Mubarak pictures taken down

Cairo – The omnipresent pictures of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak were being officially removed from government offices and streets on Sunday. Large pictures of Mubarak, who resigned after almost 30 years in power on Friday following 18 days of … read more »

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Battle of Tahrir Square rages in Cairo

Cairo – They are covered in blood, but they keep returning to what they call “the front”, where their fellow anti-government protesters battle regime supporters for control of Cairo’s Tahrir Square. Chaos consumed the symbolic gathering space on Wednesday as … read more »

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Egypt Burns While Ghana And Other African Countries Sit Aloof

A Ghanaian proverb in Akan says: “opanyin bone na otra fie ma asedua fow”…… which literally translated into English resembles something like: “it is a bad elderly person who stays home and does nothing while his housemate’s beans [that have … read more »

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Egypt rejects immediate transition

Cairo – Egypt on Wednesday rejected calls from the international community for an immediate transition of power, amid deadly protests against President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. “What foreign parties are saying about ‘a period of transition beginning immediately’ in Egypt is … read more »

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Egypt: Foreign govts pullout citizens

London – Foreign governments pulled their nationals from Egypt on Tuesday amid massive anti-government protests shaking the Arab nation as Washington ordered non-essential embassy staff there to leave. In London, Foreign Secretary William Hague announced Britain was sending a chartered … read more »

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’300 killed’ so far in Egypt protests

Geneva – The United Nations human rights chief said Tuesday there were unconfirmed reports that an estimated 300 people may have been killed so far in Egypt. Praising the popular revolt in Egypt, Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for … read more »

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