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  • 11 Feb 2011

    Rarely has an army takeover been so popular. It reminds me a little of Pakistani takeovers past – where people initially welcomed the getting rid of their corrupt civilian leaders, hoping for a brighter future.

  • 10 Feb 2011

    “David Cameron? Who is he? Who’s even heard of William Hague? How dare they talk about Egypt like that? Who do they think they are? ” The Egyptian Foreign Ministry official was scornful

  • 9 Feb 2011

    In a police state, officials are able to treat people with contempt. In Tahrir Square, the young, well-educated English-speaking demonstrators talk a lot about freedom and human rights. Everyone talks about corruption. But the poor and the religious talk mostly of dignity, pride and justice.

  • 7 Feb 2011

    Protesters remain in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, as Egypt’s politicians begin talks to end the political crisis, and a senior Google executive is released after a week in custody.

  • 6 Feb 2011

    Who are the winners and losers in Egypt’s ongoing political battle, asks Krishnan Guru-Murthy, as protesters remain in the square and talks continue.

  • 6 Feb 2011

    They aren’t giving up on either side of this. Although much of Cairo is going back to work and shops and banks started to open, the protesters defied expectations and again brought huge numbers to their cause.

  • 5 Feb 2011

    “Terrorists” are to blame for an explosion at a north Sinai pipeline supplying gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan, according to Egyptian officials.

  • 5 Feb 2011

    Calls for change in Egypt have come from every level of society. But Krishnan Guru-Murthy finds that the country’s well-off now think it is time to go back to work.

  • 5 Feb 2011

    Calls for change in Egypt have come from every level of society. But Krishnan Guru-Murthy finds that the country’s well-off now think it is time to go back to work.

  • 4 Feb 2011

    After a week of dramatic social unrest in Egypt, we take a look back at how Jonathan Rugman, Jon Snow and Lindsey Hilsum told the unfolding story – in Cairo and Alexandria – via Twitter.

  • 4 Feb 2011

    Barack Obama launches “the biggest gamble of his presidency so far” as he seeks to manoeuvre an “elegant” but quick way for Egypt’s President Mubarak to leave office, says Sarah Smith.

  • 4 Feb 2011

    As 200,000 Egyptians gathered in Cairo to demand President Mubarak’s removal from office, a committee of “wise men” has come up with a plan for him to cede power, reports Jonathan Rugman.

  • 3 Feb 2011

    Lindsey Hilsum blogs from Alexandria on the Egypt crisis and why crowds are turning against journalists.

  • 3 Feb 2011

    The Egyptian Army’s passivity in the bloody protests suggests an internal conflict of agendas, one which could inspire a coup by lower-level officers, a former Army Commander tells Channel 4 News.

  • 3 Feb 2011

    The Egyptian Army’s passivity in the bloody protests suggests an internal conflict of agendas, one which could inspire a coup by lower-level officers, a former Army Commander tells Channel 4 News.