Egypt's women protest despite brutal military attacks

CAIRO — Several army soldiers slapped, punched and kicked Mona Seif, hitting her with wooden batons while they dragged her inside the Cabinet Building shortly after they raided Tahrir Square. Minutes earlier she had been told to leave, but she refused unless they released a child she was protecting amid the violence. "The army officer was infuriated when I told them to release the kid," said...

A Clear Video For What Happened in Qasr Al Einy Street

this video is shown what happened from the Military Forces in Qasr Al Einy street in front of the all world, in the latest clashes which happened between the Army Forces and the protesters in front of the Egyptian Cabinet...

Battles rage as Egypt counts ballots

CAIRO — Egyptian soldiers hurled rocks, cement bricks and glass plates at protesters as the two sides battled in a second straight day of post-election violence that's left at least nine people dead and some 300 injured, according to official figures. As hundreds of armored tanks stood watch over ballot counting stations in nine governorates for the second round of parliamentary elections,...

A cameraman flees as Egyptian protesters threw rocks at military police

A cameraman flees as Egyptian protesters threw rocks at military police during clashes near Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Activists say the clashes began after soldiers severely beat a young man who was part of a sit-in outside the Cabinet buildin...

An Egyptian protester flashes anti-military ruling council banner

An Egyptian protester flashes anti-military ruling council banner, as others throw rocks at military police during clashes near Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Activists say the clashes began after soldiers severely beat a young man who was part of a sit-in outside the Cabinet building. The Arabic banner reads " over my dead body if the military council rule us and welcome...

Egyptian protesters carry an injured man during clashes

Egyptian protesters carry an injured man during clashes with military police near Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Activists say the clashes began after soldiers severely beat a young man who was part of a sit-in outside the Cabinet buildin...

Egyptian army soldiers beat a protester wearing a Niqab

Egyptian army soldiers beat a protester wearing a Niqab, an Islamic veil, during clashes near Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Activists say the clashes began after soldiers severely beat a young man who was part of a sit-in outside the Cabinet building. At background graffiti depicts members of the military ruling council and Arabic reads: "Killer...

An Egyptian protester throws a fire bomb at military police inside Parliament building

An Egyptian protester throws a fire bomb at military police inside Parliament building during clashes near Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square, Egypt Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Activists say the clashes began after soldiers severely beat a young man who was part of a sit-in outside the Cabinet buildin...

Egyptian protesters use a metal sheet as a shield

Egyptian protesters use a metal sheet as a shield as they throw rocks at military police, unseen, behind the gates and inside the Parliament building near Cairo's Tahrir Square, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Activists say the clashes began after soldiers severely beat a young man who was part of a sit-in outside the Cabinet building. Arabic writing at top reads " Democracy is the guarantee power...

Egyptian protesters threw rocks and firebombs at military police

Egyptian protesters threw rocks and firebombs at military police as another waves a national flag during clashes near Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square, Egypt Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Activists say the clashes began after soldiers severely beat a young man who was part of a sit-in outside the Cabinet buildin...

Egyptian army soldiers clash with rock throwing protesters

Egyptian army soldiers clash with rock throwing protesters near Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Activists say the clashes began after soldiers severely beat a young man who was part of a sit-in outside the Cabinet buildin...

Egyptian army soldiers clash with protesters over the Asr el-Nile

Egyptian army soldiers clash with protesters over the Asr el-Nile bridge near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Hundreds of Egyptian soldiers swept into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday, chasing protesters and beating them to the ground with sticks and tossing journalists' TV cameras off of balconies in the second day of a violent crackdown on anti-military protesters that has...

Plainclothes policemen throw stones from the top of a cabinet

Plainclothes policemen throw stones from the top of a cabinet building during clashes with protesters near Tahrir Square in Cairo December 16, 2011. At least two people were killed and 100 wounded in Cairo on Friday as demonstrators fought troops in the worst violence since Egypt began its first free election in six decades. In a pattern that has recurred during nine months of army rule since President...

An Egyptian protester throws a stone toward soldiers

An Egyptian protester throws a stone toward soldiers, unseen, as a building burns during clashes near Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Hundreds of Egyptian soldiers swept into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday, chasing protesters and beating them to the ground with sticks and tossing journalists' TV cameras off of balconies in the second day of a violent crackdown on anti-military...

Egyptian protesters run as they are chased by army soldiers

Egyptian protesters run as they are chased by army soldiers over the Asr el-Nile bridge leading out of Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Hundreds of Egyptian soldiers swept into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday, chasing protesters and beating them to the ground with sticks and tossing journalists' TV cameras off of balconies in the second day of a violent crackdown on anti-military...

Army soldiers stand guard as protesters perform Friday prayers

  Army soldiers stand guard as protesters perform Friday prayers near the cabinet near Tahrir Square in Cairo December 16, 2011. At least two people were killed and 100 wounded in Cairo on Friday as demonstrators fought troops in the worst violence since Egypt began its first free election in six decades. In a pattern that has recurred during nine months of army rule since President Hosni Mubarak's...

A protester wearing a head scarf that reads "Allah is the Greatest"

A protester wearing a head scarf that reads "Allah is the Greatest" throw rocks at army soldiers during clashes near the cabinet near Tahrir Square in Cairo December 16, 2011. At least two people were killed and 100 wounded in Cairo on Friday as demonstrators fought troops in the worst violence since Egypt began its first free election in six decades. In a pattern that has recurred during nine months...

A protester holding a knife shouts slogans against the military council

A protester holding a knife shouts slogans against the military council and government in front of army soldiers near the cabinet near Tahrir Square in Cairo December 16, 2011. At least two people were killed and 100 wounded in Cairo on Friday as demonstrators fought troops in the worst violence since Egypt began its first free election in six decades. In a pattern that has recurred during nine months...

A protester fires a sling shot at army soldiers

A protester fires a sling shot at army soldiers at the cabinet near Tahrir Square in Cairo December 16, 2011. At least two people were killed and 100 wounded in Cairo on Friday as demonstrators fought troops in the worst violence since Egypt began its first free election in six decades. In a pattern that has recurred during nine months of army rule since President Hosni Mubarak's overthrow in February,...

Egyptian military police use a water cannon against protesters

  Egyptian military police use a water cannon against protesters during clashes near Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Egyptian soldiers clashed with hundreds of rock-throwing protesters in central Cairo for a second consecutive day on Saturday, in a resurgence of turmoil just days after millions voted in parliamentary elections....

An Egyptian protester covers his head

An Egyptian protester covers his head during clashes with military police near Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Activists say the clashes began after soldiers severely beat a young man who was part of a sit-in outside the Cabinet buildin...

Egyptian protesters carry an injured fellow protester

Egyptian protesters carry an injured fellow protester during clashes with military police near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Egyptian soldiers clashed with hundreds of rock-throwing protesters in central Cairo for a second consecutive day on Saturday, in a resurgence of turmoil just days after millions voted in parliamentary election...

Supporters of the military rulers of Egypt throw stones

Supporters of the military rulers of Egypt throw stones at opponents demonstrating against the army rule from the roof of the building housing the ministry of transport and communications in central Cairo on December 17, 2011. Clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters have killed eight people and wounded another 299, the health ministry said in the mornin...

Protesters throw stones at army soldiers at a building next to the cabinet

Protesters throw stones at army soldiers at a building next to the cabinet near Tahrir Square in Cairo December 17, 2011. Three people were killed as troops fought daylong battles with protesters, showing the tensions seething in Egypt nine months after Hosni Mubarak's fall, even in the midst of polls meant to herald a promised transfer to civilian rule...

Unidentified relatives mourn slain Egyptian protesters

Unidentified relatives mourn slain Egyptian protesters who were killed during the latest clashes with Egyptian soldiers, while they wait to receive their bodies in front of the morgue in Cairo, Egypt Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. Hundreds of Egyptian soldiers swept into Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday, chasing protesters and beating them to the ground with sticks and tossing journalists' TV cameras...

Are the Illuminati Behind the Protests in Tahrir Square?

  After five days of fighting, the major clashes around Tahrir Square ended on Thursday (well, until this happened a couple of hours ago). The army built a six-meter concrete wall on Mohammed Mahmoud street, where most of the fighting had taken place. Some civilians—probably organized by the Muslim Brotherhood—dragged and beat the youth who've been permanently fighting there for the...

Creator Of Lisp, John McCarthy, Dead At 84

John McCarthy The Inventor of Lisp and Without exaggeration the father of modern artificial intelligence, John McCarthy, passed away this week. with the well known John Nash at Princeton he studied mathematics and, notably, He transmitted the moves in his first Computer Chess Game between the USSR and scientists in the US by telegraph. the modern artificial intelligence godfather believed AI should...

Ahmed Harara: "Egypt is Impotant More than My Eyes"

Ahmed Harara the Egyptian activist Ahmed Harara, the dentist who lost his left eyes in Friday 28 Jan, then he lost the right eye in the latest protests 19 November, was telling his story to CNN about losing his eyes, " I reached Tahrir square at early time about 3:00 AM then I joined the first lines with the protesters " he said. he continued " my eyes has been injured by a rubber bullet, I fell...

Mona El-Tahawy beaten and sexually assaulted by CSF

Mona El-Tahawy Renowned Egyptian American columnist Mona El-Tahawy says she was subjected to physical and sexual assault at the hands of the Central Security Forces (CSF) after being arrested at Mohamed Mahmoud Street on Wednesday night. El-Tahawy is a New York-based columnist for Canada's Toronto Star, Israel's The Jerusalem Report and Denmark's Politiken. El-Tahawy’s arrest was first known Wednesday...

Military trials threaten Egypt's democracy

CAIRO — Through three decades of iron-fisted rule, Hosni Mubarak suspended the rights of 2,000 civilians and ordered them to face military tribunals in a campaign to crush the Islamist opposition that threatened his rule. General Hassan El-Rewini  The military courts, which were empowered by Egypt’s so-called Emergency Law, were seen as a violation of the Egyptian constitution and of international...

Live updates: Smoke as antidote to tear gas in the square

8:10 pm: The Free Egyptians Party issues a statement asking the military to stop violence against protesters. It also demands the swift transfer of power to a national salvation government. The party demanded a stop to the use of toxic gas against protesters and the prosecution of those responsible for killing and injuring them. It also demanded the realization of the revolution's demands,...

Protesters clash with riot police along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry

Protesters clash with riot police along a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square, in Cairo on November 22, 2011. Egypt's military ruler said today that presidential polls will be held by the end of June, and offered a referendum on the immediate transfer of power in a bid to contain mass anti-military rallies. As news of the statement filtered into Cairo's Tahrir Square,...

A protestor waves Egyptian flags

A protestor waves Egyptian flags as he stands with another on a road sign in Tahrir Square on November 22, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of Egyptians have been gathering in Tahrir Square after three days of deadly clashes with security forces despite a promise from Egypt's interim ruling Military council to bring forward Presidential elections...

Protesters chant slogans against head of the ruling military council Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi

Protesters chant slogans against head of the ruling military council Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, at Tahrir Square in Cairo November 22, 2011. Under fierce pressure from street protests, Egypt's army chief promised on Tuesday to hand over to a civilian president by July and made a conditional offer for an immediate end to army rule. Tantawi, head of the military council that has ruled Egypt...

A protestor suffering from the effects of tear gas

A protestor suffering from the effects of tear gas sits in a make shift medical center in Tahrir Square on November 22, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of Egyptians have been gathering in Tahrir Square after three days of deadly clashes with security forces despite a promise from Egypt's interim ruling Military council to bring forward Presidential elections...

An ambulance transporting injured protesters

An ambulance transporting injured protesters navigate through a crowd of protesters after clashes with the army and riot police at Tahrir Square in Cairo November 22, 2011. Under fierce pressure from street protests, Egypt's army chief promised on Tuesday to hand over to a civilian president by July and made a conditional offer for an immediate end to army rule...

Protesters run from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes

Protesters run from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes on a road which leads to the Interior Ministry, near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 22, 2011. Under fierce pressure from street protests, Egypt's army chief promised on Tuesday to hand over to a civilian president by July and made a conditional offer for an immediate end to army rule...

A general view shows Tahrir Square as protesters run from tear gas

A general view shows Tahrir Square as protesters run from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes in Cairo November 22, 2011. Under fierce pressure from street protests, Egypt's army chief promised on Tuesday to hand over to a civilian president by July and made a conditional offer for an immediate end to army rule...

Ambulances make their way through thousands of Egyptian protesters

Ambulances make their way through thousands of Egyptian protesters in Tahrir Square on the fourth day of clashes with security forces at in Cairo on November 22, 2011. The death toll from confrontations between protesters and police around Egypt has reached 30, the health ministry said on Tuesday, as the violence raged into a fourth straight day...