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Lawlessness Could Hijack Egypt's Popular Uprising

Women in Cairo walk past a shopping center Monday that was damaged during the anti-government uprising. Lefteris Pitarakis/AP hide caption

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Anti-Government Protests Roil Egypt

Lawlessness Could Hijack Egypt's Popular Uprising

It's been nearly a week since Egyptians took to the streets in a popular uprising to oust President Mubarak. They've since turned the most populous Arab nation on its head. But rampant lawlessness threatens to hijack the movement. Thievery and vandalism are badly damaging Egypt's economy.

Lawlessness Could Hijack Egypt's Popular Uprising

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Chaos At Cairo Airport As Evacuations Begin

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Anti-Government Protests Roil Egypt

Chaos At Cairo Airport As Evacuations Begin

Many countries and businesses are evacuating their people from Egypt this weekend as ongoing protests against President Hosni Mubarak are overshadowed by the growing chaos and roaming bands of looters and vandals.

Chaos At Cairo Airport As Evacuations Begin

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Anti-Government Protests Roil Egypt

Fighting For Freedom In Egypt, With Dignity

For days, Egyptian police and protesters fought to gain control of a key square in Cairo near the ministry that oversees the country's notorious security forces. Their ferocious fight peaked before dawn Saturday with police firing tear gas, rubber bullets and worse. But protesters refused to give up. They drove back the heavily armed force and burned their abandoned vehicles in the square.

Fighting For Freedom In Egypt, With Dignity

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Protesters, Police Clash In Egypt After Friday Prayers

In Egypt, thousands of anti-government protesters clashed with police in Cairo. It was a major escalation in what was already the biggest challenge to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.

Protesters, Police Clash In Egypt After Friday Prayers

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Anti-Government Protests Roil Egypt

Protesters In Egypt Push For Mubarak To Leave

First came the revolution in Tunisia; then protests elsewhere in the Arab world started. In Egypt, demonstrators are calling for an end to three decades of rule by President Hosni Mubarak.

Protesters In Egypt Push For Mubarak To Leave

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Defying Ban, Egyptians Stage More Protests

Thousands of Egyptians defied a government ban on demonstrations Wednesday, staging a second day of protests against their president, Hosni Mubarak. Neither side appeared to be heeding U.S. appeals for calm. Police, who were out in greater numbers than the protesters, charged the crowds with batons and fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse them. Some protesters responded by hurling stones and burning tires.

Defying Ban, Egyptians Stage More Protests

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Anti-Government Protests Erupt Across Egypt

Opposition supporters in Egypt, inspired by the revolution in Tunisia, marched through the streets of Cairo and other cities on Tuesday. Security forces are monitoring the marches, and the government has warned it will not tolerate violence.

Anti-Government Protests Erupt Across Egypt

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Christians Flock To South Sudan, Fear Future In North

Southerners living in Jabarona, many of them Christian, pack up to head back to their homeland in the south. Many say they can't stay for fear of a backlash by the Sudanese government and its security forces after the referendum. Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson/NPR hide caption

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Christians Flock To South Sudan, Fear Future In North

The government of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has talked about creating an Islamic state governed by Shariah law — if the ongoing referendum splits Sudan in two. This has many among the millions of Christians living in north Sudan fearing for their future.

Christians Flock To South Sudan, Fear Future In North

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Tunisians Eager To Hold On To Newfound Freedom

A supermarket smolders after it was sacked and looted in Bizerte, Tunisia, on Jan. 15. Despite the continuation of random attacks by forces loyal to the country's former president, residents of the northern port city say they are striving to get on with their lives. Hassene Dridi/AP hide caption

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Tunisians Eager To Hold On To Newfound Freedom

In Tunisia, remnants of forces loyal to ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali continue to stage attacks — often targeting civilians — around the country. In the port city of Bizerte, residents say they are trying to get past their anger and overcome their fear of what's next.

Tunisians Eager To Hold On To Newfound Freedom

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Tunisia's Coalition Government Is In Turmoil

The coalition government in Tunisia is in danger of collapse -- just days after it was established. The new government took over after the president of the North African country was deposed last week and fled the country.

Tunisia's Coalition Government Is In Turmoil

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Tunisia's New Government Off To A Shaky Start

A new coalition government was unveiled in Tunisia Sunday. But the coalition, which includes opposition members and activists not associated with the regime of the ousted president, has drawn protests.

Tunisia's New Government Off To A Shaky Start

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Unity Government Fails To Quell Tunisia Violence

Officials in Tunisia scrambled to form an interim government Monday as street protests erupted once again. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi said a new government of national unity will include opposition parties. But protesters continued to demand that the ruling party resign following the exit of its leader, President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.

Unity Government Fails To Quell Tunisia Violence

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North Waits As Southern Sudan Votes On Secession

In Southern Sudan, polls are open for the second day of voting in the week-long referendum that is expected to split Africa's largest country into two. Southerners who live in the North are eligible to vote. Meanwhile, people in the North wait to see what the outcome means for the future of their country.

North Waits As Southern Sudan Votes On Secession

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In Northern Sudan, Pain At Possible Partition

Voter turnout in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, was low on the first day of the referendum that will likely lead to the formation of the world's newest nation. Many in northern Sudan feel pain and anger at the prospect of losing almost half their nation.

In Northern Sudan, Pain At Possible Partition

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Northern Sudanese Resigned To Secession

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Northern Sudanese Resigned To Secession

Many northern Sudanese are watching nervously as their southern compatriots vote today on whether to secede. They, too, expect the referendum will split Africa's largest country into two. But few people in northern Sudan are happy about the prospect.

Northern Sudanese Resigned To Secession

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