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Striking Egyptian Workers Want Salaries Doubled

A growing number of workers are going on strike despite pleas from the Egyptian military government to stop. The government complains the labor unrest is deepening Egypt's already multi-billion dollar financial crisis, brought on by the popular anti-government revolt.

Striking Egyptian Workers Want Salaries Doubled

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Muslim Brotherhood: Wild Card In Egypt Power Game

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Muslim Brotherhood: Wild Card In Egypt Power Game

The nation's oldest and most organized opposition group, long banned by the Mubarak government, inspires loyalty among some, fear among others. But throughout the anti-Mubarak uprising, the Brotherhood moved gingerly, trying to establish itself as a centrist force.

Muslim Brotherhood: Wild Card In Egypt Power Game

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Anti-Government Protests Roil Egypt

Egyptians Vow To Press New Rulers For Reform

On the 19th day of Egypt's pro-democracy campaign, protesters shook off fatigue from a night of celebratory revelry to start cleaning up the mess they had made in Cairo's Tahrir Square. As they prepared to decamp, the country's new military rulers announced the former government of ousted President Hosni Mubarak would continue as a caretaker government until a new government could be formed. The statement drew mixed reactions from weary protesters.

Egyptians Vow To Press New Rulers For Reform

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Protesters Dismayed By Mubarak's Insistence To Stay

Protesters have plans for another big day of expansive demonstrations in Egypt. They had been expecting President Hosni Mubarak to announce on Thursday that he was stepping down. Instead, Mubarak promised to transfer most of his powers to his vice president.

Protesters Dismayed By Mubarak's Insistence To Stay

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Demonstrations Stir Fear Among Egypt's Copts

A Coptic Christian supporter of President Hosni Mubarak holds the leader's picture while praying with Muslim fellows in Cairo's Muhandisin district on Feb. 2. Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Demonstrations Stir Fear Among Egypt's Copts

Members of Egypt's Coptic Christian community gathered near Alexandria on Wednesday to commemorate the deaths of 21 people in a recent suicide bombing. They say such attacks, and rising tensions between Muslims and Christians, make many nervous about the popular attempts to oust President Mubarak and his regime.

Demonstrations Stir Fear Among Egypt's Copts

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In Alexandria, Mubarak Supporters Hold The City

As protests continue across Egypt, the city of Alexandria is tense. Pro-Mubarak forces seem to be dominant in the streets, despite scattered demonstrations organized by the banned Muslim Brotherhood.

In Alexandria, Mubarak Supporters Hold The City

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Many In Egypt's Ancient Alexandria Support Mubarak

Pro-Mubarak factions are gaining traction in Egypt's ancient Mediterranean city of Alexandria. It is visible on its walls. Parts of anti-Mubarak graffiti spray-painted in black onto one restaurant are now covered in red paint to create pro-Mubarak slogans.

Many In Egypt's Ancient Alexandria Support Mubarak

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Did Egypt Uprising Foster Stability Or Chaos?

Protests against Egyptian President Mubarak's autocratic rule are in their ninth day. Demonstrators remain camped in Cairo's central Tahrir Square demanding his ouster. Mubarak announced he wouldn't run in presidential elections this fall. But kis promise fell short of what many protesters seek and left many asking what next?

Did Egypt Uprising Foster Stability Or Chaos?

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Cairo Residents Guard Against Looters

In Egypt, neighborhood watch groups have sprung up in different parts of Cairo amid random robberies, looting and the absence of cops on beats. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson accompanied one neighborhood patrol in an upscale Nile River island community.

Cairo Residents Guard Against Looters

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Lawlessness Could Hijack Egypt's Popular Uprising

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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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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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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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