InfoAnda - Scuffles as Egyptians challenge Islamist president |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

Beijing, Mexico City traffic world's worst: study | 1 July 2010
New Federal Law Bans Bus, Truck Drivers From Texting | 26 January 2010
U.S. Issues Philippine Travel Warning | 6 April 2010

Iraqi women learn to read in new schools | 20 April 2009

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Scuffles as Egyptians challenge Islamist president |

Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Legal Deals Earnings Social Pulse Business Video The Freeland File Aerospace & Defense Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Mexico Russia India Insight World Video Reuters Investigates Decoder Politics Politics Home Election 2012 Campaign Polling Political Punchlines Supreme Court Politics Video Tech Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Tech Tonic Social Pulse Opinion Breakingviews Money Money Home Tax Break Lipper Awards 2012 Global Investing MuniLand Unstructured Finance Linda Stern Mark Miller John Wasik James Saft Analyst Research Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Money Clip Investing 201 Life Health Sports Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Video Reuters TV Reuters News Article Comments (0) Slideshow Pictures Editor's choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Slideshow Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Armstrong ends fight against doping charges, to lose titles 11:15am EDT Ten shot, two dead near New York's Empire State Building | 12:05pm EDT Elisabeth Murdoch takes aim at brother on media morality 23 Aug 2012 Murdoch's Sun defies royals, prints naked Harry pics 9:01am EDT Isaac targets Haiti, Florida still in harm's way | 12:25pm EDT Discussed 138 Obama’s lead over Romney grows despite voters’ pessimism 122 Romney to announce vice presidential choice Saturday 94 Analysis: Are Israelis tough enough for a long war with Iran? Sponsored Links Pictures Reuters Photojournalism Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography. See more | Photo caption Norway jails Breivik Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was jailed for a maximum term, when judges declared him sane. Slideshow How to be ugly Making faces at Bilbao's annual Ugly Competition. Slideshow Scuffles as Egyptians challenge Islamist president Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Egyptians challenge Islamist president, some scuffle 8:40am EDT Egypt's Mursi seizes early chance to take on army Tue, Aug 14 2012 Egyptian president shown awarding medals to ex-generals Tue, Aug 14 2012 Egypt's Mursi faces lawsuit over removal of power curbs Tue, Aug 14 2012 Egypt president sweeps out army rulers Tue, Aug 14 2012 Analysis & Opinion Risk spills over in Middle East Egypt should realize Israel is not the enemy Related Topics World » Egypt » 1 of 10. Supporters of Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi and anti-Mursi protesters throw stones at each other during clashes in Tahrir Square in Cairo August 24, 2012. Opponents of Mursi scuffled with his supporters on Friday during a demonstration that posed the first test of the Islamist leader's popularity on the street. Credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh By Edmund Blair and Marwa Awad CAIRO | Fri Aug 24, 2012 11:07am EDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Opponents of Egypt's president scuffled with his supporters on Friday during a demonstration that was billed as a test of Mohamed Mursi's popularity on the street but which managed to muster only modest numbers against his rule. After months of turmoil and bloodshed, Egypt's streets have calmed since Mursi's June election that ended 60 years of rule by military men, a relief to Egyptians and the West, wary of instability in a nation that has a peace treaty with Israel. But Mursi now faces the giant task of rebuilding a shattered economy and delivering better living standards to a nation of 82 million where swathes still live in dire poverty. Egyptians had been nervous that Friday's anti-Mursi protest, flagged for several weeks, could turn violent and security was tight around the presidential palace and some other sites. In Cairo's Tahrir Square, rival groups of youths hurled stones and bottles at each other, staging running battles in side streets. Some wielded sticks and charged opponents. Dozens also scuffled in Ismailiya, east of Cairo, a witness said. But scenes were quieter in other areas of Cairo where Mursi's opponents gathered, and total numbers across the capital and elsewhere were relatively modest, reaching 2,000 or so rather than the seas of people who turned to unseat Mubarak or gathered in other demonstrations since then. Several liberal groups usually critical of Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood stayed away, including the April 6 youth movement that galvanized protests to oust Hosni Mubarak last year. Some said Mursi could not be judged just two months into office. Activists behind the protest accuse Mursi of seeking to monopolise power after he wrested back prerogatives in August that the military council, which had ruled Egypt for a year and a half after Mubarak's fall, had sought to retain for itself. "Wake up Egyptian people. Don't fall for the Brotherhood," said Mahmoud, in his 50s, addressing about 200 people in Tahrir Square. "Egypt is for all Egyptians, not only one group." Many now want to give Mursi time to deliver and want to judge him at the ballot box, not on the street. "Respectable democratic countries elect a leader and then give him time to prove himself," said Sabr Salah, 47, despite not being a Mursi backer. "We must give Mursi a chance because he won the election. We can vote him out again next time." Violence in Tahrir flared when witnesses heard shots. The Health Ministry reported five people wounded in Tahrir, the state news agency said. The agency also reported a doctor at a temporary clinic in Tahrir said he treated four people including three with gunshot wounds who were taken to hospital nearby. PRESIDENTIAL PALACE CORDONED OFF Elsewhere, police set up a cordon around the presidential palace to protect it from protesters gathered there. The army blocked a road to the Defence Ministry, where there had been clashes between protesters and troops this year. "We must call for a revolution against the Brotherhood," said Maha Salem, wearing a Muslim veil, at a protest near Cairo's Nasser City. "They want to take over the country for themselves. Egypt is a civilian state not an Islamist one." The organizers, among them opposition politician Mohamed Abou Hamed, want an investigation into the funding of the Brotherhood, repressed by Mubarak during his 30-year rule but which has dominated the political scene since he was toppled. In a morning headline, the daily Al Masry Al Youm called the demonstration "the first test for Mursi", who was sworn in on June 30 as Egypt's first president not drawn from army ranks. The police said they would protect peaceful protests but would crack down on any lawbreakers after speculation in the press and social media that protesters could target Brotherhood premises. Protest organizers said it would be peaceful. April 6 said in a statement before the protest that it disagreed with the Brotherhood on many issues but added: "Does all that and more push us to issue a judgment now to burn the group's members or premises and exile them from the country?" Ahmed Said, head of the Free Egyptians, another liberal group staying away, wrote on Facebook: "Those who want to bring down the Brotherhood should bring them down via elections." Though some say he deserves more time, he has still drawn criticism, including accusations that he has sought to muzzle the media. Two journalists face charges of insulting Mursi. However, some liberals back Mursi's early moves, such as his August 12 decision to dismiss top generals, who were seen as obstructing civilian rule, and to cancel a decree that had given the army legislative power in the absence of the parliament, that the generals had dissolved based on a court order. However, one of his biggest tasks will be to fix the economy. This week, he launched talks for a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan, a bid to rebuild confidence in what was once a darling of frontier market investors. (Additional reporting by Omar Fahmy and Ashraf Fahim in Cairo and Yusri Mohamed in Ismailiya; Writing by Edmund Blair; Editing by Mark Heinrich) World Egypt Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Support Corrections Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Podcast Newsletters Mobile About Privacy Policy Terms of Use AdChoices Copyright Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Friday, 24 August 2012
Iran opposition leader Mousavi hospitalized, aide says |
Ecuador's Correa see no end to Assange impasse with UK |
Clinton urges Egypt, Israel to talk on Sinai |
Taliban behind a quarter of Afghan insider attacks: general |
Merkel and Hollande unite in tough message for Greece |
Colombia's president replaces finance minister in surprise move |
Egypt passes law banning pre-trial jail for journalists |
Russia to ask U.S. to hand over jailed arms dealer Viktor Bout |
Amazon plans press conference for September 6 |
Analysis: Cisco, EMC partnership turning into rivalry |
Kodak to sell retail print, document imaging businesses |
Murdoch's digital chief Miller steps down |
FCC suspends flexible pricing on coveted broadband lines |
Salesforce third-quarter forecast disappoints, shares drop |
FCC approves Verizon Wireless' cable spectrum deal |
Film Sparkle recalls a time when Detroit shined |
Oscars aim for SMASH hit with new producers |
Court finds Norwegian mass killer Breivik sane |
Exclusive: North Korean leader asks for Beijing trip |
Military hits town near Damascus; 100 killed nationwide |
Iranian envoy upbeat ahead of U.N. nuclear talks |
Drone attacks kill 10 in Pakistan: officials |
China deports Myanmar refugees amid fighting
Iran expands nuclear capacity underground: sources |
Australia's Victoria state bans coal seam gas fracking |
Merkel and Hollande unite in tough message for Greece |
Japan turns up heat in South Korea row; debt plan, fx deal on line |
Apple share of China smartphone mkt almost halved in Q2
Seoul court rules Samsung didn't violate Apple design |
Exclusive: Groupon senior sales executive leaving
Naked Prince Harry photos published by UK's Sun newspaper |
Film Sparkle recalls a time when Detroit shined |
Scuffles as Egyptians challenge Islamist president |
U.N. nuclear watchdog, Iran reach no deal on bomb probe |
Berlusconi denies actress is pregnant with his child |
Lonmin says South Africa seeks peace accord in labor dispute |
Now hiring: Brazil wants more foreign professionals |
Sectarian clashes kill three more in Lebanon's Tripoli |
Murdoch's Sun defies royals, prints naked Harry pics |
Comedian Joan Rivers works voodoo magic in New Orleans |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph		BlogMeter 1.01