An Al Jazeera online producer in Cairo captures video of the jets flying overhead on the afternoon of January 30, 2011, as citizens patrol their neighborhood.
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Tet offensive begins; Hitler becomes German chancellor; Franklin Delano Roosevelt born. (Jan. 30)
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Protesters gathered in downtown Cairo on Sunday, as army tanks were out in force in the capital. The army appeared to be reinforcing its presence on the streets of Cairo, but entire neighborhoods remained without any troops. (Jan. 30)
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Protesters gathered in downtown Cairo on Sunday, as army tanks were out in force in the capital. The army appeared to be reinforcing its presence on the streets of Cairo, but entire neighborhoods remained without any troops. (Jan. 30)
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Thousands of protesters defied an evening curfew in Cairo on Saturday, and police opened fire at a funeral procession for a dead protester. Later looting and arson continued overnight as the police disappeared from the streets of the capital. (Jan. 30)
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Cairo appeared to be relatively calm early Sunday as residents reflected after another day and night of protest and political upheaval in the Egyptian capital. Soldiers were busy rebuilding barricades as residents scanned the morning newspapers. (Jan. 30)
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Police appear to have withdrawn from many parts of the Egyptian capital and it is the people who now own the streets. Locals armed with sticks and knives are setting up their own neighbourhood security groups to protect their homes and property. Al Jazeera’s Jacky Rowland reports from Nasr City in Cairo.
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A head-on train crash in eastern Germany killed 10 people and injured at least 33 others, some of them severely, local firefighters said Sunday. (Jan. 29)
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Looters have managed to break into the Egyptian museum in Cairo during violent protests and Several priceless and ancient artefacts were damaged. Officials say nothing was stolen, but the images of empty cabinets suggest otherwise. Troops have now secured the museum and authorities at sites across the country have taken precautions to secure antiquities. Al Jazeera’s Will Jordan reports.
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Thousands of people in Egypt who flooded streets in riots calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down were joined Saturday by relatives and supporters at protests in major American cities. (Jan. 29)
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