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A young leader of Egypt's anti-government protesters, newly released from detention, joined a massive crowd in Cairo's Tahrir Square for the first time Tuesday and was greeted with cheers, whistling and thunderous applause when he declared: "We will not abandon our demand and that is the departure of the regime."

More than a week after his mysterious disappearance in Egypt, Google executive and political activist Wael Ghonim has been released from government detention on Monday.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says he is fed up with with being president and would like to leave his office now but cannot for fear of chaos, ABC News reported Thursday. Mohammed Abed / AFP - Getty Images

Egypt's prime minister apologized for an attack by government supporters on protesters in a surprising show of contrition Thursday, and the government offered more concessions to try to calm the wave of demonstrations demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says he will not run for a new term in office in September elections and will work during the rest of his term for a "peaceful transfer of power" in a new attempt to defuse massive protests demanding his immediate ouster.

Reuters) - Brent crude topped $100 a barrel for the first time since 2008 on Monday, jumping more than 1 percent on unrest in Egypt and rising demand expectations. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak overhauled his government in an attempt to defuse a popular uprising

Thousands of Americans and other foreigners scrambled Monday to flee unrest in Egypt, sending Cairo's crammed international airport into a scene of confusion.

The Common Language Project is a nonprofit international journalism organization based at the University of Washington. Nathaniel Greenberg is a doctoral candidate at the University of Washington studying the relationship between art and political change in twentieth century Egypt and Argentina. He is a CLP contributor and currently based in Cairo. He sent his view on the events in Cairo on Tuesda

Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is preparing to speak to the nation, which is undergoing unprecedented protests by tens of thousands of people. Mubarak has also ordered the army into the streets to impose a curfew in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez...