CAIRO (AFP) - Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak tried to buy himself some time in the face of defiant street protests Monday, vowing to boost public sector pay packets by 15 percent.
The 82-year-old strongman met his new-look cabinet for the first time as the regime battled to get the economy moving again despite ongoing demonstrations by pro-democracy activists who have occupied a Cair [...]

CAIRO (AFP) - Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across Egypt on Tuesday, facing down a massive police presence to demand the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak in protests inspired by Tunisia's popular uprising.
The protests were the largest and most significant since riots over bread subsidies shook the Arab world's most populous nation in 1977, analysts said.
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