Egypt activists vow more protests as 1,000 arrested

Egyptian police arrested at least 1,000 people in two days of running street battles, an official said Thursday, as activists vowed to step up protests in the country's biggest uprising in 30 years.Six people have died in the protests against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak, which, inspired by the groundbreaking "Jasmine Revolution" in Tunisia, have sent shockwaves across the region and prompted Washington to prod its long-time ally on democratic reforms.

At least 1,000 people have been detained in Egypt since Tuesday, in the most serious protests of President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year-rule, a security official said on Thursday, as activists vowed to continue rallying."At least 1,000 people have been detained around the country since the demonstrations started," on Tuesday, the official told AFP.Security was out in force in downtown Cairo after two days of unprecedented anti-government protests left six dead and scores injured.

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PORT SAID, Egypt — Tens of thousands of mourners poured into the streets of the restive Egyptian city of Port Said on Sunday for a mass funeral for most of the 37 people killed in rioting a day earlier, chanting slogans against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Violence erupted briefly when some in the crowd fired guns and police responded with volleys of tear gas, witnesses said. State television reported 110 were injured.

After successfully dislodging decades-old autocracies, pro-democracy activists in Egypt and Tunisia are striving to protect their hard-won gains through fragile transitions dotted with setbacks.It took just weeks to unseat Tunisian strongman Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in January and Egyptian veteran Hosni Mubarak in February but that momentum seems to have hit a stone wall, activists say.

A month after president Hosni Mubarak was forced to quit in the face of an unprecedented popular uprising, Egypt's new rulers are grappling with the political and economic aftermath as tensions still run high on the streets.On February 11, newly appointed Vice President Omar Suleiman somberly announced on state television that Mubarak had quit after nearly three decades of autocratic rule and had handed over powers to the military.

Interactive graphic on Egypt as President Hosni Mubarak steps down after three decades of autocratic rule and hands power to a junta of senior military commanders, triggering an explosion of joy on the streets.

Embattled Hosni Mubarak tapped Egypt's military intelligence chief as his first-ever vice president and named a new premier, as the death toll in a mass revolt against his autocratic rule topped 100.Fresh riots Saturday, the fifth day of the revolt, left 22 people dead in the town of Beni Sueif, south of Cairo, where protesters tried to burn down a police station, witnesses and a security source said.