Egyptian Rioters Try to Rip Down Israeli Flag from Israeli Embassy in Cairo

On Friday 8th April, Egyptian rioters attempted to rip down the Israeli Flag from the Israeli Embassy in Cairo.

Although attempts to remove the flag are fairly commonplace, the sheer number of rioters took authorities by surprise. The rioters has marched from Tahrir Square to the location of the Israeli Embassy and had been burning Israeli Flags all the way along the route.

These scenes are the worst anti-Israeli protests since the protests that saw President Hosni Mubarak removed from power in February. The Foreign Minister, Yigor Palmor commented "They tried to reach the flag on top of the embassy but failed."

The Israeli Flag

The Egyptian Flag

Egyptian Flag or Tahrir Square Emblem to be Stamped on Egyptian Exports?

The Egyptian government are considering stamping either the Egpytian Flag and or a symbol of Tahrir Square on exports around the world.



Samir al-Sayyed, the Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade Samir said that the Egyptian Flag and Tahrir Square have become world recognised throughout February/March 2011 following recent unrest.


The Egyptian Government are going to attempt to use recent unrest to act as a stimulus to boost Egytpian exports throughout the world.