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1 Jan 2016

Egypt’s president calls for parliament to assemble after three-year hiatus

Egypt s president has called for a new parliament to convene on 10 January, more than three years after the old Islamist-dominated chamber was dissolved. Egyptians held the second phase of parliamentary elections in November but critics said voting was undermined by a heavy security crackdown on Islamist and other opposition groups.
Egypt s president has called for a new parliament to convene on 10 January, more than three years after the old...
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5 Jul 2015

Egypt journalists face jail for reporting non-government terrorism statistics

Egypt was accused of making a savage assault on free speech on Sunday, after its cabinet drafted a law that criminalises the reporting of terrorism statistics that differ from those the government provides. Under an article in the new terrorism law presented to the president for his final approval, journalists face at least two years in jail if they publish figures that contradict those that state institutions such as the army release.
Egypt was accused of making a savage assault on free speech on Sunday, after its cabinet drafted a law that criminalises...
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17 May 2015

US ‘deeply concerned’ by Egypt’s death penalty decision for Mohamed Morsi

The US is deeply concerned about an Egyptian court decision to seek the death penalty for the former president Mohamed Morsi, a State Department official said on Sunday. The US criticism follows condemnation from Amnesty International and Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after the court ruling on Saturday against the deposed leader and 106 supporters of his Muslim Brotherhood in connection with a mass jail break in 2011.
The US is deeply concerned about an Egyptian court decision to seek the death penalty for the former president Mohamed...
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19 Jan 2015

Mohamed Morsi rails against Sisi ‘coup’ at Egypt espionage trial

Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi gave evidence in his espionage trial for the first time on Sunday, launching into a tirade against his successor, whom he accused of removing him in a coup. Appearing in a caged dock dressed in white prison uniform, Morsi presented his own defence for the trial in which he stands accused of espionage along with 35 others. "I am the president, and I have not been stripped of this title," Morsi said during his two-hour appearance in which he attacked Sisi several times without mentioning him by name.
Ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi gave evidence in his espionage trial for the first time on Sunday, launching...
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30 Nov 2014

Protests erupt in Egypt after Hosni Mubarak charges dropped

Protests erupted at universities across Egypt after a court s decision to drop criminal charges against Hosni Mubarak, the president who was removed from power in the uprising of 2011. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at Cairo University, waving pictures of Mubarak behind bars and demanding the "fall of the regime", the rallying cry of the Arab Spring uprisings that shook governments across the Middle East three years ago.
Protests erupted at universities across Egypt after a court s decision to drop criminal charges against Hosni Mubarak,...
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25 Oct 2014

Attack on Egyptian military checkpoint kills dozens

The attack occurred in Sheikh Zuweid, a few kilometres from Gaza, and is the single-largest strike on Egyptian security forces since the army ousted the Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi, last July. The death toll is higher than the 25 police conscripts shot in cold-blood in Sinai last August, and is expected to rise further, with 28 more people critically injured, the health ministry said. The attack follows militant strikes on Israeli soldiers near a more southerly point on the Egyptian border on Wednesday. Jihadist extremists have carried out strikes in Sinai for over a decade, but their attacks increased significantly following Morsi s overthrow.
The attack occurred in Sheikh Zuweid, a few kilometres from Gaza, and is the single-largest strike on Egyptian security...
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12 Aug 2014

Egypt massacre was premeditated, says Human Rights Watch

Egyptian security forces intentionally killed at least 817 protesters during last August's Rabaa massacre, in a premeditated attack equal to or worse than China's Tiananmen Square killings in 1989, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has argued in a report. The 195-page investigation based on interviews with 122 survivors and witnesses has found Egypt's police and army "systematically and deliberately killed largely unarmed protesters on political grounds" in actions that "likely amounted to crimes against humanity".
Egyptian security forces intentionally killed at least 817 protesters during last August's Rabaa massacre, in a...
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9 Aug 2014

Egypt court dissolves Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing

An Egyptian court has dissolved the Freedom and Justice party, the political wing of the banned Muslim Brotherhood. A court banned the Muslim Brotherhood itself in September, but that ruling did not cover its political wing, leaving open the possibility that it could be allowed to run in parliamentary elections. But the latest ruling, made on Saturday, effectively bans the Brotherhood from formal participation in electoral politics.
An Egyptian court has dissolved the Freedom and Justice party, the political wing of the banned Muslim Brotherhood. A...
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7 Jul 2014

Egypt’s president says al-Jazeera journalists should never have been tried

Egypt's president has acknowledged for the first time that the heavy sentences handed down to three al-Jazeera journalists had a "very negative" impact on his country's reputation, saying he wished they had never been put on trial. The comments by Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to Egyptian media editors, published late on Sunday, are the first public recognition by Egyptian officials that the case has damaged the country's international relations
Egypt's president has acknowledged for the first time that the heavy sentences handed down to three al-Jazeera...
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6 Jul 2014

Egypt’s Sisi defends fuel price rise of 78% as taxi drivers stage protests

Cairo's taxi and microbus drivers have staged impromptu protests in anger at a surprise rise in fuel prices, providing an early test of the popularity of Egypt's new president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. In several Cairo neighbourhoods roads were temporarily blocked as fleets of the city's distinctive white taxis came to a standstill, while in the canal cities of Suez and Ismailia police used tear gas to disperse a small gathering of microbus drivers
Cairo's taxi and microbus drivers have staged impromptu protests in anger at a surprise rise in fuel prices, providing...
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6 Jul 2014

Egypt’s Sisi defends fuel price rise of 78% as taxi drivers stage protests

Cairo's taxi and microbus drivers have staged impromptu protests in anger at a surprise rise in fuel prices, providing an early test of the popularity of Egypt's new president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. In several Cairo neighbourhoods roads were temporarily blocked as fleets of the city's distinctive white taxis came to a standstill, while in the canal cities of Suez and Ismailia police used tear gas to disperse a small gathering of microbus drivers
Cairo's taxi and microbus drivers have staged impromptu protests in anger at a surprise rise in fuel prices, providing...
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24 Jun 2014

Al-Jazeera journalists’ stiff sentences prompt international outrage at Egypt

International outrage at Egypt's brutal crackdown on dissent intensified on Monday after three journalists for Al-Jazeera English were sentenced to up to a decade in jail for endangering Egypt's national security in a verdict that dealt both a shocking blow to Egyptian free speech and a humiliating rebuke to American attempts to moderate the worst excesses of Egypt's security state
International outrage at Egypt's brutal crackdown on dissent intensified on Monday after three journalists for...
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23 Jun 2014

John Kerry meets Egyptian president and foreign minister in Cairo

US-Egyptian ties have inched closer to normality as America's top diplomat, John Kerry, held talks in Cairo with Egypt's new president. Kerry met Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, the former general who was elected president last month, and his foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry, on Sunday, hours after it was announced that the US had resumed almost all of its suspended aid to Egypt.
US-Egyptian ties have inched closer to normality as America's top diplomat, John Kerry, held talks in Cairo with Egypt's...
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6 Jun 2014

Three al-Jazeera journalists could be jailed for up to 15 years

Prosecutors sought the highest possible jail terms for three al-Jazeera English journalists on trial in Egypt, after accusing them, in their closing statements on Thursday, of making "a devilish pact" with the ousted Muslim Brotherhood.
Prosecutors sought the highest possible jail terms for three al-Jazeera English journalists on trial in Egypt, after...
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30 May 2014

Divided Egypt disputes strength of Sisi’s mandate

Everyone knew Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, Egypt's former army chief, would win the country's presidential election this week. The question was how many Egyptians would turn out to validate his coronation. Preliminary results suggest over 46% of the electorate took part, the vast majority of them voting for the former field marshal. Predictably, the ensuing debate has revolved around two questions. Is the turnout figure believable? And if it is, how much legitimacy does it grant Sisi?
Everyone knew Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, Egypt's former army chief, would win the country's presidential election this week....
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28 May 2014

Egyptian election extension harms vote’s credibility, says poll observer

The decision to extend Egypt's presidential runoff into a third day has seriously harmed the credibility of the poll, one of the election's main international observers has claimed. The election was scheduled to end on Tuesday night but officials extended it by 24 hours amid concerns about a lower-than-expected turnout.
The decision to extend Egypt's presidential runoff into a third day has seriously harmed the credibility of the poll,...
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27 May 2014

Egypt’s anointing of Sisi will lay bare west’s battle between interest and values

In private, western government ministers and officials admit that Sisi's "road-map" cannot include the aspirations that accompanied the fall of Hosni Mubarak. But in the battle between interests and values, interests win hands down: these include fighting jihadis in Sinai, keeping the peace with Israel, and economics. The UK is Egypt's biggest source of foreign direct investment. Huge Egyptian debts to British companies are unlikely to be paid if London is at loggerheads with Cairo for the foreseeable future. The US defence industry needs pragmatic engagement, not principles. Counter-terrorism may turn out be Sisi's trump card - just as it was for Mubarak.
In private, western government ministers and officials admit that Sisi's "road-map" cannot include the aspirations that...
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26 May 2014

Massacre of Muslim Brotherhood enables Sister to emerge from shadows

On the campaign trail, Egypt's next president, Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi, has aimed much of his attention at women. They are "the calm, soft and rational voice in the house", he said in one interview. "I'm asking you now to preserve our bigger house: Egypt." On Monday, women at several polling stations in north Cairo appeared to respond to his call, vastly outnumbering male voters. But one women's group stayed home - the female wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, which boycotted the election.
On the campaign trail, Egypt's next president, Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi, has aimed much of his attention at women. They are...
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12 May 2014

Egypt’s Sisi says he will step down as president if people rise against him

Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, the former army chief most likely to become Egypt's next president, has said he will resign if his presidency sparks mass protests. "If people go down to protest, I will say: I am at your service," Sisi told Sky News Arabia in an interview broadcast on Sunday. "I can't wait until the army asks me to [resign]." Sisi has one opponent in the runoff, which culminates in a two-day poll on 26-27 May, and is expected to win
Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, the former army chief most likely to become Egypt's next president, has said he will resign if his...
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24 Feb 2014

Mohamed Morsi accused of passing state secrets to Iran

An Egyptian prosecutor on Sunday accused the ousted Islamist president of passing state secrets to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the first such explicit detail in an ongoing espionage trial. If convicted, Mohamed Morsi could face capital punishment. He already stands accused of a string of other charges, some of which also carry the death penalty, levelled as part of a crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood group after the military deposed him last summer.
An Egyptian prosecutor on Sunday accused the ousted Islamist president of passing state secrets to Iran's Revolutionary...
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6 Feb 2014

Egypt army chief Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will run for president, report says

Egypt's army chief, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, has finally confirmed his intention to run for Egypt's presidency, a Kuwaiti newspaper has claimed. In an interview, Sisi was quoted as saying: "Yes, it has been decided, I have no choice but to meet the demands of the Egyptian people. I will not refuse this request."
Egypt's army chief, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, has finally confirmed his intention to run for Egypt's presidency, a Kuwaiti...
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24 Dec 2013

Egypt police HQ explosion spokesman blames Muslim Brotherhood

Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood has been called a terrorist group by a spokesman for Egypt's cabinet, according to a state-run news agency, after the group was blamed for an explosion at a police headquarters 80 miles (130km) north of Cairo that killed at least 14 people early on Tuesday morning.
Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood has been called a terrorist group by a spokesman for Egypt's cabinet, according to a...
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23 Dec 2013

Egyptian court jails three secular leaders of 2011 uprising

Three of the figureheads of Egypt's 2011 uprising have been jailed for three years, the first secular activists to be sentenced in a crackdown that has previously centred on Islamist supporters of the former president Mohamed Morsi.
Three of the figureheads of Egypt's 2011 uprising have been jailed for three years, the first secular activists to be...
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21 Dec 2013

Ousted Egypt president Mohamed Morsi to face third trial

Egypt has announced that 130 people who escaped from jail during the uprising against the former president Hosni Mubarak including former president Mohamed Morsi will face trial. These are the third set of charges brought against Morsi since he was removed by the army in July and they intensify the relentless repression of his Muslim Brotherhood group in the months that followed.
Egypt has announced that 130 people who escaped from jail during the uprising against the former president Hosni Mubarak...
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19 Dec 2013

Hosni Mubarak sons and ex-PM acquitted in corruption trial

An Egyptian court has acquitted the former president Hosni Mubarak's two sons and his last prime minister of corruption charges. The Cairo criminal court found Gamal and Alaa Mubarak and Ahmed Shafiq innocent in a case that arose from the sale in 1995 of a plot of land to the then president's sons by an association led at the time by the former prime minister, judicial officials said.
An Egyptian court has acquitted the former president Hosni Mubarak's two sons and his last prime minister of corruption...
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19 Dec 2013

Hosni Mubarak sons and ex-PM acquitted in corruption trial

An Egyptian court has acquitted the former president Hosni Mubarak's two sons and his last prime minister of corruption charges. The Cairo criminal court found Gamal and Alaa Mubarak and Ahmed Shafiq innocent in a case that arose from the sale in 1995 of a plot of land to the then president's sons by an association led at the time by the former prime minister, judicial officials said.
An Egyptian court has acquitted the former president Hosni Mubarak's two sons and his last prime minister of corruption...
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9 Oct 2013

US to cut military and economic aid to Egypt in shift of policy after ‘coup’

The Obama administration is poised to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Egypt, US officials have said. An announcement is expected this week. The US has been considering such a move since the Egyptian military removed the country's first democratically elected leader in June. It would be a dramatic shift for the Obama administration, which has declined to label President Mohamed Morsi's ousting a coup and has argued it is in US national security interests to keep aid flowing.
The Obama administration is poised to slash hundreds of millions of dollars in military and economic assistance to...
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9 Sep 2013

Egypt announces full-scale assault on Sinai militants

Egypt's army has announced a full-scale assault on militant areas in the restive northern Sinai desert, in what a senior Israeli official has approvingly called Egypt's first-ever serious counter-terrorism campaign in the region. Since July, militant Islamist groups in Sinai, the peninsular sandwiched between Egypt and Israel, have killed dozens of police and army officers in an insurgency sparked by anger at ex-president Mohamed Morsi's July overthrow.
Egypt's army has announced a full-scale assault on militant areas in the restive northern Sinai desert, in what a senior...
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3 Aug 2013

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood ‘disappointed’ by John Kerry’s remarks

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood on Friday criticised US Secretary of State John Kerry for saying the Egyptian military had been "restoring democracy" when it toppled Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. In the strongest words of US support yet for the new leadership, Kerry said the Egyptian army had been "restoring democracy" when it toppled Morsi.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood on Friday criticised US Secretary of State John Kerry for saying the Egyptian military had...
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30 Jul 2013

Egypt restores feared secret police units

Egypt's interim government was accused of attempting to return the country to the Mubarak era on Monday, after the country's interior ministry announced the resurrection of several controversial police units that were nominally shut down following the country's 2011 uprising and the interim prime minister was given the power to place the country in a state of emergency
Egypt's interim government was accused of attempting to return the country to the Mubarak era on Monday, after the...
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23 Jul 2013

Egypt pre-dawn clashes leave six dead in Cairo

Pre-dawn clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt's ousted president near the main campus of Cairo University have left six dead, a senior medical official has said. Khaled el-Khateeb, who heads the health ministry's emergency and intensive care department, said on Tuesday that the six died close to the site of a sit-in by supporters of Mohamed Morsi, who was ousted by the military on 3 July after a year in office.
Pre-dawn clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt's ousted president near the main campus of Cairo University...
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1 Jul 2013

Egypt faces more bloodshed as Muslim Brotherhood offices torched

The headquarters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have been burned and ransacked following an all-night siege one day after millions protested on Egypt's streets calling for President Mohamed Morsi's resignation. In an episode reminiscent of the sacking of Hosni Mubarak's political headquarters during Egypt's 2011 uprising, around 50 anti-Brotherhood protesters spent the night attacking the compound - situated on a rocky, isolated outcrop in east Cairo - with molotov cocktails, causing a series of small fires and explosions.
The headquarters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have been burned and ransacked following an all-night siege one day after...
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24 Jun 2013

Egypt’s army to step in if anti-Morsi rallies become violent

Egypt's army has cautioned that it will intervene next weekend if mass rallies against the president descend into violence, in one of its strongest warnings since it handed over to civilian government a year ago. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the defence minister, said he would not allow "attack on the will of the people" and called for political reconciliation in the week before mass rallies against President Mohamed Morsi next Sunday.
Egypt's army has cautioned that it will intervene next weekend if mass rallies against the president descend into...
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29 Jan 2013

Egypt’s armed forces chief warns unrest could cause collapse of state

In an ominous warning, the head of Egypt's armed forces has said that continuing civil unrest may soon cause the collapse of the Egyptian state. Parts of Egypt are in turmoil following five days of rioting in which 52 people have been killed and more than 1,000 injured after protests against President Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood and police brutality turned violent. The unrest comes two years after the start of the 2011 revolution that toppled the former dictator Hosni Mubarak.
In an ominous warning, the head of Egypt's armed forces has said that continuing civil unrest may soon cause the...
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29 Jan 2013

Egypt’s transition to democracy put in doubt as ‘militias’ add to polarisation

Hopes for a swift end to Egypt's impasse faded on Monday as opposition leaders rebuffed a call by President Mohamed Morsi for a "national dialogue" amid violence that cast a long shadow over the second anniversary of the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak. Fifty dead, hundreds of arrests, curfews and a state of emergency in three provinces were stark reminders of the volatile standoff between Morsi's Islamist and conservative supporters and secularists, liberals, left-wingers and Copts.
Hopes for a swift end to Egypt's impasse faded on Monday as opposition leaders rebuffed a call by President Mohamed...
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11 Dec 2012

Egypt’s IMF loan deal postponed after Mohamed Morsi scraps tax increases

An International Monetary Fund loan to Egypt has been delayed until next month, intensifying the political crisis gripping the country, it was announced on Tuesday. The announcement of the delay came as judges voted decisively against overseeing Saturday's referendum on a controversial new constitution. In a further sign of the seriousness of the country's political stalemate the defence minister in charge of Egypt's military, Abdel-Fatah el-Sissi, called for a "national dialogue meeting" on Wednesday to try to find consensus between the Muslim Brotherhood and opposition groups.
An International Monetary Fund loan to Egypt has been delayed until next month, intensifying the political crisis...
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5 Dec 2012

Egyptian security forces clash with anti-Mohamed Morsi protesters

Egyptian security forces have clashed with opponents of Mohamed Morsi who gathered outside the presidential palace in Cairo to protest against his assumption of new powers. The march came amid rising anger over decrees Morsi has passed that give him sweeping powers. Opponents say the drafting of a new constitution has been rushed and is a move towards dictatorial rule. Morsi has called for a referendum on the draft constitution on 15 December.
Egyptian security forces have clashed with opponents of Mohamed Morsi who gathered outside the presidential palace in...
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2 Dec 2012

Egypt’s top court suspends work after Morsi supporters surround building

Egypt's highest court suspended its sessions indefinitely on Sunday after Islamist protesters surrounded the building before a ruling on the fate of the panel that drafted the country's constitution. In a statement, the supreme constitutional court (SCC) called it a "dark day" in the history of the judiciary and expressed sadness at the "psychological assassination" of the court
Egypt's highest court suspended its sessions indefinitely on Sunday after Islamist protesters surrounded the building...
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26 Nov 2012

Mohamed Morsi decree only applies to ‘sovereign matters’

Egypt's president has agreed that only his decisions related to "sovereign matters" would be protected from judicial review, his spokesman has said, indicating he had accepted a judiciary-proposed compromise to try to defuse a crisis
Egypt's president has agreed that only his decisions related to "sovereign matters" would be protected from judicial...
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18 Mar 2012

Pope Shenouda III of Egypt dies

Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, has died aged 88 after 40 years spent leading Egypt's Christian minority during a time of increasing tensions with Muslims. Tens of thousands of Christians packed into the main Coptic cathedral in Cairo on Saturday evening hoping to see his body. Women in black wept and screamed. Some, unable to get into the overcrowded building, massed outside, raising their hands in prayer.
Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, has died aged 88 after 40 years spent leading Egypt's...
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22 Jan 2012

Egypt pardons jailed blogger as generals brace for anniversary protests

An Egyptian blogger jailed by the military junta for insulting the army has been officially pardoned, as the country's ruling generals attempt to bolster public support before protests planned for the Wednesday's anniversary of the uprising.
An Egyptian blogger jailed by the military junta for insulting the army has been officially pardoned, as the country's...
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11 Jan 2012

Egypt to resume talks with IMF over emergency $3bn credit facility

Egypt's interim government is to resume talks with the International Monetary Fund over an emergency $3bn ( 2bn) credit facility amid signs of a deepening crisis in its hard-hit economy. The economic problems in Egypt - where 40% of people live on or below the poverty line - has become one of the biggest problems facing the country a year after the start of the popular uprising that pushed the former president Hosni Mubarak from power.
Egypt's interim government is to resume talks with the International Monetary Fund over an emergency $3bn ( 2bn) credit...
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10 Jan 2012

Egyptian liberal party to boycott elections

The liberal Egyptian party co-founded by Egypt's wealthiest businessman, mobile phone and media tycoon Naguib Sawiris, has announced it will boycott elections to the upper house claiming "hundreds" of violations by the Islamist parties who have dominated voting thus far.
The liberal Egyptian party co-founded by Egypt's wealthiest businessman, mobile phone and media tycoon Naguib Sawiris,...
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29 Dec 2011

Egypt police raid offices of human rights groups in Cairo

Egyptian security forces have launched raids on a series of high-profile human rights and pro-democracy organisations based in Cairo, including the US National Democratic Institute, founded by former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, and the International Republican Institute.
Egyptian security forces have launched raids on a series of high-profile human rights and pro-democracy organisations...
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25 Dec 2011

Egyptian judge frees anti-junta blogger

One of Egypt's most prominent revolutionaries has been released from jail after almost two months during which he missed the birth of his first child. An Egyptian investigative judge ordered that Alaa Abd El Fattah, who has been at the forefront of anti-regime struggles for a decade and was a political prisoner during the Mubarak era, be freed pending investigation into charges that he incited violence against the military.
One of Egypt's most prominent revolutionaries has been released from jail after almost two months during which he missed...
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2 Dec 2011

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood says end to military rule is ‘top priority’

The Muslim Brotherhood has fired a warning shot at Egypt's ruling generals, declaring that a swift end to military rule is the country's "top priority" as it prepares to take charge of a newly elected parliament. With provisional election results continuing to emerge, confirming earlier predictions of a strong victory for the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice party, the movement's leaders emphasised that now was the time for "consensus not collision" and agreed to work with parties across the political spectrum to advance the revolution and facilitate a smooth transition to civilian government.
The Muslim Brotherhood has fired a warning shot at Egypt's ruling generals, declaring that a swift end to military rule...
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30 Nov 2011

Egypt election results put Muslim Brotherhood ahead

Political Islamists look likely to dominate Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliament after sweeping victories for religious parties in the first round of elections. With preliminary results beginning to trickle through from Cairo, Alexandria and seven other regions, the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice party appears on course to emerge as the biggest single winner, with some analysts estimating they will capture about 40% of seats in the new legislature. Al-Nour, a more conservative Salafist party, looks likely to secure second place.
Political Islamists look likely to dominate Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliament after sweeping victories for religious...
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16 Sep 2011

Egyptians rally in Tahrir Square against return of emergency laws

Egyptians have returned to Tahrir Square to rally against the military junta's reactivation of Mubarak-era emergency laws, and Amnesty International has described the move as the biggest threat to human rights in the country since the revolution of 25 January.
Egyptians have returned to Tahrir Square to rally against the military junta's reactivation of Mubarak-era emergency...
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11 Feb 2011

Hosni Mubarak: Egyptian ‘pharaoh’ dethroned amid gunfire and blood

Hosni Mubarak's presidency was born amid gunfire and bloodshed and ended in an equally dramatic fashion. As vice-president, Mubarak was sitting next to Anwar Sadat on 6 October 1981 at an army parade in the Cairo district of Nasser City when soldiers with Islamist sympathies turned on their leader, pouring automatic weapons fire into the reviewing stand. Sadat was killed outright. Mubarak narrowly escaped. Eight days later, he was sworn in as Egypt's third president
Hosni Mubarak's presidency was born amid gunfire and bloodshed and ended in an equally dramatic fashion. As...
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10 Feb 2011

Mubarak resignation rumours

A clear translation of Mubarak's words will take a while so it's hard to know exactly what Mubarak was saying. But from the reaction on the ground, it seems that these minor concessions will not be enough. There was little that was new in Mubarak's speech, and he granted some powers to Omar Suleiman, but little else and far less than many were expected.
A clear translation of Mubarak's words will take a while so it's hard to know exactly what Mubarak was saying. But from...
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mubarak, regime change
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9 Feb 2011

28 hours in the dark heart of Egypt’s torture machine

The sickening, rapid click-click-clicking of the electrocuting device sounded like an angry rattlesnake as it passed within inches of my face. Then came a scream of agony, followed by a pitiful whimpering from the handcuffed, blindfolded victim as the force of the shock propelled him across the floor.
The sickening, rapid click-click-clicking of the electrocuting device sounded like an angry rattlesnake as it passed...
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crackdown, torture
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9 Feb 2011

Egypt’s army ‘involved in detentions and torture’

The Egyptian military has secretly detained hundreds and possibly thousands of suspected government opponents since mass protests against President Hosni Mubarak began, and at least some of these detainees have been tortured, according to testimony gathered by the Guardian.
The Egyptian military has secretly detained hundreds and possibly thousands of suspected government opponents since mass...
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crackdown, egypt military, torture
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2 Feb 2011

President Mubarak toes US line, but defiant tone throws White House

The White House was last night anxiously assessing whether its strategy of pressuring Hosni Mubarak to resign later this year will be enough to end the mass protests against his rule and allow a negotiated transition of power.
The White House was last night anxiously assessing whether its strategy of pressuring Hosni Mubarak to resign later this...
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1 Feb 2011

‘Mubarak, today is your last day’

As the crowd went wild, a man in army fatigues was hoisted on to shoulders and carried into the square they have made their own for eight days. On the steps of the mosque, he brandished his ID card and waved a national flag before the cheering masses. Was he a soldier? "Of course," said Marwa Massoud, 34. "We are the army and the people, united."
As the crowd went wild, a man in army fatigues was hoisted on to shoulders and carried into the square they have made...
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31 Jan 2011

US, Israel and Turkey evacuate citizens from Egypt

International alarm about the political and security implications of continuing unrest in Egypt intensified tonight as the United States, Israel and Turkey sent aircraft to evacuate their stranded citizens, and other countries advised their nationals to get out by any means possible.
International alarm about the political and security implications of continuing unrest in Egypt intensified tonight as...
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evacuation, israel, turkey, usa
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31 Jan 2011

Cairo prison break prompts fear of fundamentalism

Hundreds of members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's leading Islamist political party, were among thousands of prisoners who escaped during overnight mass breakouts from four jails, security officials said today.
Hundreds of members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's leading Islamist political party, were among thousands of...
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chaos, muslim brotherhood
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