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10 Jun 2014

Egyptian Government Criticized Anew Over Response to Sexual Assaults

Rape victims and women s rights advocates lashed out on Tuesday at the escalating attempts by the Egyptian government and news media to dismiss a plague of sexual assaults more than three years after the Arab Spring uprising began to expose the scale of the problem.
Rape victims and women s rights advocates lashed out on Tuesday at the escalating attempts by the Egyptian government...
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28 May 2014

Egyptian Presidential Challenger Withdraws Monitors

The lone challenger in Egypt's presidential election withdrew all his monitors from the polls early Wednesday, complaining that many were arrested or assaulted by the police for attempting to keep an eye on the ballots. Then, after two days of growing alarm about the conspicuous absence of voters, the flagship state newspaper abruptly shifted to reporting "heavy turnout" in its banner headline even as private newspapers continued to report the opposite. The state searches for a vote, declared Al Masry Al Youm. "The ballot boxes searching for voters," declared Al Shorouk.
The lone challenger in Egypt's presidential election withdrew all his monitors from the polls early Wednesday,...
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29 Apr 2014

Political Executions in Egypt

An out-of-control government in Egypt has now sentenced more than 680 people to death in a mass trial that lasted a few minutes and is part of an organized effort not just to crush its political opponents but to eliminate them. Last month, a court delivered a similar sentence on 529 others. The sentences further demonstrate that the military-led government s ruthless disregard for the law and its contrary political views go far beyond anything that former President Mohamed Morsi was accused of doing when he was deposed by the army in July.
An out-of-control government in Egypt has now sentenced more than 680 people to death in a mass trial that lasted a few...
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24 Mar 2014

529 Egyptians Sentenced to Death in Killing of a Police Officer

A criminal court here sentenced 529 people to death on Monday after a single session of their mass trial, convicting them of murder for the killing of a police officer in the city of Minya during riots after the ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, state media reported. The swift conviction of so many in one stroke was a sudden acceleration of the sweeping crackdown against Mr. Morsi s Islamist supporters and against other dissenters that has unfolded since his removal last summer.
A criminal court here sentenced 529 people to death on Monday after a single session of their mass trial, convicting...
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14 Mar 2014

Former Egyptian General Calls Promise of Free Elections a ‘Farce’

Critics of the military takeover here often say the generals promise of free elections is little more than a bad joke. Now a prominent former military man who cheered the takeover seems to agree: Ahmed Shafik, a former general and prime minister and the runner-up in the last presidential election, has called it a "farce."
Critics of the military takeover here often say the generals promise of free elections is little more than a bad joke....
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28 Jan 2014

Egypt’s Ruler Eyes Riskier Role The Presidency

When Egypt s first freely elected president, Mohamed Morsi, named General Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi defense minister, the officer pledged to keep the military out of politics and make way for civilian democracy. A year later, General Sisi ousted Mr. Morsi, insisting the military was answering the people s call to secure their revolution. Just three weeks later, he once again said he was turning to the people when he urged them to take to the streets to give him a personal mandate to crush Mr. Morsi s base of support in the Muslim Brotherhood.
When Egypt s first freely elected president, Mohamed Morsi, named General Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi defense minister, the...
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27 Jan 2014

Militants Down Egyptian Helicopter, Killing 5 Soldiers

Islamist militants shot down an Egyptian military helicopter in the Sinai Peninsula with a surface-to-air missile over the weekend, raising new alarms about the terrorist insurgency that developed there in response to the military takeover last summer
Islamist militants shot down an Egyptian military helicopter in the Sinai Peninsula with a surface-to-air missile over...
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26 Jan 2014

Clashes Kill 49 Egyptians on UprisingÂ’s Anniversary

Thousands of Egyptians celebrated the third anniversary of their revolt against autocracy on Saturday by holding a rally for the military leader who ousted the country s first democratically elected president. Elsewhere, at least 49 people died in clashes with security forces at rival antigovernment protests organized by Islamists and left-leaning activists.
Thousands of Egyptians celebrated the third anniversary of their revolt against autocracy on Saturday by holding a rally...
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20 Jan 2014

Egypt Says Twitter Post by Liberal Was Crime

A prosecutor on Sunday charged one of Egypt s most prominent liberal intellectuals with insulting the judiciary because he posted a message on Twitter criticizing a court ruling against three American nonprofits that promote democracy.
A prosecutor on Sunday charged one of Egypt s most prominent liberal intellectuals with insulting the judiciary because...
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17 Jan 2014

Egypt’s Crackdown Belies Constitution as It Nears Approval

A new constitution revised after the military takeover was headed to ratification by more than 95 percent of the votes cast, official Egyptian news media said Thursday, even as the authorities stepped up a crackdown on journalists and dissenters that human rights advocates said belied the charter s promises of free speech.
A new constitution revised after the military takeover was headed to ratification by more than 95 percent of the votes...
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27 Dec 2013

Egypt Broadens New Crackdown on Brotherhood

Just a day after Egypt s military-backed government declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group, a more aggressive crackdown was already emerging Thursday, as the authorities announced dozens of arrests across the country, and the seizure of land, stocks and vehicles belonging to the Islamist movement s members.
Just a day after Egypt s military-backed government declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group, a more aggressive...
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23 Aug 2013

Lockdown Smothers Day of Planned Protest in Egypt

A tight lockdown on Cairo by Egyptian security forces on Friday all but squelched a planned day of protests by the Muslim Brotherhood and its allies, suggesting that the new military government had gained a decisive edge in its battle against supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi.
A tight lockdown on Cairo by Egyptian security forces on Friday all but squelched a planned day of protests by the...
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2 Jul 2013

Morsi Defies Egypt Army’s Ultimatum to Bend to Protest

Brushing aside a military ultimatum and his deepening isolation, President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt declared on Tuesday that he was the legitimate leader of the country and blamed the spiraling and violent national crisis on what he repeatedly called the corrupt "remnants of the former regime" overthrown in the 2011 revolution.
Brushing aside a military ultimatum and his deepening isolation, President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt declared on Tuesday...
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3 May 2013

As Egypt Birthrate Rises, Population Policy Vanishes

More than two years after the Egyptian uprising, the country s new Islamist government has struggled to confront a drop in tourism and the faltering economy. But the leadership has remained silent about another crucial indicator that has surged to a 20-year high: the country s birthrate.
More than two years after the Egyptian uprising, the country s new Islamist government has struggled to confront a drop...
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28 Jan 2013

Egypt’s Morsi Declares State of Emergency

Egypt's president declared a state of emergency and curfew in three Suez Canal provinces hit hardest by a weekend wave of unrest that left more than 50 dead, using tactics of the ousted regime to get a grip on discontent over his Islamist policies and the slow pace of change.
Egypt's president declared a state of emergency and curfew in three Suez Canal provinces hit hardest by a weekend wave...
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26 Jan 2013

At Least 30 Die in Egyptian Riots After Soccer Verdict

The Egyptian government appeared to have lost control of the major city of Port Said on Saturday after a court sentenced 21 fans to death for their role in a deadly soccer riot, and their supporters attacked the prison where they were being held, as well as the police and court buildings.
The Egyptian government appeared to have lost control of the major city of Port Said on Saturday after a court sentenced...
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14 Jan 2013

Egypt’s Leader, Morsi, Made Anti-Jewish Slurs

Nearly three years ago, a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood delivered a speech urging Egyptians to "nurse our children and our grandchildren on hatred" for Jews and Zionists. In a television interview months later, the same leader described Zionists as "these bloodsuckers who attack the Palestinians, these warmongers, the descendants of apes and pigs."
Nearly three years ago, a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood delivered a speech urging Egyptians to "nurse our children...
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26 Dec 2012

Egypt Constitution Passes, Economic Crunch Looms

The official approval of Egypt's disputed, Islamist-backed constitution Tuesday held out little hope of stabilizing the country after two years of turmoil and Islamist President Mohammed Morsi may now face a more immediate crisis with the economy falling deeper into distress.
The official approval of Egypt's disputed, Islamist-backed constitution Tuesday held out little hope of stabilizing the...
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11 Dec 2012

Allies of Egypt’s Morsi Beat Protesters Outside Palace

Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Morsi captured, detained and beat dozens of his political opponents last week, holding them for hours with their hands bound on the pavement outside the presidential palace while pressuring them to confess that they had accepted money to use violence in protests against him.
Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Morsi captured, detained and beat dozens of his political opponents last week,...
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6 Dec 2012

Resignations Continue in Egypt as Tanks Deploy Around Presidential Palace

Resignations rocked the government of President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday as tanks from the special presidential guard took up positions around his palace and the state television headquarters after a night of street fighting between his Islamist supporters and their secular opponents that left at least 6 dead and 450 wounded.
Resignations rocked the government of President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday as tanks from the special presidential guard...
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28 Sep 2012

White House Move to Give Egypt $450 Million in Aid Meets Resistance

The Obama administration notified Congress on Friday that it intends to give Egypt's new government an emergency cash infusion of $450 million, but the move immediately encountered resistance from lawmakers wary of foreign aid in general and of Egypt s new course under the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Obama administration notified Congress on Friday that it intends to give Egypt's new government an emergency cash...
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23 Sep 2012

Egypt’s New Leader Spells Out Terms for U.S.-Arab Ties

A former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt s first democratically elected president, Mr. Morsi sought in a 90-minute interview with The New York Times to introduce himself to the American public and to revise the terms of relations between his country and the United States after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, an autocratic but reliable ally.
A former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt s first democratically elected president, Mr. Morsi sought in a...
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7 Sep 2012

Family Life According to the Brotherhood

Women are erratic and emotional, and they make good wives and mothers but never leaders or rulers. That, at least, is what Osama Abou Salama, a professor of botany at Cairo University and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, told young men and women during a recent premarital counseling class.
Women are erratic and emotional, and they make good wives and mothers but never leaders or rulers. That, at least, is...
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13 Aug 2012

In Upheaval for Egypt, Morsi Forces Out Military Chiefs

President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt forced the retirement on Sunday of his powerful defense minister, the army chief of staff and other senior generals, moving more aggressively than ever before to reclaim political power that the military had seized since the fall of Hosni Mubarak last year.
President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt forced the retirement on Sunday of his powerful defense minister, the army chief of...
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10 Jul 2012

Egyptian Court Affirms Ruling to Disband Parliament

Egypt s highest court and its most senior generals on Monday dismissed President Mohamed Morsi s order to restore the dissolved Parliament as an affront to the rule of law, escalating a raw contest for supremacy between the competing camps.
Egypt s highest court and its most senior generals on Monday dismissed President Mohamed Morsi s order to restore the...
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18 Jun 2012

Egypt’s Military Cements Its Powers as Voting Ends

The Muslim Brotherhood early Monday projected its candidate, an Islamist, as the winner of Egypt s first competitive presidential election, hours after the ruling military council issued an interim constitution granting itself broad power over the future government, all but eliminating the president s authority in an apparent effort to guard against just such a victory.
The Muslim Brotherhood early Monday projected its candidate, an Islamist, as the winner of Egypt s first competitive...
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16 Jun 2012

Security Forces Surround Parliament in Egypt, Escalating Tensions

Egypt s military rulers moved to consolidate power Friday on the eve of the presidential runoff election, shutting down the Islamist-led Parliament, locking out lawmakers and seizing the sole right to issue laws even after a new head of state takes office.
Egypt s military rulers moved to consolidate power Friday on the eve of the presidential runoff election, shutting down...
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14 Jun 2012

New Political Showdown in Egypt as Court Invalidates Parliament

Egypt s Supreme Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that the Islamist-led Parliament must be immediately dissolved, while also blessing the right of Hosni Mubarak s last prime minister to run for president, escalating a battle for power between the remnants of the toppled order and rising Islamists.
Egypt s Supreme Constitutional Court on Thursday ruled that the Islamist-led Parliament must be immediately dissolved,...
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4 Jun 2012

More Egypt Protests Loom, Targeting Mubarak’s Prime Minister

The presidential candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood and two popular rivals eliminated in the runoff called on Monday for further street protests until Egypt s current military rulers enforce legislation disqualifying the other remaining candidate, former President Hosni Mubarak s last prime minister, Ahmed Shafik.
The presidential candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood and two popular rivals eliminated in the runoff called on Monday...
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2 Jun 2012

Hosni Mubarak Sentenced to Life Term by Egyptian Court

An Egyptian judge on Saturday sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to life in prison for the killing of unarmed demonstrators during the first six days of protests that ended his rule
An Egyptian judge on Saturday sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to life in prison for the killing of unarmed...
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25 May 2012

Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Appears Set to Face Former Prime Minister in Egyptian Runoff

The Islamist candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood appeared set to face former President Hosni Mubarak s last prime minister in a runoff to become Egypt s first freely elected president, several independent vote counts concluded Friday morning.
The Islamist candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood appeared set to face former President Hosni Mubarak s last prime...
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21 May 2012

In Streets and Online, Campaign Fever in Egypt

"Good morning! Who are you going to vote for?" That is the new standard Egyptian salutation, said Shafiq Abdel Khaleq, 50, an engineer playing chess at a streetside cafe in the working-class Cairo neighborhood of Sayeda Zeinab. "There isn t anyone left who doesn t talk about politics," he added, moving a piece.
"Good morning! Who are you going to vote for?" That is the new standard Egyptian salutation, said Shafiq Abdel Khaleq,...
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2 May 2012

Deadly Clashes Erupt in Egypt Ahead of Vote

At least 9 people were killed and nearly 200 injured during fierce clashes in the Abbaseya neighborhood of Cairo early Wednesday, in a spasm of violence that threw the upcoming presidential election into disarray as several candidates announced the suspension of their campaigns.
At least 9 people were killed and nearly 200 injured during fierce clashes in the Abbaseya neighborhood of Cairo early...
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14 Apr 2012

10 Candidates Barred From Presidential Race in Egypt

Election authorities eliminated three of the leading presidential candidates in one broad stroke on Saturday night in an unexpected decision that once again threw into disarray the contest to shape the future of Egypt after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.
Election authorities eliminated three of the leading presidential candidates in one broad stroke on Saturday night in an...
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25 Feb 2012

U.S. Seeks Deal for Americans Facing Charges in Egypt

American diplomats scrambled on Saturday to work out a deal to resolve the criminal charges against 16 Americans here on the eve of their scheduled trial in a case that has threatened to upend the 30-year alliance with Egypt.
American diplomats scrambled on Saturday to work out a deal to resolve the criminal charges against 16 Americans here on...
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15 Feb 2012

Fayza Abul Naga Presses Inquiry Against U.S. in Egypt

She is a holdover from the Mubarak era, a friend of the former first lady and the driving force behind the indictment of 16 Americans in a criminal investigation that threatens to undermine the decades-old alliance between Egypt and the United States.
She is a holdover from the Mubarak era, a friend of the former first lady and the driving force behind the indictment of...
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5 Feb 2012

Egypt Will Try 19 Americans on Criminal Charges

Egyptian authorities have referred 19 Americans and two dozen others to criminal trials, justice ministry officials said Sunday, as part of a politically charged investigation into the foreign financing of nonprofit groups that has shaken the 30-year alliance between the United States and Egypt.
Egyptian authorities have referred 19 Americans and two dozen others to criminal trials, justice ministry officials said...
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3 Feb 2012

Police Kill 4 Protesters as Egyptians Unleash Fury Over Soccer Riot Deaths

The police in several Egyptian cities battled on Thursday night and Friday with thousands of die-hard soccer fans angry at the military-led government s failure to prevent dozens of deaths at a soccer riot in Port Said the previous night.
The police in several Egyptian cities battled on Thursday night and Friday with thousands of die-hard soccer fans angry...
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30 Jan 2012

U.S. Embassy in Cairo Shields 3 Americans

The United States Embassy in Cairo is giving shelter to three American citizens to protect them from potential arrest by the Egyptian authorities as part of a politically charged investigation into the activities of four American-backed nongovernmental organizations operating here, colleagues said on Monday.
The United States Embassy in Cairo is giving shelter to three American citizens to protect them from potential arrest by...
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25 Jan 2012

Egyptian Activists Say Their Revolution Remains Unfinished

As Egyptians prepare to mark the first anniversary of the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak but left them under the rule of his top generals, two activists explained in interviews with The Lede on Tuesdau that they plan to protest, not celebrate.
As Egyptians prepare to mark the first anniversary of the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak but left them under the...
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9 Jan 2012

Muslim Brotherhood Backs Egyptian Military’s Transition Date

Poised to dominate the new Parliament here, Egypt s largest Islamist group is putting off an expected confrontation with Egypt s military rulers, keeping its distance from more radical Islamist parties and hoping that the United States will continue to support the country financially, a top leader of the group s political arm said Sunday.
Poised to dominate the new Parliament here, Egypt s largest Islamist group is putting off an expected confrontation with...
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4 Jan 2012

U.S. Reverses Policy in Reaching Out to Muslim Brotherhood

With the Muslim Brotherhood pulling within reach of an outright majority in Egypt s new Parliament, the Obama administration has begun to reverse decades of mistrust and hostility as it seeks to forge closer ties with an organization once viewed as irreconcilably opposed to United States interests.
With the Muslim Brotherhood pulling within reach of an outright majority in Egypt s new Parliament, the Obama...
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3 Jan 2012

Egyptians Vote in Final Round of Parliamentary Elections

The Muslim Brotherhood worked to stretch its lead Tuesday as Egyptians returned to the polls in the final phase of the first parliamentary elections since the ouster of former president Hosni Mubarak and prosecutors asked a court to deliver "the harshest penalty" against him.
The Muslim Brotherhood worked to stretch its lead Tuesday as Egyptians returned to the polls in the final phase of the...
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18 Dec 2011

Egyptian Soldiers Chase and Beat Unarmed Civilians in Cairo

Egypt's military rulers escalated a bloody crackdown on street protesters on Saturday, chasing down and beating unarmed civilians, even while the prime minister was denying in a televised news conference that security forces were using any force.
Egypt's military rulers escalated a bloody crackdown on street protesters on Saturday, chasing down and beating unarmed...
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8 Dec 2011

Egypt’s Generals Assert Control

Egypt s military rulers said Wednesday that they would control the process of writing a constitution and maintain authority over the interim government to check the power of Islamists who have taken a commanding lead in parliamentary elections
Egypt s military rulers said Wednesday that they would control the process of writing a constitution and maintain...
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3 Dec 2011

Egypt’s Vote Propels Islamic Law Into Spotlight

To Sheik Abdel Moneim el-Shahat, the Muslim Brotherhood's call to apply only the broad principles of Islamic law allows too much freedom. - "I want to say: citizenship restricted by Islamic Shariah, freedom restricted by Islamic Shariah, equality restricted by Islamic Shariah," he said in a public debate. "Shariah is obligatory, not just the principles - freedom and justice and all that."
To Sheik Abdel Moneim el-Shahat, the Muslim Brotherhood's call to apply only the broad principles of Islamic law allows...
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2 Dec 2011

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Keeps Distance From Salafis

The Muslim Brotherhood s political arm on Thursday distanced itself from a more conservative Islamist party as early vote tallies indicated that the two factions would claim the two largest roles in the first Parliament elected since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Responding to reports that the two Islamist parties together could form a majority of the new Parliament, the Brotherhood s Freedom and Justice Party denied that there was any "alleged alliance" with the ultraconservative party, Al Nour, to form "an Islamist government."
The Muslim Brotherhood s political arm on Thursday distanced itself from a more conservative Islamist party as early...
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28 Nov 2011

In Egypt, Long Lines for a Vote Clouded by Army’s Role

Unexpectedly large crowds of voters turned out on Monday to cast their votes in Egypt s first parliamentary election since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, a ballot that seemed to blend vindication of the democratic struggle with uncertainty over the revolution s final outcome.
Unexpectedly large crowds of voters turned out on Monday to cast their votes in Egypt s first parliamentary election...
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27 Nov 2011

New Clashes Underscore Standoff in Egypt

The killing of an unarmed demonstrator by the police on Saturday threatened to stir up new protests here as Egypt s military rulers and political parties braced for potential chaos surrounding the parliamentary elections scheduled to start on Monday.
The killing of an unarmed demonstrator by the police on Saturday threatened to stir up new protests here as Egypt s...
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25 Nov 2011

Egypt Military and Protesters Dig In for Tahrir Square Standoff

The White House on Friday threw its weight behind Egypt s resurgent protest movement, urging for the first time the handover of power by the interim military rulers in the Obama administration s most public effort yet to steer the course of the Egyptian democracy.
The White House on Friday threw its weight behind Egypt s resurgent protest movement, urging for the first time the...
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24 Nov 2011

Egyptian Generals Apologize for Bloodshed but Reject Calls to Leave Power

Egyptian generals offered an unusual apology on Thursday for the killings of protesters in Tahrir Square, the iconic landmark of the country s revolution, but rejected the demonstrators demands for an immediate end to military rule.
Egyptian generals offered an unusual apology on Thursday for the killings of protesters in Tahrir Square, the iconic...
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22 Nov 2011

Activists Urge Wider Protests as Clashes Enter 4th Day

The ruling military council agreed on Tuesday to speed up the transition to civilian rule in a deal made with Islamist groups but which seemed unlikely to satisfy the demands of liberal parties and the more than 100,000 protesters who gathered in the center of the capital to demand an immediate transfer of power.
The ruling military council agreed on Tuesday to speed up the transition to civilian rule in a deal made with Islamist...
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20 Nov 2011

Clashes in Cairo Continue Into a Second Day

Egypt's interim military rulers battled a reinvigorated protest movement calling for its ouster Sunday, as thousands of demonstrators forced troops to retreat from Tahrir Square for a second night in a row.
Egypt's interim military rulers battled a reinvigorated protest movement calling for its ouster Sunday, as thousands of...
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19 Nov 2011

Violence Erupts in Cairo, Even as Military Cedes Political Ground

Thousands of protesters chanting for an end to military rule battled riot police officers firing tear gas, rubber bullets and bird shot in Tahrir Square on Saturday, as the military-led interim government appeared to soften its demands for special powers and protections in the future Egyptian constitution.
Thousands of protesters chanting for an end to military rule battled riot police officers firing tear gas, rubber...
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17 Oct 2011

In Cairo Quarter, Islamists Try to Profit From Revolution

In one of Cairo s most crowded quarters, where streets are so filled with trash that bulldozers scoop it up, the Muslim Brotherhood has opened not one but two offices. Its most conservative counterpart has followed suit. An Islamist do-gooder with forearms as broad as the Nile has vowed to win a seat in Parliament.
In one of Cairo s most crowded quarters, where streets are so filled with trash that bulldozers scoop it up, the Muslim...
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15 Oct 2011

Egypt’s Military Expands Power, Raising Alarms

Egypt s military rulers are moving to assert and extend their own power so broadly that a growing number of lawyers and activists are questioning their willingness to ultimately submit to civilian authority.
Egypt s military rulers are moving to assert and extend their own power so broadly that a growing number of lawyers and...
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3 Oct 2011

Military Gives Ground on Politics in Egypt

Egypt s interim military rulers have apparently agreed to allow foreign election observers and to let political parties take a greater role in creating a permanent government.
Egypt s interim military rulers have apparently agreed to allow foreign election observers and to let political parties...
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16 Sep 2011

Egypt Sentences Mubarak-Era Tycoon, Ahmed Ezz, to Prison

An Egyptian criminal court sentenced the steel tycoon and former political power broker Ahmed Ezz to 10 years in prison and fined him the equivalent of about $11 million for corruption on Thursday, satisfying one of the most visceral demands of the revolution that toppled President Hosni Mubarak.
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced the steel tycoon and former political power broker Ahmed Ezz to 10 years in prison...
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10 Sep 2011

Protest of Thousands in Cairo Turns Violent

A demonstration that brought tens of thousands to this city's central Tahrir Square turned violent on Friday, when thousands of people - led by a heavy contingent of soccer fans - tore down a protective wall around the Israeli Embassy, while others defaced the headquarters of the Egyptian Interior Ministry.
A demonstration that brought tens of thousands to this city's central Tahrir Square turned violent on Friday, when...
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7 Sep 2011

Mubarak Judge Summons Top Military Officials

The judge hearing the criminal trial of former President Hosni Mubarak has ordered testimony from the top two military officers now running the country, adding uncertainty to an already confused judicial process.
The judge hearing the criminal trial of former President Hosni Mubarak has ordered testimony from the top two military...
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5 Aug 2011

Egyptians See Signs of a Reckoning in Mubarak Trial

In this town of unfinished brick buildings, along parcels of corn and rice watered by the Nile, the elation, suspicion and introspection of a country played out along one street a day after residents witnessed the unthinkable: former President Hosni Mubarak put on trial.
In this town of unfinished brick buildings, along parcels of corn and rice watered by the Nile, the elation, suspicion...
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3 Aug 2011

In Arab World First, Mubarak Stands Trial in Egypt

An ailing Hosni Mubarak, who served longer than any ruler of modern Egypt until he was overthrown in a revolution in February, was rolled into a courtroom in a hospital bed on Wednesday to face formal charges of corruption and complicity in the killing of protesters. The televised trial was a seminal moment for Egypt and an Arab world roiled by revolt.
An ailing Hosni Mubarak, who served longer than any ruler of modern Egypt until he was overthrown in a revolution in...
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31 Jul 2011

Judge Says Mubarak Trial Will Be Televised

The trial of former President Hosni Mubarak will be held in a large hall that can accommodate six times as many people as a regular courtroom, and will be broadcast on Egyptian state television, the judge who will preside over the trial said Sunday.
The trial of former President Hosni Mubarak will be held in a large hall that can accommodate six times as many people...
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30 Jul 2011

Islamists in Egypt Mass in Square to Demand Religious State

Tens of thousands of Egyptian Islamists poured into Tahrir Square on Friday calling for a state bound by strict religious law and delivering a persuasive show of force in a turbulent country showing deep divisions and growing signs of polarization.
Tens of thousands of Egyptian Islamists poured into Tahrir Square on Friday calling for a state bound by strict...
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17 Jul 2011

Mubarak’s Health at Issue in Egypt

Former President Hosni Mubarak s lawyer said Sunday that he had suffered a stroke and fallen into a coma, just two weeks before he was scheduled to appear in court on charges of stealing public money and ordering the killing of demonstrators.
Former President Hosni Mubarak s lawyer said Sunday that he had suffered a stroke and fallen into a coma, just two weeks...
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20 Jun 2011

Egypt Elections Expose Divisions in Muslim Brotherhood

Abdel Moneim Abou el-Fotouh is a popular leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and a candidate to become Egypt s first president since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. But he is not running as a Brotherhood candidate; in fact, he is running despite its opposition and openly criticizing many of its decisions. And instead of demonstrating the group s growing power as Egypt s best-organized political movement, his candidacy is exposing its internal divisions, as the unifying sense of opposition to a secular dictatorship fades and various factions - including two breakaway political parties and much of the group s youth - move toward the political center.
Abdel Moneim Abou el-Fotouh is a popular leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and a candidate to become Egypt s first...
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28 May 2011

Egypt Reopens Border With Gaza

Hundreds of Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip arrived here by the busload on Saturday to pass through the reopened border into Egypt, taking the first tangible steps out of a four-year Israeli blockade.
Hundreds of Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip arrived here by the busload on Saturday to pass through the reopened...
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25 May 2011

Mubarak to Face Trial for Killing of Protesters

Former President Hosni Mubarak will be put on trial for conspiring to kill unarmed protesters, Egypt s top prosecutor announced Tuesday, yielding to public demands for accountability and setting an example that could rattle autocrats around the region.
Former President Hosni Mubarak will be put on trial for conspiring to kill unarmed protesters, Egypt s top prosecutor...
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8 May 2011

Clashes in Cairo Leave 12 Dead and Two Churches in Flames

A night of street fighting between Muslims and Christians left at least 12 people dead and two churches in flames on Sunday in the latest outbreak of sectarian tensions since the revolution that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak on Feb. 11.
A night of street fighting between Muslims and Christians left at least 12 people dead and two churches in flames on...
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29 Apr 2011

In Shift, Egypt Warms to Iran and Hamas, Israel’s Foes

Egypt is charting a new course in its foreign policy that has already begun shaking up the established order in the Middle East, planning to open the blockaded border with Gaza and normalizing relations with two of Israel and the West s Islamist foes, Hamas and Iran.
Egypt is charting a new course in its foreign policy that has already begun shaking up the established order in the...
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26 Apr 2011

Poll Finds Egyptians Hopeful About Future, Mixed on IslamÂ’s Role

Egyptians are looking forward with extraordinary confidence and enthusiasm to their first free and fair elections this fall after the defining revolution of the Arab spring, according to the first major poll since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak. But they remain deeply divided over the role of Islam in their public life.
Egyptians are looking forward with extraordinary confidence and enthusiasm to their first free and fair elections this...
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23 Apr 2011

Mubarak Faces Questions on Israel Gas Deal

Persistent public suspicions about corruption and mismanagement that swirl around Egypt s secretive deal to sell natural gas to Israel prompted Egypt s public prosecutor on Friday to extend the questioning of former President Hosni Mubarak for 15 days, judicial officials said.
Persistent public suspicions about corruption and mismanagement that swirl around Egypt s secretive deal to sell natural...
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9 Apr 2011

Once a Star of EgyptÂ’s Revolt, the Military Is Under Scrutiny

A blogger was jailed recently for 'insulting the military.' Human rights advocates say that thousands of people have been arrested and tried before military courts in the last two months. Protesters have been tortured and female activists subjected to so-called virginity tests.
A blogger was jailed recently for 'insulting the military.' Human rights advocates say that thousands of people have...
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29 Mar 2011

Egypt’s Military Confirms a Travel Ban on Mubarak

Egypt s military command said on Monday that the ousted president, Hosni Mubarak, was prohibited from leaving the country, and that it would soon lift a detested emergency law, among a number of announcements seemingly intended to shore up diminishing support for the armed forces council ruling the nation
Egypt s military command said on Monday that the ousted president, Hosni Mubarak, was prohibited from leaving the...
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25 Mar 2011

In Egypt, Muslim Group Takes Lead Role in Post-Mubarak Era

In post-revolutionary Egypt, where hope and confusion collide in the daily struggle to build a new nation, religion has emerged as a powerful political force, following an uprising that was based on secular ideals. The Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist group once banned by the state, is at the forefront, transformed into a tacit partner with the military government that many fear will thwart fundamental changes.
In post-revolutionary Egypt, where hope and confusion collide in the daily struggle to build a new nation, religion has...
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20 Mar 2011

Egyptians Voters Approve Constitutional Changes

Egyptian voters overwhelming approved a referendum on constitutional changes that will usher in rapid elections, with the results announced Sunday underscoring the strength of established political organizations and the weakness of the nascent liberal groups.
Egyptian voters overwhelming approved a referendum on constitutional changes that will usher in rapid elections, with...
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19 Mar 2011

Euphoric, Egyptians Vote on Future

Elated that for the first time in their lives every ballot mattered, Egyptians flocked to the polls in record numbers on Saturday to vote in a referendum on a package of constitutional amendments that will shape the country s political future after Hosni Mubarak s overthrow.
Elated that for the first time in their lives every ballot mattered, Egyptians flocked to the polls in record numbers on...
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3 Mar 2011

Bowing to Opposition, Egypt Premier Resigns

Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq resigned on Thursday, bowing to one of the main demands of Egypt s opposition movement which has demanded his ouster for days from its informal headquarters in a resurrected tent city in Tahrir Square.
Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq resigned on Thursday, bowing to one of the main demands of Egypt s opposition movement which...
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19 Feb 2011

After Long Exile, Sunni Cleric Takes Role in Egypt

Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi, an influential Sunni cleric who is banned from the United States and Britain for supporting violence against Israel and American forces in Iraq, delivered his first public sermon here in 50 years on Friday, emerging as a powerful voice in the struggle to shape what kind of Egyptian state emerges from the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi, an influential Sunni cleric who is banned from the United States and Britain for supporting...
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