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12 Apr 2011

Egypt’s Mubarak to appear in Cairo court

CAIRO, (Reuters) - Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak received a summons to appear before a Cairo court for questioning and special security is being arranged, state-run al-Ahram newspaper quoted
CAIRO, (Reuters) - Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak received a summons to appear before a Cairo court for...
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22 Jan 2015

Egypt orders release of Mubarak Sons

An Egyptian court has ordered the release of the sons of ousted President Hosni Mubarak pending their retrial in a corruption case, their lawyer told the Reuters news agency. Farid el-Deeb said on Thursday this meant that Alaa and Gamal Mubarak should be released because they were not being tried in any other cases.
An Egyptian court has ordered the release of the sons of ousted President Hosni Mubarak pending their retrial in a...
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8 Jul 2012

Egypt’s president orders return of parliament

President Mohamed Morsi has defied Egypt's top court and its powerful military council by ordering the country's dissolved parliament back to work. Morsi issued a decree on Sunday withdrawing the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces decision last month to dissolve parliament, which came after the Supreme Constitutional Court found that the legislature had been elected using an unconstitutional method.
President Mohamed Morsi has defied Egypt's top court and its powerful military council by ordering the country's...
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4 Feb 2011

Three questions Good cop, bad cop

Al Jazeera's senior political analyst, Marwan Bishara, tries to decipher the reasons behind the escalation to violence, Mubarak's new strategy, and its chances for success.
Al Jazeera's senior political analyst, Marwan Bishara, tries to decipher the reasons behind the escalation to violence,...
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4 Feb 2011

Mass protests in city of Alexandria

Tens of thousands of people have staged protests against Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, in Alexandria, on what activists have dubbed his "day of departure".
Tens of thousands of people have staged protests against Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, in Alexandria, on what...
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4 Feb 2011

Egyptians turn out for ‘final push’

Chants urging Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, to leave office are reverberating across Cairo's Tahrir Square. Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered at the square, the focal point of protests in Egypt, for what they have termed the "Day of Departure" for the man who has been the country's leader for the last 30 years.
Chants urging Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, to leave office are reverberating across Cairo's Tahrir Square....
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3 Feb 2011

Egypt PM ‘sorry’ for violence

Ahmad Shafiq, the Egyptian prime minister, has apologised for the violence in the capital's Tahrir Square, and vowed that it will not be allowed to recur. He made the comments on Thursday, after violent clashes in central Cairo between pro-democracy protesters and loyalists of Hosni Mubarak, the president, claimed at least seven lives and injured more than 800.
Ahmad Shafiq, the Egyptian prime minister, has apologised for the violence in the capital's Tahrir Square, and vowed...
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3 Feb 2011

Egypt bans ex-ministers from travel

Egypt's attorney-general has issued a travel ban on several former ministers and a prominent member of the ruling party and frozen their bank accounts, state news agency MENA has said. Those banned from leaving the country are Habib al-Adly, the ex- interior minister, Ahmed el-Maghrabi, the former housing minister, and Zuhair Garana, the former tourism minister.
Egypt's attorney-general has issued a travel ban on several former ministers and a prominent member of the ruling party...
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3 Feb 2011

Mubarak supporters strike back

Violent clashes raged for much of Wednesday around Tahrir Square in central Cairo, where protesters threw rocks and homemade bombs over the heads of a handful of mostly helpless Egyptian army soldiers. Up to 1,500 people were injured, some of them seriously, and by the day's end at least three deaths were reported by the Reuters news agency quoting officials.
Violent clashes raged for much of Wednesday around Tahrir Square in central Cairo, where protesters threw rocks and...
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3 Feb 2011

Violence flares in Cairo square

Heavy gunfire is being heard in Cairo's Tahrir (Liberation) Square as pro-democracy demonstrators continue to defy curfew in the Egyptian capital. Ambulances were seen heading to the area on Thursday morning and at least two fatalities were reported. Protesters from the pro-democracy and pro-government camps fought pitched battles on Wednesday in Tahrir Square, the epicentre of demonstrations against Hosni Mubarak for the past nine days.
Heavy gunfire is being heard in Cairo's Tahrir (Liberation) Square as pro-democracy demonstrators continue to defy...
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2 Feb 2011

The Syrians are watching

In one of Old Damascus' new cafes, text messages buzzed between mobiles in quick succession, drawing woops of joy and thumbs up from astonished Syrians. Suzan Mubarak, the wife of the Egyptian president, had flown into exile with her son - so the rumours went - driven out of the country by days of unprecedented protest against the 30-year rule of her husband.
In one of Old Damascus' new cafes, text messages buzzed between mobiles in quick succession, drawing woops of joy and...
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2 Feb 2011

Signal disruptions hit Al Jazeera

Al Jazeera has said its broadcast signal across the Arab region is facing interference on a scale it has not experienced before. Signals on Egypt's Nilesat platform were cut, and frequencies on the Arabsat and satellite Hotbird platforms were disrupted continually, forcing millions of viewers across the Arab world to change satellite frequencies throughout Tuesday.
Al Jazeera has said its broadcast signal across the Arab region is facing interference on a scale it has not experienced...
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2 Feb 2011

Egyptian-Americans hold rallies

"Down, down with Hosni Mubarak! Saudi Arabia is waiting for you!" The rhyme and rhythm is lost in translation, but the protesters' chants are often catchy and straight to the point. Many are identical to those being used on the streets of Egypt. Most of them are in Arabic, but some are in English.
"Down, down with Hosni Mubarak! Saudi Arabia is waiting for you!" The rhyme and rhythm is lost in translation, but the...
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2 Feb 2011

Politics pervade Cairo’s streets

Tuesday was billed as a game-changer, the day of a "Million March" that would swell the crowd in Tahrir Square, along with its spirits, as protesters promised a decisive action that would deliver the message to Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president, that no concession aside from his abdication would satisfy Egypt s widespread unrest.
Tuesday was billed as a game-changer, the day of a "Million March" that would swell the crowd in Tahrir Square, along...
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1 Feb 2011

Jewish prayers for Egypt’s uprising

Ever since the victory over the dictator of Tunisia and the subsequent uprising in Egypt, my email has been flooded with messages from Jews around the world hoping and praying for the victory of the Egyptian people over their cruel Mubarak regime.
Ever since the victory over the dictator of Tunisia and the subsequent uprising in Egypt, my email has been flooded with...
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1 Feb 2011

In Pictures Revolt in the Nile

Images of the thousands of Egyptian protesters that defied a curfew in the capital Cairo and other cities taken throughout the week.
Images of the thousands of Egyptian protesters that defied a curfew in the capital Cairo and other cities taken...
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1 Feb 2011

US envoy in Cairo for talks

A former US ambassador to Egypt is in Cairo and "has the ability" to talk to Egyptian leaders, PJ Crowley, the US state department spokesman, said on Monday. Crowley gave no details of who Frank G Wisner, the ambassador to Egypt from 1986 to 1991, would meet but said he would have the opportunity to reinforce the US message to Egypt.
A former US ambassador to Egypt is in Cairo and "has the ability" to talk to Egyptian leaders, PJ Crowley, the US state...
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1 Feb 2011

Turkish PM backs Egypt protesters

Turkey has finally broken its silence over the Egyptian crisis after major newspapers criticised the government for its inexplicable silence on the issue.
Turkey has finally broken its silence over the Egyptian crisis after major newspapers criticised the government for its...
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1 Feb 2011

Protesters flood Egypt streets

More than a million protesters have flooded into central Cairo, turning Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital, into a sea of humanity in a massive show of protest against Hosni Mubarak, the country's president for three decades
More than a million protesters have flooded into central Cairo, turning Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital, into a...
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1 Feb 2011

Egypt businesses hit by instability

Egypt's week-long political protests have already had serious macroeconomic implications for the country: Banks are closed, stock markets are suspended, and hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign currency has already left the country.
Egypt's week-long political protests have already had serious macroeconomic implications for the country: Banks are...
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1 Feb 2011

Mubarak swears in new cabinet

Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's president, has sworn in a new cabinet in a bid to quell days of mass uprising against him and the government. Three former senior officers are included in the line-up, suggesting a strong security presence in the new government
Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's president, has sworn in a new cabinet in a bid to quell days of mass uprising against him and the...
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31 Jan 2011

Egypt shuts down Al Jazeera bureau

The Egyptian authorities are revoking the Al Jazeera Network's licence to broadcast from the country, and will be shutting down its bureau office in Cairo, state television has said. "The information minister [Anas al-Fikki] ordered ... suspension of operations of Al Jazeera, cancelling of its licences and withdrawing accreditation to all its staff as of today," a statement on the official Mena news agency said on Sunday.
The Egyptian authorities are revoking the Al Jazeera Network's licence to broadcast from the country, and will be...
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31 Jan 2011

US calls for ‘orderly transition’

International reaction to the ongoing protests in Egypt has been mixed, with Barack Obama, the US president, voicing support for an "orderly transition" in Egypt in phone calls with foreign leaders. Obama spoke by phone on Saturday with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish prime minister and Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister. He also spoke to David Cameron, British prime minister, on Sunday.
International reaction to the ongoing protests in Egypt has been mixed, with Barack Obama, the US president, voicing...
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31 Jan 2011

Mubarak orders state subsidies

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, facing a popular revolt against his rule, has ordered Ahmed Shafiq, the new prime minister to preserve subsidies, control inflation and provide more jobs. Protesters who have rocked the nation of 80 million people, a key US ally in the Arab world, complain about surging prices and the growing inequality in the society but have also called for a new political system.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, facing a popular revolt against his rule, has ordered Ahmed Shafiq, the new prime...
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31 Jan 2011

Egypt condemned for blocking media

International press institutes have come out strongly against Egyptian authorities suppression of the media, following the withdrawal of Al Jazeera s license to broadcast from the North African country. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemned on Sunday the information ministry s move to shutdown Al Jazeera s bureau in the country.
International press institutes have come out strongly against Egyptian authorities suppression of the media, following...
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31 Jan 2011

ElBaradei: No going back in Egypt

Mohamed ElBaradei, a leading opposition figure, has joined thousands of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, in continued demonstrations demanding an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule. The former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency told the crowd on Sunday night that "what we have begun cannot go back" referring to days of anti-government protests.
Mohamed ElBaradei, a leading opposition figure, has joined thousands of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, in...
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30 Jan 2011

Egypt banks to remain closed

The Egyptian Stock Exchange will not open on Sunday, as nationwide protests continued for the fifth day in the country. The Central Bank of Egypt said on Saturday that banks across the country will also be closed on Sunday "to prevent the spread of riots". The central bank also assured people that their savings in Egyptian banks were safe.
The Egyptian Stock Exchange will not open on Sunday, as nationwide protests continued for the fifth day in the country....
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30 Jan 2011

Egypt’s military in a quandary

Clearly the way forward is not the way back. But since President Mubarak has opted for more the same old and bankrupt ways of dealing with national uprising, making promises of change and cosmetic alteration to governance essentially, all now depends on the momentum of the popular uprising and the role of the military.
Clearly the way forward is not the way back. But since President Mubarak has opted for more the same old and bankrupt...
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29 Jan 2011

President Obama, say the ‘D-Word’

It's incredible, really. The president of the United States can't bring himself to talk about democracy in the Middle East. He can dance around it, use euphemisms, throw out words like "freedom" and "tolerance" and "non-violent" and especially "reform," but he can't say the one word that really matters: democracy.
It's incredible, really. The president of the United States can't bring himself to talk about democracy in the Middle...
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4 Feb 2011

Empowering Egypt’s new pluralism

The "March of Millions" in Cairo marks the spectacular emergence of a new political society in Egypt. This uprising brings together a new coalition of forces, uniting reconfigured elements of the security state with prominent business people, internationalist leaders, and relatively new (or newly reconfigured) mass movements of youth, labour, women's and religious groups. President Hosni Mubarak lost his political power on Friday, January 28.
The "March of Millions" in Cairo marks the spectacular emergence of a new political society in Egypt. This uprising...
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4 Feb 2011

Mubarak’s third force terror tactic

The apparently sudden and unexpected violence against Egyptian protesters that started on February 2 has an interesting historical ring to it. The date marks the unbanning of liberation movements in South Africa in 1990, and the start of political negotiations between the apartheid regime and the African National Congress. It also marks the start of the most violent period in South Africa s turbulent political history.
The apparently sudden and unexpected violence against Egyptian protesters that started on February 2 has an interesting...
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5 Jul 2014

Egyptian court sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to life in prison

The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Mohamed Badie, was sentenced on Saturday to life in prison for inciting violence in street protests last year, an Egyptian television channel reported. Egypt's ONTV reported that the presiding judge, Hassan Farid, said the 70-year-old incited violence "to achieve terrorist goals after the army removed the Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi from the presidency in July 2013.
The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Mohamed Badie, was sentenced on Saturday to life in prison for inciting...
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3 May 2014

More than 100 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced in Egypt

More than 100 supporters of Egypt's deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi were sentenced to 10 years in jail on Saturday on charges of murder and inciting violence, judicial sources said. Violence has increased in the country since last July, when the army toppled Morsi and authorities launched a crackdown on his supporters in the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt s oldest Islamist group. Thousands of its supporters have been arrested and hundreds killed, and its leaders are on trial.
More than 100 supporters of Egypt's deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi were sentenced to 10 years in jail on...
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28 Apr 2014

Egypt court to pass final judgment on 529 protesters facing death

An Egyptian court on Monday will pass final judgment on 529 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death last month in a case that has provoked outrage among rights groups. The same judge will issue verdicts against another 683 accused of violence, including Mohamed Badie the Muslim Brotherhood s top leader
An Egyptian court on Monday will pass final judgment on 529 Muslim Brotherhood supporters sentenced to death last month...
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30 Dec 2013

Al Jazeera demands Egypt release journalists

The Al Jazeera Media Network has condemned the arrest of four of its journalists held by Egyptian authorities since Sunday night, and has demanded their immediate release. Award-winning Nairobi-based correspondent Peter Greste, Al Jazeera English bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy, Cairo-based producer Baher Mohamed and a fourth staff journalist have been held in custody since their arrest by security forces on Sunday evening. Greste is a veteran journalist who over the past two decades has worked for Reuters, CNN and the BBC.
The Al Jazeera Media Network has condemned the arrest of four of its journalists held by Egyptian authorities since...
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26 Dec 2013

Egyptian govt threatens Brotherhood leaders with death sentences

Cairo has seen several homemade bomb attacks in recent months, though they have typically targeted security forces. Thursday's blast appeared to be the first targeting civilians. Last month Mohamed Mabrouk, a lieutenant colonel in the state security service, was killed near his home in Nasr City. Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim survived an assassination attempt in the neighborhood in September. Thursday's blast came hours after the interim government labeled the Muslim Brotherhood a "terrorist organization" and froze the assets of charities linked to the group. Egyptian authorities have arrested 23 Muslim Brotherhood supporters Thursday on accusations of belonging to a terrorist organization.
Cairo has seen several homemade bomb attacks in recent months, though they have typically targeted security forces....
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26 Dec 2013

Bomb blast hits bus in Cairo

Five people were injured on Thursday when a bomb exploded near a bus at a busy intersection in Cairo, one day after the interim government classified the Muslim Brotherhood a "terrorist organization" and two days after a blast at a police station in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura killed 14 people. The bomb detonated in the Nasr City neighborhood, in front of Al-Azhar University. Ambulance workers said one of the injured passengers was in critical condition.
Five people were injured on Thursday when a bomb exploded near a bus at a busy intersection in Cairo, one day after the...
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23 Dec 2013

Egyptian prisoners go on hunger strike to protest conditions

More than 300 prisoners in Egypt, including Al Jazeera reporter Abdulla Al Shami, have gone on hunger strike to protest against "ill-treatment" and the conditions they're being held in. The prisoners, who announced the strike on Monday, claim their prison cells are full of insects and that they are allowed to go outside for just half an hour a day. They also said that prisoners are housed in small cells with as many as 60 people.
More than 300 prisoners in Egypt, including Al Jazeera reporter Abdulla Al Shami, have gone on hunger strike to protest...
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13 Sep 2013

Egypt extends Morsi’s detainment

Egypt's prosecution ordered a 30-day extension for former president Mohamed Morsi's detainment on Friday. Thousands of his supporters to to the streets to protest the move, and some of the demonstrations turned violent. Morsi is accused of conspiring with Hamas to break into prisons and attack state institutions, as well as involvement in murder and attempted murder during the January 2011 revolt against Hosni Mubarak's regime.
Egypt's prosecution ordered a 30-day extension for former president Mohamed Morsi's detainment on Friday. Thousands of...
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31 Dec 2012

No winners from Egypt’s constitution vote

The vote has ended, but the controversy and the national divide live on. Although two-thirds of Egyptians who voted chose to endorse the controversial constitution, the 33 percent turnout was the worst in any key vote since the revolution in 2011. The opposition feels emboldened by that, saying it backs their arguments against the legitimacy of the constitution and goes to show that the majority of Egyptians were not happy with it.
The vote has ended, but the controversy and the national divide live on. Although two-thirds of Egyptians who voted...
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15 Mar 2011

A new leadership in Egypt?

The debate at this year's Al Jazeera's Forum has been focused on recent political developments across the region - trying to place revolutions and popular uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Bahrain, Yemen and other countries in context, but also trying to understand whether or not these uprisings are leading to the formation of a fundamentally different political system.
The debate at this year's Al Jazeera's Forum has been focused on recent political developments across the region -...
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31 Jan 2011

No to Suleiman, no to Shafik

The headline of this post was a common banner at tonight s protests in Cairo s Tahrir Square - a sign that Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak hasn t succeeded in mollifying anti-government demonstrators with two new appointments
The headline of this post was a common banner at tonight s protests in Cairo s Tahrir Square - a sign that Egyptian...
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30 Jan 2011

Suleiman selection reassures Western allies

Omar Suleiman is many things to Egypt: spy chief, eminence grise to President Hosni Mubarak, point man for Egypt's secret relations with Israel, and the bulwark between the Muslim Brotherhood and all the security services that stand in its way.
Omar Suleiman is many things to Egypt: spy chief, eminence grise to President Hosni Mubarak, point man for Egypt's...
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9 Jan 2015

Egypt sets dates for parliamentary polls

The parliamentary election is the final step in a political roadmap the army announced in July 2013 after its removal of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, following mass protests against his rule. The second phase of the poll will be held on April 26-27. Critics say President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who as army chief toppled Morsi, has undermined freedoms gained after the uprising that ended 30 years of autocratic rule under Hosni Mubarak. In the absence of parliament, Sisi has wielded legislative authority used to introduce economic reforms that have impressed investors, while also curtailing political freedoms.
The parliamentary election is the final step in a political roadmap the army announced in July 2013 after its removal of...
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28 Dec 2014

Egypt jails Muslim Brotherhood leader

A senior Muslim Brotherhood leader in Egypt has been sentenced to six years in prison for insulting a panel of judges. Mohamed el-Beltagy, who heads the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Part, was accused of offending presiding judge Shaaban el-Shami for a case in which he and 130 other defendants are accused of staging prison breaks during the January 2011 uprising that toppled longtime leader Hosni Mubarak.
A senior Muslim Brotherhood leader in Egypt has been sentenced to six years in prison for insulting a panel of judges....
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28 Nov 2014

Four dead in Egypt anti-government protest

At least four protesters have been killed and scores of others injured in the Egyptian capital as thousands took to the streets of Cairo against the government of President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, heeding to a call by the opposition Salafist Front. The protesters were killed after security forces opened fire in the district of Matrya in eastern Cairo, witnesses told Al Jazeera.
At least four protesters have been killed and scores of others injured in the Egyptian capital as thousands took to the...
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17 Nov 2014

Torture taint in Egypt custody death

An Egyptian student has died in police custody in Cairo, triggering allegations that he was tortured to death. Mohamed Ramadan Yehia, who was a law student at the Ain Shams University, died late on Sunday inside a Cairo police station, state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported on Monday. Aswat Masriya, an affiliate of Reuters news agency, quoted an unnamed security source as saying that Yehia died of breathing difficulties.
An Egyptian student has died in police custody in Cairo, triggering allegations that he was tortured to death. Mohamed...
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29 Oct 2014

Egypt to clear residents from Gaza border

Egyptian authorities have ordered residents living along the country's eastern border with the Gaza Strip to evacuate their homes prior to their demolishing because the army plans to set up a buffer zone. The measure comes four days after armed men attacked an army post, killing at least 31 soldiers in the restive area in the northeastern corner of the Sinai Peninsula.
Egyptian authorities have ordered residents living along the country's eastern border with the Gaza Strip to evacuate...
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3 May 2014

AJ staff denied bail on press freedom day

An Egyptian court has denied bail to three Al Jazeera journalists, and extended the imprisonment of a fourth for 45 days in hearings that coincided with World Press Freedom Day. The judge on Saturday adjourned the case of Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed until May 15, after hearing Fahmy repeat his request for bail. The first bail request was rejected on March 31.
An Egyptian court has denied bail to three Al Jazeera journalists, and extended the imprisonment of a fourth for 45 days...
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22 Mar 2014

Morsi supporters face mass trial in Egypt

More than 1,200 supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi face charges in the country's biggest trial since an August police crackdown, judicial sources have said. Among the defendants in Saturday's trial, to be held south of Cairo n Minya, will be the spiritual leader of Morsi's now-banned Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, the sources said.
More than 1,200 supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi face charges in the country's biggest trial since...
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17 Aug 2013

Scores dead in Egypt’s ‘day of rage’ clashes

Scores of people have been killed in Egypt after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters staging a "day of rage" against the military-led government. In the worst of the violence on Friday, at least 95 people were killed and hundreds injured in Cairo's Ramses Square as anti-coup protesters were fired on by government forces. A correspondent for Al Jazeera described lines of bodies in a makeshift morgue in the nearby Al-Fath mosque.
Scores of people have been killed in Egypt after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters staging a "day of...
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16 Aug 2013

Egypt’s Brotherhood calls for ‘day of anger’

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has called for supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi to partake in a 'day of anger' in the capital, Cairo, after hundreds were killed in a crackdown on their protest camps. The announcement comes a day after hundreds of people were killed when security forces cleared two pro-Morsi protest camps, ending sit-ins that began after the army toppled Morsi on July 3.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has called for supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi to partake in a 'day of anger' in...
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14 Aug 2013

Generals and patrons: The American-Egyptian military

As the situation escalates into a full-fledged confrontation between the Egyptian military and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, Washington is once again playing catch-up with its own clients. Happy to see the back of the Islamists, the US administration refrained from referring to the military overthrow of President Morsi as a coup even when influential members of Congress recognised it as such. The Obama administration wanted the coup to work; it did not want blood on its hands. But if they hoped to appease and influence the military, they were wrong.
As the situation escalates into a full-fledged confrontation between the Egyptian military and supporters of the Muslim...
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14 Aug 2013

Death toll soars in Egypt protest crackdown

The official death toll in Egypt has reached 278, after security forces stormed protest sites in Cairo and clashed with supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi elsewhere in the country. A curfew was imposed in 14 provinces across the country on Wednesday, along with a month-long state of emergency. The death toll continued to rise throughout the day, with Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood saying the actual number of dead was much higher than the number reported by the Health Ministry.
The official death toll in Egypt has reached 278, after security forces stormed protest sites in Cairo and clashed with...
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6 Aug 2013

Morsi vs the military What’s next for Egypt

With every day that passes, the stalemate between supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi and the military-backed interim government grows more intense. What's clear is that the sit-ins staged by the pro-Morsi camp - organised predominately by the Muslim Brotherhood - cannot go on indefinitely, as the largest, in Nasr City, has laid siege to the area. It's also clear that the government is unable to simply order the voluntary evacuation of these sit-ins, as participants' desire to stay remains strong.
With every day that passes, the stalemate between supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi and the military-backed...
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27 Jul 2013

Egypt police move on anti-coup protesters

Egyptian police fired tear gas at anti-coup protesters after the government vowed to clear them from the streets of Cairo "in a legal manner". Dozens of people were shown on television on Saturday injured in a field hospital, shortly after the police action near the October 6 bridge in Nasr City according to Al Jazeera's Jamal Elshayyal. State television said that 35 people were injured.
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22 Jul 2013

Egypt rival protests turn deadly

Supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi have clashed in central Cairo and north of the capital, hurling stones at each other as security forces fired tear gas to try to disperse them, witnesses said.
Supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi have clashed in central Cairo and north of the...
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19 Jul 2013

Rival rallies as Egypt crisis continues

Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated in cities across Egypt, demanding the reinstatement of ousted President Mohamed Morsi, as his opponents also held similar demonstrations in the capital Cairo. The country's military, meanwhile, has warned that it may crack down violently on any future mass protests against the overthrow of the president that it carried out on July 3. A vast pro-Morsi crowd gathered at Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque on Friday, where the former president's supporters have camped out since the military overthrew him.
Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated in cities across Egypt, demanding the reinstatement of ousted President...
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11 Jul 2013

Thousands gather for pro-Morsi rally in Cairo

Thousands of supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have been demonstrating in Cairo's Nasr City district, waving pictures of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, as the anti-Morsi camp planned a mass evening gathering in Tahrir Square. Crowds in Nasr City were chanting anti-military slogans, calling Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, the country's army chief, a traitor for removing of Morsi from office last week.
Thousands of supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have been demonstrating in Cairo's Nasr City district, waving...
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8 Jul 2013

Massacre in Cairo deepens Egypt crisis

A deadly shooting at the site of a sit-in by Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Cairo, demanding the reinstatement of ousted President Mohamed Morsi, has left dozens of people dead. The Egyptian health ministry said at least 51 people had been killed and more than 300 injured in the incident early on Monday morning.
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5 Jul 2013

Egypt army opens fire on pro-Morsi protesters

At least three supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi were killed by gunfire as a crowd of several hundred tried to march towards the military barracks in Cairo where he is believed to be held. Al Jazeera's Matthew Cassel, reporting from near the military barracks, said several dozen people were also injured by shotgun pellets fired by the army.
At least three supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi were killed by gunfire as a crowd of several...
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3 Jul 2013

President Morsi overthrown in Egypt

The Egyptian army has overthrown President Mohamed Morsi, announcing a roadmap for the country s political future that will be implemented by a national reconciliation committee. The head of Egypt's armed forces issued a declaration on Wednesday evening suspending the constitution and appointing the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly al-Mansour, as interim head of state.
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27 Jun 2013

Egypt opposition calls for early elections

Egypt's main opposition coalition has rejected President Mohamed Morsi's offer for dialogue on reconciliation, and said it insisted on holding early presidential elections. A statement by the National Salvation Front - an umbrella of opposition groups - read by reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei said on Thursday that Morsi's two-and-a-hour speech reflected a "clear inability" to acknowledge the difficult conditions in Egypt.
Egypt's main opposition coalition has rejected President Mohamed Morsi's offer for dialogue on reconciliation, and said...
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15 Mar 2013

Egypt report on protest deaths blames police

An inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypt's revolution has concluded that the police were behind nearly all the killings. The report, parts of which were obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, said the police force used snipers on rooftops overlooking Cairo's Tahrir Square to shoot into the crowds.
An inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypt's revolution has concluded that the police were behind...
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24 Feb 2013

Morsi brings forward Egypt general election

President Mohamed Morsi has brought forward the start of the country's parliamentary elections to April 22 after members of the Coptic Christian minority criticised the planned timing of the polls. The first round of voting in Cairo and four other provinces had been scheduled for 27 April, which would have seen some voting take place during the Easter holiday.
President Mohamed Morsi has brought forward the start of the country's parliamentary elections to April 22 after members...
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28 Dec 2012

Egypt probes alleged incitement to oust Morsi

Egypt's chief prosecutor has ordered an investigation into allegations that opposition leaders committed treason by inciting supporters to overthrow President Mohammed Morsi. The probe, launched on Thursday, targets opposition leaders Mohammed El-Baradei, a Nobel Peace laureate and former head of the UN nuclear agency, former Foreign Minister Amr Moussa, and Hamdeen Sabahi. Both Moussa and Sabahi were presidential candidates who competed against Morsi in the last election.
Egypt's chief prosecutor has ordered an investigation into allegations that opposition leaders committed treason by...
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11 Dec 2012

To protect the revolution, overcome the false secular-Islamist divide

There are two evidently opportunistic events that have come together to signal a dreadful attempt by the Muslim Brotherhood to claim the entirety of the Egyptian revolution for themselves, pretty much on the same model that the Shia clerics hijacked the Iranian revolution of 1977-1979 - with the crucial difference that Egyptians in their tens of thousands have poured into their streets and are far more alert and vigilant to protect the totality of their revolution than Iranians were more than thirty years ago.
There are two evidently opportunistic events that have come together to signal a dreadful attempt by the Muslim...
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10 Dec 2012

Egypt opposition rejects planned referendum

A major Egyptian opposition group has said that President Mohamed Morsi's decision only to rescind a decree that gave him sweeping powers and not scrap a referendum on a controversial draft constitution has "fallen short of expectations" required to defuse tensions in the country
A major Egyptian opposition group has said that President Mohamed Morsi's decision only to rescind a decree that gave...
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9 Dec 2012

Egypt’s Morsi rescinds controversial decree

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month expanding his powers, an official told a Cairo news conference. A referendum on a draft constitution would, however, still go ahead as planned on December 15, said Selim al-Awa, an official acting as spokesman of a meeting Morsi held earlier on Saturday with other political leaders.
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month expanding his powers, an official told a...
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7 Dec 2012

Egypt opposition rejects Morsi dialogue offer

Thousands of Egyptians have marched towards the presidential palace in Cairo for another day of demonstrations against the government, while thousands of his backers gathered for a funeral of two men killed in recent clashes. As many as 10,000 protesters who were penned behind a barrier at the palace broke through barricades on Friday evening, climbing onto army tanks and waving flags as they chanted slogans against President Mohamed Morsi.
Thousands of Egyptians have marched towards the presidential palace in Cairo for another day of demonstrations against...
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6 Dec 2012

Several killed in Egypt clashes

At least four people have been killed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, as supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi clashed near the presidential palace, the health ministry says. Fighting continued into the early morning on Thursday with fires burning in the streets where the opposing sides threw stones and petrol bombs at each other.
At least four people have been killed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, as supporters and opponents of President Mohamed...
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30 Nov 2012

Thousands rally in Cairo against constitution

Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in central Cairo, continuing more than a week of demonstrations against new powers assumed by the president and the drafting of a constitution seen by many as undermining basic freedoms.
Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in central Cairo, continuing more than a week of demonstrations against new...
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28 Nov 2012

Egyptians stage mass anti-Morsi rally

Tens of thousands of people are staging a protest in the Egyptian capital against President Mohamed Morsi, who last week granted himself sweeping new powers. "The people want the regime to fall," the crowds chanted. Protesters and riot police clashed in Cairo on Tuesday near Tahrir Square, the birthplace of the uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak nearly two years ago.
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19 Oct 2012

Crowds rally against Islamists in Egypt

A large crowd estimated to range between a few hundred to a few thousand people rallied in Cairo on Friday to protest against Islamist influence in the drafting of Egypt's new constitution. Shouting slogans against the Muslim Brotherhood, which controls the country's presidency and the constituent assembly, the crowd marched from several points and assembled in Tahrir Square, the scene of violent clashes during a similar protest last week.
A large crowd estimated to range between a few hundred to a few thousand people rallied in Cairo on Friday to protest...
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11 Oct 2012

Egypt prosecutor-general rejects removal

Abdel Maguid Mahmoud, Egypt's prosecutor-general, has rejected a move by President Mohamed Morsi to remove him from his post, a day after all 24 defendants in the Cairo "Camel Battle" case were acquitted, state media reports. Mahmoud told Egyptian state media on Thursday that he would remain in post, saying that Morsi' move to remove him was beyond the mandate of the president's powers.
Abdel Maguid Mahmoud, Egypt's prosecutor-general, has rejected a move by President Mohamed Morsi to remove him from his...
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8 Oct 2012

Egypt president pardons political prisoners

Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has pardoned all political prisoners detained since the start of protests that toppled Hosni Mubarak last year. The pardon covers citizens facing trial and those serving jail sentences except for those convicted of murder, the presidential spokesman said, but did not give a specific number for the pardoned prisoners.
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has pardoned all political prisoners detained since the start of protests that toppled...
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3 Sep 2012

Egypt state TV lifts ban on veiled presenters

Egyptian state television has lifted a decades-long ban on veiled female news presenters whom successive secular-leaning regimes have barred from going on air. In a cream-colored headscarf and a dark suit, Fatma Nabil appeared on Sunday and read the 12pm news bulletin. State TV said this was the first such appearance by a woman with her hair covered since it was established a half century ago.
Egyptian state television has lifted a decades-long ban on veiled female news presenters whom successive secular-leaning...
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9 Aug 2012

Egypt’s president fires intelligence chief

Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has fired his spy chief Murad Muwafi in a major shake-up of military and intelligence ranks extending to the head of the Republican Guard and the governor of North Sinai.
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has fired his spy chief Murad Muwafi in a major shake-up of military and intelligence...
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8 Aug 2012

Egypt launches deadly air strikes in Sinai

Egypt has launched air strikes in the Sinai region close to the border with Gaza, killing more than 20 people, in response to a deadly attack on Sunday on a police station, the state-run Ahram news website has reported. The air strikes on positions in the town of Sheikh Zouaid on Wednesday followed the deaths of 16 border guards at the weekend in an attack by gunmen whose identities are yet to be determined.
Egypt has launched air strikes in the Sinai region close to the border with Gaza, killing more than 20 people, in...
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15 Jul 2012

Clinton urges democratic transition in Egypt

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has held talks with Egypt's top military leaders in Cairo, after calling for them to help smooth the country's full transition to democracy. The top US diplomat met Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), on Sunday, a day after arriving in Egypt amid a complex power struggle being played out between the army and newly-elected president, Mohamed Morsi.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has held talks with Egypt's top military leaders in Cairo, after calling for them...
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30 Jun 2012

Mohamed Morsi sworn in as Egypt’s president

Mohamed Morsi has been sworn in by Egypt's highest court as the country's first freely elected president, succeeding Hosni Mubarak who was toppled 16 months ago. He took the oath on Saturday before the Supreme Constitutional Court in their courthouse near the Nile River built to resemble an ancient Egyptian temple.
Mohamed Morsi has been sworn in by Egypt's highest court as the country's first freely elected president, succeeding...
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