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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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31 May 2012

Egypt’s military to let emergency law expire

Egypt's emergency laws, widely used under the rule of ousted President Hosni Mubarak to silence political opponents, have expired for the first time in 31 years, the country's ruling military council announced on Thursday. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said in a statement that it would not renew the laws but would continue maintaining security until power is transferred to civilian rule. A new president will assume office in June.
Egypt's emergency laws, widely used under the rule of ousted President Hosni Mubarak to silence political opponents,...
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29 May 2012

Egypt protesters storm Shafiq’s Cairo office

Unidentified assailants have set fire to the headquarters of Egypt's runoff presidential candidate Ahmad Shafiq and thousands of protesters have returned to Cairo's Tahrir Square to rally against alleged injustice in the election process. An annex in Shafiq's headquarters in Cairo went up in flames late on Monday, hours after election officials announced that the former prime minister, a symbol of Hosni Mubarak's rule, would square off against Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi.
Unidentified assailants have set fire to the headquarters of Egypt's runoff presidential candidate Ahmad Shafiq and...
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27 May 2012

Egypt candidate to seek election suspension

Leftist candidate Hamdeen Sabahi will appeal for Egypt's presidential election to be suspended over alleged voting irregularities and a pending case over one of the frontrunner's right to stand, Sabahi's lawyer has said. Sabahi's pledge to pursue a suspension came on Saturday as the two apparent winners of the first round reached out to rival candidates ahead of a June runoff that appears set to polarise the country.
Leftist candidate Hamdeen Sabahi will appeal for Egypt's presidential election to be suspended over alleged voting...
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27 May 2012

Former Mubarak aide jailed for corruption

A Cairo criminal court has sentenced former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's chief of staff to seven years in jail on corruption charges, Egypt's official news agency reports. The court on Sunday also ordered Zakaria Azmi to pay a fine of 38 million Egyptian pounds (about $6.2m). Azmi was jailed last year and put on trial in October, charged with illegal acquisition of funds.
A Cairo criminal court has sentenced former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's chief of staff to seven years in jail on...
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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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4 May 2012

Scores injured and arrested in fresh Egypt clashes

At least 59 people are reported to have been injured in fresh clashes between protesters and security forces near Egypt's defence ministry. Security forces used water cannons and tear gas to drive back demonstrators. A curfew has now been imposed in the area from 23:00 local time. Protesters have dispersed and some have joined a demonstration in Tahrir Square. On Wednesday, unidentified assailants attacked people protesting outside the ministry, leaving at least 20 dead. The protesters, who were demonstrating against the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf), accused the government of orchestrating the attack.
At least 59 people are reported to have been injured in fresh clashes between protesters and security forces near...
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3 May 2012

Egypt’s military renews pledge to step down

Egypt's military rulers have said they are committed to handing over power to a civilian administration on July 1. The announcement on Thursday came a day after 11 people died in an attack on an anti-military protest outside the defence ministry in Cairo. Major General Mohammed al-Assar, a senior official in the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), also guranteed that presidential election scheduled for May 23-24 will be fair
Egypt's military rulers have said they are committed to handing over power to a civilian administration on July 1. The...
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3 May 2012

Egypt’s military renews pledge to step down

Egypt's military rulers have said they are committed to handing over power to a civilian administration on July 1. The announcement on Thursday came a day after 11 people died in an attack on an anti-military protest outside the defence ministry in Cairo. Major General Mohammed al-Assar, a senior official in the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), also guranteed that presidential election scheduled for May 23-24 will be fair
Egypt's military rulers have said they are committed to handing over power to a civilian administration on July 1. The...
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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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30 Apr 2012

In Egypt, Salafist vote could prove decisive

After Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year, ultraconservative Muslims known as Salafists emerged from the shadows and quickly became a surprising political force. No longer afraid of being detained and tortured for their strict interpretation of Islam, more pious men grew out their beards and more women felt comfortable covering their faces with the black veils favored by Salafists, even at government jobs.
After Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year, ultraconservative Muslims known as Salafists emerged from...
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24 Apr 2012

Egypt military bans Mubarak-era candidates

Egypt's ruling military has approved a law that bans top Hosni Mubarak-era officials from running for the presidency. The ruling, issued on Tuesday, excludes his last prime minister and further depleting a field reduced by the disqualifications of other front-runners. A copy of the law published on the website of the state-run al-Ahram newspaper said the legislation would take effect from Tuesday.
Egypt's ruling military has approved a law that bans top Hosni Mubarak-era officials from running for the presidency....
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23 Apr 2012

Egypt terminates gas deal with Israel

The head of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company has said it has terminated its contract to ship gas to Israel because of violations of contractual obligations, a decision Israel said overshadowed the peace agreement between the two countries. Mohamed Shoeb, the gas company's top official, said Sunday's decision was not political. "This has nothing to do with anything outside of the commercial relations,'' Shoeb said. He said Israel had not paid for its gas in four months. Yigal Palmor, Israeli foreign ministry spokesman, denied the claim of not paying.
The head of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company has said it has terminated its contract to ship gas to Israel...
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18 Apr 2012

Egypt panel turns down candidates’ appeal

The committee overseeing the Egyptian presidential election has upheld rulings disqualifying 10 candidates from the race including Hosni Mubarak's spy chief Omar Suleiman and Salafi preacher Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, the state-owned al-Ahram newspaper has reported.
The committee overseeing the Egyptian presidential election has upheld rulings disqualifying 10 candidates from the race...
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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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13 Apr 2012

Cairo protests against Mubarak-era candidates

Thousands of Egyptians have taken to the streets in support of parliamentary legislation that bans former top officials from the regime of Hosni Mubarak from running for president. The legislation, passed on Thursday, is subject to approval by the country's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the military council which has been running the country since Mubarak was toppled.
Thousands of Egyptians have taken to the streets in support of parliamentary legislation that bans former top officials...
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10 Apr 2012

Egypt court suspends constitutional panel

An Egyptian court has suspended a panel tasked with drafting a new constitution, pending a ruling on its legality. Tuesday's ruling followed complaints by political groups, secular politicians and constitutional experts over the parliament's decision to give lawmakers half the seats on the 100-member panel. Islamist groups have insisted that lawmakers get half the panel's seats, prompting charges that they wanted to monopolise the process and give the new constitution an Islamist slant.
An Egyptian court has suspended a panel tasked with drafting a new constitution, pending a ruling on its legality....
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8 Apr 2012

Egypt tensions rise as poll registration ends

Registration for candidacy in Egypt's first post-uprising presidential election has closed, amid last-minute twists and turns that have shaken the political race. About 20 candidates have registered, each hoping to lead the Arab world's most populous nation through a fragile transition following a movement that toppled Hosni Mubarak from power last year.
Registration for candidacy in Egypt's first post-uprising presidential election has closed, amid last-minute twists and...
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6 Apr 2012

In Egypt’s Tahrir Square, die-hard revolutionaries linger

The ragged effigy of a fallen leader dangles from a lamppost over the remnants of a dying revolution. Those left from the uprising that swelled through Tahrir Square last year and brought down Hosni Mubarak live in tents, harassed and cursed, but mostly forgotten. TV cameras no longer perch on balconies; the great banners have been spooled away. The slogans of rebellion have been pressed onto T-shirts, and tourists, their expressions saying they somehow expected more, take pictures, trying to summon the images that captivated the world those many months ago. But the joy has turned sullen, and the nation has slipped back to the burdens of life while these defiant few still hunker with their placards and rage.
The ragged effigy of a fallen leader dangles from a lamppost over the remnants of a dying revolution. Those left from...
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5 Apr 2012

Egyptian Islamists pin their hopes on Islamic law

The men gathering outside the yellow mosque agreed: Adulterers should be stoned to death, the hands of thieves cut off. "But not now," said Kareem Atta, waiting in a cool breeze for the sheik's car to roll up next to the Koran sellers. "Sharia law must be gradually put into place so it doesn't shock the system. You can't cut people's hands off if you first don't give them financial justice."
The men gathering outside the yellow mosque agreed: Adulterers should be stoned to death, the hands of thieves cut off....
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4 Apr 2012

Profile of the Muslim Brotherhood candidate for president

With just a few weeks to go until Egypt holds its first presidential election since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, post-revolutionary Egypt's most dominant political party has officially entered the contest.The Muslim Brotherhood has nominated a presidential candidate - in a major reversal of its previous policy. Khairat al-Shater is the group's deputy leader and a millionaire businessman who was imprisoned for 12 years during Mubarak's rule.
With just a few weeks to go until Egypt holds its first presidential election since the fall of Hosni Mubarak,...
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2 Apr 2012

Why Muslim Brotherhood decided to run for presidency

Brotherhood leaders argue their decision came as a result of the public s desire and popular pressure for them to run. Besides, what s so un-revolutionary about a former Mubarak prisoner becoming his successor? Behind the public posturing, however, lies a more calculated strategy. The Brotherhood fears that if it doesn t field its own candidate, the rival Salafist An-Nour party and its contender, Hazem Salah Abu Islamiel, could win the elections.
Brotherhood leaders argue their decision came as a result of the public s desire and popular pressure for them to run....
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1 Apr 2012

Brotherhood to run for Egypt’s presidency

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, in control of almost half the seats in parliament, has said it will field its own presidential candidate, reversing an earlier decision not to do so and escalating its confrontation with the nation's ruling generals and the group's secular and progressive critics.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, in control of almost half the seats in parliament, has said it will field its own...
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24 Mar 2012

Liberals walk out of Egypt assembly selection

A bloc of liberal lawmakers have walked out of a parliamentary vote on appointing a 100-member panel to draft Egypt's new constitution, citing differences with Islamist and Salafi parties who dominate the two houses of the legislature. During a heated joint session of parliament on Saturday, lawmakers from the liberal Egyptian bloc, which consists of three parties that hold nine per cent of the lower house's seats, walked out of proceedings
A bloc of liberal lawmakers have walked out of a parliamentary vote on appointing a 100-member panel to draft Egypt's...
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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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1 Mar 2012

Accused Americans Leave Egypt, Officials Say

Americans who had been stuck in Egypt left the country Thursday evening after Egyptian officials lifted a travel ban imposed as part of a politically charged criminal case against four nonprofit groups here, a senior official with the Obama administration and witnesses at the airport said.
Americans who had been stuck in Egypt left the country Thursday evening after Egyptian officials lifted a travel ban...
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29 Feb 2012

Judges in Egypt’s NGO trial pull out

All three judges in Egypt's trial of 43 NGO workers have pulled out of the case, according to a court official. The defendants, including 16 US citizens, are charged with using illegal foreign funds to foment unrest that has roiled Egypt over the past year. The non-governmental organisations flatly deny the charges, and US officials have hinted foreign aid to Egypt could be in jeopardy because of the case.
All three judges in Egypt's trial of 43 NGO workers have pulled out of the case, according to a court official. The...
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26 Feb 2012

Spectacle and political power in Egypt

For the better part of the past year, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), led by Tantawi, has depended on the occasional public spectacle to aid in cementing its increasingly tenuous grasp on political power. Since the fall of the Mubarak regime, Egypt's revolution has been hanging in the balance as the military attempts to preserve a status quo, marked by its historically dominant role in Egypt's political and economic spheres. These spectacles have taken on various forms and fulfilled a number of different objectives, all of which have ultimately served to bolster the military's power while giving the appearance of change.
For the better part of the past year, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), led by Tantawi, has...
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26 Feb 2012

Egypt NGO workers trial adjourned

The first day of a controversial trial of 43 pro-democracy workers accused of working illegally and trying to push American and Israeli interests in Egypt has adjourned in Cairo. The defendants include 19 Americans and 16 Egyptians, though only seven of the US citizens reportedly remain in the country, where they are prevented from leaving. The others include Serbs, Lebanese, Germans, a Norwegian, a Jordanian and a Palestinian.
The first day of a controversial trial of 43 pro-democracy workers accused of working illegally and trying to push...
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26 Feb 2012

Egypt US Foreign democracy activists on trial in Cairo

Human rights groups have strongly criticised the Egyptian investigation. They say the charges are part of an orchestrated campaign to silence groups critical of Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (Scaf). The case has provoked loud protests from Washington, and even threats to cut off the $1.5bn ( 1bn) of aid paid to Egypt each year. But inside Egypt, the raids and arrests have won widespread popular support, relieving some of the pressure on the military council as it moves towards a handover of power to civilians in the coming months, our correspondent reports.
Human rights groups have strongly criticised the Egyptian investigation. They say the charges are part of 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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22 Feb 2012

Verdict date set for Mubarak trial

The verdict in the trial of Hosni Mubarak, the deposed Egyptian president, will be delivered on June 2, the judge said on Wednesday. Mubarak turned down a chance to address the court , the prosecution has called for the death penalty. If convicted Mubarak, his interior minister Habib al-Adly and six security chiefs could receive the death penalty for ordering the deaths of protesters during the uprising that toppled Mubarak a year ago.
The verdict in the trial of Hosni Mubarak, the deposed Egyptian president, will be delivered on June 2, the judge said...
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17 Feb 2012

Egypt’s Brotherhood warns US over aid cut-off

The Muslim Brotherhood has warned that Egypt may review its 1979 peace deal with Israel if the United States cuts aid to the country, a move that could undermine a cornerstone of Washington's Middle East policy. Washington has said the aid is at risk due to an Egyptian probe into civil society groups that has resulted in charges against at least 43 activists, including 19 Americans who have been banned from leaving the country.
The Muslim Brotherhood has warned that Egypt may review its 1979 peace deal with Israel if the United States cuts aid to...
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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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12 Feb 2012

Egyptian police detain four over ‘incitement’

Egyptian authorities have detained four people, including an Australian journalist and an Egyptian labour activist, on suspicion that they had distributed cash to workers and incited them to take part in a strike demanding an end to army rule, the government-run Al-Ahram has said.
Egyptian authorities have detained four people, including an Australian journalist and an Egyptian labour activist, on...
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11 Feb 2012

In Egypt, NGO crackdown and draft law have chilling effect

A crackdown on U.S.-funded pro-democracy groups in Egypt and a bill before parliament that that would further restrict the work of nongovernmental organizations here are inhibiting development work and activism during a period many Egyptians hoped would be marked by greater freedoms.
A crackdown on U.S.-funded pro-democracy groups in Egypt and a bill before parliament that that would further restrict...
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8 Feb 2012

Egypt PM defends action against NGOs

Kamal el-Ganzouri, Egypt's military-backed prime minister, has said Egypt will not bow to Western pressure to end its crackdown on foreign-funded non-governmental organisations in the country. Egypt "won't back down or take a different route because of some aid or other", he announced from the cabinet's headquarters in Cairo on Wednesday.
Kamal el-Ganzouri, Egypt's military-backed prime minister, has said Egypt will not bow to Western pressure to end its...
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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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5 Feb 2012

The military, not Mubarak, was Egyptians’ real enemy

A year after the uprising that toppled Mubarak, the bright hope lit by young Egyptians taking their fate, and their country s, into their own hands has begun to fade beyond recognition. The first indication that the political energies unleashed by the two-week uprising were not entirely salubrious was a mob s sexual assault against American journalist Lara Logan in the middle of Tahrir Square. While some tried to pin this awful crime on pro-Mubarak thugs, subsequent manifestations of mob violence and its political commitments showed that the masses were moved by forces that had nothing to do with the old regime.
A year after the uprising that toppled Mubarak, the bright hope lit by young Egyptians taking their fate, and their...
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4 Feb 2012

Deadly clashes in Egypt over football riots

At least eight people have been killed in clashes in Egypt, as protesters fought with security forces over their alleged failure to prevent deadly football riots on Wednesday. Five people died in the eastern port city of Suez, as police used live rounds to hold back crowds on Friday.
At least eight people have been killed in clashes in Egypt, as protesters fought with security forces over their alleged...
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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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3 Feb 2012

Riot in Egypt ‘Had Nothing To Do with Football’

With two more people killed since Wednesday's stadium tragedy in Port Said, renewed violence in Egypt has highlighted the ongoing struggle for power there. German editorialists say the violence at the football match was just the latest manifestation of tensions between protesters and the powerful military.
With two more people killed since Wednesday's stadium tragedy in Port Said, renewed violence in Egypt has highlighted...
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2 Feb 2012

Anger in Egypt over deadly football riot

Egypt has declared three days of mourning for the more than 70 people who died at a football stadium amid violent clashes between rival supporters in the northern city of Port Said. Angry members of parliament denounced the lack of security at the match and gathered for an emergency session on Thursday, a day after violence erupted following an upset victory by home team al-Masry over Cairo's top club, al-Ahly
Egypt has declared three days of mourning for the more than 70 people who died at a football stadium amid violent...
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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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29 Jan 2012

Egyptians vote in upper house elections

Egyptians are voting in the first stage of elections for the upper house of parliament, with Islamists seeking to repeat the success they enjoyed in elections for the lower house. Voting for the Shura Council will be held over two stages; the first of which began on Sunday, It follows a lower house election that was Egypt's most democratic since military officers overthrew the king in 1952
Egyptians are voting in the first stage of elections for the upper house of parliament, with Islamists seeking to repeat...
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27 Jan 2012

Egyptians march to honour ‘Friday of Rage’

Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied across the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to mark the first anniversary of the "Friday of Rage", a key day in the uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak last year. Demonstrators began to converge in the capital's Tahrir Square, the focal point of protests, after Muslim noon prayers, on a day dubbed the "Friday of Pride and Dignity" by the dozens of pro-democracy groups organising the rallies. "Down with military rule!", shouted demonstrators, who waved flags and banners and chanted slogans against the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF).
Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied across the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to mark the first anniversary of the...
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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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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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17 Jan 2012

Mubarak lawyers claim former leader was “a victim of malicious accusations”

The trial of Hosni Mubarak, the deposed Egyptian president, has been adjourned until Wednesday hours after it began, with defence lawyers putting up their arguments saying the former leader was "a victim of malicious accusations".
The trial of Hosni Mubarak, the deposed Egyptian president, has been adjourned until Wednesday hours after it began,...
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14 Jan 2012

Mohamed ElBaradei will end Egypt presidency bid

Egyptian politician and former head of the UN nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei is dropping his candidacy in presidental elections later this year. Mr ElBaradei, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005, said he had taken his decision in protest at the way Egypt's military rulers governed "as though no revolution had taken place".
Egyptian politician and former head of the UN nuclear watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei is dropping his candidacy in...
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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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10 Jan 2012

Egyptian Women Confront Patriarchy – NYTimes.com

At first Samira Ibrahim was afraid to tell her father that Egyptian soldiers had detained her in Tahrir Square in Cairo, stripped off her clothes, and watched as she was forcibly subjected to a 'virginity test.' But when her father, a religious conservative, saw electric prod marks on her body, they revived memories of his own detention and torture under President Hosni Mubarak's government. "History is repeating itself," he told her, and together they vowed to file a court case against the military rulers, to claim "my rights," as Ms. Ibrahim later recalled.
At first Samira Ibrahim was afraid to tell her father that Egyptian soldiers had detained her in Tahrir Square in Cairo,...
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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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8 Jan 2012

Islamist parties lead Egypt polls

Islamists have stretched their lead in the final round of Egypt's landmark parliamentary election, official preliminary results show. The voter turnout in the final round was 62 per cent, Abdel Moaez Ibrahim, the election commission chief said on Saturday. The Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best-organised political group, came out top in seven of the nine provinces where the balloting was held on January 3-4, according to state television.
Islamists have stretched their lead in the final round of Egypt's landmark parliamentary election, official preliminary...
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5 Jan 2012

Prosecutors demand death penalty for Mubarak

Egyptian prosecutors in the case against Hosni Mubarak have demanded the death sentence for the former Egyptian president and other defendants, including his two sons and the former interior minister. "The prosecution demands the maximum penalty against Mubarak and the rest of the accused which is death by hanging," Mustafa Khater, a member of the prosecution team, said on Thursday during a court session in Cairo.
Egyptian prosecutors in the case against Hosni Mubarak have demanded the death sentence for the former Egyptian...
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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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3 Jan 2012

Onetime Mubarak foes move closer to power as Egyptians vote again

It was a day of fortunes turned inside out: The Muslim Brotherhood, persecuted for decades by then-President Hosni Mubarak, moved closer Tuesday to winning Egypt's parliamentary elections while the disgraced former leader listened from a defendant's cage as a federal prosecutor demanded the "harshest penalty" for him.
It was a day of fortunes turned inside out: The Muslim Brotherhood, persecuted for decades by then-President Hosni...
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2 Jan 2012

Mubarak appears briefly in court

Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak has briefly appeared in court, before the trial was adjourned until Tuesday. State television showed footage of Mubarak being wheeled on a stretcher into the police academy at the outskirts of Cairo on Monday as the court convened for a second time after a two-months break. His sons Alaa and Gamal, facing corruption charges, also returned to court along with former interior minister Habib el-Adly.
Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak has briefly appeared in court, before the trial was adjourned until Tuesday....
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2 Jan 2012

“Egypt the Prize” – The American campaign to hijack the Arab Spring backfires

Imagine the following scenario: a wealthy foreign country decides that the United States is insufficiently democratic. They launch a program to "teach" us the ABCs of "democracy" via a plethora of organizations devoted to "human rights" and "election monitoring," directly funded by themselves, shipping millions of taxpayer dollars to thousands of well-compensated "activists." As election time draws near, this foreign money is poured into the coffers of "activist" groups whose main purpose is to instigate street protests that often end in violence, as well as finance political parties whose platforms are conducive to the foreign policy objectives of their generous patron.
Imagine the following scenario: a wealthy foreign country decides that the United States is insufficiently democratic....
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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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27 Dec 2011

Egypt bans forced virginity tests by military

An Egyptian court has ordered a halt to forced virginity tests on female detainees in military prisons. The case, which was decided on Tuesday, was filed by Samira Ibrahim, a woman who said the army forced her to undergo a virginity test in March after she was arrested during a protest in central Cairo's Tahrir Square.
An Egyptian court has ordered a halt to forced virginity tests on female detainees in military prisons. The case, which...
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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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24 Dec 2011

Islamist parties consolidate Egypt poll gains

Islamist parties in Egypt have consolidated their gains in Egypt's parliamentary elections, securing more than 65 per cent of the seats determined so far, according to the latest results released. Abdel-Moez Ibrahim, the country's election commission chief, announced the results from the second round of voting for party lists, in which nine provinces with about 7 million voters cast their ballots, on Saturday,
Islamist parties in Egypt have consolidated their gains in Egypt's parliamentary elections, securing more than 65 per...
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24 Dec 2011

Egyptians stage mass rally against army

Egyptian activists have gathered in Cairo for a mass protest against the ruling military and its handling of a series of clashes between security forces and demonstrators that killed 17 people and drew international criticism, even as thousands of others demonstrated their support for the army.
Egyptian activists have gathered in Cairo for a mass protest against the ruling military and its handling of a series of...
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22 Dec 2011

Return to Tahrir – People and Power

Last weekend, in response to the fresh outbreak of deadly violence in Cairo, Egypt's newly-appointed prime minister, Kamal el-Ganzouri, announced that those involved in the clashes were "not the youth of the revolution". These protests, he suggested, were in fact a "counter-revolution". The prime minister's words must have come as a shock to Mossaab Shahrour, a 20-year-old student and kitchen fitter from the 6th of October City - a satellite city outside Cairo. Today Mossaab is walking with the help of a crutch. He was badly beaten outside the cabinet offices last Friday by soldiers wielding wooden poles and iron bars.
Last weekend, in response to the fresh outbreak of deadly violence in Cairo, Egypt's newly-appointed prime minister,...
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20 Dec 2011

Egyptians protest against beatings of women

Thousands of people have filled the streets of the Egyptian capital in protest against the beating of female protesters by the ruling military during clashes in and around the city's Tahrir Square. Female activists had called for Tuesday's demonstration to denounce the attacks on women and call for an immediate end to violence against protesters
Thousands of people have filled the streets of the Egyptian capital in protest against the beating of female protesters...
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19 Dec 2011

The military’s revenge

Egyptian military and police have lashed out at young protesters over the past several days with vengeance. The clashes began on Friday in front of the Ministry Building, which is visible from Tahrir Square. Protesters have been camped in front of the building since the Tahrir protests of November, which left dozens dead and ended with what many of the protesters saw as the unsatisfactory appointment of Kamal Ganzouri as Prime Minister, not only because Ganzouri - who was already Prime Minister from 1996 to1999 - is associated with the Mubarak regime, but also because the Ministry still has no real powers and is in essence, a puppet government for the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF).
Egyptian military and police have lashed out at young protesters over the past several days with vengeance. The clashes...
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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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14 Dec 2011

Polls open in Egypt’s second wave of voting

Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reported from a polling station in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, that the turnout had been "humble" but steady for the first hours since the polls had opened, although the turnout did not appear to be as high as in the first round of voting. She said round two was likely to be a much tougher race than the previous round, especially in the Muslim Brotherhood's heartland, the Nile Delta.
Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reported from a polling station in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, that the turnout had been...
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14 Dec 2011

Egyptian blogger gets two years in prison

An Egyptian military court has sentenced a blogger who criticised the army to two years in prison, after he went on a hunger strike to protest an initial three-year sentence. "In the name of the people, Maikel Nabil has been sentenced and punished with two years in prison and fined 200 pounds ($33)," the court said after a retrial on Wednesday.
An Egyptian military court has sentenced a blogger who criticised the army to two years in prison, after he went on a...
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12 Dec 2011

Report Egyptian journalists receive death threats from ‘militants’

Some opposition newspapers appeared partially blank in October, in protest at alleged restrictions imposed by the military rulers who have been in control of the country since former president Hosni Mubarak's overthrow earlier this year.
Some opposition newspapers appeared partially blank in October, in protest at alleged restrictions imposed by the...
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11 Dec 2011

Democracy in the Brotherhood’s Birthplace

Many Westerners (and some liberal Egyptians) are, frankly, freaking out about the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and the more extreme Islamists known as Salafis in the Egyptian elections. To understand why they won roughly two-thirds of the votes, I drove to this Suez Canal city of Ismailia, where the Muslim Brotherhood was founded in 1928.
Many Westerners (and some liberal Egyptians) are, frankly, freaking out about the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and the...
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9 Dec 2011

Muslim Brotherhood Egypt-Israel peace treaty needs to be reviewed

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said that the country's peace treaty with Israel needs re-evaluation by the country's new parliament, in press remarks by a senior member of the group published Friday. "A long time has passed since the Camp David accord was signed, and like the other agreements it needs to be reviewed, and this is in the hands of the parliament," said Mahmoud Hussein, the group's secretary-general.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said that the country's peace treaty with Israel needs re-evaluation by the country's new...
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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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