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Egypt: Protesters burn office of Ahmed Shafiq

The Election Commission has announced that Ahmed Shafiq made it into a runoff vote with an Islamist ...

Mubarak`s former aide jailed for corruption

Zakaria Azmi, who served as the chief of staff during Mubarak`s tenure, was also asked to pay a fine...

Egypt`s 3rd runner-up calls for vote recount

Sabahi narrowly came in third in a surprisingly strong showing of 21.5 per cent, followed by a moder...

Egypt: Ex-Mubarak era PM praises glorious uprising

Shafiq vowed there would be no recreation of the old regime as he prepared to face off against Moham...

Egypt: Brotherhood seeks dialogue to `save nation`

Egypt has been run by the Supreme Council of Armed Forces since Hosni Mubarak`s ouster in 2011.

Egypt: Brotherhood candidate Mursi seals run-off spot

The presidential race turned out to be a hotly contested one with no single candidate winning a clea...

`Egypt polls a milestone in transition to democracy`

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that her country looks forward to working with Egypt`...

Egypt: Polling continues for second day in row

Egyptians are casting their ballots for the second day in the country`s first free Presidential Elec...

Policeman killed during presidential vote in Egypt

Millions of Egyptians queued outside polling stations and cast ballots to pick their first post-Muba...

Egyptians vote in landmark presidential election

Fifty million people are eligible to vote. A total of 13 contenders are in the fray but the race boi...

5 Egyptian cops sentenced to 10-yrs for protest deaths

An Egyptian court sentenced five policemen to 10 years each in prison for their role in killing peac...

Egyptians abroad vote in presidential elections

Egyptian expatriates headed to polls, casting the first votes to name a successor to ousted leader H...

Uncertainty looms over Egypt presidential polls

An Egyptian administrative court has ruled in favor of a lawsuit which suspended this month’s presid...

Egypt judges send 293 to trial for violent protest

A three-week sit-in in December outside the Cabinet building turned violent when troops badly beat a...

Egyptian Army to hand over power on May 24

State power has been in the hands of the Military Council since president Hosni Mubarak was toppled ...

Egypt lets Mubarak PM back in presidential race

The last prime minister to serve under deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been allowed to ...

Egypt: Moussa vows Army voice in key policy body

Amr Moussa said Egypt needed a president with lobbying skills to work effectively with the Islamist-...

Egypt panel definitively bars President hopefuls

The three hopefuls had been the most polarizing figures in the race.

Egypt ex-VP `joined race to stop religious state`

The Parliament has passed a bill that strips senior Mubarak regime figures of their political rights...

Egypt court rules Islamist`s mother not US citizen

Abu Ismail is a 50-year-old lawyer-turned-preacher with a large following of enthusiastic supporters...

Egypt court hears case to bar Mubarak aides from presidency

An Egyptian court will hear a suit seeking to prevent Hosni Mubarak`s aides from running for the pre...

Egypt`s former spy chief says not backed by Army

Omar Suleiman showed he still wields political clout by collecting around 72,000 signatures of eligi...

Egypt military backs Mubarak`s VP for president

Omar Suleiman will set out as a formidable presidential challenger to stop the Islamists from taking...

New blast hits Egypt gas pipeline

No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks on the installation that crosses the increasingl...

Mubarak deputy decides to run for Egypt president

Egypt`s former vice president has changed his mind and says he will run in the upcoming Presidential...

Egyptian protesters rally to keep Islamist in race

The Presidential Elections in May are the first since the fall of Hosni Mubarak in last year`s upris...

Egypt`s Brotherhood fields presidential candidate

Egypt`s Muslim Brotherhood had earlier decided to stay out of the presidential race.

Egypt court orders ban of porn websites

The pornographic website issue recently underlined the Islamist domination of Parliament.

Egypt protesters tear down wall near Parliament

The military has built walls in the district to keep protesters away from nearby government offices ...

Islamist draws crowds in Egypt election campaign

Hazem Salah Abu Ismail`s message has moved from the mosque to the masses in the year since Hosni Mub...

Suleiman may run for Egyptian presidency: Report

Sulaiman was vice-president for the last two weeks of Mubarak`s regime.

Egypt Parliament to consider cutting off US aid

In Sunday`s session, lawmakers complained the US had no respect for Egypt`s sovereignty.

Egypt presidential vote starts May 23

Egypt`s presidential election will be held over two days starting May 23, the state election committ...

Egypt court adjourns US activists` trial to April

The politically charged case has set off a crisis in relations between Cairo and Washington.

In memo to court, Egypt`s Mubarak claims innocence

Hosni Mubarak is charged with complicity in the killing of nearly 900 protesters in the uprising tha...

Verdict in trial of Egypt`s Mubarak set for June 2

Hosni Mubarak is accused of complicity in the killing of protesters during the uprising that pushed ...

Mubarak`s trial leaves Egypt with open wounds

Egypt has not pursued a truth and reconciliation body such as the commission in South Africa.

"Conspiracy of silence" in Mubarak trial: Lawyer

A lawyer acting for the families of those killed in Egypt`s uprising against Hosni Mubarak Monday to...

Egypt: Nominations for president to start March 10

Egypt`s Supreme Constitutional Court however stopped short of announcing a date for the Presidential...

Egypt sets NGO trial date, escalating rift with US

Egypt said the criminal trial of 16 Americans and 27 others will start on February 26.

Egypt to hold presidential poll in May: Report

The election would be held by late May, giving candidates three weeks to declare their candidature a...

Egypt state media accuses US of spreading anarchy

A crisis between Washington and Cairo was triggered by Egypt`s investigation into US-based non-gover...

Egypt frees Australian reporter, US student

An Australian journalist, a US student and their Egyptian translator were freed after two days in d...

Egypt detains Australian journalist, US student

Egyptian authorities suspect the duo had distributed cash to workers and incited them to take part i...

Top US general discusses NGO case in Cairo

The case of US pro-democracy activists charged in an investigation has strained ties between Cairo a...

Egypt: Tribesmen kidnap 3 Korean tourists in Sinai

It was the latest in a series of kidnappings in Sinai, which has seen a surge in lawlessness over th...

Egypt`s military warns of conspiracies

The message intended to undermine activists who plan to mark the anniversary of Hosni Mubarak`s over...

Egypt`s Muslim Brotherhood wants government sacked

Egypt`s Muslim Brotherhood said the ruling generals have failed to manage the deteriorating security...

Mubarak`s wife attempted suicide over corruption charges

The wife of Egypt`s Hosni Mubarak has confessed in her memoirs about an attempt to commit suicide wh...

Egyptians cancel meetings with US lawmakers

Nineteen Americans are among 40 foreign and Egyptian activists whose cases have been referred to cri...

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