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Egypt's Mubarak to get new trial over killings
An Egyptian appeals court on Sunday overturned Hosni Mubarak's life sentence and ordered a retrial of the ousted leader in the killing of hundreds of ...
Potential impact of Mubarak retrial
Egypt's highest appeals court on Sunday overturned Hosni Mubarak's conviction and ordered a retrial of the former president for failing to prevent the ...
Egyptian appeals court orders Mubarak retrial
A Cairo appeals court on Sunday overturned Hosni Mubarak's life sentence and ordered a retrial of the former Egyptian president for failing to prevent ...
Egypt names a new central bank governor
Egypt's president on Thursday named a new head for the country's central bank, after the resignation of the longtime chief amid a crippling economic ...
Egypt's president invited to Iran, discusses Syria
Iran's foreign minister on Thursday invited Egypt's president to visit Tehran again, a sign of improved relations between the two nations since an ...
Egypt's ultraconservative party chooses new leader
Egypt's largest ultraconservative Islamist party, which has emerged as a potent political force in the country, elected a new leader Wednesday after ...
Qatar aiding Egypt with extra $2.5 billion
Qatar announced Tuesday it was doubling its financial aid to the Egyptian government with a new injection of $2.5 billion, underlining its role in ...
Former judge challenges Egypt's constitution
The only female judge to sit on Egypt's highest court said Tuesday she has filed the first legal challenge against the country's highly contentious ...
Egypt talking to IMF again about crucial loan
Doubts are emerging about the Egyptian government's ability to implement painful austerity measures linked to the International Monetary Fund's ...
Egypt's pope urges Copts to 'not be afraid'
Egypt's pope urged his congregants to be joyful and "not be afraid" in his Mass for Coptic Christmas, trying to reassure a community feeling anxious ...
Egypt shakes up Cabinet, appoints 10 new ministers
Egypt swore in 10 new ministers on Sunday in a Cabinet shake-up aimed at improving the government's handling of the country's ailing economy ahead of ...
Egypt panel implicates Mubarak, military in deaths
An Egyptian fact-finding mission determined that Hosni Mubarak watched the uprising against him unfold through a live TV feed at his palace, despite ...
3 Egyptian officials fly to UAE to discuss arrests
Three senior Egyptian officials flew to the United Arab Emirates Wednesday to discuss the arrest of 11 Egyptians accused of forming a Muslim ...
Egypt prosecutors investigate popular TV comedian
Egyptian prosecutors launched an investigation on Tuesday against a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting the president in the latest ...
Protester shot in Cairo may have been targeted
Gunmen drove into Cairo's Tahrir Square before dawn Monday and fired at an anti-government sit-in, seriously wounding a protester who had been jailed ...
Egypt's president warns against dangers to economy
Egypt's Islamist president used his first address before the newly convened upper house of parliament on Saturday to warn against any unrest that ...
Egypt transfers tons of building materials to Gaza
Thousands of tons of building materials such as cement and steel began crossing into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Egyptian and Palestinian officials ...
Egypt: Mubarak once again in military hospital
Egypt's deputy interior minister says that ousted President Hosni Mubarak has been transferred to a military hospital from his prison cell for the ...
Egypt's opposition leaders under investigation
Egypt's chief prosecutor ordered an investigation on Thursday into allegations that opposition leaders committed treason by inciting supporters to ...
Egypt's Morsi: constitution dawn of new republic
Egypt's Islamist president proclaimed the country's newly adopted constitution as the dawning of a "new republic" in a television address Wednesday, ...
New turmoil hits Egypt's tourism
At Egypt's Pyramids, the desperation of vendors to sell can be a little frightening for some tourists. Young men descend on any car with foreigners ...
Egypt constitution passes, economic crunch looms
The official approval of Egypt's disputed, Islamist-backed constitution Tuesday held out little hope of stabilizing the country after two years of ...
In Egypt Islamists' bastion, discontent creeps up
When election-time rolls around, this impoverished province of farmlands south of Cairo has proven one of the most die-hard bastions of support for ...
AP Interview: Egypt liberal objects to charter
One of Egypt's leading opposition figures on Monday pledged continued resistance to his country's Islamist-oriented constitution even if it is ...