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Egypt to announce election results Sunday
Egypt will release results from disputed presidential elections Sunday, the country's top elections commission official said — an announcement that ...
Tension soars as Egypt awaits vote results
Egypt's military and the Muslim Brotherhood traded blame for rising tensions Friday as the country awaited the outcome of a presidential runoff vote ...
Media demonize Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt's media are demonizing the Muslim Brotherhood as the state's worst enemy, claiming the fundamentalist group plans to plunge the country into ...
Officials delay announcing Egypt election winner
Officials postponed declaring a winner in Egypt's disputed election on Wednesday, sending political tensions soaring as the country awaited its first ...
Egypt's Mubarak on life support amid crisis
Egypt's Hosni Mubarak was on life support after suffering a stroke in prison Tuesday, deepening the country's uncertainty just as a potentially ...
Islamist claims victory in Egypt presidential vote
Islamist candidate Mohammed Morsi declared victory Monday in Egypt's first free presidential election since Hosni Mubarak's ouster 16 months ago.
Worried US tells Egypt's military to cede power
The Obama administration warned Egypt's military leaders on Monday to speedily hand over power or risk losing billions of dollars in U.S. military and ...
Key elements of Egypt's interim constitution
Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has decreed an interim constitutional declaration following the dissolution of parliament by a court ...
One Egyptian's surrender: The revolution failed
Mahmoud Abou Adhma's despair over Egypt's course the past 16 months has turned him from an avid revolutionary who camped out in Tahrir Square for most ...
Al-Qaida urges Egypt to cancel treaty with Israel
Al-Qaida's leader has urged Egypt to cancel its peace treaty with Israel and to establish Islamic rule, according to an audio message released Sunday.
Egypt votes for president to succeed Mubarak
Egyptians on Saturday voted to choose between a conservative Islamist and Hosni Mubarak's ex-prime minister in a presidential runoff once billed as ...
Facts about Egypt as it votes for a new president
The following is a fact sheet about Egypt, where an election runoff for a new president will be held Saturday and Sunday: — Population: 82 million in ...
Analysis: Egypt still in turmoil after 16 months
On the eve of a presidential election and two weeks before they are supposed to hand over authority, the military generals who were the power behind ...
Egypt's Brotherhood pins hopes on presidency
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood pinned its hopes Friday on weekend elections to salvage its waning political fortunes, responding to a court order ...
Egypt court dissolves Islamist-led parliament
Judges appointed by Hosni Mubarak dissolved the Islamist-dominated parliament Thursday and ruled his former prime minister eligible for the ...
What to know on Egypt's new political drama
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court, made up of judges appointed by Hosni Mubarak before his ouster last year, ordered the dissolving of the ...
Iran's dreams for influence stymied in Egypt
Iran once saw the Arab Spring uprisings as a prime opportunity, hoping it would open the door for it to spread its influence in countries whose ...
Mud-slinging campaign overshadows Egypt elections
In Egypt's highly polarizing presidential campaign, both sides have been going for the jugular. Wild accusations have been flying, and Egyptians are ...
Egypt extends military police powers before vote
Egypt's government extended the powers of military police and intelligence agents on Wednesday to allow them to arrest civilians for a wide range of ...