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'Egypt's Jon Stewart' Faces Government Harrassment

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 04.03.2013 | World

CAIRO — Egyptian authorities on Tuesday stepped up a campaign against a popular TV comedian accused of insulting the president, threatening to r...

White House BLASTS Egypt President's Anti-Semitic Comments

AP | MATTHEW LEE and JOSH LEDERMAN | Posted 01.16.2013 | World

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Tuesday gave a blistering review of remarks that Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi made almost three years a...

Boy's Death Demonstrates Egypt's Power Rift

Reuters | Posted 01.27.2013 | World

By Yasmine Saleh DAMANHOUR, Egypt, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Islam Massoud's funeral laid bear the political feud in Egypt that caused his de...

Morsi Reportedly Agrees To Limit Controversial Decree's Scope

Reuters | Posted 11.26.2012 | World

By Tom Perry and Marwa Awad CAIRO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Egypt's ruling Islamists tried to defuse a political crisis on Monday, with Pre...

Morsi: Power Grab 'Within His Rights'

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 01.26.2013 | World

CAIRO — Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi struck an uncompromising stand Monday over his seizure of near absolute powers, refusing in a meeting w...

End Of Egypt Power Crisis 'Imminent'

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI | Posted 01.26.2013 | World

CAIRO -- Egypt's justice minister said Monday that a resolution was "imminent" to the political crisis over President Mohammed Morsi's decision to gra...

Egyptian President Faces Judicial Revolt Over Power Grab

Reuters | Posted 01.24.2013 | World

By Tom Perry CAIRO, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi faced a rebellion from judges who accused him on Saturday of ...

'A Slap In The Face'

Reuters | Posted 12.13.2012 | World

CAIRO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Egypt's public prosecutor said on Saturday he will keep his job, in a blow to President Mohamed Mursi who just two days ag...

Egypt's Prez Faces New Test: GARBAGE

AP | SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 09.01.2012 | World

CAIRO -- The pile of trash overwhelmed the median divider on Ahmed Zaki Street and spilled into oncoming traffic – egg shells, rotten eggplants,...

Egypt's Prez To Visit U.S. Next Month

AP | Posted 08.22.2012 | World

CAIRO -- Egypt's Islamist president will visit the United States next month, an aide said Wednesday. The visit could serve as a step toward cementing ...

Coup Or Agreement? New Generation In Egypt's Military Rises To Power

AP | SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 08.15.2012 | World

CAIRO -- With the surprising easy removal of Egypt's top brass, Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi tapped into discontent among the military's ...

And Egypt's President Is...

H.A. Hellyer | Posted 10.13.2012 | World
H.A. Hellyer

Egypt's uncertain transition has taken yet another unpredictable turn. What happened in the last few days? What is the state of play in Egypt's political transition now? Where does Egypt go from here?

Military Shows No Sign Of Opposing Egyptian President

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI and SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 10.13.2012 | World

CAIRO — In retaking key powers and shaking up the military brass, President Mohammed Morsi has sharply shifted Egypt's balance of power overnigh...

Prez Fires Top Officials Over Deadly Attack

AP | HAMZA HENDAWI and SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 10.08.2012 | World

CAIRO — Egypt's president fired his intelligence chief on Wednesday for failing to act on an Israeli warning of an imminent attack days before m...

Alliance: New Prez' Decisions Lack Transparency, Clarity

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 09.27.2012 | World

CAIRO -- An alliance of pro-democracy advocates on Saturday criticized Egypt's new Islamist president for unilaterally choosing a prime minister with ...

Egypt's Top Court Overrules President's Parliament Recall

Reuters | Posted 09.09.2012 | World

(Adds details of the ruling) CAIRO, July 10 (Reuters) - Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court said on Tuesday it had overruled Presiden...

Big Questions for President Morsi

Jonathan Guyer | Posted 07.09.2012 | World
Jonathan Guyer

The conflicting agendas of the military, the Brotherhood, and the street will continue to set the stage for the next period of transition. It's not over yet.

Egypt's President Orders Probe Of Protesters' Deaths

AP | AYA BATRAWY | Posted 09.05.2012 | World

CAIRO — Egypt's new president appointed a fact-finding committee to investigate the killing of protesters since the outbreak of last year's popu...

Egypt's Prez Elect To Head To Tahrir

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL and SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 08.29.2012 | World

CAIRO — President-elect Mohammed Morsi roused the masses in Tahrir Square on Friday, vowing to fight on behalf of the people and defying the rul...

Hey I Just Met You, And This Is Crazy. He's My Husband, But Don't Call Me First Lady

AP | AYA BATRAWY | Posted 08.28.2012 | World

CAIRO — Egypt's new first lady Naglaa Ali Mahmoud and her predecessor Suzanne Mubarak have at least one thing in common: Both have seen their hu...

What You Need To Know About Egypt's New Government

Posted 06.28.2012 | World

In the wake of Egypt's historic presidential elections, the distribution of power in the country remains up in the air. Just who does what, exactly? ...

Clinton: U.S. Pleased With New Egyptian President

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 08.27.2012 | World

HELSINKI -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the Obama administration is pleased so far with commitments made by Egypt's Islamist p...

Key Events In Egyptian Uprising And Transition

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 06.24.2012 | World

CAIRO -- Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood was declared the winner Sunday of the first free presidential elections in Egypt's history, making h...

Morsi Calls For Unity, Peace

AP | SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 08.24.2012 | World

CAIRO — The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi was declared the winner of Egypt's first free presidential election Sunday, and he proclaimed hi...

Morsi Announced New Egyptian President

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 06.25.2012 | World

After days of delay for the results of its presidential runoff, Egypt has announced Mohammed Morsi as the winner of the election and the country's new...