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Al Qaeda's suicide attack plan on foreign embassy thwarted, says Egypt

Reuters | Sunday May 12, 2013

Egyptian have security forces thwarted a plan by an Al Qaeda-linked cell to carry out a suicide attack on a foreign embassy, capturing three militants, the interior minister said on Saturday.

Egypt replaces economy ministers, boosts Muslim Brotherhood

Reuters | Tuesday May 7, 2013

Egypt announced a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday that removed two ministers closely involved in talks with the International Monetary Fund and increased the representation of President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood in government.

Libya gunmen surround justice ministry in Tripoli

Associated Press | Wednesday May 1, 2013

Gunmen swooped in on trucks mounted with anti-aircraft guns and surrounded Libya's Justice Ministry on Tuesday, cutting off roads and forcing employees out of the building in the latest instance of powerful militiamen showing their muscle to press th...

Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak moved to prison from army hospital: report

Reuters | Thursday April 18, 2013

Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak was taken back to prison from an army hospital on Thursday after appearing fitter at his aborted retrial on charges of complicity in the killings of protesters in 2011.

Egypt President Mohamed Morsi arrives in Khartoum for 'historic' visit

Agence France-Presse | Thursday April 4, 2013

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi arrives in neighbouring Sudan on Thursday for a visit which Khartoum termed historic but an analyst said should have come sooner.

Egypt satirist Bassem Youssef questioned for insulting President Mohamed Mursi

Reuters | Sunday March 31, 2013

Egyptian prosecutors questioned Egypt's most prominent television satirist on Sunday over allegations he insulted the president and Islam, a case that has increased opposition fears of a crackdown on dissent.

Egypt's president says may move to protect nation

Associated Press | Sunday March 24, 2013

Egypt's president said on Sunday he may take unspecified measures to "protect this nation," two days after supporters of his Muslim Brotherhood and the opposition clashed in Cairo.

Egypt vigilantes hang two thieves in public

Associated Press | Sunday March 17, 2013

Egyptian vigilantes beat two men accused of stealing a motorized rickshaw, stripped them half-naked and hung them by their feet in a crowded bus station in the Nile Delta on Sunday, according to security officials. Both men died.

Egypt's Mohamed Morsi invites opposition to dialogue on elections

Reuters | Monday February 25, 2013

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi invited opposition parties to a meeting on Monday to discuss concerns about upcoming parliamentary elections, which some parties have threatened to boycott, and agree on ways to ensure their fairness.

Egypt's Mohamed Morsi calls elections beginning April 27

Reuters | Friday February 22, 2013

President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday called parliamentary elections that will begin on April 27 and finish in late June, a four-stage vote that the Islamist leader hopes will conclude Egypt's turbulent transition to democracy.

Mass funeral held in Egypt after riots kill 37

Associated Press | Sunday January 27, 2013

Tens of thousands of mourners poured into the streets of the restive Egyptian city of Port Said on Sunday for a mass funeral for most of the 37 people killed in rioting a day earlier, chanting slogans against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

United Arab Emirates charges 94 in alleged Islamist coup plot

Associated Press | Sunday January 27, 2013

The United Arab Emirates says 94 people face charges for allegedly trying to overthrow the state as part of widening crackdowns on Islamist groups with suspected links to the Muslim Brotherhood.

Egypt poised to give official poll results

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 25, 2012

Authorities in Egypt are to release official results on Tuesday of a constitutional referendum that the ruling Islamists say they have already won but which the opposition alleges was marred by fraud.

Egypt adopts Islamist-backed charter: state media

Agence France-Press | Sunday December 23, 2012

Egypt has adopted a new, Islamist-backed constitution with nearly two-thirds support in a referendum preceded by weeks of sometimes bloody protests, official media said on Sunday.

Egyptians vote on controversial draft charter

Agence France-Press | Saturday December 22, 2012

Eyptians voted on Saturday in the final round of a referendum on a new constitution championed by President Mohamed Morsi and his Islamist allies against fierce protests from the secular-leaning opposition.