Tag: Egypt
Egypt clashes enter fifth day
Protesters and police clashed again outside Cairo’s security headquarters on Monday in the wake of deadly football violence and amid calls by activists for...
Third day of Egypt clashes as death toll mounts
Police fired tear gas and birdshot at protesters on Saturday in a third day of deadly clashes in Cairo, as anger at Egypt's ruling...
Egypt in mourning after 74 killed in football tragedy
Egypt began three days of mourning on Thursday after 74 people were killed in an eruption of violence at a football match that sparked...
Egyptian sentenced for ‘defaming Islam’
A Cairo court has sentenced Egyptian comedy giant Adel Imam to three months in jail for “defaming Islam” in several roles he played on...
Islamists take centre stage in Egypt parliament
Islamist MPs took centre stage on Monday as Egypt’s parliament met for the first time since a popular uprising ousted Hosni Mubarak, while their...
Brothers win almost half of Egypt parliament seats
The Muslim Brotherhood’s party has won 47.18 percent of seats in the Egyptian parliament, the electoral commission announced on Saturday as it gave the...
Pakistan attaches great importance to relations with Egypt: Khar
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar says Pakistan attaches great importance to its relations with Egypt.
Talking to Egyptian Ambassador Said Mohmed El Said Hindam, she...
Egypt presidential race to open mid-April
Candidates for Egypt’s first presidential election since the ouster of veteran leader Hosni Mubarak can start registering from April 15, a member of the...
ElBaradei says won’t run for Egypt presidency
The ex-head of the UN nuclear watchdog and Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei said on Saturday he would not run for the Egyptian presidency, saying...
Egypt’s triumphant Brotherhood eyes political credibility
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is seeking to emerge as a credible and moderate force after marathon elections propelled it to the forefront of the political...
Egypt Copts celebrate Christmas amid security
Egypt's Coptic Christians celebrated Christmas on Saturday amid tight security, looking over their shoulders at the violence they have suffered in recent years and...
Egypt Islamists claim 62% in latest voting
Egypt's two main Islamist parties claimed on Saturday to have together taken 62.2 percent of the vote in the final stage of a general...
Egypt’s Islamists sweep second round of elections
Egypt’s main Islamist parties won 65 percent of votes for party lists in the second round of a historic election for a new parliament...
The “Arab Spring” effect
The rise of political consciousness
Nine months into the “Arab Spring,” we surveyed public opinion in seven Arab countries and Iran, asking over 6,000 respondents...
Egypt troops, protesters clash again
Protesters and troops fought in Cairo on Sunday, the third day of clashes that have killed 10 people and exposed rifts over the army‘s...
Troops assault Egypt protesters, clashes kill 9
Soldiers beat demonstrators with batons in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday in a second day of clashes that have killed nine people and wounded...
Islamists look to extend success in Egypt elections
Voters poured into polling stations Wednesday in the second round of landmark elections that will shape Egypt’s post-revolution future, with many backing Islamists who...
