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CAIRO: Egyptians start voting Saturday in a referendum that aims to cement the rule of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former coup leader presenting himself...

An ancient Egyptian iron bead found inside a 5,000-year-old tomb was crafted from a meteorite, new research shows. The tube-shaped piece of jewelry was...

Egyptians in their hundreds began gathering Tuesday in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square ahead of a mass demonstration to protest against verdicts handed down in...

Egyptians, choosing their leader freely for the first time in history, voted for a second day on Thursday in an election that is a...

Egyptians were voting Wednesday in historic presidential elections contested by Islamists and secularists promising different futures for the country after the overthrow of veteran...

On one hand, many industrialists are worried that giving MFN status to India will ruin their business, as local markets will be flooded by...

Protesters demanding Egypt’s ruling generals hand over power beat back a new police raid to evict them from Cairo’s central Tahrir Square on Monday,...

A U.S. missile strike in North Waziristan killed three Egyptians linked to the Haqqani network, including one who played a key role in handling...

More than 1,000 Egyptians extended a protest in central Cairo to a fifth day on Tuesday after dismissing the prime minister’s pledge to reshuffle...

More than 2,000 Egyptians braved sweltering heat on Monday for a fourth day of protests aimed at pressing Egypt's military rulers to enact swifter...

Dozens of people were injured in clashes between two groups of protesters, for and against putting former president Hosni Mubarak on trial, Egypt’s official...

At least 20 people have drowned in the Nile while on a trip to visit the grave of a relative, Egyptian media reported on...

CAIRO - Thousands of protesters turned their anger on the army on Saturday demanding that Egypt's ruling military council hand power to civilians and pressing for former President Hosni Mubarak to be put on trial.
The army, which has ruled Egypt since Mubarak was forced out of office on February 11, has become a growing target for a hardcore of protesters who say the generals are colluding with remnants of Mubarak's network and thwarting calls for a deeper purge.
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CAIRO - Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday, issuing calls to "save the revolution" that ousted president Hosni Mubarak and to rid of the country of the old regime.
The Youth Coalition Movement, an umbrella grouping those who launched the uprising against Mubarak, called this week for a new demonstration to demand judgement of the corrupt and those who fired live rounds on protesters. The young pro-democracy activists also want the country's

CAIRO - Egyptians turned out in droves on Saturday to get their first taste of democracy after president Hosni Mubarak was forced to relinquish his 30-year grip on power last month in the face of mass protests. Long queues formed outside voting centres throughout the first half of the day, something unheard of in the Mubarak era, when turnout was always miniscule as voters assumed their ballots would make no difference. Hordes of voters flocked to polling stations across Cairo from

CAIRO - Egyptians flocked to the polls on Saturday for the first time since President Hosni Mubarak was toppled to vote in a referendum on constitutional reforms which the military rulers hope will allow elections within six months.
By early morning, queues of hundreds had formed at polling stations across the country to cast ballots in the first vote in living memory whose outcome has not been known in advance. The result will determine how quickly Egypt can hold elections.