Egypt’s political forces have called for more protests on Friday against the ruling military’s power grab, as the nation nervously awaits the results of the first post-Mubarak presidential election. Hundreds of people spent the night in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, with more protests planned for Friday afternoon, the Muslim Brotherhood and secular movements said in statements. […]
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Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak was in a coma on life support at a Cairo hospital after suffering a stroke in prison, medical and military sources told AFP on Wednesday, denying reports he was clinically dead. The uncertainty over the health of the ousted leader came against the backdrop of new tension in the country, with both […]
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Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi claimed victory Monday inEgypt’s first free presidential vote, as the military handed itself sweeping powers in a move denounced by activists as a “coup.” A confirmed win by Mursi would mark the first time fundamentalists are elected to the presidency in the Arab World’s most populous nation, but the military […]
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Egyptian parties and activists have accused the ruling military council of staging a “counter-revolution,” after a series of measures that consolidated its power ahead of polls to choose a new president. Egypt’s top court on Thursday paved the way for the army to assume parliament’s powers after it annulled the house while allowing ousted president […]
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Egyptians gathered at the Israeli border for prisoners exchange against an accused spy, Ilan Grapel Israel has agreed to exchange 25 captured Egyptians against an American-Israeli spy Ilan Grapel. The accused Israeli spy was hunt down in June at Egypt. Grapel planned to hire locals to keep a close eye on the events that triggered […]
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