Egypt’s Former President Goes to Trial as Army Chief Eyes Top Job
Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi looks poised to claim Egypt’s presidency as the man he ousted from power last year goes to court
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Why Egyptians Are Voting Away Their Freedoms
The two-day referendum being held in Egypt is effectively a rubber-stamp vote that will guarantee the military-backed regime greater powers
Egypt’s Military-Backed Rulers Brand Muslim Brotherhood ‘Terrorist’ and Extend Crackdown
A number of bomb attacks mark a new dark phase in Egypt, where the military-backed government has deepened its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, labeling the Islamist organization a terrorist group
Egypt’s New Protest Law May Spark Another Crisis
A new Egyptian law criminalizing protests may wake some of Egypt’s dormant revolutionaries
Egyptian Authorities ‘Beat Up’ Ohio State Grad in Cairo Prison
An Egyptian-American activist arrested in August claims in a letter smuggled from prison that Egyptian security personnel beat him, denied him medical attention and joked about killing detainees.
Dual citizen Mohamed Soltan, a …
What Syria Means for Egypt: Pro-Assad Mood Marks Return of Arab Nationalism
As the Arab League convened in downtown Cairo on Sunday to discuss the crisis in Syria, several blocks away some 200 demonstrators assembled to denounce possible U.S. military action against Damascus.
Former Top Egyptian Militant Vows Peace, Warns Mubarak
Abboud el-Zomor spent 30 years in Egyptian prisons in connection with the 1981 assassination of former President Anwar Sadat. On Thursday, he smiled as he carried a silver tray with long-stemmed glasses of 7 Up into his …
Egypt’s Revolution Comes Full Circle: Court Orders Mubarak’s Release
An Egyptian court ordered deposed President Hosni Mubarak released from prison on Wednesday, further deepening the sense of crisis one week after the country’s military-backed interim government carried out what human rights …
A Deadly Gamble: Egypt’s Salafists May Now Regret Support for the Military
A month ago, the Nour Party, the largest political group to emerge from the ultraconservative Salafist movement, was seen as Egypt’s kingmaker when it dramatically joined the military-led ousting of Islamist President Mohamed …
Turmoil in Egypt: TIME Journalist Gets Caught in Cairo’s Latest Day of Rage
There was a crackle of gunfire. Birdshot hit the buildings overhead and the crowd of demonstrators on Cairo’s 15 May Bridge took off running from the shots. I felt a dull object hit my back. It was a brake disk from a car. …