20 May 2012, 5:05 pm
U.S.-Egypt ties have become snarled over the past year. Many Egyptians resent the U.S. because it supported the deposed regime of Hosni Mubarak. And the U.S. has struggled for a coherent response to the country’s back-and- forth dance with democracy under transitional military rule.... Read More »
20 May 2012, 4:25 pm
The powerful Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohammed Mursi warned Sunday against any attempt to tamper with Egypt's presidential poll this week as thousands of supporters rallied across the country on the last day of campaigning.... Read More »
20 May 2012, 12:31 pm
Profiles of Egypt's main presidential candidates:... Read More »
20 May 2012, 10:08 am
Several hundred Egyptians including a presidential candidate began a 24-hour hunger strike on Sunday to protest the continued detention of around 300 people rounded up in a mass arrest who face possible military prosecution.... Read More »
20 May 2012, 7:33 am
TANTA, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood planned a mass climax to its presidential campaign on Sunday, hoping to sway undecided voters and clinch victory in this week's election when Egyptians will choose their leader freely for the first time. On the last day of official campaign... Read More »
20 May 2012, 7:30 am
QALYUB, Egypt (Reuters) - The motorcade of Hamdeen Sabahy, a dark horse in Egypt's presidential race, inched over the bumpy roads of this Egyptian town led by a car booming 1960s nationalist music in homage to his hero, Gamal Abdel Nasser. The smiling leftist politician has a long history of opp... Read More »
19 May 2012, 12:50 pm
Human Rights Watch accused Egypt's military on Saturday of beating and torturing protesters arrested during clashes with soldiers in Cairo earlier this month.... Read More »
18 May 2012, 5:19 am
As Egypt prepares to elect its first president after Hosni Mubarak’s three-decade rule, it’s no surprise that one of the front-runners is an Islamist.... Read More »
17 May 2012, 12:29 pm
Egypt's vice police on Thursday arrested the owner of a belly dancing TV station on suspicion of operating without a license, inciting licentiousness and facilitating prostitution, a security official said.... Read More »
17 May 2012, 3:56 am
SOHAG, Egypt (Reuters) - Democratic fervour is gripping Egypt's big cities ahead of a presidential election but in the provinces many are nostalgic for the autocratic past. In Sohag, a town 250 miles (400 km) up the Nile from Cairo, residents have been alarmed by civil unrest, labour strikes and... Read More »
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