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Ahmed Shafiq leaves Egypt after presidential election loss
The defeated "old regime" candidate in Egypt's presidential elections left the country on Tuesday, shortly after law suits were filed claiming he had been involved in corruption.
26 Jun 2012
Egypt suspends military powers to arrest civilians
An Egyptian court has suspended a ruling by the justice ministry that allowed the military police to arrested civilians.
26 Jun 2012
Mohammed Morsi to select government of technocrats
Mohammed Morsi, the president-elect of Egypt, today pushed ahead with selecting a government of technocrats, as he drew up a battle plan to confront Egypt's economic and security issues.
26 Jun 2012
Egypt: Israel plays down fears over Muslim Brotherhood
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, attempted to play down fears that his country was on a collision course with Egypt, despite mounting anxiety over the Muslim Brotherhood's presidential election victory.
25 Jun 2012
After the Games
Telegraph View: Upheaval in the Middle East has disturbing consequences for Britain's security
25 Jun 2012
| CommentsIsrael expects cooperation with Muslim Brotherhood
Benjamin Netanyahu says he expects future cooperation with Mohammed Morsi, the new Islamist president-elect of Egypt.
25 Jun 2012
Egypt's Mohammed Morsi calls for closer Iran ties
Egypt's president-elect Mohammed Morsi has called for closer ties with Iran to create strategic "balance" in the region.
25 Jun 2012
Egypt’s hopes betrayed
Telegraph View: the liberal, secularist dream of Egypt's revolution has been betrayed by the army and Islamists.
25 Jun 2012
| CommentsMuslim Brotherhood leader for 'all Egyptians'
Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi declared Egypt’s first democratically elected president, as Islamists rise to power.
24 Jun 2012
| CommentsMohammed Morsi may have won, but he is not in charge
Mohammed Morsi may have won the Egypt presidential election, but just about everyone agrees he is not in charge.
24 Jun 2012
Egypt: Mohammed Morsi an unconventional Islamist
Mohammed Morsi is a puzzle for westerners who take a conventional view of Islamists.
24 Jun 2012
Palestinians in Gaza celebrate Muslim Brotherhood election win
Palestinians in Gaza celebrated Mohammed Morsi's win for the Muslim Brotherhood in the Egyptian presidential election, with Hamas hailing it as a "historic moment".
24 Jun 2012
Egypt presidential election: Mohammed Morsi profile
Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood is to become the first Islamist head of state in Egypt, the Arab world's most populous nation, after being declared winner in the presidential election.
24 Jun 2012
Egypt: country fact sheet
The following is a fact sheet about Egypt, where Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood has just won the presidential election.
24 Jun 2012
Timeline of the Arab Spring since Hosni Mubarak's ouster
Here are the key events in Egypt since the ousting of Hosni Mubarak.
24 Jun 2012
Egypt election: Muslim Brotherhood's Morsi wins
Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood declared the winner of this month's presidential election.
24 Jun 2012
| CommentsMuslim Brotherhood awaits Egypt election result on Sunday
Egypt's authorities will reveal the presidential election result on Sunday, either handing a symbolic triumph to the Muslim Brotherhood or returning the country to army rule.
23 Jun 2012
| CommentsEgypt's military warns protesters over presidential election result
Egypt's ruling military council on Friday warned it would use its powers to overcome protesters' threats to confront the regime if it announced a former general won last week's presidential election.
22 Jun 2012
Islamist protesters pack Tahrir Square
Thousands of protesters gather in Tahrir Square to demonstrate against Egypt's ruling military council, as the country awaits the results of a fiercely-contested presidential election.
22 Jun 2012
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood to stage Tahrir Square sit-in
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood stepped up their campaign against the ruling military council, announcing it was staging a sit-in on Tahrir Square until an elected parliament was restored.
21 Jun 2012
| CommentsEgypt: delay in election results as coup fears rise
Egypt’s ruling authorities have delayed the result of the country’s first free presidential election.
20 Jun 2012
| CommentsMubarak 'close to death' after suffering stroke
State TV in Egypt says ousted president Hosni Mubarak is in "critical" condition and has been placed on a respirator.
20 Jun 2012
Hosni Mubarak: the man who ruled Egypt with an iron fist
Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, who was critically ill on Wednesday after suffering a stroke in prison, enjoyed near absolute power for three decades before being toppled by a popular uprising last year.
20 Jun 2012
Egypt anti-army protests stretch into the night
Thousands of Egyptians prepared to demonstrate throughout the night in Cairo's Tahrir Square and outside Egypt's parliament late enraged by an 11th-hour army decree announced late on Sunday assuming legislative powers until a new parliament is elected.
19 Jun 2012
Hosni Mubarak 'on life support' after stroke
State TV in Egypt says ousted president Hosni Mubarak is in "critical" condition and has been placed on a respirator.
19 Jun 2012
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