20120525
AFP
Egypt looks set for a run-off presidential vote between the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi and Mubarak-era minister Ahmed Shafiq, pitting Islamists who helped oust the dictator against his last premier.

20120523
AFP
A buzz of excitement swept through the Egyptian capital Tuesday, a day before its first presidential election since an uprising overthrew Hosni Mubarak and ushered in a tumultuous military-led transition.

20120523
AFP
On the road to Egypt's Djoser step pyramid at Saqqara there's not a trace of a tourist anywhere, and a handful of trinket and souvenir salesmen sit on a metal railing hoping for a lucky break.

20120523
AFP
Egypt's premier Kamal al-Ganzuri on Tuesday urged for calm during the country's first presidential election since a popular uprising, calling on political forces to accept the results of the historic vote.

20120522
AFP
Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi leads the race for Egypt's presidency among overseas voters, thanks to massive support from the expatriate community in Saudi Arabia, initial figures showed on Monday.

20120522
AFP
They came out in droves united in their desire to overthrow Hosni Mubarak, but on the eve of Egypt's landmark presidential election, the youth that spearheaded that revolt are divided over how to keep it alive.

20120521
AFP
Several hundred activists took part in a one-day hunger strike in Cairo on Sunday to protest the ruling military council's continued use of military courts to try civilians.

20120520
AFP
Human Rights Watch accused Egypt's military on Saturday of beating and torturing protesters arrested during clashes with soldiers in Cairo earlier this month.

20120518
AFP
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood organised on Thursday a kilometres-long rally to support its candidate in next week's presidential election, displaying the potent network of activists it counts on to win.

20120518
AFP
Egyptian director Yousry Nasrallah, in Cannes with an Arab Spring drama, defiantly vowed Thursday that the Islamists jockeying for power back home would never succeed in stifling art.

20120517
AFP
Egypt's military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi urged citizens on Wednesday to vote in next week's presidential election, vowing a fair poll that will serve as an example to the world.

20120517
AFP
A candidate in Egypt's first post-revolt presidential election pulled out of the race on Wednesday to support former Arab League chief Amr Mussa, state media reported.

20120424
AFP
Israel on Monday rushed to downplay the significance of Egypt cancelling its gas export deal with the Jewish state, casting it as a "commercial dispute" with no impact on their diplomatic ties.

20120423
Press TV
Egypt has repealed a 2005 gas export accord with Israel, which used to rely heavily on Egyptian natural gas to generate electricity.

20120423
Reuters
(Reuters) - Ex-foreign minister Amr Moussa, a leading contender for Egypt's presidency, said on Sunday he would give the military a voice in key policies via a national security council, a move to reassure ruling generals about their status after a power transfer.

20120423
Reuters
(Reuters) - Egypt's Islamist-dominated parliament on Sunday called on the Mufti to quit after a visit to Jerusalem, stepping up pressure on the state-appointed official over a trip that critics say bestowed recognition of Israeli control of the city.

20120422
Reuters
(Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood's new presidential candidate, pitched into the race after its first choice was disqualified, promised on Saturday to govern in coalition and to steady Egypt after more than a year of political turmoil.

20120421
AFP
Tens of thousands of people rallied in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday to protest against the ruling military and hold-overs from the regime of former president Hosni Mubarak.

20120414
AFP
Islamists were out on the streets of Cairo in a show of force Friday to demand members of ousted president Hosni Mubarak's regime be barred from politics, in a standoff with Egypt's ruling military.

20120326
AFP
US congressional minority leader Nancy Pelosi met Egypt's military ruler in Cairo on Thursday, after Egypt defused a crisis with Washington by allowing US democracy activists on trial to leave the country.