Islamists in Egypt Face Popular Backlash
Islamist president Mohamed Morsi is out. His opponents, a military-backed interim government of secularists, are…
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Weeks After an Ouster, Egypt’s Military and Islamists Are Far From a Deal
More than two weeks after the military removed President Mohamed Morsi from power, intense efforts to bring the…
Tension Roils Egypt As Protests Grow
Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters armed with flags, banners and deafening waves of chants for…
Egypt’s Gamaa Islamiya To Form ‘Militias’ In Assiut To Replace Striking…
Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya on Friday announced plans to establish "security militias" to protect the Upper Egyptian city…
Egypt’s Islamists – What Is Next?
On Tawfikia Street in the heart of downtown Cairo stands Arafa, an elderly vegetables merchant who has been doing…
Egypt Court Allows Policemen To Grow Islamic Beards
An Egyptian court ruled on Wednesday that policemen may grow beards, ending a decades-old convention barring them…
Calls for Friday Rally Against Political Violence Divide Egypt’s Islamists
Amid calls by Egypt’s Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya and its political wing, the Construction and Development Party, for…
On Revolt’s Anniversary, Egypt Needs Economic Miracle: Radwan
It may be too early to judge the success or failure of Egypt’s 2011 revolution, but this much is clear: The…
Egypt Strengthens Islamist Role In Cabinet, Eyes IMF Deal
Egypt's president added fellow Islamists to a reshuffled government on Sunday and the new finance minister pledged…
New Egyptian Party Set To Split Islamist Vote Further
Leading members of Egypt's hardline Islamist movement unveiled a new political party on Tuesday, pointing to new…
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Cell Detained In UAE
The United Arab Emirates has arrested an "Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood cell" that trained local Islamists in how to…
Ann Paterson Forced Out Of Polling Station After Protests
Some voters protested against the U.S. ambassador to Egypt Ann Paterson while she was inspecting a polling station…
Egyptians Narrowly Back Islamist-Shaped Constitution, Say Rival Camps
Egyptians voted narrowly in favour of a constitution shaped by Islamists and which opponents said was a recipe for…
Islamists Clash With Opponents In Alexandria Ahead Of Referendum
Stone-throwing supporters and opponents of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi clashed in the Egyptian city of…
Morsi Aides Accused Of Interfering In Inquiry
A prosecutor in Cairo is accusing aides to President Mohamed Morsi of applying political pressure to an…
Rival Constitution Protests In Cairo On Friday
Four opposition marches will converge on the presidential palace in Cairo on Friday to demand the cancellation of…