Passionate, Violent, Powerful: the Phenomenon of Egypt’s Ultras
In football-crazy Egypt, where major decisions on the sport take place at a cabinet level, rivalling groups of…
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Egypt Army Chief Shows Political Agility in Crisis
For a man who says he doesn't want to be president, Egypt's army chief is proving to be a skillful politician so…
Analysis: Egypt Protesters Look to Army Backing
Just a year ago, Egypt's liberals and pro-democracy youth movements were demanding the military, which took over…
Report: Morsi Threatened To ‘Burn Egypt’ If Elbaradei Became PM
Leading Egyptian opposition figure Mohammed Elbaradei said on Tuesday that President Mohammed Morsi had threatened…
Dramatic Changes In Egypt’s Military Leadership Tap Into Discontent Among Younger…
With the surprising easy removal of Egypt’s top brass, Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi tapped into…
Egypt’s New Leaders Must Accept Reality
Dennis Ross, a counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, was a special assistant to President…
Egypt’s New President Moves To Sideline Military
Here is a look at events as Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's move to curb the influence of the military is…
EGX 30 Soars 1.27%, Ends Above 5110 Pts, Hermes 2.26% Up
During Tuesday closing session, the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has doubled its early gains to eventually reach EGP 2.4…
Moussa Urges Morsi To Be Decisive, Transparent
The former presidential candidate Amr Moussa said the latest changes ended the duplication of the power in Egypt.…
EGX 30 Surges 0.38%, OTMT 9.09% Up; Opening Tuesday
During Tuesday opening session, the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has posted early gains of EGP 583 million as the…
EGX 30 Soars 1.50%, OTH 2.56% Up Amid Presidential Decrees
During Monday closing session, the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has extended its early gains to eventually reach EGP…
EGX 30 Opens Above 5017 Pts, OTMT 9.09% Up Amid Presidential Decrees
During Monday opening session, the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has posted early gains of EGP 1.6 billion as the capital…
Egypt’s President Selects New Defense Minister
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has replaced Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi as defense minister with Major General…
Egypt’s President Orders Military Chief Tantawi To Retire, Cancels SCAF Declaration
Islamist President Mohamed Morsi ordered Egypt's two top generals to retire, including Hussein Tantawi who led the…
EGX 30 Ends Near 5000 Pts, OTH 2.48% Up; Thursday
During Thursday opening session, the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) has posted gains EGP 3 billion as the capital market…
Egypt Army Meets To Discuss Presidential Decree
Egypt's military council, which handed powers to an Islamist president last month, held an emergency meeting on…
Morsi To Speak From Tahrir Square Friday Ahead of Taking Oath
Egypt's President-elect Mohamed Morsi is to address the people on the country's "rebirth" at a rally at Cairo's…
New Govt To Keep Defense Minister: Mohamed Assar
Egypt's armed forces chief will keep his post as defense minister in a new cabinet to be formed by President-elect…
Egypt’s Junta Vows to Cooperate With President Morsi
Egypt's ruling military Chief Hussein Tantawi pledged on Monday to cooperate with the elected president to achieve…
First Lawsuit Against Egypt’s New President
Lawyer Fathy Farahat filed a lawsuit in the administrative court against the Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, in his…
Military Junta Notify Dissolution of Egypt’s Parliament
Egypt's ruling military council on Saturday officially notified the dissolution of the People's Assembly (lower…
Tantawi Visits Polls… Average Turnout in Behaira
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Head of SCAF, visited on Wednesday the electoral process in Khalil Agha School in…
Egypt’s Military Ruler promises to hand over power
Responding to flaring anti-military sentiment, Egypt's de facto military ruler Hussain Tantawi yesterday sought to…
Tantawi: SCAF is Impartial
Head of Egypt's ruling junta says the army is not fielding a candidate in next month’s landmark presidential vote…
Tantawi to determine “Constituent Assembly” Destiny Today
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, SCAF’s Chairman, will determine today the constituent assembly’s destiny during a…
Ayman Nour gets His Political Rights to Run for President
Egypt's military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi has granted opposition figure Ayman Nour full political…