Egypt’s former leader Mubarak freed, six years after overthrow – lawyer (Update)
Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president overthrown in 2011 and the first leader to face trial after the Arab Spring uprisings that swept the region, was...
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Merkel tells Egypt’s Sisi: death penalty is wrong but let’s trade
By Andreas Rinke Germany opposes Egypt’s use of the death penalty, which a court is seeking for former President Mohamed Mursi and other Islamists, but...
Two Egyptian tourism police killed in rare attack near pyramids
Gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead two members of Egypt’s tourism and antiquities police force on a road near the Giza pyramids on Wednesday, security...
Egyptian court sentences Mubarak, sons to 3 years in jail
By Michael Georgy An Egyptian court sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to three years in jail without parole on Saturday in...
Former Egyptian president Mursi jailed for 20 years (Update 2)
By Mahmoud Mourad Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Mursi was sentenced to 20 years in prison on charges arising from the killing of protesters on Tuesday,...
#WhereIsTheBomb warns Egyptians of violence-related traffic
By Shadi Bushra Egypt’s long-suffering drivers, worn down by decades of jams and crashes, are turning to social media to stave off a new, even...
Egypt’s high court overturns last conviction against Mubarak (Update 3)
By Lin Noueihed Egypt’s high court on Tuesday overturned the only remaining conviction against former president Hosni Mubarak, opening the way for his possible release...
Egyptian court drops case against Mubarak over 2011 protester deaths
By Ali Abdelatt An Egyptian court on Saturday dropped its case against ousted President Hosni Mubarak, his interior minister and six aides on charges of...
Seven Egyptian men sentenced to life for sex attacks
By Yasmine Saleh Seven Egyptian men were jailed for life on Wednesday for attacking and sexually harassing women during rallies and celebrations in Cairo’s Tahrir...
Egypt asks YouTube to remove sexual assault video
By Shadia Nasralla Egypt has asked YouTube to remove a video showing a naked woman with injuries being dragged through Cairo’s Tahrir Square after being sexually assaulted during celebrations for...
Leading anti-Mubarak activist sentenced to 15 years
By Michael Georgy An Egyptian court sentenced leading activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to 15 years in jail on Wednesday for violating a protest law and on other charges, his...
Three-year jail sentence for Mubarak (Updated)
By Maggie Fick Deposed former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison for embezzling millions in public funds for lavish renovations to...
Egypt’s Sisi gives clearest sign he will run for president
Egyptian armed forces chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has sent the clearest signal yet that he will run for president, saying he cannot ignore the...
Seven protesters dead in clashes on anniversary of Egypt uprising
Seven people were killed during anti-government marches on Saturday while thousands rallied in support of the army-led authorities, underlining Egypt’s volatile political fissures three years...
Mursi absence halts Cairo trial
The trial of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi on charges of inciting murder was postponed until February 1 on Wednesday after officials said bad weather had stopped him from...
Egypt tweaks road map, may see presidential vote held first
By Yasmine Saleh and Tom Perry Egypt’s political transition was pitched into uncertainty on Sunday when a draft constitution was amended to allow a presidential...
Mursi says he was kidnapped before being removed by army
By Michael Georgy Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Wednesday he was kidnapped by the Republican Guard and then held at a naval base...
Kerry to visit Egypt, tensions high before Mursi trial
By Michael Georgy U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Egypt a day before deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi goes on trial, the next...
Egypt decides to dissolve Brotherhood NGO – report
By Tom Perry Egypt’s army-backed government has decided to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood as a registered non-governmental organisation, a state-run newspaper reported on Friday, pressing...
Fear of new showdown on Egypt streets in ‘Friday of Martyrs’
By Lin Noueihed and Maggie Fick Supporters of Egypt’s deposed president will stage a “Friday of martyrs” of mass protests, risking more potential bloodshed to...