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Egypt: Insulting Religion Or Mursi?

April 4, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Arab News By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed Bassem Youssef, the satirist, appears once a week on the CBC channel in Cairo. But it seems this one time was enough to anger Egyptian President Muhammad Mursi who came to power following … read more »

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Egypt: from uprising to revolution?

March 12, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

The two and a half weeks between January 25 and February 11, 2011 proved that in Egypt there is a strong demand for social, political and economic justice, and that the established political elites – religious or secular – are … read more »

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Why the United States Should Stay Out of Egypt

March 3, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Much like Festivus, American diplomacy to the Middle East usually begins with an airing of grievances. These are not the American grievances over decades of terrorism and acts of violent hatred. These are the grievances that are supposedly infuriating the … read more »

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Egypt’s Democratic Dictator?

December 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By: Omar Ashour CAIRO – Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first-ever elected civilian president, recently granted himself sweeping temporary powers in order, he claims, to attain the objectives of the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak’s dictatorship. But the decrees incited strong opposition … read more »

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Impasse In Egypt: Is The Fourth Revolution A Failure?

December 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By: Arab News By Khaled Al-Dakheel Between Sept. 9, 1881, and last Jan. 25, Egypt, as the Egyptians say, experienced four revolutions: The Orabi Revolution, the Revolution of 1919, the July 23 Revolution, which began with a military coup in … read more »

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Egypt’s Morsi: Biting the Bullet

November 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Eric Walberg At last Egyptian politics is moving. President Mohamed Morsi is slowly building on his summer ‘coup’, when he stared down Egypt’s generals and put his men in the top army and defence positions, following terrorist attacks in … read more »

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Was Mubarak not too bad after all?

October 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Amidst the unprecedented degree of mayhem Egypt is in today some may question whether the revolution was a disillusion, or even a fallacy that led nowhere. Was this what Egyptians had desired and hoped for? Had they known that this … read more »

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Is Juba going back to Khartoum?

October 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Zechariah Manyok Biar What I heard from my Church on Sunday, October 28, 2012, sent chilly air down my marrows. It made me worry about the future of our country. What I heard was that our pastor had been … read more »

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With Europe in crisis, Egypt must reverse course

July 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Teetering on the brink of debt default, the Eurozone economies have once again moved centre-stage in the ongoing global economic turmoil. On 25 June, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported that a euro collapse, perhaps precipitated by Greek withdrawal from … read more »

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Egypt’s Islamist Mohammed Morsi sworn in as Egypt’s Elected President

June 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

CAIRO – Islamist Mohammed Morsi promised a “new Egypt” and unwavering support to the powerful military as he took the oath of office Saturday to become the country’s first freely elected president, succeeding Hosni Mubarak who was ousted 16 months … read more »

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Egypt President’s wife: Don’t call me first lady

June 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cairo – Egypt’s new first lady Naglaa Ali Mahmoud and her predecessor Suzanne Mubarak have at least one thing in common: Both have seen their husbands and sons detained in Egyptian prisons. The similarities may end there though. The deposed … read more »

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Egypt awaits presidential election results

June 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

CAIRO – Egyptians were waiting on Sunday to hear whether their next president will be a former military officer or a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, a group that ousted leader Hosni Mubarak spent three decades fighting. The result of … read more »

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Election Results: Tahrir Square protests as Egypt awaits result

June 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cairo – Thousands of protesters filled Cairo’s Tahrir Square overnight as Egypt’s rival presidential candidates, an Islamist and former general, accused each of trying to steal an election whose result is still not known five days after polling ended. Another … read more »

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What is Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood?

June 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Muslim Brotherhood’s early declaration of victory on Monday was followed by a declaration of victory from Ahmed Shafiq’s campaign. Official results are not due until Thursday but the possibility of the Brotherhood leading Egypt appears increasingly likely. KHADIJA PATEL … read more »

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Recovering Hosni Mubarak’s millions

June 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Egyptian officials given the task of recovering billions of dollars believed to have been stolen from the public purse during the Mubarak era are calling on other countries to deliver the help they promised. After a trip to London, where … read more »

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Egypt Elections: Islamist confirmed in lead

June 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A member of the committee overseeing Egypt’s presidential election confirmed on Monday that the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate was in the lead but said the count had yet to be finalised, after the Islamist claim was challenged by his rival. The … read more »

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Egypt: Military grants itself sweeping powers

June 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Egypt’s ruling military has issued a declaration granting itself sweeping powers, as the country awaits results of presidential elections. The document by the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (Scaf) says new general elections can not be held until a permanent … read more »

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Egyptians voted in the first free presidential election

June 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Egyptians voted on Saturday in the first free presidential election in their history that for many offers a choice of the lesser of two evils – a military man who served deposed autocrat Hosni Mubarak or an Islamist who says … read more »

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Mubarak ‘doesn’t trust his doctors’

June 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cairo – Hosni Mubarak’s condition has stabilised but his lawyer says the 84-year old former president does not trust his doctors in the prison hospital and fears they are out to kill him. There have been conflicting reports about Mubarak’s … read more »

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Egypt: A Travesty Of Justice

June 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

To most people, the outcomes in the trial of former dictator Hosni Mubarak and his top aides are a façade, a travesty of justice and are unacceptable. Egypt’s Mubarak has been sentenced to life in prison for “failing to stop … read more »

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Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak health worsening after sentencing

June 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

AIRO — Ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s health has taken a turn for the worse since he was sentenced this weekend to life in prison for complicity in the killing of protesters, Egypt’s state news agency reported Tuesday night. The 84-year-old … read more »

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Mubarak Verdict Roils Egyptian Election

June 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

When Egyptian Judge Ahmed Refaat gave a life sentence on Saturday to former dictator Hosni Mubarak for being an accessory in the deaths of more than 800 protestors during the “Egyptian Spring,” the initial reaction among many in the crowded … read more »

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Hosni Mubarak trial: Egypt judge to deliver verdict‎‏

June 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is due to learn if he has been found guilty of conspiracy in the killing of protesters during last year’s uprising. A Cairo court has begun hearing if Mr Mubarak, as well as his former … read more »

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Muslim Brotherhood seeks unity ahead of Egypt runoff

May 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Muslim Brotherhood is reaching out to rivals including politicians knocked out of the presidential race in an attempt to rally support around its own candidate who faces a runoff against Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister, Ahmed Shafiq. Warning of … read more »

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Candidates spar on final day of Egypt presidential poll

May 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Tensions have risen between some of the main candidates in Egypt’s presidential elections on the second and final day of voting. Amr Moussa and Ahmed Shafiq traded accusations, saying false rumours were being spread that each was about to withdraw … read more »

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Egypt law allows army to keep trying civilians

May 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Egypt’s parliament voted on Sunday to stop the head of state sending civilians for military trials, but rights campaigners said little would change immediately because the move would only apply to a civilian president and not the generals now ruling … read more »

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Egypt presidential campaign begins

April 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cairo – Campaigning for Egypt’s presidential election next month officially began on Monday, with Islamists and liberal secularists expected to dominate. Official campaigning, during which candidates can display their posters in public and broadcast their messages on television, will last … read more »

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Egypt: 40% undecided ahead of vote

April 14, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cairo – Nearly 40% of Egyptian voters are undecided less than six weeks before the first presidential election since the ouster of veteran strongman Hosni Mubarak, a poll published on Saturday found. A full 38% of respondents said they had … read more »

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Egypt parly votes to sideline Mubarak allies

April 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cairo – Egypt’s parliament has passed a bill that strips senior figures of ousted President Hosni Mubarak’s regime of their political rights for 10 years. Thursday’s vote is designed to stop Mubarak’s former spy chief and vice president, Omar Suleiman, … read more »

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Egypt MPs bar Mubarak-era officials from standing for office

April 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

CAIRO — Egypt’s parliament on Thursday approved a law that would ban members of ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s regime from standing for public office, in the latest twist to Egypt’s political roller coaster. The law, which still has to be … read more »

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