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Egypt’s President underlines ‘agreement’ with Ethiopia over controversial dam

President Mohamed Morsi during his visit to Ethiopia (Photo:Presidency facebook page)   Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said on Saturday that he had made an agreement with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn that both countries’ interests would be addressed during the … read more »

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Egypt: Too Big to Fail?

Recently, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi of Egypt, a supposed “moderate” Islamist, met with Iran’s anti-Semitic, genocidal, President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.  Reportedly, they had a friendly discussion.  Perhaps, in addition to the official topics, they also conversed about their mutual anti-Semitic attitudes.  … read more »

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Identity politics and the second republic in Egypt

Fatma Emam An Egyptian TV anchor says: “The elected Egyptian president Mohamed Morsy is attending the African Union’s 19th Presidents Summit”. What are the connotations of this piece of news in the present Egyptian context? This is Morsy’s first African … read more »

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Mubarak prosecutor demands death

Cairo – The chief prosecutor in Hosni Mubarak’s trial on Thursday demanded the death sentence for the fallen Egyptian dictator, arguing that he had ordered the killings of anti-regime demonstrators. “The law foresees the death penalty for premeditated murder,” Mustafa … read more »

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Mubarak August 3 trial to be held in Cairo, protesters sceptical

The trial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak for charges that include ordering the killing of protesters will take place at Cairo’s Police Academy on Wednesday August 3, the state news agency MENA said on Saturday. A source close to … read more »

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ElBaradei tops Egypt president Facbook poll

Former UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei is the most popular choice for next Egyptian president, according to an army survey conducted on Facebook, state media reported on Wednesday. The survey, which was launched a month ago on Facebook, asked … read more »

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Mubarak wealth no more than $1 mln: lawyer

The wealth of toppled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is no more than $1 million and he has no assets overseas, his lawyer said on Sunday. Farid el-Deeb also told CNN in an interview that Mubarak denied charges of graft and … read more »

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Egyptian Islamist group eyes politics

Cairo – An Egyptian Islamist group that took up arms against the state in the 1980s and 1990s wants to form a political party and contest the country’s first free elections in decades, one of its senior members said on … read more »

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Mubarak fate minefield for Egypt military

The rumpus over a newspaper report that Egypt’s ruling military could pardon Hosni Mubarak highlights the minefield which the fate of the ousted president poses for the government. The military denied it was considering a pardon for the ousted strongman, … read more »

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Mubarak’s condition ‘stable’

Cairo – Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was hospitalised this week due to a drop in blood pressure, and his condition is stable, state media reported late on Saturday. Mubarak, who is suspected of involvement in the deaths of anti-regime … read more »

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Mubarak pictures taken down

Cairo – The omnipresent pictures of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak were being officially removed from government offices and streets on Sunday. Large pictures of Mubarak, who resigned after almost 30 years in power on Friday following 18 days of … read more »

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Mubarak steps down, Says Vice president

President Hosni Mubarak has decided to stand down as president of Egypt, Vice President Omar Suleiman announced on state television Friday. Suleiman said the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces will “run the affairs of the country.” Tens of thousands … read more »

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Key dates in Mubarak’s 29-year-rule

Here are key dates in Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s 29-year rule presidency. May, 4, 1928 — Mubarak is born in a village in Egypt’s Nile Delta. Oct. 14, 1981 — Mubarak is named Egypt’s president after assassination of President Anwar … read more »

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