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The Muslim Brothers Take Over Egypt

August 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

We don’t hear much anymore the breathless celebrations of Egyptian democracy that followed our abandonment of the creepy but reliable Hosni Mubarak. The “Facebook kids” who enchanted our media with their tech-savvy cool have been forgotten. It’s hard to find anymore … read more »

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Egypt military ‘warns’ President Mursi over parliament

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Egypt’s military council has said the decision to dissolve parliament must be upheld, after new President Mohammed Mursi ordered the assembly to reopen. The military closed parliament last month after a court ruling. Its latest intervention is seen by some … 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’s President to pick woman and Christian as Vice

June 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Mohamed Morsi’s first appointments as president-elect of Egypt will be a woman and a Coptic Christian, his spokesman has told the Guardian, as he moves to allay fears of the Muslim Brotherhood. Sameh el-Essawy said that although the names of … read more »

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Statement by US Press Secretary on Egypt

June 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The United States congratulates Dr. Mohamed Morsi on his victory in Egypt’s Presidential election, and we congratulate the Egyptian people for this milestone in their transition to democracy. We look forward to working together with President-elect Morsi and the government … read more »

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Victory – and potential disaster – for democracy and Egypt

June 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The crowd in Tahrir Square that cheered Sunday’s victory by Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi in a presidential run off, didn’t represent a majority of Egyptians. His triumph is both a victory – and a potential disaster – for democracy, … read more »

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Does Egypt’s Democratic Triumph?

June 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Mohammed Morsi’s victory over Ahmed Shafik in the Egyptian presidential election is a political triumph for the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned organization for most of the years since the country became a republic in 1953. It is likewise an important … 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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US alarm as Egypt army undermines election result

June 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The United States expressed alarm that its proteges in the Egyptian army were abusing hopes for democracy by ordering more military rule just as the Muslim Brotherhood was claiming victory in the country’s first free presidential election. The Islamists’ self-assurance … 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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Egyptian election: Odds stacked against democracy

May 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Sokari Ekine It’ been 16 months since the start of the Egyptian uprising on January 25 2011 followed by the exhilaration of the removal of President Hosni Mubarak by the thousands who gathered every day in Tahrir Square. Since then … 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 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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In U-turn, Egypt’s Brotherhood names presidential

April 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, in a policy U-turn, said on Saturday it would back its deputy leader for president, an endorsement that guarantees Khairat al-Shater a place among the front runners after the group initially said it would not field a … read more »

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Egyptian protesters rally against a year of army rule

February 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Thousands of Egyptians marched to the Defence Ministry on Friday to press demands for the generals to hand over power, a day before a strike called by activists to mark the first anniversary of President Hosni Mubarak’s fall. Egypt remains … read more »

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Egypt Soccer Violence: The Military’s Political Game

February 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

“Egyptians infuriated by the deaths of 74 people in soccer violence staged protests in central Cairo and clashed with the police forces, as the army-led government came under fire for failing to prevent the deadliest incident since the overthrow of … read more »

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Egypt soccer tragedy ‘polically motivated’

February 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cairo – Egyptian opposition lawmaker Amr Hamzawi believes Wednesday’s deadly rioting, following a football game in the coastal city of Port Said, was deliberate and politically motivated, to keep the country’s military rulers in power. “It was premeditated chaos, aimed … read more »

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43 injured in Egypt clashes

February 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cairo – Clashes erupted in front of the Egyptian parliament building in central Cairo on Tuesday between supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and anti-government protesters, injuring 43 people, the Ministry of Health said. Thousands of protesters demanding an end to … read more »

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USA / Statement by the Press Secretary on Egypt’s Transition to Democracy

January 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

WASHINGTON, January 25, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — This week, Egypt achieved several historic milestones in its transition to democracy. Yesterday, democratically-elected representatives of the People’s Assembly met for the first time since Egypt’s revolution, and the Supreme Council of … read more »

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