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Egypt Bars 10 Hopefuls From Presidential Election

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:15:34 CDT

Egypt's election commission disqualified 10 presidential hopefuls, including Hosni Mubarak's former spy chief and fundamentalist Islamists, from running today in a surprise decision that left a field of moderates in the race for the country's first post-revolutionary leader. The elimination of the three most powerful and controversial candidates could go...

Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Dead at 88

Neal Colgrass — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 17:22:14 CDT

Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope Shenouda III has died of natural causes at age 88 after leading his community through four decades of quiet expansion, al-Jazeera reports. A religious leader of some 8 million people—about 10% of Egyptians—Shenouda was a fighter for Coptic rights in his early years but...

Sam LaHood Talks 'de Facto Detention' in Egypt

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:23:34 CST

Sam LaHood today discussed his "de facto detention" in Egypt, in his first TV interview since returning to the US Thursday, Politico reports. LaHood, who had been barred from leaving Egypt along with 42 other NGO employees, says their attorney compared the circumstances "to a hostage situation." The employees still...

Egypt Stalls Election Decision

Mark Russell — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 01:56:00 CST

Hosni Mubarak stepped down just over a year ago, but Egypt still shows few signs of a presidential election on the horizon. An election commission was supposed to announce a timetable, but even that has been delayed—officially because of problems organizing voting procedures for Egypt's expatriates. Nominations for the...

Muslim Brotherhood to Egypt Military: Time to Go

Matt Cantor — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:57:10 CST

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood had planned to wait until June for the military to hand over power—but now it says that's not soon enough. The Islamist group now says the military must let Parliament—led by the Brotherhood—form a coalition government, thus replacing the current prime minister and Cabinet....

Egypt Will Try LaHood Son, 42 NGO Workers

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:50:50 CST

Egyptian investigating judges today referred 43 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, to trial before a criminal court for allegedly being involved in banned activities and illegally receiving foreign funds. Among the Americans is Sam LaHood, the head of the Egypt office of the International Republican Institute and the son of...

Egyptians Blast Military for Deadly Soccer Rampage

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:46:00 CST

Egyptian politicians and activists are blaming the military for the world's deadliest soccer rampage in 15 years, which claimed the lives of 74 and injured more than 1,000 people . Leaders of the new Parliament accused the military-led government of deliberately allowing the violence at the Port Said match to...

Thousands Mark Egypt Revolution's Anniversary

Matt Cantor — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:28:37 CST

It's been a year to the day since Egypt's revolution began, and thousands headed to Tahrir Square today to acknowledge that milestone—though for many, it wasn't a time to celebrate. While a Muslim Brotherhood stage noted "the first holiday," a stage run by young protesters condemned military rule, saying...

Prosecutor: Mubarak Must Hang

Kevin Spak — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:06:40 CST

The team prosecuting Hosni Mubarak says he and all the other defendants in his case must die. Mustafa Khater, one of the prosecutors, concluded the team's three-day opening statement in Mubarak's trial today with a call for the death penalty, according to Reuters and the AP . "The prosecution demands the...