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Egypt Muslim Brotherhood names presidential candidate
By Jailan Zayan / AFP CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood is to field its…
5 Copts crushed to death at Pope’s tomb
By AFP CAIRO: Five Egyptian Copts, including two teenage girls, were crushed…
Egyptians of all stripes aim for presidency
By Dina Zayed and Yasmine Saleh /Reuters CAIRO: Adel Abdeen says he is…
INTERVIEW: Presidential hopeful warns Islamists against split vote
By Tamim Elyan / Reuters CAIRO: Islamist groups need to join ranks and…
Islamist draws crowds in Egypt election campaign
By Tom Perry / Reuters CAIRO: A sheikh who blends hardline Islamism with…
Verdict banning pornographic websites fuels Egypt worries
By Sarah El Deeb / AP CAIRO: An Egyptian court has ordered the…
German think tank says it’s forced out of UAE
By Geir Moulson / AP BERLIN: A pro-democracy think tank with links to…
Anti-cabinet, MB, SCAF protests in Alexandria
By Abdel Rahman Youssef ALEXANDRIA: Scuffles between protesters in front of Al-Qaed Ibrahim…
Liberals back to square one with Islamists over constitution “compromise”
By Heba Hesham CAIRO: Liberal groups said on Friday that they were back…
Campaigners celebrate Abou Ismail’s submission of candidacy docs
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Amid much fanfare, presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abou Ismail…