State of emergency declared after violent protests in Egypt

Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has declared a state of emergency in three of the country's cities after dozens of people were in killed in protests.

Egypt clashes erupt despite proposal to end crisis

Islamists fought protesters outside the Egyptian president's palace, while inside the deputy proposed a way to end a crisis over a draft constitution.

In Islamist-led Egypt Coptic Christians name new pope

Egypt's Coptic Orthodox church has chosen a new pope with the hope that he would help protect the Middle East's biggest Christian community.

Islamist Morsi declared Egypt's president-elect

Islamist Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood has been declared Egypt's first democratic president by the state election committee.

Mubarak prosecutors push for death sentence

Prosecutors want the death sentence for former president Hosni Mubarak for his role in the killing of protesters in the uprising that unseated him.

Egypt's protesters stuck in running battles with police

Military police are battling demonstrators in Tahrir Square in the third day of clashes that have killed 10 people and injured hundreds.
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