Egypt's rioting soccer fans refresh anti-government protests

Egypt's generals have a new enemy: the legions of angry soccer fans who have injected fervour into recent protests demanding the military step down.

Post-Mubarak Egypt still lost

Egypt is still struggling with grievances a year after a spectacular uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak and turned the country's politics upside down.

Egypt aid on a knife's edge over US activists' trial

US senators have warned Egypt that the risk of a rupture in ties is growing amid an escalating row over the trial of US pro-democracy activists.

Cairo battles to suppress violent clashes

Protesters and police have clashed outside Cairo's security headquarters in the wake of deadly football violence and calls for civil disobedience.

Clashes over Egypt soccer violence continue

Protesters and police have fought pitched battles at security headquarters as deadly clashes raged into a fourth day after Egypt's deadly soccer riot.

Egypt death toll mounts on third day of clashes

Police fired tear gas and birdshot at protesters, as anger at Egypt's ruling military boiled over after 74 people died in football-related violence.

Uncertain future after 'senseless beauty' of revolt

Egyptians in limbo after revolt

Egypt's police fire tear gas at protesters

Clashes have erupted in Cairo between protesters and police as the government scrambles to contain mounting anger over post-football match violence.

Security chief sacked after deadly Egyptian soccer riot

Incensed Egyptians have laid the blame for a deadly riot on the Port Said security chief after an explosion of soccer violence left 74 people dead.

Scores killed, hundreds injured in Egypt soccer tragedy

A riot that erupted after a soccer match in the Egyptian city of Port Said has killed at least 74 people and left hundreds more injured.

Egypt football violence leaves dozens dead

Riots after a football match in Egypt's Port Said have left at least 73 people dead and hundreds injured.

Spring fever: Arab writers reflect on a tumultuous year

A year after it began, eight Arab writers reflect on what became known as the Arab Spring.

One year after the uprising, Egyptians ask: Is this it?

Thousands have flocked to Tahrir Square to mark the first anniversary of the Egypt uprising, amid angry debate over whether another revolt is needed.

Egypt's winds of change remain to be seen

Some see Egypt's newly elected Parliament as the triumphant fruit of upheaval but others see it as a weapon designed to subdue ongoing revolution.

Egypt's new Parliament holds its first session

The Parliament elected in Egypt's first legislative vote after Hosni Mubarak's ouster nearly a year ago has held its inaugural session.

Egypt's rulers look to curry favour with prisoners' release

Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad is among almost 2 000 prisoners, convicted by a military tribunal over the past year, set to be released.

Drogba's last chance for Côte d'Ivoire victory in ACN

It may be Didier Drogba's last chance to win the African Cup of Nations as Côte d'Ivoire again begins its quest for a long-awaited continental title.

Mubarak's lawyer denies evidence of Israeli gas deal link

The lawyer defending Hosni Mubarak has told the court that there is not a shred of evidence linking Mubarak to a controversial gas deal with Israel.

Egyptian activists march to mixed reviews

Pro-democracy activists marching through Cairo last week were met with smiles and laughter from some but also suspicion and hostility.

Arab artists flourishing as uprisings embolden a generation

Innovative and edgy work attracts attention around the world -- and record prices at auction

Hosni Mubarak painted as 'a just man'

Hosni Mubarak's lawyer has painted him as "a just man, not a tyrant", adding his accusers have no evidence to support their claims against him.

Egypt asks IMF for $3.2bn in support

Egypt has asked the IMF for $3.2-billion in support as its interim Cabinet seeks to fill a budget gap widened by political and economic turmoil.

Human Rights Watch wants abusive Egyptian laws scrapped

Human Rights Watch has urged Egypt's new Parliament to scrap laws dating from the Hosni Mubarak regime that curb freedoms and "shield" official abuse.

Archaeologists unearth female singer's tomb

Egyptian and Swiss archaeologists have unearthed what is estimated to be the 1 100-year-old tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings.

Egypt's ElBaradei ends presidential bid in protest

Egypt's reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei has withdrawn from the presidential race, saying a fair election is impossible under the military's grip.

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