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Egypt: The people's revolution

Rich Egyptians weigh emigration as Islamists surge

Egypt's fashionable and rich elite fear a victory for the Muslim Brotherhood and hardline Salafis in the first phase of parliamentary elections.

Five dead, 54 wounded in Egyptian sectarian clashes

Five people were killed in a sectarian clash in Egypt on Saturday over a Christian woman who had allegedly converted to Islam.

Official death toll in Egypt uprising doubles to over 800

Over 800 people were killed in the uprising against former president Mubarak - more than double the previous estimate, says Egypt's health ministry.

After the revolution: Egyptians demand accountability

Protestors gathered in Cairo, Alexandria and other Egyptian cities on Friday, demanding that ousted president Hosni Mubarak be called to account.

Egypt plans September ballot, shortens curfew

Egypt will hold a parliamentary election in September, its military rulers said on Monday.

Egypt's spies dragged from shadows

New evidence of spying and torture by an Egyptian security agency has piled pressure on military rulers to abolish a hated symbol of the Mubarak era.

Egypt prime minister shows popular touch in Tahrir Square

Egypt's new prime minister told thousands of demonstrators in Tahrir Square on Friday he was committed to the goals of their revolution.

Egypt's future has been written

After the US's invasion of Iraq, the American military took to reading TE Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom for after-the-act advice.

Anger seethes in the Arab world

Protests and crackdowns follow successful uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia.

Violence keeps protest at bay in Zim

Similar, but very different to Egypt, Zimbabwe’s citizens are simply too downtrodden to resist.

Thousands of Egypt protestors keep up the pressure

Several hundred thousand Egyptians thronged Cairo's now iconic Tahrir Square on Friday to pressure their new military rulers for democratic reform.

Female journos 'more at risk'

The sexual assault of a South African journalist in Egypt has highlighted what many women in the media already knew -- it’s dangerous out there.

Egypt is al-Jazeera's promised land

al-Jazeera English has new-found global popularity, a further sign that the West may be losing its grip on international news.

No change without Mubarak?

The Egyptian president may not quit until September but amending a constitution that afforded him such power can begin sooner.

Mubarak adjusts to life in Sharm el-Sheikh

High security at former Egyptian leader's home amid calls for international action to freeze Mubarak family assets.

Egyptian army corrals protesters to reopen Tahrir

Egyptian soldiers shoved pro-democracy protesters aside to force a path for traffic to start flowing through central Cairo's Tahrir Square on Sunday.

Egypt's military under pressure from protesters

The Egyptian military has given no timetable for the transition but says it is committed to civilian rule and democracy.

Egypt's army commits to civilian rule

Egypt's new military rulers told the nation on Saturday they were committed to civilian rule and democracy after Hosni Mubarak's overthrow.

Jubilant Egyptians usher in post-Mubarak era

Egyptians woke to a new dawn on Saturday after 30 years of autocratic rule under Hosni Mubarak, full of hope after achieving unthinkable change.

Mubarak quits, Egypt military chief hails crowd

The top figure in Egypt's new military regime, drove past Hosni Mubarak's former palace on Friday and saluted cheering crowds.

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Every step of the way, the basic fact of the uprising in Egypt has become more obvious and more explicit: with each new confrontation, the protestors have realised, and demonstrated, that they are more powerful than their oppressors.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has come under extreme pressure from the Egyptian public to step down after nearly three decades in power. The situation continues to escalate with unrest spreading throughout the country.

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