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Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak sits inside a cage in a courtroom during his verdict hearing in Cairo on June 2, 2012. A judge sentenced Mubarak to life in prison after convicting him of involvement in the murder of protesters during the uprising that ousted him last year.  (Photo by STR/AFP)

Hosni Mubarak is dead, but the Egypt he built is alive and well

Despite the efforts of the Arab Spring, Egypt is still led by a military dictatorship made in Mubarak’s image

Unfortunately, while high profile, Mohamed Morsi’s fate is by no means exceptional. He is simply the latest and most visible victim of a regime committed to imposing its will on the nation without concern for the human cost. (Reuters)

Morsi’s death illustrates how the Egyptian state was always going to triumph

An obituary of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, who died in court in Cairo

Egypt’s tourist industry, battered by years of instability, was only just beginning to recover when it suffered yet another disastrous setback on Sunday. (Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Egypt’s lucrative tourist sector under threat, again

Just as tourism was beginning to recover, an attack on a busload of South Africans highlights the dangers of travelling in Egypt

Pressure: Publishers have thrown the book at the government for the three months it has given them to produce textbooks

Egypt anoints a new pharaoh

With Sisi retaining his grip on the presidency, this election is everything but democratic

Venice hosts the Biennale
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Jettison the idea of a SA national pavilion in Venice

Sean O’Toole suggests taking a few pages out of Egypt’s book and venture something brave for SA pavilion rather than big empty ideas.

Hosni Mubarak has been sentenced to three years in prison on corruption charges

Egypt’s prosecutor fights dropping of Mubarak charges

Egypt’s public prosecutor is appealing the dropping of a murder charge against ex-president Hosni Mubarak over the deaths of protesters.

An anti-Mubarak protester reacts in disappointment after hearing the verdict of former president Hosni Mubarak’s retrial.

Case dropped against Mubarak for death of 239 protesters

Former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, will no longer serve a life sentence for conspiring to murder 239 protesters in Tahrir Square in 2011.

Hosni Mubarak has been sentenced to three years in prison on corruption charges

Egypt court sentences Mubarak to three years for graft

Deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been sentenced to three years in prison on corruption charges.

Ethnic vendettas are common in the rural and poor south

Ethnic conflict in Egypt leaves several dead

Clashes between the Bani Hilal group and Nubian villagers in Egypt have left at least 15 people dead, prompting police to send in reinforcements.

Egypt uprising anniversary marred by clashes

Clashes in Egypt have led to the death of 49 people during rival rallies on the third anniversary of the 2011 revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

Egypt’s ousted longtime president Hosni Mubarak.

Egypt’s Mubarak faces new charges of embezzling state funds

Egypt’s public prosecutor has referred ousted president Hosni Mubarak to a new trial on charges of misappropriating public funds to renovate homes.

Unfortunately, while high profile, Mohamed Morsi’s fate is by no means exceptional. He is simply the latest and most visible victim of a regime committed to imposing its will on the nation without concern for the human cost. (Reuters)

Hosni’s escape bodes ill for Morsi

The unreformed laws that let Hosni Mubarak off the hook may be used against ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, writes Magdi Abdelhadi.

Egypt resurrects Mubarak’s might

The security apparatus has survived Mohamed Morsi, and is more powerful – and aggressive – than ever.

Brotherhood leaders, Mubarak face trial in Egypt

Three leaders of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and the movement’s former arch-foe Hosni Mubarak faced separate trials on Sunday.

Egypt’s future looks utterly bleak

The Egyptian state seems unwilling to rein in its onslaught and the Muslim Brotherhood is unlikely to curtail its street presence.