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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
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 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
Egypt anoints a new pharaoh
With Sisi retaining his grip on the presidency, this election is everything but democratic
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
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.