A coalition has called for a boycott of Egypt’s vote for a new constitution, which some see as an "indictor" of the army chief’s presidential bid.
A majority of Egyptians have backed a controversial charter in a two-round referendum. This according to ruling Islamists and official media.
Egypt’s army has massed troops and carried out arrests to quell deadly militants in the Sinai Peninsula close to the borders with Gaza and Israel.
Egypt is braced for a showdown between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood as the electoral commission delayed announcing the election winner.
Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak is in a coma on life support in Cairo after suffering a stroke in prison, but officials deny reports that he is clinically dead.
Protesters and police have fought pitched battles at security headquarters as deadly clashes raged into a fourth day after Egypt’s deadly soccer riot.
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.
While Egypt’s secular activists were outflanked in the parliamentary elections by Islamists, they are ready for heavy battle with military leadership.
Egypt’s caretaker premier has named a new Cabinet with increased powers to tackle worsening crime and a sliding economy.
Deadly clashes have broken out in Cairo’s Tahrir Square for the second day running, kicking off a violent countdown to elections.
The Arab League has suspended Syria until President Bashar al-Assad implements an Arab deal to end violence against protesters.
Thousands of protesters flocked to Cairo’s Tahrir Square for a rally to demand reform as the military warned it would respond harshly to any violence.
The murder and corruption trial of Egypt’s fallen dictator Hosni Mubarak resumes on Monday in what lawyers say will be a lengthy process.
Deposed Egypt leader Hosni Mubarak has denied murder and graft charges after being wheeled into a caged dock on a stretcher to face his accusers.
Bloody clashes erupted in Cairo between protesters demanding political change and loyalists of the ruling military council.
Deposed president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons will face charges of graft and ordering the deaths of protesters during Egypt’s uprising in January.
Egypt’s former leader Hosni Mubarak was complicit in the shooting of anti-regime protesters, a judge investigating violence during the uprising said.
Up to 10 000 Libyans poured onto the streets of Benghazi on Friday, demanding that Muammar Gaddafi quit and praying for victory in the uprising.
Muammar Gaddafi’s forces were accused of a massacre during an assault on a key city as rebels pushed towards Tripoli.
Moammar Gadaffi blamed al-Qaeda on Thursday for an insurrection that has wrenched control of much of eastern Libya as he addressed the country again.
