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Egypt heads to an ambiguous fate
The constitutional declaration has yielded unexpected results in the new democratic Egypt, which is still recovering from the…
A fragile truce
The cease-fire brokered by Egypt halted eight days of cross-border combat that took 166 Palestinian and six Israeli…
Protestors lay siege to Egypt’s Interior Ministry
Protesters have launched an offensive on the Interior Ministry in Cairo today following the deaths of 74 people…
74 dead in Egypt football riot
Football violence in Port Said resulted in 76 dead and hundreds of injuries. Three days of national mourning have been declared after the incident. It is feared that the violence will continue as the Al Ahly Ultras (radical fans) called for revenge. An upcoming match in the Cairo stadium between Al Ismailiya and Zamalek has been cancelled in light of the football violence.
First anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution
Mark Wilson examines the evolving reporting and media conventions which surround the popular discourse of the Egyptian revolution.