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An Egyptian court recommends the death penalty for the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie, and 682 of his supporters.
Turkish premier Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to shut down Twitter in his country is a signal moment when a once-respected statesman turns into a Canute-like clown.
Egypt’s political roadmap is altered so that the president will be elected before parliament is. It hastens the likely election of army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as head of state.
Twelve people are killed in Cairo, security sources say, as Egypt marks the third anniversary of the revolution that led to the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak.
A militant Islamist group, but not the Muslim Brotherhood, claims responsibility for four bombs in Cairo which kill six people and injure many more. Is Egypt on the brink of a new wave of violence?
Security concerns prevail on the final day of Egypt’s referendum on a new constitution, after at least 11 people were killed in clashes with police.
Today Egyptians vote again on a new constitution – a draft document that would leave the army’s powers intact and cast the Muslim Brotherhood back into the political wilderness.
As Egypt detains three Al-Jazeera journalists, a British correspondent based in Cairo tells Channel 4 News that reporting from the region has become “darker and more complicated”.
Judges in Egypt walk out after leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood shout slogans and refuse to co-operate as they appear in court.
As the trial of the deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi is adjourned until 8 January, he tells the court it has no jurisdiction to try him.
At least 51 people are dead after clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted President Morsi, during a national holiday celebrating the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.
Thousands protested after the military ousted the Muslim Brotherhood’s President Morsi, and hundreds were killed in the crackdown that followed. This is filmmaker Mani’s account of what he saw.
A complex series of unanswered questions – Paul Mason looks at America’s sudden loss of diplomatic coherence and finds an uneasy Homeland.
Deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi is reportedly standing trial on charges of inciting murder and violence, in an escalation of the crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood.
A complex series of unanswered questions – Paul Mason looks at America’s sudden loss of diplomatic coherence and finds an uneasy Homeland.