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Egypt: Al Jazeera journalists ‘to face charges’
The chairman of Egypt’s State Information Service tells Channel 4 News that charges are to be brought against three Al Jazeera journalists who were detained last December.
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Egypt: paving the way for General al-Sisi’s presidency?
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.
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Egypt revolt anniversary: twelve people killed
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.
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Is Egypt’s revolution turning into an Islamist insurgency?
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?
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Fears of violence as Egypt referendum enters final day
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.
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Egypt: Journalists in jail as authorities crack down
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”.
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Chaos in court stalls trial of Muslim Brotherhood leaders
Judges in Egypt walk out after leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood shout slogans and refuse to co-operate as they appear in court.
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Tinker, Tailor… the spy chiefs on show for the first time
How much do we know about the spymasters who stepped out of the shadows to face the television cameras? Channel 4 News has the scoop on the snoopers.
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Mohammed Morsi: I am Egypt’s ‘legitimate’ leader
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.
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Kerry urges ‘vital partner’ Egypt towards democracy
US secretary of state John Kerry meets his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo for “detailed and frank” talks with a “vital partner” that Washington says it is committed to working with.
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Egypt: 51 dead after war anniversary turns violent
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.
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With the Brotherhood in Egypt: from coup to crackdown
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.
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Egypt’s Mohammed Morsi ‘to stand trial’
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.
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No plans for second Syria vote, says Clegg
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says the government will not go back to the Commons to force a second vote on Syria because MPs cannot defy the will of the British people.
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Mummies set on fire as looters raid Egyptian museum
Ancient Egyptian artefacts including jewellery, pottery, coins, sculptures were stolen and two mummies set on fire during unrest across the country, says an archaeologist.