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Egyptians flood Tahrir Square in anti-Mursi protest
Thousands of Egyptians descend on Tahrir Square to call for President Mohamed Mursi to step down – against a backdrop of violent unrest across Egypt.
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Egypt opposition rejects talks with Mursi to end violence
Egypt’s main opposition coalition refuses to take part in President Mohammed’s proposed dialogue to end a crisis sparked by the Islamist leader’s decision to expand his powers.
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Anti-Mursi protests escalate in Egypt
Protests against Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi spread beyond Cairo in the early hours of Wednesday morning leaving at least 100 people injured.
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Egypt’s judges condemn new sweeping powers for Mursi
Egypt’s head judges say a decree granting President Mohamed Mursi extensive control is an “unprecedented attack” on the independence of the judiciary, as protests on the streets continue.
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Calls for Egypt’s Mursi to respect democratic process
Mohammad Mursi, the Egyptian president, has come under heavy criticism after granting himself sweeping new powers including putting himself above the law.
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Islamist Mursi is Egypt’s new president
Mohammed Mursi, the Muslim Brotherhood leader once jailed by ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak, succeeds him as president of the world’s most populous Arab nation.
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Protests as Egypt’s President al-Sisi welcomed at Number 10
Pro and anti-Sisi demonstrators clash as David Cameron welcomes the controversial leader, who is accused of mass human rights abuses.
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US lifts weapon export ban on Egypt
The US removes its restriction on supplying military equipment to Egypt, which was imposed when the military took power in Cairo nearly two years ago.
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Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste freed by Egypt
Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste, imprisoned in Egypt 400 days ago on charges that included aiding a terrorist group, is deported to his native Australia today.
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Air strikes pound IS as Kurds make gains in Kobani
Spectacular explosions rock Kobani as coalition jets continue to target Islamic State militants. Kurdish fighters are filmed celebrating after recapturing territory in and around the Syrian town.
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Muslim leaders condemn Islamic State’s Alan Henning threats
The kidnap and threatened murder of British aid worker Alan Henning by Islamic State (IS) militants is not permissible under sharia law, prominent Muslim clerics have warned.
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Al Jazeera journalists handed seven year jail term in Egypt
Three Al Jazeera journalists – on trial accused of aiding members of a “terrorist organisation” – are sentenced to seven years in prison by an Egyptian court.
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Court confirms Egypt Muslim Brotherhood death sentences
An Egyptian court confirms death sentences against the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and at least 182 of his supporters, all of whom are accused of a 2013 attack on a police station.
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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.