Egypt: a coup or the birth-pangs of true democracy?
Egypt ousts its first democratically elected president – but was it a coup or a revolution, and where did ex-President Morsi, now in military custody, go wrong?
Egypt ousts its first democratically elected president – but was it a coup or a revolution, and where did ex-President Morsi, now in military custody, go wrong?
Egyptian people have “had enough of division” and must be “one body” in order to build a democratic nation, Egypt’s interim president Adly Mansour tells Channel 4 News in his first interview.
Tahrir Square explodes with fireworks and dancing as Egypt’s first democratically elected president is ousted by the military. But what next for the people of Egypt?
It is 12 months since Mohammed Morsi won a democratic election on a surge of hope from the Arab Spring. Morsi is now being ejected as Egypt’s president with bitterness and hatred.
President Mohamed Morsi rejects an army ultimatum and remains in office as his supporters join opponents to protest and more senior ministers resign.
Leading protester Khaled Dawoud tells Channel 4 News Egypt’s President Morsi is “living in a bubble” and calls on the Muslim Brotherhood to refrain from violence.
Thousands of Egyptians descend on Tahrir Square to call for President Mohamed Mursi to step down – against a backdrop of violent unrest across Egypt.
Clerics warn of a “civil war”, and the army says it may have to intervene, as opponents and supporters of President Mohamed Mursi clash violently across Egypt.
The truth of the matter is that the Qatari succession is opaque, and no-one outside the royal family has a clear idea of what this transition means.
United Nations talks with the Syrian government over an investigation into the alleged use of chemical weapons have reached an impasse, UN diplomats say.
Top al-Qaeda commander Abu Zeid is reported to have been killed in Mali. If true, his death will be counted by France as one of their most important victories. But who will rise up to take his place?
US Secretary of State John Kerry pledges $60m to support the opposition in Syria in the face of government “brutality”, but stops short of any form of military intervention.
After yesterday’s bloodshed in Syria – one of the deadliest days in the conflict – there was further violence today, with at least 29 people killed in rocket attacks in Aleppo.
I’ve updated my book Sandstorm with an epilogue, taking into account the killing of the US ambassador and other events in Libya. I also write on Mali, showing the links between events in the two countries.
Police in Tunis fire tear gas at protestors outside the Interior Ministry as unions call the first general strike since 1978 following the assassination of a secular opposition leader.