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Sawiris vs. Agitated Amanpour on CNN

Peter Greste, Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohamed from Al Jazeera English were arrested by Egyptian authorities on December 29 and have been held...

Egyptians Vote ‘Yes’ in Referendum – But What Are They Approving?

Voters lined up at polling stations across the capital despite a small explosion at a courthouse in the Imbaba neighborhood in the early morning,...

Day One of the Constitutional Referendum

Eleven people died and dozens were injured in isolated clashes across the country as police confronted demonstrators opposed to the referendum, the Health Ministry...

Egyptian Voters Brave the Polls, Saying ‘No to Terrorism’

The day opened with news of an explosion outside a Cairo courthouse, which resulted in no injuries. Polling stations in the capital remained peaceful...

Congress to Give Egypt $1.5 Billion in Aid

The Obama administration has been lobbying Congress for permission to give the aid to the Egyptian government. Several senior senators had been working to...

A Mubarak Opponent Turned ‘Coup’ Supporter

I sat down in Cairo with five Egyptians who supported the uprising against Mubarak and now have sharply different views about how to set...

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Launches Fightback from a London Flat

But a cramped flat above a disused kebab shop in North London has become the focal point of the Muslim Brotherhood's effort to regroup...

Christians in Libya Cast Anxious Eye At Religious Freedom

The vote came amid international concerns over the diminishing Christian populations in North Africa and the Middle East, and increased Islamist influence in countries...

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