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Egypt Seizes Dozens of Heavy Weapons Likely Smuggled from Libya and Bound for Sinai

Authorities uncovered the munitions — including 40 surface-to-surface missiles, 17 rocket-propelled grenade launchers, mortar rounds, automatic rifles and around 10,000 artillery shells — in...

Egypt Frontrunners Face Their Pasts on Vote Trail

The verbal attacks echo a broader debate about Egypt's future and reflect the conflicting concerns of those who are either worried about a consolidation...

Islamists, Liberals, and the Future of Egypt

Sawiris, who founded the liberal, secular Free Egyptians Party, criticized the Egyptian military government for rushing to hold elections without giving non-Islamic parties the...

MB Presidential Candidate Promises to ‘Reintroduce Islamic Conquest’

Erian insisted however that there is no room for accurate and scientific polls in Egypt and argued that most polls only reflect the perspectives...

WSJ: Islamists’ Fortunes Fade Before Egypt Vote

While Egyptian political polls are subject to broad skepticism, one conducted late last month indicates how far Islamist politicians' public star has fallen: The...

Egyptian Panel Drops Maspero Massacre Case for ‘Lack of Evidence’

Charges against 28 Christian Copts and prominent Muslim activist Alaa Abdel-Fatah, who were previously detained, were also dropped for lack of evidence, said the...

Egypt NGO Law Could Undermine Freedoms: U.N. Rights Chief

The draft legislation could undermine the spirit of last year's uprising that ousted long-ruling president Hosni Mubarak, said Navi Pillay, U.N. high commissioner for...

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