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Egypt to Lift Emergency Laws Before September Vote

CAIRO -- Egypt's military rulers announced Monday that the country's hated emergency laws will be lifted before parliament elections set for September, the latest move to ease harsh restrictions under the ousted regime of President Hosni Mubarak. The laws have been in place since 1981, when Mubarak took power. They give...

Egypt Court Rejects Mubarak Appeal of Fund Seizure

CAIRO -- An Egyptian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his family against a top prosecutor's move to seize funds that could total in the billions of dollars. The decision clears the way for a criminal investigation and a possible trial of Egypt's ousted leader. Mubarak stepped down...

Egypt's US Envoy Says Mubarak May Be in 'Bad Health'

CAIRO -- Egypt's ambassador to the United States says Hosni Mubarak may be in "bad health," the first word on the 82-year-old ousted president's health. Speaking Monday on NBC's "Today" program, Sameh Shoukry said he had received information that Mubarak was "possibly in somewhat of bad health." He said he could not be...

Mubarak Stepping Down: Twitter Sounds Off on the Momentous Event

For those of us who aren't in the streets of Cairo, there's always Twitter. As 18 days of protests finally culminated in President Hosni Mubarak's resignation, the folks who labeled the historic event a "Twitter Revolution" are already breaking things down in real time. Here's a quick round-up of instant reactions from...

Sharm el-Sheikh: 5 Facts on Hosni Mubarak's Paradise Getaway

Hosni Mubarak apparently needed to get away from it all. Now that he has resigned Egypt's presidency, the embattled ruler is doing what any wise politician faced with hundreds of thousands of angry citizens would do: he's gettin' out of town. After infuriating protesters Thursday evening by not stepping down during a...

Background on egyptian protests

The 2011–2012 Egyptian revolution ( thawret 25 yanāyir, Revolution of 25 January) took place following a popular uprising that began on Tuesday, 25 January 2011. The uprising was mainly a campaign of non-violent civil resistance, which featured a series of demonstrations, marches, acts of civil disobedience, and labour strikes.

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