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Hundreds of thousands protest against Mursi

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians flooded into the streets on the first anniversary of Islamist President Mohammed Mursi's inauguration today to demand that he resign.
News • 30 Jun 13

Violence in Egypt after emergency law imposed

Egyptian police have fired tear gas at protesters in a fifth day of unrest in which 50 people have been killed.
News • 29 Jan 13

French journalist attacked after live Cairo report

A correspondent for France 24 TV was "savagely attacked" near Cairo's Tahrir Square after being seized by a crowd, the network said tonight.
News • 21 Oct 12

Mohammed Mursi sworn in as Egypt's president

Mohammed Mursi has been formally sworn in as Egypt's president, a day after he pre-empted the formal ceremony by swearing himself in before ecstatic crowds in Tahrir Square and warning off generals trying to curb his powers.
News • 30 Jun 12

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