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Moaz al-Khatib, former Sunni Muslim imam in Damascus, is the new leader of Syrian opposition

Moaz al-Khatib, a leading Damascus cleric who fled Syria, has been chosen at a meeting in Qatar to head a…

12 years ago

Mohammed al-Dahabi, Jordan’s ex-spy chief, sentenced to 13 years in prison for corruption

Mohammed al-Dahabi, Jordan's former intelligence chief, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for corruption. Mohammed al-Dahabi, who was…

12 years ago

Libya’s parliament occupied by militiamen

Dozens of militiamen have occupied Libya's parliament to register their anger over the formation of the new government. The gunmen…

12 years ago

Egypt: violent clashes between rival groups in Tahrir Square

Fresh clashes have broken out in the Egyptian capital Cairo in the worst violence since President Mohammed Mursi took office…

12 years ago

Barack Obama says Egypt is not currently an US ally

Barack Obama has said the United States does not currently consider Egypt to be an ally. The president was speaking…

12 years ago

Mohammed Mursi retires army chief Mohamad Hussein Tantawi

Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi has ordered the retirement of the powerful head of the country's armed forces, Field Marshal Mohamad…

12 years ago

Hillary Clinton meets head of Egypt’s military council Mohamad Hussein Tantawi

Hillary Clinton has met the head of Egypt's top military council, Field Marshal Mohamad Hussein Tantawi, on the second day…

12 years ago

Hillary Clinton meets Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has held her first meeting with new Egypt’s President Mohammed Mursi. After the talks,…

12 years ago

Egypt’ Supreme Court overturns Mohammed Mursi’s decree to recall parliament

Egypt' Supreme Court has overturned a decree by President Mohammed Mursi to recall parliament. Mohammed Mursi had issued the decree…

12 years ago

Egyptian parliament convenes in defiance of dissolution

Egyptian parliament has briefly convened, despite the ruling military council ordering it to be dissolved. President Mohammed Mursi had ordered…

12 years ago

Mohammed Mursi’s decree to be discussed by Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court

Supreme Constitutional Court in Egypt, which dissolved the parliament last month, is due to discuss how to respond to President…

12 years ago

Mohammed Mursi reverses Egyptian parliament dissolution

President Mohammed Mursi has ordered Egyptian parliament to reconvene, a month after it was dissolved. The Supreme Court had ruled…

12 years ago

Mohammed Mursi begins forming new Egyptian government

Mohammed Mursi, Egypt's first democratically-elected president, has started forming a government, after promising to be a leader for all Egyptians.…

12 years ago

Mohammed Mursi wins Egyptian presidency

Higher Presidential Election Commission in Egypt has declared the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi as the winner of presidential election run-off.…

12 years ago

Egyptians await presidential election results

Egypt is awaiting the delayed results of the presidential run-off election held last weekend. The results are due in the…

12 years ago

Egypt’s presidential election results delayed

Egypt's presidential poll results have been delayed by the election authorities, raising further tension across the country. The results had…

12 years ago

Hosni Mubarak close to death

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is critically ill and may be close to death, reports from Cairo suggest. Hosni Mubarak…

12 years ago

Egypt: thousands of protesters at the Muslim Brotherhood rally in Tahrir Square

Thousands of people are gathering in Cairo's Tahrir Square to protest against a decision by the ruling military council to…

12 years ago

Egypt’s army to hand over power to an elected president

Egypt's ruling military council has vowed to hand over power to an elected president by the end of June. The…

12 years ago

Egyptians vote in the second round of their first free presidential election

Egyptians are set to vote in the second round of their first free presidential election in a two-day run-off. Mohammed…

12 years ago

Mohammed Mursi vs Ahmed Shafiq in the second round of Egypt’s first free presidential polls

Egyptians will choose between Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate Mohammed Mursi and Ahmed Shafiq, a candidate from the Mubarak-era regime, when the…

13 years ago

Egyptians are voting for the second day in country’s first free presidential elections

Egyptians are voting for the second day in the country's first free presidential elections - 15 months after Hosni Mubarak…

13 years ago

Egyptians vote in their first free presidential election after Mubarak-era

Egyptians are starting to vote in their first free presidential election, 15 months after ousting Hosni Mubarak in the Arab…

13 years ago

Ten candidates barred from the Egyptian presidential poll

Ten candidates from the Egyptian presidential poll, including former spy chief Omar Suleiman and the Muslim Brotherhood's Khairat al-Shater, have…

13 years ago