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Egypt’s Islamist president takes revolution to palace

YoopyaJun 26, 2012December 13, 20230

(Reuters) – Mohamed Mursi, Egypt’s first freely elected president whose powers have already been curbed by the army, began work on a coalition on Monday

Egypt’s Islamist president begins building government

YoopyaJun 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Mohamed Morsy of the Muslim Brotherhood sets about building a civilian administration for Egypt on Monday that can heal a divisive history of

Mohammed Mursi confirmed winner of Egypt runoff

kiemtarJun 24, 20120

After a tense wait which continued for a week after the presidential runoff, Egypt’s electoral commission has confirmed Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammad Mursi as the

Islamist Morsy wins Egyptian presidency with 52 percent

YoopyaJun 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Islamist Mohamed Morsy of the Muslim Brotherhood was elected president of Egypt with 51.7 percent of last weekend’s run-off vote, defeating former general

Egypt on alert as election result imminent

YoopyaJun 24, 20120

(Reuters) – Egypt’s ruling armed forces were on alert on Sunday as fears of violence mounted in the final moments before the state election committee

Insight: ANC promises ring hollow in home of South Africa greats

YoopyaJun 24, 2012June 19, 20230

(Reuters) – First graders huddle to do sums on scraps of paper pressed against a cracked mud wall at Mwezeni Primary School in South Africa’s

Egyptian pound at 7-year low ahead of vote result

YoopyaJun 24, 20120

CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s currency, the pound, weakened to its lowest against the U.S. dollar in more than seven years on Sunday as the country

Protest in Tahrir as Egypt waits for president

YoopyaJun 23, 2012June 23, 20120

By Marwa Awad and Alastair Macdonald (Reuters) – Egyptians packed Tahrir Square in Cairo through the night on Saturday, waving flags and chanting for the

Senegal says to try former Chadian leader Habre

YoopyaJun 23, 2012June 23, 20120

By Diadie Ba DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s new government pledged on Friday it would try exiled former Chadian president Hissene Habre for alleged atrocities during

Bomb explodes in Nigeria capital, no casualties:agency

YoopyaJun 23, 20120

ABUJA (Reuters) – A bomb exploded outside a nightclub popular with foreigners and wealthy Nigerians in the capital Abuja late on Friday but no one