End sex attacks, AI tells Morsi

Amnesty International has urged President Mohammed Morsi to take "drastic steps" to end sexual violence against women in Egypt, following harrowing tales of mob attacks around Cairo's Tahrir Square.

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Bloodiest week under Morsi

A man shot during protests in Cairo has died of his wounds increasing to 57 the death toll in the bloodiest week of President Mohammed Morsi's seven months in power.

• Clashes continue outside Morsi's palace
• Petrol bombs thrown at Egyptian palace
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Egypt opposition wants Morsi tried

Egypt's main opposition group has sided with calls to oust the ruling Islamists after deadly clashes left the presidency scrambling to contain fallout from footage of police brutalising a man.

• Petrol bombs thrown at Egyptian palace
• Protesters flood Egyptian streets
• Egypt: Fury over stripped, beaten protester

Petrol bombs thrown at Egyptian palace

Protesters have thrown petrol bombs at the Egyptian presidential palace during a demonstration against President Mohammed Morsi.

• Protesters flood Egyptian streets
• Egypt's Black Bloc in govt crosshairs

Egypt holds Black Bloc saboteur

Egyptian authorities have detained a member of the Black Bloc militant group suspected of planning to carry out an Israeli-directed sabotage plan.

• Masked 'Black Bloc' a mystery in Egypt
• Week of unrest weakens Egypt' Morsi
• Two more dead in Cairo clashes

Protesters defy Egyptian curfew

Thousands of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets of the Egyptian cities of Port Said, Ismailia and Suez in defiance of a curfew and a state of emergency.

• Egypt senate ratifies army arrest powers
• Morsi declares state of emergency
• Curfew to start in 3 Egypt provinces

Morsi declares state of emergency

Egypts President Mohammed Morsi has declared a state of emergency in three provinces hit by rioting which has left dozens dead.

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• Deadly clashes in Egypt after verdicts

Death toll rises in Egyptian violence

Egyptian officials say the death toll from rioting in the city of Port Said has risen to 31 and the city's streets are deserted after the earlier rampage.

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• Egypt violence: Morsi calls for calm

More than 250 injured in Egypt clashes

Clashes in several Egyptian cities have left 252 people injured, the health ministry says.

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• Clashes in Cairo 2 years on
• Egypt police fire tear gas at protestors

Egypt opposition calls nationwide protests

Egypt's National Salvation Front has called for nationwide demonstrations as it seeks to galvanise opposition to a controversial draft constitution before a second round of voting.

• Egypt constitution vote marred
• Divided Egypt votes on new constitution
• Egypt: 'Yes' vote seen as being ahead

9 hurt as gunmen fire at Cairo protesters

Nine people have been hurt after gunmen fired at protesters camping in Cairo's Tahrir Square, as opposition called for a major demonstration for the postponement of a referendum on a new constitution.

Egypt's crisis spirals into deeper bitterness

Egypt's political crisis has spiralled deeper into bitterness and recrimination as thousands of Islamist backers of the president vowed vengeance at a funeral for men killed in the bloody clashes earlier this week.

• Opposition refuses dialogue with Morsi
• Egypt braces for more demonstrations
• Fierce clashes in Cairo after Morsi speech

Morsi back at palace after night of protests

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has returned to work in Cairo, although scores of protesters angered by his drive to push through a new constitution are still blocking one gate of the presidential palace.

• 5 dead in Egypt clashesview
• Egypt slips into deeper crisis
• Egypt demos encircle presidential palace
• Islamists force Egypt's top court to close

1000s march as pressure piles on Morsi

Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi has faced nationwide protests after digging in his heels over a controversial decree granting him sweeping powers.

• Egypt: Morsi faces nationwide protests
• Morsi won't back down
• Morsi supporters cancel massive rally

2 cops cleared of Egypt protest deaths

An Egyptian court has cleared two policemen of killing protesters during last year's uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

• Egypt clears 4 top cops of protest deaths

Zuma congratulates Egypt's Morsi

President Jacob Zuma has congratulated Mohamed Morsi on winning Egypt's presidential election, and has offered to assist with the country's reconciliation and constitution building process.

• Zuma congratulates Morsywatch
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• Morsi wins Egypt's election

Tahrir Square erupts in celebration

Tens of thousands have packed into Cairo's Tahrir Square in the largest celebration the protest hub has witnessed since Hosni Mubarak's ouster, to celebrate their new president-elect, Mohamed Morsi.

• Morsi wins Egypt's election
• Mubarak 'clinically dead' - state media

Tahrir packed again after army power grab

Thousands of Egyptians have packed into Tahrir Square to protest the ruling military's bid to grab new powers, as both presidential candidates claimed victory in the country's historic vote.

• Egypt vote fair, but military moves worry
• Tahrir ready to reignite
• Egypt army to hand over power at end-June

Mubarak in and out of consciousness

Ex-Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak, who is being treated in a Cairo prison hospital, has been slipping in and out of consciousness, an official says.

• Mubarak's health 'dangerous'
• Mubarak gets jail uniform, mugshot taken
• Egypt rulers demand constitution panel

Dozens of protesters camp out in Tahrir

Dozens of protesters have remained in Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square after camping out following a mass demonstration against verdicts handed down in ex-president Hosni Mubarak’s murder trial.

• Egypt rulers demand constitution panel
• Crowds pack Tahrir to protest verdicts
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Tearful Mubarak refuses to enter prison - security

Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak, whose helicopter landed at Tora prison in Cairo after he was sentenced to life in prison, wept and refused to leave the aircraft, says a security official.

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• Return to Egypt's old regime 'unacceptable'
• Egypt's 'revolution youth' divided

Mubarak arrives at court for verdict hearing

Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has arrived at a court by helicopter, where he will face sentencing over his alleged involvement in the killing of demonstrators.

• Verdict due in historic Mubarak trial
• Mubarak sons to face insider trading case
• Mubarak trial verdict to be aired live

Egypt jails Mubarak aide for graft

A Cairo criminal court has sentenced ousted President Hosni Mubarak's former chief of staff to seven years in jail on charges of making illegal gains.

• Court: Mubarak, aides ordered killing
• Mubarak aide hospitalised after arrest

Egypt interior troops quell riot cops riot

Hundreds of Egyptian riot police have stormed out of their camp and cut off a desert highway out of Cairo following reports that an officer has killed one of their colleagues.

• Mass detentions in Egypt after clashes
• Cairo calm again after deadly clashes
• Egyptian riot police take to the streets