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Egypt

Egypt (Arabic: , ', ; Coptic: , ' ; Sahidic Coptic: , '), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia.

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Area

  • 1002450.0 km2

Population

  • 81015887

Currency

  • Egyptian pound

Form of Government

  • Semi-presidential system
  • Military junta
State TV says Egypt's general prosecutor has ordered Mubarak transferred to a Cairo prison

State TV says Egypt's general prosecutor has ordered Mubarak transferred to a Cairo prison.

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  1. Thousands rally in north Egypt against Mubarak-era presidential candidate facing runoff

    Thousands are rallying in the northern Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria against the man who served as Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister and who is to face an Is...

  2. Key events in the rule and trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

    Key events in the rule and downfall of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak:— Mubarak took office in 1981 after his predecessor Anwar Sadat was assassinated by Is...

  3. Thieves hunt pharaonic treasures amid Egypt turmoil

    Taking advantage of Egypt's political upheaval, thieves have gone on a treasure hunt with a spree of illegal digging, preying on the country's ancient pharaonic heri...

  4. Egypt : Museums reopen, but deserted pyramids are a sign of hard-hit tourism

    The wind-swept pyramids of Giza were virtually deserted Sunday, symbols not just of the might and culture of the pharaohs but also the damage that Egypt's upheaval h...

  5. For first time in 31 years, Egypt no longer under emergency law that gave police broad powers

    Egypt's notorious emergency law expired Thursday, ending 31 years of broad powers to detain and arrest for a police force accused of severely abusing its far-reachin...

  6. Egypt's landmark presidential election leaves families divided, exposes generation gap

    Arwa el-Hussein, a 20-year-old pharmacy student, has been quarreling with her father for weeks, trying to get him not to back Hosni Mubarak's former prime minister f...

  7. Egypt : New Find Shows Slaves Didn't Build Pyramids

    CAIRO — Egypt displayed on Monday newly discovered tombs more than 4,000 years old and said they belonged to people who worked on the Great Pyramids of Giza, present...

  8. Scuffles break out in Egyptian courtroom after Mubarak verdict is announced

    Scuffles break out in Egyptian courtroom after Mubarak verdict is announced.

  9. Crowd attacks candidate's office as violence flares after Egypt election results announced

    A mob set fire late Monday to the campaign headquarters of one of the two Egyptian presidential politicians facing each other in a runoff that will decide a new lead...

  10. Egypt's Mubarak sentenced to life in prison for complicity in killings of protesters

    Egypt's Mubarak sentenced to life in prison for complicity in killings of protesters.

  11. Egypt's notorious emergency law expires after more than 30 years in force

    Egypt's notorious emergency law expired Thursday, ending more than 30 years of broad powers to arrest and detain for a police force accused of widespread human right...

  12. Egypt's Islamist candidate reassures women, Copts, while challenger's HQ burned down

    The presidential candidate for Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood wooed Christians, women and supporters of the ruling military Tuesday in a bid to expand his base of suppor...

  1. Two US tourists abducted in Egypt released

    Two American tourists abducted by Bedouins in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula were released unharmed Thursday following negotiations between local tribesmen and the kidnappe...

  2. Thousands rally in Egypt for disqualification of Mubarak-era presidential candidate in runoff

    Thousands of people took to the streets in cities across Egypt on Friday to demand that Ahmed Shafiq, a former senior official in Hosni Mubarak's ousted regime, be d...

  3. Guilty or not, verdict in Mubarak's trial will likely deepen Egypt's polarization

    Guilty or not, Saturday's verdict in Hosni Mubarak's trial will likely deepen Egypt's polarization. Political tensions are already simmering in a heated runoff for p...

  4. Egypt's Mubarak sentenced to life in prison for role in protester killings; sons acquitted

    Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison Saturday for his role in the killing of protesters during last year's revolution that forced him f...

  5. Egypt's Mubarak gets life in prison after being found guilty of conspiring to kill protesters

    Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison Saturday for his role in the killing of protesters during last year's revolution that forced him f...

  6. Egyptian court acquits 2 sons of Egypt's Mubarak on corruption charges

    Egyptian court acquits 2 sons of Egypt's Mubarak on corruption charges.

  7. Life sentence against Egypt's Mubarak caps fall from war hero to prison inmate

    War hero. Savior of the nation. An anchor of stability in a turbulent region. And in the twilight of his life, a criminal convicted for his role in the deaths of tho...

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