CAIRO — Former Egyptian prime minister and presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq sought Saturday to dispel his authoritarian image by vowing to uphold democratic principles and respect all segments of society. Read full article > >

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Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq pledges not to be new Mubarak

CAIRO — Egyptians continued to line up outside polling stations in high numbers Thursday, in the second day of voting in the country’s landmark presidential election. Across Egypt voters cast their ballots with a mix of joy and anxiety for one of 13 candidates. Read full article > >

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Egyptians vote on second day of presidential election

Images from the streets of Cairo as polls open

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CAIRO — Egypt’s military chiefs are expected to issue a constitutional declaration redrawing the powers of the presidency before polls open Wednesday for the country’s first presidential vote since autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak was overthrown, according to state media reports. Read full article > >

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Egypt’s generals to redraw powers of presidency on eve of vote to fill post

CAIRO — Had Egypt’s post-revolutionary political winds held steady, Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential candidate, would have been coasting to victory in this month’s election. Instead, he’s running an underdog campaign. The group’s prodigious political machine, which turned the once-besieged opposition movement into the dominant force in parliament early this year, has to contend with an uncharismatic candidate and a shift in public opinion as many Egyptians have soured on the venerable Islamist organization. Read full article > >

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Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate an underdog in Egypt

More than 170 people are detained after deadly clashes between protesters and Egyptian security forces in Cairo, military sources say.

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Dozens held after Egypt clashes

One person died and more than 300 were injured Friday when clashes broke out in Cairo as protests against the country's military government turned violent, state media reported.

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1 dead, hundreds hurt in Egypt clashes

An overnight curfew was imposed around the defence ministry in the Egyptian capital Cairo, after violent clashes there on Friday.

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Curfew imposed after Egypt unrest

At least 11 people are killed and dozens injured in Cairo as a protest against Egypt’s ruling military council is attacked.

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Eleven protesters killed in Cairo

Tens of thousands of protesters cram into Cairo’s Tahrir Square to demonstrate against continuing military rule in Egypt.

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Egypt crowds fill Tahrir Square

CAIRO — By noon Friday, Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the symbol of Egypt’s revolution and painful 15-month transition from authoritarian rule, was packed with Egyptian protesters, promising to be one of the largest demonstrations since the 18-day revolt last year that ousted then-president Hosni Mubarak. Read full article > >

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Thousands of protesters rally in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, but messages compete

CAIRO — Egypt’s presidential electoral commission on Tuesday permanently disqualified 10 candidates, including three front-runners, upending the contest just weeks before the vote and drawing accusations that the pillars of the Hosni Mubarak regime are still firmly in place. Read full article > >

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Egypt’s election commission ejects front-runners from presidential race

CAIRO — After more than a year out of the spotlight, former spy chief Omar Suleiman stormed back into the public eye this month by entering Egypt’s presidential race . His campaign shelled out cash and went on a major public relations offensive to recast Suleiman — whose name is associated with torture and iron-fisted rule in the minds of many Egyptians — as a compassionate leader who would restore stability. Read full article > >

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Omar Suleiman, former Mubarak spy chief, tries to remake his image in Egypt

CAIRO — Egypt’s presidential election commission on Saturday disqualified the top two Islamist contenders and the country’s former spy chief, sending shock waves through the volatile political establishment ahead of next month’s vote. Read full article > >

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10 presidential candidates disqualified in Egypt

Tens of thousands protest in Cairo against the presidential bid of Omar Suleiman, the former spy chief of Hosni Mubarak.

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Egypt Islamists in Cairo protest