The final results in Egypt’s first post-Mubarak parliamentary elections confirm an overwhelming victory for Islamist parties.

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Egypt’s Islamists win elections

Despite playing a large role in the protests that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian women still face the restrictions of a patriarchal system.

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Egyptian Women Confront Patriarchy

In their closing arguments at the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt, prosecutors said he was ultimately responsible for the killings of hundreds of peaceful protesters.

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Egyptian Prosecutors Say Hosni Mubarak Should Be Hanged

CAIRO — The prosecution in the historic trial of former president Hosni Mubarak demanded Thursday that he be executed for ordering the killing of pro-democracy protesters during the revolt that ultimately forced his ouster. The five-person prosecution team also called for the same sentence — death by hanging — for his security chief and six top police commanders. Read full article > >

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Hosni Mubarak should be executed, Egyptian prosecutors say

CAIRO — Civil rights leaders in Egypt on Friday blasted the nation’s military rulers for launching coordinated raids of pro-democracy groups, calling the incursions an example of using Mubarak-era tactics to silence government critics and repress political freedom.  Activists said the raids Thursday on at least seven civil society organizations , including three American non-governmental organizations, one German and three Egyptian groups, offered proof to the world of the military’s intent to shut down civil society. Read full article > >

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Rights leaders in Egypt condemn raids on pro-democracy groups

Hosni Mubarak, the former president of Egypt, faces charges of conspiring in the killing of civilian protestors during the 18 day uprising that brought him down.

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The trial of the former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, resumes in Cairo after a delay of almost two months.

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Trial of Mubarak resumes in Egypt

Winning a dominant majority in Egypt’s first Parliament since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak would be the religious movement’s most significant step since the start of the Arab Spring.

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Early Results in Egypt Show a Mandate for Islamists

First election since Mubarak was toppled

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In pictures: Egypt vote in first post-Mubarak election

The first elections in Egypt since former President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown enter a second day after thousands queued to vote on Monday.

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Eager voters throng Egypt polls

Queues form as Egyptians vote in the first election since former President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in February.

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Egyptians queue to cast ballots

Braced for mayhem and disappointment, Egyptians nonetheless turned out in unexpectedly large numbers on Monday for their first parliamentary election since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak 10 months ago.

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Long Lines Form as Egyptians Vote in Historic Election

Cairo As Tahrir Square was beginning to erupt this past Sunday, I was talking with a parliamentary candidate affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood’s new political party. For nearly two hours, in a cafe in the posh Cairo neighborhood of Zamalek, we discussed the elections slated for this Monday, Egypt’s first since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak in February. He explained the Muslim Brotherhood’s get-out-the-vote strategy and his own campaign activities. Tahrir did not come up once. Read full article > >

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In Egypt, trying to reaffirm faith in a revolution

As military names Mubarak-era PM.

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Protesters Flood Tahrir Square

CAIRO — Egypt’s military rulers appointed a new prime minister Friday as protesters staged massive demonstrations for a seventh day to demand the immediate transfer of power to civilian rule. Kamal el-Ganzouri, 78, a former prime minister under ousted president Hosni Mubarak, was asked to form a new cabinet to replace the caretaker government that resigned this week to protest violence by Egyptian security forces to suppress the growing demonstrations. The former government, headed by Essam Sharaf as prime minister, also had been formed under the auspices of the military rulers. Read full article > >

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New Egyptian premier appointed as protests grow