Egypt's PM quits weeks before presidential polls

Egypt's military-backed interim government led by Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi on Monday resigned, in a surprise move just weeks before presidential polls in which the country's powerful army......

Egypt court to decide on Mubarak's release today

An Egyptian court will hear an appeal by Hosni Mubarak in a corruption case, raising the prospects of the former dictator's release from prison on Wednesday. The court will convene at Tora prison......

Egypt begins work on Constitution; Islamists protest

A 10-member panel to amend Egypt's Constitution met for the first time on Sunday amid political turmoil over the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi and rebuffed claims that it has devised......

Senior jurist to head interim govt in unstable Egypt

Senior Egyptian jurist Adly Mahmoud Mansour has suddenly found himself in the spotlight as the civilian face of the army-backed interim government, following the dramatic removal of the Arab......