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's ex-President Hosni Mubarak released from prison

Deposed Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak was released from prison today, over two years after he was jailed on charges of corruption and killing protesters, but will remain under house arrest at a......

Egypt: Forces storm mosque occupied by Morsi supporters

Egyptian security forces stormed a mosque, where hundreds of supporters of deposed president Mohammed Morsi were holed up, after trading heavy gunfire with Islamic protestors, even as the death......

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......