Hosni Mubarak

Hosni Mubarak dies at 91, says Egypt's state TV; former president was ousted during Arab Spring uprising

Hosni Mubarak, born in May 1928, was vice president on 14 October 1981, when his mentor, president Anwar Sadat, was assassinated by Islamic extremists while reviewing a military parade.

Mohammed Morsi dies in court during espionage case hearing, Muslim Brotherhood blames Egypt for ex-president's 'deliberate slow death'

Egypt's first democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi, an Islamist who was ousted after one year of divisive rule, died after collapsing in court on Monday, the attorney general said. He was 67.

Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi sworn in for second term as president of Egypt after winning over 97 percent of votes

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was sworn in for a second four-year term on Saturday after being re-elected in a vote earlier this year

Egypt: 13 terrorists, two army officers killed in raids on militant hideouts in North Sinai

Egyptian security forces on Thursday raided militant hideouts in the restive North Sinai during which 13 terrorists and two army officers were killed, the military said.

Iran protests: From Green Movement to Arab Spring, how much does current uprising draw from past?

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have declared the "end of the sedition" and said that quiet has returned to the country now.

Egypt police arrest fugitive ex-interior minister Habib al-Adly; went on run to avoid prison for embezzlement

Egyptian police arrested former interior minister Habib al-Adly who had been on the run to avoid serving a prison sentence for embezzlement, his lawyer told AFP.

Former Egypt PM Ahmed Shafiq returns home after five years of exile, goes missing within 24 hours

There has been no official word yet as on the whereabouts of an Egyptian presidential hopeful who flew home from the United Arab Emirates 24 hours ago

Former Egypt PM Ahmed Shafiq hints at running for president next year; may challenge Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for top post

Former Egyptian premier Ahmed Shafiq, who narrowly lost a 2012 election to since ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi, will challenge leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at a poll next year, his aides told AFP on Wednesday

Egypt mosque attack: Death toll soars to 235 in bomb and gun assault in North Sinai

Gunmen attacked a packed mosque in Egypt's restive North Sinai province on Friday and set off a bomb, killing at least 200 people

Egypt: Six soldiers, 24 terrorists killed in clashes in North Sinai; encounter comes after series of attacks since 2011

Twenty-four terrorists and six soldiers were killed on Sunday as armed forces foiled terror attacks in Egypt's restive North Sinai region, the army said.