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Egyptians find their voice after years of repression

Protesters wave Egyptian flags in Tahrir Square, while demanding for the prosecution of Hosni Mubarak.
27 Apr 2011
For decades, authoritarian rule and police brutality ensured the only voice heard from Egypt was that of its leaders. Since popular protests deposed President Hosni Mubarak, the silent majority has erupted into a cacophony. Emboldened by...
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Military's performance raises questions on the way forward

Army perosnnel hold a protester back as he shouts against a pro-Mubarak protester, Tahrir Square, Cairo, February 1, 2011.
26 Apr 2011
The military is widely credited with securing the fall of the Mubarak regime by placing pressure on the president to step down. But as Egypt enters its tenth week of martial law, activists and analysts are questioning the ruling military...
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Controversial gas-to-Israel deal back in the spotlight

24 Apr 2011
When the public prosecutor indicted six people on corruption charges for the deal that sells Egyptian gas to Israel, it threw the spotlight back on some of Egypt’s most controversial issues: national sovereignty, corruption and...
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Post-revolutionary ultras still full of fight

24 Apr 2011
The difference between ultras and casual soccer fans is simple but crucial.  “What separates ultras from normal fans is how radical they are,” explains Mohamed Gamal, sportswriter, author of the upcoming “...
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NDP down and out, but threat of revival remains

Senior ruling National Democratic Party leaders follow the activities of its 6th annual conference. In the photo, from right to left, Mr. Kamal el-Shazly political bureau member, Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazif, Dr. Fathi Surur Chief of the People's Assembly, and Dr. Atef Ebeid former Prime Minister.
21 Apr 2011
The National Democratic Party (NDP) is seen as the center for much of the political corruption, profiteering, nepotism, and negligence that plagued Egypt throughout the Mubarak era. When the Supreme Administrative Court dissolved the party...
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Recovering assets after Mubarak's arrest

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak leaves the Elysee palace on August 30, 2010 in Paris, after a meeting with his French counterpart Nicoals Sarkozy. Mubarak was to discuss with Sarkozy the relaunch of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks during a stopover on his way to Washington to join the inaugural meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. Mubarak will launch the first direct negotiations between the two sides since the Palestinians broke off talks in December 2008 after Israel launched a devastating offensive against the Gaza Strip.
21 Apr 2011
Egyptians rejoiced at the detention of former President Hosni Mubarak and sons Alaa and Gamal. Many cheered at the charges leveled against them -- financial corruption, abuse of power, and the instigation of acts of violence against pro-...
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New Egyptian foreign policy challenges regional alliances

Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi speaks during a joint press conference with his German counterpart Guido Weseterwelle after a meeting, Cairo, April 19, 2011.
20 Apr 2011
If Egypt’s first post-revolution government plans to reshape the country’s foreign policy, particularly on issues like relations with Iran and Palestinian reconciliation, it will be forced to alter, or at least shift, its most...
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Some police ready to begin the long road to reform

20 Apr 2011
The need for change in the police force is something even most police officers seem to agree on. “A great deal of police officers are fed up, you will not believe how many handed in their resignation before the revolution…...
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Will Egypt's former ruler Mubarak ever face trial?

Protesters holding posters of former president Hosni Mubarak chant slogans in support of Mubarak in downtown Cairo.
19 Apr 2011
An authoritarian leader is forced to resign after protests against his corruption-tainted rule. He is charged with graft and murder, but ill health stalls his interrogation. He dies before he is put on trial. The fate of Indonesia's...
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A split in the Muslim Brotherhood? Not so easy.

Dr. Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh, Muslim Brotherhood leader
17 Apr 2011
“The Muslim Brotherhood is my family, my past, present and future... Nobody can resign from his thoughts, his people and his brothers, with whom he lived inside and outside of prisons.” With these emotion-laden phrases, Abdel...
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