Egyptian protests

After more than two years since former president Hosni Mubarak was toppled, the dividing line between the nation’s secular and Islamist camps and the difference in their perceptions of the political moment that defined the country’s recent history could not be starker

From WORLD 5:16pm

Morsi shores up support ahead of protest

Tourism minister resigns in protest at political appointment

Special report

A boy wears a mask with the colours of Egypt's national flag ©Reuters
The country is mired in a political process that has laid bare its deep divisions and underscored the inexperience of its elites
©Bloomberg From WORLD Jun 17, 2013

EU finds €1bn Egypt aid had little effect

Spending watchdog says funds have done little to improve democracy and human rights

From WORLD Jun 16, 2013

Egypt cuts ties to Assad regime

Clerics call for jihad in Syria

Mohammed Morsi ©AP From WORLD Jun 9, 2013

Egypt aide blames IMF for loan deal delay

Fund officials say technical issues remain outstanding

protesters in Tahrir Square, Cairo, in November, 2012 ©Reuters From SPECIAL REPORTS Jun 5, 2013

Egypt: Activists fight on to taste fruits of their revolution

Two years after the downfall of Hosni Mubarak, courageous men and women are challenging widespread repression, writes Heba Saleh

From WORLD Jun 4, 2013

Egypt ruling set to ignite US tensions

Court jails NGO workers for two years

From WORLD Jun 4, 2013

Battle looms over Egyptian legal reforms

Fight is part of wider dispute between Islamists and liberals

Mostafa Khaled studies by candlelight for his early morning exams during a power cut in Toukh From WORLD May 29, 2013

Egypt urged to rethink energy policy

Power crisis worsened by declining natural gas production

From SPECIAL REPORTS May 28, 2013

Egypt: Innovators value presence of angels at the table

Heba Saleh reports on an initiative that is receiving positive attention from the World Bank

From WORLD May 26, 2013

Petition rebellion aims to oust Morsi

Activists look to capitalise on rising discontent against president

From WORLD May 22, 2013

Egyptian security force staff freed

Seven men released unharmed by suspected Islamic militants in Sinai

From WORLD May 13, 2013

Islamic groups battle to shape Egypt

Muslim Brotherhood, Salafis and al-Azhar fight for influence

From WORLD May 9, 2013

S&P cuts Egypt’s credit rating further

Downgrade serves as a rebuke to government’s economic moves

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 8, 2013

Egypt’s foreign reserves raise fears

Figures suggest a deterioration in nation’s fiscal health

From WORLD May 7, 2013

Egypt finance minister fired in reshuffle

Two key negotiators with IMF among those removed from cabinet

From WORLD May 1, 2013

Egyptians become victims of soaring crime

Crime rate has tripled since 2011 revolution

From WORLD Apr 21, 2013

Egypt’s justice minister offers to resign

Mekki’s move comes amid mounting row over judicial independence

From WORLD Apr 18, 2013

Egypt’s public sector salary bill soars

IMF officials taken by surprise during loan negotiations

From WORLD Apr 17, 2013

Shares resilient after IMF leave Egypt

Support from Qatar and Libya agreeing to give $5bn in aid

From WORLD Apr 15, 2013

Egypt loan talks with IMF stall

Morsi’s aversion to raising taxes possible sticking point

From WORLD Apr 11, 2013

Egypt overestimating wheat crop, US warns

Pressure likely to mount on depleted foreign reserves

From WORLD Apr 10, 2013

Qatar gives Egypt $3bn aid package

Extra funds signal that rift over banking deal is healing

From WORLD Apr 10, 2013

Brotherhood’s appeal begins to wane in Egypt

Elections for students’ and professional unions show falling support

From WORLD Apr 8, 2013

Eight killed in Egypt sectarian violence

Eleven people arrested on suspicion of attacking Coptic cathedral

From WORLD Apr 7, 2013

Egypt seeks increase to IMF loan

Weekend of protest as officials meet to negotiate aid