Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Mursi claimed victory on Monday in Egypt's first free presidential vote, as the military handed itself sweeping powers in a move denounced by activists as a 'coup

Egypt's military told parliament on Saturday it has been dissolved and banned its members from entering the house after a court annulled the last legislative poll, official media and a senior MP said.

Egyptians were voting on Saturday in a run-off presidential election pitting an Islamist against Hosni Mubarak's last premier amid political chaos highlighted by uncertainty over the future role of th

Egypt began voting on Saturday in a divisive presidential runoff pitting ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak's last premier against an Islamist, two days after the top court ordered parliament dissolved.

Egypt's supreme court ruled on Thursday to dissolve the Islamist-led parliament, plunging a troubled transition to democracy into turmoil just two days before an election to replace ousted leader Hosn

Egypt's top constitutional court on Thursday ruled the whole Islamist-dominated parliament illegitimate, paving the way for the military to resume legislative powers, state media and a military source

Hosni Mubarak's condition stabilised on Tuesday but his lawyer said the 84-year old former president does not trust his doctors in the prison hospital and fears they are out to kill him.

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Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak, now serving a life sentence over protester killings, said the authorities ‘want to kill’ him in jail as his health deteriorated, his lawyer said on Monday.

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Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, who has been in critical condition since moving to prison, was defibrillated twice after his heart stopped on Monday, a prison hospital source said.

Mubarak's

An Egyptian security official says former president Hosni Mubarak has been slipping in and out of consciousness, more than a week after he was transferred to a hospital inside a Cairo prison to serve