Hosni Mubarak faces verdict in murder trial
Egypt's fallen President, his sons and security chiefs will learn on Saturday whether they have been found guilty of murder and corruption after a trial in a region where autocrats once ruled with imp
US official in Cairo in wake of Mubarak downfall
US undersecretary of state for political affairs William Burns arrived on Monday to take stock of the situation in Egypt 10 days after the downfall of Hosni Mubarak, the US embassy in Cairo said.
Thousands gather at Cairo's Tahrir Square
Several thousand flag-waving citizens and sightseers gathered on Friday at Cairo's Tahrir Square, the epicentre of anti-regime protests that a week ago forced Egypt's long-time strongman out.
Egypt Islamists 'won't seek' parliament majority
Senior leaders of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said on Wednesday that the influential Islamist movement would not seek a majority in parliament when elections are held later in 2011.
Obama calls for 'concrete' change in Egypt
US President Barack Obama led increasingly hoarse Western calls for "concrete" change in Egypt as President Hosni Mubarak on Friday clung to power after wrong-footing the world by deciding not to quit.
Protests continue as Egypt PM tasked with reforms
Cairo: Egypt's embattled President Hosni Mubarak has tasked his new Prime Minister on Sunday to ram through democratic reforms as thousands of protesters in central Cairo defied a military curfew to