Egyptian activists are planning a "day of disobedience" Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of Hosni Mubarak's ouster. The increasingly unpopular military said it would deploy additional troops to respond to scheduled strikes and protests.
One year after former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was brought down by a popular revolt, his fate remains uncertain. Mubarak's legacy will be decided in court, but also by the success or failure of the revolution.
As Egypt marks one year since the fall of former strongman Hosni Mubarak, many are planning protests against the ruling military council. Activists say the military has failed the revolution they once protected.
In a matter of months, Egypt’s ultra-conservative Salafists have beaten a path from marginalised religious sect to major political force. But what do we know about them, aside from their heavily religious roots? France 24’s Chris Moore and Noreddine Bezziou travelled to Egypt to find out.
While the West focuses on the Islamist landslide in parliamentary elections, one year on, Egyptian panelists focus squarely on the military high command and its promise to relinquish power soon.
While the West focuses on the Islamist landslide in parliamentary elections, one year on, Egyptian panelists focus squarely on the military high command and its promise to relinquish power soon.
Thousands of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square on Wednesday to mark one year since the start of the protests that toppled Hosni Mubarak. Many in the country feel reform has not gone far enough and seek the resignation of the military leadership.
Egypt's military leader Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi announced Tuesday that the country's state of emergency law, in place since 1981, will be lifted on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the start of the protests that overthrew Hosni Mubarak.
Hundreds of Egyptians turned out on Monday to witness the 508 newly-elected MPs take their seats in Parliament, appointed in a vote held after the downfall of ex-President Hosni Mubarak. Although they've achieved their dream at having a new government, revolutionaries are conscious that Wednesday 25th January marks a year since the start of the uprising, and not all of their demands have yet been met.
Egypt’s first free parliamentary elections after the Arab Spring saw the Muslim Brotherhood win 47 percent of seats. The question now is whether the moderate Islamists can really wrestle power from the hands of the military without further bloodshed.
