Egypt News

Hosni Mubarak's fall from power a year ago stunned the world -- three decades of iron-clad rule ended in 17 days by an unexpected groundswell of popular protests.

A British woman was barred from leaving Egypt by its authorities today because she is on a list of people under investigation over ties to foreign groups accused of fomenting unrest in the country, an airport official said.

Investigative judges in Egypt said Wednesday that the Americans and Egyptians who have been charged in the government's crackdown on U.S.-funded pro-democracy groups could face up to five years in prison for working at unlicensed organizations.

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In Egypt, there are plans to transfer former president Hosni Mubarak to a prison hospital.

An Egyptian security official says attackers have set off explosives along a gas pipeline in the country's Sinai peninsula, halting exports to neighboring Israel and Jordan.

Egyptian protestors help a wounded man during clashes with security forces near the interior ministry in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb.

Mourners carry the body of a victim of clashes at a soccer stadium outside a morgue in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb.

White House press secretary Jay Carney says the administration has made its concerns clear in discussions with Egypt's military authorities.

The conflict between Egypt's ruling military and pro-democracy protesters isn't just on the streets of Cairo, it's on the walls as well, as graffiti artists from each side duel it out with spray paint and stencils.

Some 10,000 Egyptian protesters converged on Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square to mark the first anniversary of "Friday of Rage," a key day in the popular uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

A demonstration on the first anniversary of the Egyptian revolution turned into a contest Wednesday between Islamists and other activists over whether to celebrate the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak or to rally against the continued rule of the generals who took power.

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Several thousand Egyptians marched to Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday ahead of the one-year anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, demanding justice and retribution for those killed in clashes with security forces.

A spokesman for the Egyptian military says candidates wishing to run for president may nominate themselves starting in mid-April. Supreme Council of the Armed Forces member Maj.