Egypt
Hezbollah man escapes from Egypt prison: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) - A member of the Lebanese group Hezbollah jailed in Egypt for planning attacks in the country has escaped from prison, Egyptian security sources said on Thursday.
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Factbox: What is the Muslim Brotherhood?
(Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood, an officially banned movement seen as the best organized opposition, issued a statement on Thursday calling for a national unity government to replace Mubarak.
Vodafone says text messages still down in Egypt
LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile phone operator Vodafone said on Thursday that text message services were still down in Egypt and that its network was struggling due to a lack of power and possible damage to its equipment.
Egypt finmin: bourse losses greater than fin crisis: TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - Egyptian Finance Minister Samir Radwan said current stock market losses exceed losses seen during the global financial crisis, Arabiya television channel said in an alert on Thursday.
Egypt's Islamists demand that Mubarak government goes: TV
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood, seen as Egypt's biggest organized opposition group, said on Thursday that President Hosni Mubarak and his government had to go to avoid a crackdown on protesters if it was allowed stay in power.
Yemeni president signals he won't stay beyond 2013
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, eyeing protests that threaten to topple Egypt's long-serving president, indicated on Wednesday he would leave office when his term ends in 2013, after three decades in power. | Video
Egypt in focus
Egypt's anti-government rage
Thousands of Egyptians demanded an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule in unprecedented countrywide protests inspired by the revolt that brought down Tunisia's president. Slideshow