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Nazir-Ali: How Mohammed Morsi interprets Sharia law will be crucial
Now Mohammed Morsi is Egypt's new president an Islamist heads the largest Arab nation. His approach will be a crucial test, writes Rt Rev Michael Nazir-Ali, former Bishop of Rochester
30 Jun 2012
| CommentsMorsi: From Cairo to California and back
California in the 1970s was a place of peace and love, but for Mohammed Morsi it was an opportunity to prove moral worth.
30 Jun 2012
| CommentsEgyptian President Mohammed Morsi's Californian days
It was 1978, the year Mohammed Morsi moved to Los Angeles, where he would spend the next seven years studying and later teaching engineering.
30 Jun 2012
Mohammed Morsi sworn in as Egypt's new president
Mohamed Morsi took the oath of office on Saturday to become Egypt's first freely elected President and its first head of state since Hosni Mubarak's overthrow last year.
30 Jun 2012
Mohammed Morsi sworn in as Egypt's new president
Mohammed Morsi took the oath of office on Saturday to become Egypt's first freely elected President and its first head of state since Hosni Mubarak's overthrow last year.
30 Jun 2012
Egypt's President Morsi takes oath in Tahrir Square
Egypt's newly elected President Mohammed Morsi addressed tens of thousands of mostly Islamist supporters on Saturday in his first public speech since declaring victory in the election.
29 Jun 2012
Egypt's president elect Mohammed Morsi says he will try to free Blind Sheikh
Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's president elect, on Friday appealed for the release of one of Osama bin Laden's closest associates, a call sure to alarm critics worried about the direction he will take the country.
29 Jun 2012
What now for Egypt's uneasy peace with Israel?
The new Egyptian President, Mohammed Morsi, faces a dilemma - support the treaty with Israel, or pander to his supporters, writes Nervana Mahmoud.
29 Jun 2012
Egypt's president-elect to announce country's 'rebirth' at Tahrir Square rally
Egypt's President-elect Mohamed Morsi is to address the people on the country's "rebirth" at a rally at Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday, before being sworn in Saturday at the Constitutional Court.
29 Jun 2012
How women are targeted by gangs in Egypt's Tahrir Square
For many people, the most unbelievable aspect of Natasha Smith's story is that hundreds of people should have been standing there, unable or unwilling to help.
28 Jun 2012
Egypt: British student describes Tahrir Square sex assault
A student who was sexually assaulted by a mob during victory celebrations for Egypt’s presidential election has described coming “close to death” during the attack.
28 Jun 2012
Can Morsi’s Islamic democracy lead the way?
The Muslim Brotherhood ruler is confounding Egypt’s expectations, says Con Coughlin
28 Jun 2012
| CommentsAhmed Shafiq leaves Egypt after presidential election loss
The defeated "old regime" candidate in Egypt's presidential elections left the country on Tuesday, shortly after law suits were filed claiming he had been involved in corruption.
26 Jun 2012
Egypt suspends military powers to arrest civilians
An Egyptian court has suspended a ruling by the justice ministry that allowed the military police to arrested civilians.
26 Jun 2012
Mohammed Morsi to select government of technocrats
Mohammed Morsi, the president-elect of Egypt, today pushed ahead with selecting a government of technocrats, as he drew up a battle plan to confront Egypt's economic and security issues.
26 Jun 2012
Egypt: Israel plays down fears over Muslim Brotherhood
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, attempted to play down fears that his country was on a collision course with Egypt, despite mounting anxiety over the Muslim Brotherhood's presidential election victory.
25 Jun 2012
After the Games
Telegraph View: Upheaval in the Middle East has disturbing consequences for Britain's security
25 Jun 2012
| CommentsIsrael expects cooperation with Muslim Brotherhood
Benjamin Netanyahu says he expects future cooperation with Mohammed Morsi, the new Islamist president-elect of Egypt.
25 Jun 2012
Egypt's Mohammed Morsi calls for closer Iran ties
Egypt's president-elect Mohammed Morsi has called for closer ties with Iran to create strategic "balance" in the region.
25 Jun 2012
Egypt’s hopes betrayed
Telegraph View: the liberal, secularist dream of Egypt's revolution has been betrayed by the army and Islamists.
25 Jun 2012
| CommentsMuslim Brotherhood leader for 'all Egyptians'
Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohammed Morsi declared Egypt’s first democratically elected president, as Islamists rise to power.
24 Jun 2012
| CommentsMohammed Morsi may have won, but he is not in charge
Mohammed Morsi may have won the Egypt presidential election, but just about everyone agrees he is not in charge.
24 Jun 2012
Egypt: Mohammed Morsi an unconventional Islamist
Mohammed Morsi is a puzzle for westerners who take a conventional view of Islamists.
24 Jun 2012
Palestinians in Gaza celebrate Muslim Brotherhood election win
Palestinians in Gaza celebrated Mohammed Morsi's win for the Muslim Brotherhood in the Egyptian presidential election, with Hamas hailing it as a "historic moment".
24 Jun 2012
Egypt presidential election: Mohammed Morsi profile
Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood is to become the first Islamist head of state in Egypt, the Arab world's most populous nation, after being declared winner in the presidential election.
24 Jun 2012
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