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Despite Soundproof Box, Egypt's Morsi Is Defiant In Court

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Despite Soundproof Box, Egypt's Morsi Is Defiant In Court

January 28, 2014 • Deposed President Mohammed Morsi appeared in court on charges related to a 2011 prison break. It was Morsi's second appearance in court since he was ousted in a military-backed coup in July amid nationwide protests against his rule. The trial was adjourned until Feb. 22.

World Headlines: Trains Under Bosphorous; Loans To Yakuza

Japan's Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said it had punished a total of 54 current and former executives over its loans to organized crime groups, but a third-party panel found no sign of a deliberate cover-up. Mizuho Bank president Yasuhiko Sato said his salary would be cut for six months and other executives would step down from their posts or face pay reductions. Frank Robichon/EPA /LANDOV hide caption

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World Headlines: Trains Under Bosphorous; Loans To Yakuza

October 29, 2013 • An Egyptian kung fu champion is suspended for supporting ousted President Mohammed Morsi. Also, Japanese financial regulators examined the records of three major banks. And a tunnel now connects the Asian and European parts of Istanbul.

Muslim Brotherhood: A Force Throughout The Muslim World

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Muslim Brotherhood: A Force Throughout The Muslim World

August 17, 2013 • The Islamist group has been banned or repressed for much of its history. But it has operated in the gaps that successive Egyptian regimes have permitted, serving as a social, religious and political organization.

Egypt's Bloody Crackdown Raises Specter Of Prolonged Battle

An Egyptian army soldier stands Thursday amid the charred remains of the Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, in the center of the largest protest camp of supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, that was cleared by security forces in Cairo on Wednesday. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption

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Egypt's Bloody Crackdown Raises Specter Of Prolonged Battle

August 15, 2013 • Analysts are no longer talking about how to build democracy in Egypt. Instead, they are wondering whether the country can avert a protracted, full-scale confrontation between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood.

Egypt Warns Of Wider Crackdown On Protesters

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Egypt Warns Of Wider Crackdown On Protesters

July 28, 2013 • Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi gathered in two areas of Cairo have vowed to stay put despite clashes with security forces over the weekend that killed scores of people.

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A Tale Of Two Massive Rallies In Egypt

July 26, 2013 • Egypt's army chief this week called for rallies to give him a mandate to stage a "war against terrorism" on Islamists. His call drew a huge response from opponents — as well as supporters — of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.

If Egypt's Political Crisis Looks Bad, Check Out The Economy

Egyptian drivers wait in long lines outside a gas station in Cairo on June 26. Along with a stuttering economy, traffic-clogging street protests and a crime wave, fuel shortages have come to symbolize the disorder of the post-Mubarak Egypt. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption

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If Egypt's Political Crisis Looks Bad, Check Out The Economy

July 11, 2013 • Egypt's new government must restore stability and security before it can tackle the bigger problems: unemployment, huge fuel and food subsidies, and an overly regulated private sector that has benefited from crony capitalism. But the challenges it faces are not uncommon in the wider Arab world.

Before The Fall: Then-Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (right) met Monday with Prime Minister Hesham Kandil (center) and Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo. Since then, the military has ousted Morsi, suspended the constitution and imposed a "road map" for political transition in Egypt after the president refused calls to step down. Xinhua/Landov hide caption

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Who's Who In The Egyptian Crisis

July 3, 2013 • Protests by a coalition of Islamists, secularists and leftists ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in 2011. Just two years later, some of the same protesters have overthrown the country's first democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi.