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Protesters chant anti-Mursi and anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a demonstration in Tahrir square (Reuters)

Egypt security forces clash with protesters

Egyptian security forces have fired tear gas at protesters hurling firebombs at them in central Cairo, hours after hundreds of opponents of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi rallied peacefully in the streets denouncing his rule and demanding early presidential elections.

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Tahrir Square at the height of the uprising (AAP)

Egypt's evolutionary cleric suspended

A Muslim cleric who became known as "the preacher of the revolution" said he was suspended Tuesday by a ministerial decree.

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Coptic Christians run on the roof of the main cathedral in Cairo as police fire tear gas during clashes with Muslims standing outside the cathedral (Photo: Reuters)

Clashes in Egypt leaves two dead

Christians clashed with a mob throwing rocks and firebombs, killing one and turning Cairo's main Coptic cathedral into a battleground.

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An Egyptian Christian shouts slogans in front of Mary Gerges Church after clashes between Muslims and Christians (Reuters)

Egypt church clash kills one

The head of Egypt's national ambulance services says one person has been killed in clashes outside Cairo's main Coptic Christian cathedral.

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Cairo, EgyptA man walks in front of a burnt car and a house belonging to a Christian after clashes between Muslims and Christians (Reuters)

5 dead in Muslim-Christian clashes in Egypt

Clashes between Egyptian Muslims and Christians erupted early Saturday in a town near Cairo, leaving at least five people dead, security officials said.

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Kidnappers are targeting Christians in Egypt (Reuters)

Kidnappers target Christians in Egypt

There's been a dramatic rise of kidnappings targeting Christians, including children, in Egypt's southern province of Minya.

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Comedian Jon Stewart (Reuters file)

Daily Show tweet gets US in a flutter

The US Embassy in Cairo has been rebuked by both the Egyptian government and the State Department for tweeting a link to a Jon Stewart monologue.

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Al-Azhar University (Reuters file)

479 Egyptian students get food poisoning

The outbreak at al-Azhar University forced the hospitalisation of 479 students, a health ministry official said.

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Bassem Youssef (Reuters)

Egyptian satirist released on bail

A popular television satirist known as Egypt's Jon Stewart has been released on bail after nearly five hours of interrogation.

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Divers caught cutting internet cable

Egypt's naval forces captured three scuba divers who were trying to cut an undersea Internet cable in the Mediterranean.

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An anti-Mursi protester stands with the national flag after protesters burn Muslim Brotherhood buses during clashes near the Muslim Brotherhood’s national headquarters in Cairo’s Moqattam district (Reuters)

Egyptians clash at Muslim Brotherhood offices

Egyptian protesters clashed with the president's Muslim Brotherhood backers

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The Egyptian government has been encouraging civilians to arrest lawbreakers and hand them over to police (Reuters file)

Egypt vigilantes hang thieves

Egyptian vigilantes beat two men accused of stealing a motorised rickshaw, stripped them half-naked and hung them by their feet.

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Egyptian army soldiers arrest protesters during clashes at Tahrir Square in Cairo December 17, 2011 (Reuters)

Egypt's police blamed for killings

An inquiry has concluded police were behind nearly all the killings of protesters during Egypt's uprising.

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Egyptian protester dies in clashes

An Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed the death sentences against 21 people for taking part in a deadly soccer riot but acquitted seven police officers for their alleged role in the violence.

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Police strikes in Egypt accelerate

Strikes by Egyptian security forces spread swiftly around the country Friday

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An election banner for an independent candidate hangs in Al Arafa, Egypt (Reuters)

Court cancels Egyptian elections

An Egyptian court has ordered the suspension of parliamentary elections scheduled to begin next month, throwing the country deeper into confusion.

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An army soldier (front) and protesters flee from teargas fired by riot police during clashes in Port Said (Reuters)

Military drawn into Egypt unrest

Clashes between protesters and the police in the restive Egyptian city of Port Said that entered their second day have dragged in the military.

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A swarm of locusts (file pic)

Plague of locusts crosses into Israel

A swarm of locusts crossed into Israel from neighbouring Egypt on Monday.

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Egyptian security forces face protesters during clashes in Port Said, Egypt (AAP)

Protesters, police clash in Egypt again

The military has intervened in clashes between thousands of protesters and police in a restive Egyptian canal city.

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Flowers left near the balloon's wreckage (Reuters)

Families identify balloon victims video

Relatives of some of the tourists killed in a balloon accident have arrived in Egypt to identify the bodies of the victims, officials say.

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