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The story on Egypt: The Arab world's most populous country is also one of its most authoritarian. Between economic challenges and an uncertain political succession for President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt is struggling to maintain its role as an Arab leader.
Profile: Egypt's Hosni Mubarak
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
Profile: Egypt's Hosni Mubarak
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
Profile: Egypt's Hosni Mubarak
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
Profile: Egypt's Hosni Mubarak
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
Profile: Egypt's Hosni Mubarak
Profile of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
How Walter Cronkite Mediated Egyptian Israeli Negotiations Be…
How Walter Cronkite in 1977 scooped Jimmy Carter and mediated Egyptian Israeli negotiations before the Camp David accords.
Christians of the Middle East
Country by Country Facts and Figures on Christians of the Middle East, including Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Iraq and Egypt.
Who Are Egypt's Copts and Coptic Christians?
Brief explanation and history of Egypt's Copts and Coptic Christians, minus the misconceptions and misapplications of the terms.
Protesting Israel's Assault on Gaza: An Eyewitness Account
An eyewitness account of Egyptian protests over the Israeli assault on Hamas in Gaza--and the Egyptian government's repression of those protests.
Profile: Ayman al Zawahiri
Ayman al Zawahiri's evolution from the comforts of middle class life in Cairo to the crags of Afghanistan and Pakistan as Osama bin Laden's and Al Qaeda's ideological compass: A profile of Ayman al Zawahiri
Anwar Sadat's Historic Address to the Knesset
The full text of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's historic address to the Israeli Knesset on Nov. 20, 1977, the first time an Arab leadder addressed the Israeli parliament.
What Was the Battle of El Alamein?
A briefing on the Battle of El Alamein in Egypt (1942), a turning point in World War II that shifted the momentum from the Axis to the Allies.
What Is the Muslim Brotherhood?
What Is the Muslim Brotherhood, when was it founded, by whom and to what purpose? A quick explanation of the Ikhwan movement founded by Hasan al-Banna and remade by Syed Qutb.
Profile: Egypt's Anwar el Sadat, "Man of Peace" (1918-1981)
A profile of Egypt's Anwar el Sadat (1918-1981), bold, authoritarian "man of peace."
The Assassination of Egypt's Anwar Sadat
Understanding the details behind the Anwar Sadat assassination in Cairo on Oct. 6, 1981, by a Muslim brotherhood offshoot that would later be identified with al-Qaeda.
Ronald Reagan on the Assassination of Egypt's Anwar Sadat
President Ronald Reagan addressed the United States on radio and television briefly on Oct. 6, 1981, following the assassination of Egypt's Anwar Sadat. Here is what he said.
State of Stand-Up: Egyptian Jokes and Humor
Egyptians and poor and unfree -- except in their jokes. Egyptian jokes and humor provide insights into Egyptian society, culture and politics.
Egypt at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Summer Games
Your Guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Egypt: Egypt’s Olympic history and country profile, and Egypt’s athletes at the 2008 Olympics by name and by sport, or game.
What Is Egypt's Suez Canal?
How the Suez Canal came to be in the 19th century, how and why Egypt nationalized it in 1956, and what it has meant to Egypt since.
Egypt: Country Profile
Egypt is the Arab world's most populous country and one of its most authoritarian. Between economic challenges and an uncertain political succession for President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt is struggling to maintain its role as an Arab leader.

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