Hosni Mubarak

Egyptians began voting Nov. 22 across 13 of the country's 27 provinces in the second phase of parliamentary elections after a low turnout marred the first stage in the absence of any strong opposition.

Russia signed two agreements Nov. 19 to finance and build Egypt's first nuclear power plant, in a ceremony attended by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Many Egyptian voters shunned the first phase of a parliamentary election on Oct. 18 that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has hailed as a milestone on the road to democracy but his critics have branded as a sham. 

Polling opened on Oct. 18 in Egypt for a much-delayed parliamentary election that will tighten President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's grip on power after he crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor.

Egyptians begin voting on Oct. 18 for a parliament expected to step firmly in line behind President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who has crushed all opposition since ousting his Islamist predecessor in 2013.

An Egyptian court Oct. 12 ordered the release of ousted president Hosni Mubarak's two sons who were sentenced to three years in jail for corruption, a judicial official and their lawyer said.

Egyptian President el-Sisi asks Oil Minister Ismail to form a new cabinet after the government submitted its resignation Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Sept. 12 asked Oil Minister Sherif Ismail to form a new cabinet within one week after the government submitted its resignation, a statement from the presidency said.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has little love lost for Egypt?s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who he sees as a dictator that ousted the country?s democratically elected president in a military coup, and went on to stage-manage an election to give himself the appearance of being a democratic leader. Erdo?an is right, of course, because that is exactly what el-Sisi did. 

Egypt's much delayed legislative elections, the first since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ousted his Islamist predecessor and cracked down on the opposition, will be contested between October and December.
 

Egypt summoned the British ambassador to reject as "unacceptable interference" comments he made on an Egyptian court's decision to hand down prison sentences for three Al Jazeera journalists, state media said on Aug. 30.