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A collection of news 4/9/2013 about Egypt. from BBc: قراءة في نتائج انتخابات التي خاضها الاخوان المسلمين بعد الثورة (تقرير BBc( Egypt: What poll results reveal about Brotherhood's popularity By Nicholas Wade BBC Middle East analyst Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood won every democratic vote held in Egypt since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak - but the results alone do not give a true picture of the strength of their popularity. Assessing the popularity of Arab presidents, their political parties, and ideologies had long been impossible, given the absence of free speech and assembly under the Middle East's authoritarian governments. That changed with the Arab Spring when democracy, which evolved over centuries in most countries, was introduced almost overnight into several of the region's states. Egypt's famous revolution of 2011 now faces profound challenges, but it did bring - for a few years at least - democratic institutions: Two referendums, ...

Dozens dead in Egypt 'day of anger' August 16, 2013 10:00 PM At least 60 people have been killed in Egypt, officials say, as protesters loyal to the ousted President Mohammed Morsi clashed with security forces. Most of the reported deaths were in Cairo, but about 25 were elsewhere, including 12 in Nile Delta cities. Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood said on Friday that there would be a week of daily rallies across Egypt. Two days ago the protesters' camps were cleared, leaving at least 638 dead and sparking international condemnation. Smoke rises in the distance as protesters gather near a road flyover in Cairo In the wake of Wednesday's violence, the interior ministry says police have been authorised to use live ammunition "within a legal framework". A state of emergency is also in force, including a dusk-to-dawn curfew. 'March of Anger' Hundreds of people had gathered at a mosque in Cairo's Ramses square on Friday, after the Muslim Brot...