Tunisia president flees, other North African leaders are worried.
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Fears of unrest in Egypt in wake of church bombing
Many Christians blame their government before terrorists for recent church bombing.
Tensions high after Egypt church bombing
Tensions high in Egypt after 21 killed in bombing of Christians at a New Year’s Eve mass.
Cosmopolitan Cairo
Old is new again in the ancient Egyptian city of Cairo. Jon Jensen navigates the streets of the ever-evolving metropolis, which is embracing the trappings of the modern world even as it seeks to preserve its past.
Weekend Away: Cairo
Ancient and modern worlds converge in Cairo, the largest city in both Africa and the Middle East. Experience old-world charm and cosmopolitan chic along the banks of the Nile River.
Real-life ‘Jaws’ terrorizes Egypt coast
An unprecedented five shark attacks have shut down Egypt’s most-popular tourist destination.
Amid suppression, Egypt heads to the polls
As Egyptians head to the polls today, many are already questioning the election’s legitimacy after incidents of intimidation and other abuses by the government of Hosni Mubarak.
Despite US call for reform, little change in Egypt
Ahead of parliamentary elections, Egypt again cracks down on opposition groups.
For refugees in Egypt, escape is deadly
Egypt’s shoot-to-kill policy along its border with Israel is questioned.
Egypt’s reformers find little to unite them
Few opposition parties heed call of Egypt’s most visible reform leader to boycott election.
Egypt looks to muffle the clamor of Cairo’s mosques
But for many Egyptians, the cacophony of the call to prayer is the whole point.
Red Sea: the other oil spill
As BP caps Gulf Coast leak, Egypt wrestles with response to its own spill.