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Anne Penketh: Same bad old movie with stability so far away
"Morsi had no experience of government before becoming President. But who does in Egypt?" asks Anne Penketh.

Crackdown on Brotherhood
Fresh from toppling the country's first democratically elected leader, Egypt's military risked further outrage from the Muslim Brotherhood by arresting the group's Supreme Guide as he was staying in a resort by the Mediterranean coast.

Morsi digs in as rivals scent victory
Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's embattled President, stared down his last stand as the country faced a second revolution.

Mass protests become the 'new social network'
The demonstrations in Brazil began after a small rise in bus fares triggered mass protests.

Pyramids under threat from recent burials
In Manshiet Dahshur, 35km south of Cairo, the villagers recently extended the boundaries of the cemetery. For Ahmed Rageb, a carpenter who buried his cousin in the annexe, it was a logical decision.

Anne Penketh: Role of women under scrutiny in new Islamist-ruled Egypt
Egypt used to be a place where you never gave a second thought to personal safety, writes Anne Penkith. Egyptians are hospitable, charming and honest - on the whole.

Gunbattles erupt in Port Said
The streets of Port Said were convulsed by gun battles as groups of civilians, some using Kalashnikov machineguns, launched attacks on police stations and an army club.

Cairo still rocked by protests two years on
On second anniversary of fall of Mubarak, Egyptians take to Tahrir Square over lack of progress.

Egypt: Shisha - a social pipe dream
In Cairo, Kevin Pilley gets a taste for one of the Arab world's most evocative treats.

Escaping Syria's civil war
Former NZ diplomat Warren Searell called Damascus home until the Arab spring made life far too dangerous. This is his story.

Irfan Yusuf: Protesters out of step with Koran
Irfan Yusuf says if Muslims took time to see just how bad the video is, they might realise it's not worth getting so upset about.