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  • 25
    Jan
    2013
    12:18pm, EST

    Protesters fill Tahrir Square on anniversary of Egyptian revolution

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    Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi demonstrate at Tahrir Square in Cairo, on Jan. 25.

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    An Egyptian protester runs with a live tear gas canister during clashes with riot police in Tahrir Square on Jan. 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital's iconic Tahrir Square on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak's regime.

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi shout slogans at Tahrir Square in Cairo, on Jan. 25.

    Khalil Hamra / AP

    An Egyptian protester evacuates an injured boy during clashes near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 25. Two years after Egypt's revolution began, the country's schism was on display Friday as the mainly liberal and secular opposition held rallies saying the goals of the pro-democracy uprising have not been met and denouncing Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.

    Thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in Tahrir Square to mark the 2011 uprising that led to Egypt's change in power. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports. 

    By Ahmed el-Shemi and Tom Perry, Reuters --

    CAIRO -- Youths fought Egyptian police in Cairo and Alexandria on Friday on the second anniversary of the revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak and brought the election of an Islamist president whom protesters accuse of riding roughshod over the new democracy.

    The Jan. 25 anniversary showcased the divide between the Islamists and their secular foes that is hindering President Mohammed Morsi's efforts to revive an economy in crisis and reverse a plunge in Egypt's currency by enticing back investors and tourists.

    Inspired by Tunisia's historic popular uprising, Egypt's revolution spurred further revolts across the Arab world. But the sense of common purpose that united Egyptians two years ago has given way to internal strife that has only worsened and last month triggered lethal street battles.

    Opponents of Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood allies massed in Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday to revive the demands of a revolution they say has been betrayed by Islamists.

    Continue reading.

    SLIDESHOW: Tempers flair in Egypt's Tahrir Square

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    A riot police officer gestures a during clashes with protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi throwing stones at him along Sheikh Rihan street near Tahrir Square in Cairo, on Jan. 25.

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi flee from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes along Sheikh Rihan street near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Jan. 25.

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    Egyptian men take part in midday prayer during a demonstration in Tahrir Square on Jan. 25, in Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of protesters converged on the capital's iconic Tahrir Square on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the overthrow of former President Hosni Mubarak's regime.

    Khalil Hamra / AP

    Skirmishes break out between protesters and security forces, unseen, near Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 25. Egyptian opposition protesters are gathering in Cairo's Tahrir Square to mark the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak's autocratic regime.

    Andre Pain / EPA

    A general view shows protesters gathering during a demonstration marking the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution at Tahrir square, in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 25.

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    If the majority has voted for the current government, it is the responsibilities of all Egyptians to make peace with each other and allow the elected government to rule the nation with their plans in peaceful environment and if the plans and programs are not right let the authorities know it through …

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  • 25
    Jan
    2013
    6:37am, EST

    Witness: Egypt riot police set fire to protest tents in Tahrir Square

    Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

    An anti-Morsi demonstrator tries to escape from a tent -- set on fire by riot police, according to a witness -- at Tahrir Square in Cairo Friday.

    Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

    Riot police beat an anti-Morsi demonstrator with batons after he emerges from his burning tent Friday.

    Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

    A column of smoke is seen rising from the burning tents of the demonstrators Friday.

    Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

    Morsi's opponents were expected to head to Tahrir Square on Friday to mark the second anniversary of the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak with protests against the new head of state.

    By Ahmed el-Shemi and Tom Perry, Reuters

    CAIRO -- Hundreds of youths clashed with Egyptian police in Tahrir Square on Friday in a violent start to the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak and led to the election of an Islamist president who is now the focus of protester rage.

    The Health Ministry said 16 people had been wounded. At one point, riot police used one of the incendiaries thrown at them to set ablaze at least two tents erected by the youths, a Reuters witness said. Read the full story.

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    Previously on PhotoBlog:

    • Tear down this wall: Protesters topple a barrier as Cairo braces for large demonstrations

     

    5 comments

    "An anti-Morsi demonstrator tries to escape from a tent -- set on fire by riot police, according to a witness -- at Tahrir Square in Cairo Friday" Sunni Islamic hating and killing machines have already started their job in Egypt. Why do those calling themselves, "pure Muslims" select Friday as speci …

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  • 9
    Dec
    2012
    3:50pm, EST

    Protests in Egypt continue despite Morsi's concession

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    Egyptian protesters push army soldiers standing guard in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 9.

    Petr David Josek / AP

    Protesters chant slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 9. E

    Petr David Josek / AP

    Protesters cahnt slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 9.

    Egypt's liberal opposition continued their protests Sunday, keeping up the momentum of its street campaign after President Mohammed Morsi made a partial concession but refused its main demand that he rescind a draft constitution going to a referendum on Dec. 15. Morsi annulled most of the controversial orders that gave him sweeping powers without judicial review. The opposition stopped short of advocating a boycott or a “no” just one week before voting begins, but called for another rally on Tuesday.

    Related: 

    • Egypt's opposition rejects constitutional referendum
    • Egypt's Morsi annuls orders giving him sweeping powers
    • Egypt's military returns to the political fray

     

     

     

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    Morsi is not going to get what he expects. The Egyptian people know they must stand firm against what he is trying to do or else they will be right back where they were before this whole debacle began and lose all the progress they made. They know there is power in the masses Morsi cannot fight if t …

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  • 1
    Dec
    2012
    12:33pm, EST

    Dueling demonstrations in Cairo as Islamists rally behind Morsi

    Khaled Elfiqi / EPA

    Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at a demonstration near Cairo University on Dec. 1.

    Khaled Elfiqi / EPA

    Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi rally near Cairo University.

    By NBC News wire services:

    Islamist crowds demonstrated in Cairo on Saturday in support of President Mohammed Morsi, who is racing through a constitution to try to defuse opposition fury over his newly expanded powers.

    Many thousands assembled outside Cairo University, waving Egyptian flags and green Islamist emblems to show their backing for the president and the constitution he is promoting. Full Story

    Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

    Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at a rally near Cairo University.

    Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

    Morsi supporters on top of a statue called "Egypt's Renaissance" at Cairo University.

    Asmaa Waguih / Reuters

    Anti-Morsi protesters and their tents in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec. 1.

    Meanwhile, anti-Morsi protesters continued their sit-in Tahrir Square, saying the Muslim Brotherhood has stolen the revolution and is railroading though a constitution that could lock in Muslim Brotherhood rule for 50 years, bringing more Islamic law. Read news analysis by Richard Engel

    Asmaa Waguih / Reuters

    Anti-Morsi protesters chant slogans in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec. 1.

    Asmaa Waguih / Reuters

    A protester opposed to Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi carries a cross and a Koran in Tahrir Square on Dec. 1.

    Asmaa Waguih / Reuters

    Anti-Morsi protesters chant slogans in Tahrir Square on Dec. 1.

    Also on PhotoBlog:

    • Demonstrators clash with Egyptian police in Tahrir Square over Morsi's 'dictatorial powers'
    • Tensions rise in Egypt's Tahrir Square as protests build
    • Protesters in Tahrir Square hold funeral for activist killed in clashes

     

     

     

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    Divided Egypt??? If a picture says a thousand words, that's how it would seem here. No women on the support side in these photos near and at the University??? That is speaking loud and clear.

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  • 28
    Nov
    2012
    2:02pm, EST

    Demonstrators clash with Egyptian police in Tahrir Square over Morsi's 'dictatorial powers'

    Khalil Hamra / AP

    Egyptian protesters clash with security forces near Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 28. Egyptian state television says the country's highest appeal court has decided to suspend its work nationwide to protest the president's decrees giving himself nearly absolute powers.

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    Protesters hit a riot policeman, center, after surrounding him during clashes in front of the U.S Embassy near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Nov. 28.

    Reuters -- Hundreds of demonstrators were in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a sixth day on Wednesday to demand that President Mohammed Morsi rescind a decree they say gives him dictatorial powers, and two of Egypt's top courts stopped work in protest.
    But in a move that one Muslim Brotherhood official said could help resolve the worst crisis of Morsi's five-month presidency, the assembly drawing up a new constitution said it would complete work on a final draft on Wednesday.

    The official said the final draft could go to a popular referendum by mid-December. If approved it would cancel the constitutional declaration that extended Morsi's powers and sparked street protests that drew tens of thousands on Tuesday. Brotherhood and other Islamists have called for a rally backing the president on Saturday. Continue reading.

    Analysis: Egypt learns the art of politics amid protests challenging Morsi's decree

    Gianluigi Guercia / AFP - Getty Images

    Protesters face Egyptian riot Police during clashes on Omar Makram street, off Tahrir Square, on Nov. 28 in Cairo. Police fired tear gas into Cairo's Tahrir Square, where several hundred protesters spent the night after a mass rally to denounce President Mohammed Morsi's assumption of expanded powers.

    Mahmoud Khaled / AFP - Getty Images

    Egyptian riot police detain a man during clashes on Omar Makram street, off Tahrir Square, on Nov. 28 in Cairo.

    Khaled Elfiqi / EPA

    A general view shows Egyptian protesters and make-shift tenets at Tahrir Square, in Cairo Nov. 28. Media reports state that new clashes erupted in Cairo between security forces and protesters angry at a decree by President Mohamed Morsi granting himself sweeping new powers. Police fired tears gas against the stone-throwing protesters in Tahrir Square, where thousands have been camping out for several days in a bid to convince Morsi to rescind the decree.

    Since Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi launched his far-reaching constitutional decree that essentially gives him unchecked power, large scale protests have returned to Tahrir Square. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports.

    Previously on PhotoBlog:

    • Tensions rise in Egypt's Tahrir Square as protests build
    • Protesters in Tahrir Square hold funeral for activist killed in clashes
    • 'Get out!' Egypt protesters demand downfall of Morsi regime
    • Egyptians rally to protest killing of 42 in clashes a year ago
    • Egypt's liberals and Islamists clash in violent protests

    2 comments

    It amazes me that the Egyptian people voted in an Islamic leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and then expected him to behave in a democratic way. I hope young Muslims fueling these revolutions stop and think seriously about what kind of gov't they want because they just might wind up with another Ira …

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  • 27
    Nov
    2012
    11:46am, EST

    Tensions rise in Egypt's Tahrir Square as protests build

    Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters

    Anti-Morsi protesters chant anti-government and anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans as they gather at Tahrir Square in Cairo Nov. 27.

    Khalil Hamra / AP

    Egyptian security forces arrest a protester during clashes near Tahrir square in Cairo, Nov. 27, 2012.

    Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters

    Anti-Morsi protesters carry a wounded man away from tear gas during clashes with riot police at Tahrir square in Cairo, Nov. 27.

    Andre Pain / EPA

    Protesters against President Mohammed Morsi's decree gather at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Nov. 27.

    Khaled Elfiqi / EPA

    Egyptian protesters shout slogans against President Mohammed Morsi, during a rally against his decree, in Tahrir square, Cairo, Nov. 27.

    Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters

    Anti-Morsi protesters try to carry a man affected by tear gas during clashes with riot police at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Nov. 27.

    Opponents of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi rallied in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a fifth day on Tuesday, stepping up calls to scrap a decree they say threatens Egypt with a new era of autocracy.

    Related:

    • 'Leave, leave': Egyptians gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square to protest president's decree
    • Egypt's Morsi, top judges compromise to defuse soaring tensions over decree
    • More photos from Egypt on PhotoBlog

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    Let´s hope this is the beginning of the end for the Muslim Brotherhood! For the good of Egypt,the region and the whole world!

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  • 26
    Nov
    2012
    2:04pm, EST

    Protesters in Tahrir Square hold funeral for activist killed in clashes

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    Egyptian activists carry the coffin of Gaber Salah, an activist who died overnight after he was critically injured in clashes with police last week, during his funeral in Tahrir Square on Nov. 26.

    Hussein Tallal / AP

    Egyptians carry the body of Gaber Salah during his funeral procession in Cairo on Nov. 26.

    Thousands of Egyptians on Monday gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square to attend the funeral of youth activist Gaber Salah, who was severely injured during clashes with security forces last Monday and died Sunday night. Activists have been gathering in the square to protest the seizure of new powers by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. The demonstrations have been reminiscent of an uprising last year that led to the rise of Morsi's Islamist movement.

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    Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters

    A mourner wearing chains attends the funeral of youth activist Gaber Salah.

    Khaled Elfiqi / EPA

    Egyptian protesters react during the funeral of Gaber Salah.

    Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters

    A masked protester during clashes with police in Tahrir Square on Nov. 26.

    Ahmed Jadallah / Reuters

    Mourners attend the funeral of activist Gaber Salah in Cairo.

    Ahmed Abdel Fattah / AP

    The tents of activists in Tahrir Square on Nov. 26.

    Related content:

    • Egypt's Morsi holds crisis talks over power grab
    • PhotoBlog: 'Get out!' Egypt protesters demand downfall of Morsi regime
    • More than 60 injured in Egypt clashes

     

     

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    How very tragic this activist has died trying to seek freedoms for Egyptians we Americans so often take for granted. It is a forgone conclusion more will yet suffer in Egypt as her people struggle to move forward on the road towards democracy.

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  • 23
    Nov
    2012
    4:57pm, EST

    'Get out!' Egypt protesters demand downfall of Morsi regime

    Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters

    Protesters run from riot police during clashes at Tahrir Square in Cairo on November 23, 2012.

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    Protesters shout slogans against President Morsi in Tahrir Square on November 23, 2012.

    Asmaa Waguih / Reuters

    President Mohamed Morsi, center, speaks to supporters in front of the presidential palace in Cairo on November 23, 2012.

    Reuters

    A protester cheers as items ransacked from an office of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party burn in Alexandria on November 23, 2012.

    NBC News staff and wire reports — Opposition protesters clashed with police in several Egyptian cities Friday after new Islamist President Mohammed Morsi awarded himself sweeping new powers.

    Police fired tear gas in an attempt to disperse tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, the center of anti-regime protests that ousted longtime U.S.-backed leader Hosni Mubarak in 2011.

    "The people want to bring down the regime," shouted protesters, echoing a chant used in the anti-Mubarak uprising. "Get out, Morsi," they chanted. Read the full story.

    Demonstrations erupt in major Egyptian cities after President Mohammed Morsi granted himself sweeping new judicial and legislative powers. NBC's Jim Maceda reports from Cairo.

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    The protestors in the picture do not look radical, they look like normal people. I don't know all the details, but shouldn't we consider supporting them, over the Muslim Brotherhood?

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  • 12
    Oct
    2012
    1:33pm, EDT

    Egypt's liberals and Islamists clash in violent protests

    Khalil Hamra / AP

    Protesters chant slogans in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 12. Supporters of Egypt's new Islamist president stormed a stage erected by opposition activists, smashed loudspeakers and tore the structure down during competing protests Friday in Cairo. The scuffles between supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi reflect deep political divisions among the country's 82 million people, more than a year after the popular uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

    Reuters -- Opponents and supporters of Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi clashed in Cairo on Friday in the first street violence between rival factions since the Islamist leader took office.

    Islamists and their opponents threw stones, bottles and petrol bombs, and some fought hand-to-hand, showing how feelings still run high between the rival groups trying to shape the new Egypt after decades of autocracy, even though the streets have generally been calmer since Mursi's election in June.

    Continue reading.

    Khaled Desouki / AFP - Getty Images

    An anti-Muslim Brotherhood and President Mohamed Morsi protester cries on the ground as a man tries to calm him down during clashes with Morsi supporters in Tahrir square, in Cairo, on Oct. 12, in the worst violence over Egypt's new Islamist leader, a day after he crossed swords with the judiciary. The health ministry said at least 12 people were wounded as protesters showered each other with stones, after Morsi supporters tore down a podium from which anti-Brotherhood chants were being orchestrated.

    EPA

    Egyptian Muslim brotherhood protesters take away an injured comrade hit during clashes with opponents of President Mohamed Mursi in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 12.

    Activists were in the streets of Cairo today demanding more action from President Mohammed Morsi. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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  • 21
    Sep
    2012
    1:50pm, EDT

    Egyptian graffiti artists target whitewashed walls and the president

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    Youths stand in front of a graffiti with Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi face on a playing card along Mohamed Mahmoud street near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Sept. 21. No sooner had Egyptian authorities painted over a wall of revolutionary graffiti near Tahrir Square this week than the street artists were back with spray cans and a new target President Mohamed Mursi.

    Khalil Hamra / AP

    Egyptian artists work on graffiti on a newly whitewashed wall in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, on Sept. 21.

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    A man draws graffiti along Mohamed Mahmoud street near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Sept. 21.

     

    Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters

    A man looks on in front of graffiti with Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak, former Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi and Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie along Mohamed Mahmoud street near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Sept. 21.

    Reuters — No sooner had Egyptian authorities painted over a wall of revolutionary graffiti near Tahrir Square this week than the street artists were back with spray cans and a new target: President Mohamed Mursi.

    Seeking to restore a sense of normalcy to Tahrir, scene of the democratic uprising that swept Hosni Mubarak from power last year, the authorities have deployed police, evicted unlicensed vendors and planted palm trees, shrubs and flowers.

    'Erasing history': Egyptians bristle after graffiti murals painted over

    But the move to whitewash graffiti charting the course of the revolt and the turbulent 18 months that followed was a step too far for the artists. They congregated to spray murals expressing anger with the government.

    "This work embodied many things: the martyrs, the military regime and a people looking for freedom and democracy," said Ahmed Nadi, a political cartoonist, as he spray-painted caricatures of the bearded, bespectacled president who was elected in June in Egypt's first free presidential vote. Continue reading.

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    Khalil Hamra / AP

    Egyptian artists work on graffiti on a newly whitewashed wall in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, on Sept. 21. Under cover of darkness, a few municipality workers quietly began to paint over an icon of Egypt's revolution: a giant, elaborate public mural on the street that saw some of the most violent clashes between protesters and police over the past two years. Artists have since worked to cover the whitewash with new art.

    Khalil Hamra / AP

    An Egyptian man waves the national flag next to a graffiti on a newly whitewashed wall in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, on Sept. 21.

     

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    I'm so glad that I'm able to keep tabs on what the street people are doing to public walls in Egypt. Thank you for this sober reporting MSNBC. This was extremely informative, provacative, thought-provoking...you name it!!!

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  • 13
    Aug
    2012
    5:30am, EDT

    Amr Nabil / AP

    Thousands celebrate as Egyptian president orders military chief to retire

    Thousands of supporters of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi celebrate as they listen to his speech in Tahrir Square, birthplace of the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak 18 months ago, in Cairo late Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012.

    Morsi ordered the retirement of the defense minister and chief of staff on Sunday and made the boldest move so far to seize back powers that the military stripped from his office right before he took over.

    Look back at more pictures from Tahrir Square on PhotoBlog.

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  • 23
    Jun
    2012
    6:37pm, EDT

    Egyptians pack Cairo's Tahrir Square ahead of election result

    Daniel Berehulak / Getty Images

    Supporters of Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate, protest against Egypt's military rulers in Tahrir Square and celebrate a premature victory on June 23, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian election officials have postponed the announcement of a winner in last weekend's presidential run-off, stating they needed more time to evaluate charges of electoral abuse that could affect who becomes the country's next president. The official result is expected on June 24.

    Mohamed Messara / EPA

    Egyptians gather in Tahrir square.

    Five hundred days after they overthrew Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians will finally have a new president on Sunday, the first they have chosen freely and who may well be from the Muslim Brotherhood, which Mubarak and fellow generals spent a lifetime fighting.

    The result of last weekend's run-off, due in an election committee news conference at 3 p.m. (1300 GMT), will be historic for Egypt and the Middle East. Many think Islamist Mohamed Morsy will become head of state of the biggest Arab nation, reshaping the region after decades of Western-backed military rule, even if the armed forces are not giving up their control just yet.

    The Brotherhood may react angrily if it is instead Ahmed Shafik, a former air force commander and Mubarak ally. His victory many Egyptians, and millions across the region, would fear as a mortal blow to last year's Arab Spring revolution, despite his assurances of also wanting an inclusive government.

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    Supporters of Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate, protest against Egypt's military rulers in Tahrir Square and celebrate a premature victory on June 23, in Cairo, Egypt.

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    Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood wave flags during a sit-in protest against the military council at Tahrir Square in Cairo, June 23.

    Egyptians fill Cairo's Tahrir Square in anticipation of a new government being announced. NBC's Richard Engel reports.

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    I guess that the ,over 8 million Christians in Egypt, will either have to convert to Islam ,arm themselves ,or move the hell away. I wonder where all of these so called Moderate Muslims are? it seems every time that a Middle Eastern country has gotten a chance at democracy, they either elect terrori …

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