Islamist Mohammed Morsi was declared the winner in Egypt’s first free presidential election in history, closing the tumultuous first phase of a democratic transition and opening a new struggle with the still-dominant military rulers who recently stripped the presidency of most of its powers.

Mohammed Morsi was declared Egypt’s first Islamist president today.

Mohammed Morsi was declared Egypt’s first Islamist president today after the first free elections in the country’s history.

Authorities deployed extra security forces in Cairo streets and near key state institutions and police were ordered to “confront with firmness” any violation of the law just hours ahead of the official announcement of Egypt’s highly disputed presidential election results.

Official results from the disputed presidential run-off vote in Egypt will be released on Sunday, the head of the election commission has announced.

Tens of thousands of Egyptians have converged on Tahrir Square in Cairo to protest against the ruling military council’s power grab and in support of the Islamist presidential candidate who they believe won the election.

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is in a coma but off life support after being thought close to death.

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was being kept alive by life support after he was rushed from a prison hospital to a military one in a rapidly worsening condition, officials said.

Hosni Mubarak’s ex-prime minister Ahmed Shafiq is claiming victory in Egypt’s presidential election, countering the Muslim Brotherhood’s claims that its candidate was the winner and setting the stage for a divisive fight for the leadership.

Egypt's ruling military council has pledged to hand over power to the newly elected president, hours after the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate claimed victory in the first free election since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak.

The Muslim Brotherhood has declared that its candidate, Mohammed Morsi, won Egypt’s presidential election.

Egyptians are choosing between a conservative Islamist and Hosni Mubarak’s ex-prime minister in a second day of a presidential run-off that has been overshadowed by the domination of the country’s military.

Egyptians were voting today in the country’s landmark presidential runoff, choosing between Hosni Mubarak’s ex-prime minister and an Islamist candidate from the Muslim Brotherhood after a race that has deeply polarised the nation.

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is warning that a court ruling to dissolve the Islamist-led parliament and let Hosni Mubarak’s former prime minister run for president is a move toward reversing the gains of the revolution.

Thousands have crowded into Cairo's Tahrir Square this morning, after Egypt's Supreme Court last night ruled to dissolve the Parliament.

Egypt’s highest court has ordered the country’s Islamist-dominated parliament dissolved, saying its election about six months ago was unconstitutional.

Egyptians demonstrated throughout the weekend in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square and other cities, enraged that a court had spared deposed leader Hosni Mubarak his life over the killing of protesters in the uprising that ended his three-decade rule.

Egypt’s ex-President Hosni Mubarak has been sentenced to life in prison after a court convicted him on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during last year’s uprising that forced him from power.

A group of protestors has set fire to the campaign headquarters of one of the two Egyptian presidential politicians facing each other in a run-off that will decide a new leader after last year’s popular uprising.

The run-off vote for Egypt’s next president will pit the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate against the last prime minister to serve under Hosni Mubarak, according to full official results released by the election commission.

The two surviving candidates in Egypt’s presidential election have appealed for support from voters who rejected them as polarising extremists in the first round, as they faced a new challenge from the third runner-up.

The third runner-up in Egypt’s presidential race today called for a partial vote recount, citing violations.

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood candidate has won a spot in a run-off election, according to partial results from the country’s first genuinely competitive presidential election.

The Muslim Brotherhood quickly staked a claim for its candidate to advance to a run-off vote in Egypt's, landmark presidential election, saying its exit polls showed him leading.

Egyptians are voting on the second day of a landmark presidential election that will produce a successor to long-time authoritarian ruler Hosni Mubarak.

Egypt’s presidential race is boiling down to a contest between Hosni Mubarak’s former foreign minister and two Islamists with strong bases of support after the election commission released the final list of 13 candidates today.

More than 10,000 Egyptians marched from mosques and protested in Cairo’s Tahrir Square today.

An Egyptian court is to hear a legal action seeking to prevent Hosni Mubarak’s former intelligence chief and his last prime minister from running for the presidency.

Egypt’s new prime minister has vowed before thousands of demonstrators in Cairo to do everything he can to meet their demands for political change.

Egypt's top archaeologist says he will no longer serve as a Cabinet minister and is warning that the country's antiquity sites are being looted by criminals.

Egypt’s prime minister has resigned, the country’s military rulers said.

Egyptian military police have beaten protesters to clear them from outside the Cabinet office where they had planned to press demands for sweeping political reforms.

Egyptian military police have beaten protesters to clear them from outside the Cabinet office where they had planned to press demands for sweeping political reforms.

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday became the first foreign leader to visit Cairo since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, styling himself as the friend of a revolution that remains unfinished.

British Prime Minister David Cameron flew into Cairo today in the first visit by a world leader to Egypt since a popular uprising forced president Hosni Mubarak out of office 10 days ago.

Hundreds of Egyptian state workers took to Cairo’s streets today to demand better pay and conditions in the latest outbreak of unrest.

Egypt’s military rulers are dissolving the parliament and suspending the constitution, meeting two key demands of pro-democracy protesters.

Egypt’s prime minister said the caretaker government’s priority now is restoring security as the country transitions from three decades of Hosni Mubarak’s rule to a democracy.

Egypt’s largest opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, said it would begin talks today with the government to try to end the country’s political crisis.

The top leadership body of Egypt’s ruling party resigned today, including the president’s son, but the regime appeared to be digging in its heels.

Egypt’s president Hosni Mubarak held talks with his economy team today as thousands of anti-government protesters remained camped out on Cairo’s Tahrir Square.

PROTESTERS and regime supporters skirmished in a second day of rock-throwing battles at a central Cairo square while new lawlessness spread around the city.