Government response does not address allegations of intimidation of climate activists

Check Point Software Technologies says major hacking campaign targeting opposition figures, journalists and academics run out of Egyptian spy shop

After exiled businessman accuses him of misusing public funds on large scale, president says claims of lavish spending are 'lies and defamation'

Vote bucks trend as veteran leaders of neighboring Algeria and Sudan forced to step down; Egyptians seek stability and see no alternative to current president, expert says

Constitutional amendment seen as another step toward authoritarian rule eight years after pro-democracy uprising, is nearly guaranteed to pass

Proposed changes are seen by critics as another step back toward authoritarianism