Carter: Egyptian candidates know ‘peace for Egypt and for Israel crucial' NBC’s Richard Engel spoke with former President Jimmy Carter to talk about Egypt's elections and the country's future. The Carter Center has been in Egypt monitoring the presidential elections. Continue reading →

Egypt military coup is 'very possible', says Mubarak's ex-spy chief Omar Suleiman claims ongoing political instability may prompt the army to reassert control, bringing it into direct conflict with a more militant Muslim Brotherhood Ahram Online, Monday 21 May 2012 Former spy chief and one-time presidential candidate Omar Suleiman (Photo: Reuters) Egypt's ex-intelligence chief has predicted a military coup that will eventually pit the country's armed forces against the Muslim Brotherhood and its future "Iranian-style revolutionary guard". Omar Suleiman made the prediction during a conversation with Jehad El-Khazen, a journalist with the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper, who reported it in his Sunday column. Suleiman, whose presidential campaign floundered after legal hurdles, said Egypt faces the prospect of ongoing instability under an Islamist-dominated government. This could lead ... Continue reading →