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Egyptian riot police fire tear gas at protesters
World | Oct 04, 2013, 07:48 PM ISTCairo: Egyptian riot police have fired tear gas and locked down Cairo's Tahrir Square and several other main streets as clashes broke out during a march by Islamist supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.Troops sealed
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Egypt to hold World Cup playoff in Cairo
Football | Sep 26, 2013, 02:04 PM ISTEgypt's national football team will play in Cairo for the first time in two years, and for a spot in the World Cup. The Egyptian football association decided Wednesday to hold the second leg of
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Muslim Brotherhood's spokesperson held in Cairo
World | Sep 18, 2013, 11:13 AM ISTCairo: A spokesperson of former president Muhammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood party was arrested here Tuesday along with two other party members. He is facing charges of inciting violence and murdering protesters.Gehad El-Haddad, who is facing
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30 killed in Egypt military raid
World | Sep 08, 2013, 11:56 AM ISTCairo: At least 30 militants are believed to have been killed in a raid by the Egyptian army launched on militant hideouts, an official said.Saturday's raids in the North Sinai governorate bordering Israel targeted 12
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Mubarak to be placed under house arrest if freed: PM
World | Aug 22, 2013, 06:41 AM ISTCairo: Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi yesterday ordered to place Hosni Mubarak under mandatory house arrest, as the former president is expected to be released from jail following a court order.According to Egyptian state TV,
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Heavy gunfire near besieged mosque in Cairo, street clashes death toll 180
World | Aug 17, 2013, 11:25 PM ISTCairo: Islamist protesters today exchanged heavy gunfire with Egyptian security forces before the troops cleared a mosque where hundreds of supporters of deposed president Mohammed Morsi were holed up, even as the death toll in
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Emergency imposed in Egypt, nearly 278 killed in crackdown
World | Aug 15, 2013, 06:29 AM ISTCairo: Nearly 278 people were killed today when Egyptian security forces, backed by bulldozers and armoured vehicles, stormed two huge protest camps occupied by supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, prompting the government to impose
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Major protest sites of the world: Cairo's Tahrir Square (Part-II)
World | Jul 24, 2013, 06:23 AM ISTNew Delhi: Protests erupt when group of people get together and demonstrate for a common motive. Sometimes the protests turn into mass movements and can overthrow the government of the country.One recent example of mass
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42 dead in Cairo, army blames Morsi supporters
World | Jul 09, 2013, 06:55 AM ISTCairo, July 9: At least 42 people were killed Monday in clashes outside a military facility in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, the country's health ministry said, as army said it was a result of
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Egypt unrest: 34 killed in clashes outside Cairo military building
World | Jul 08, 2013, 02:00 PM ISTCairo, Jul 8: At least 34 people were killed Monday in clashes outside a military building in Cairo where supporters of the former president were holding a sit-in, an Egyptian health ministry official said. Ministry
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Egypt military tightens grip ahead of deadline
World | Jul 03, 2013, 07:50 PM ISTCairo, Jul 3: Egypt's military moved to tighten its control on key institutions Wednesday, even putting officers in the newsroom of state TV, in preparation for an almost certain push to remove the country's Islamist
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Egypt's Princess Fawzia dies at 92
World | Jul 03, 2013, 07:00 PM ISTCairo, Jul 3: Princess Fawzia, a member of Egypt's last royal family and the first wife of Iran's later-deposed monarch, has died, Iranian opposition groups said. She was 92.Fawzia died on Tuesday in Egypt's Mediterranean
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US eyes Cairo embassy security amid Egypt unrest
World | Jun 29, 2013, 08:03 PM ISTWashington, Jun 29: The United States is working to ensure its embassy and diplomats in Egypt are safe, President Barack Obama said on Saturday after one American was killed and opposition groups vowed millions would
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Obama: US working to protect embassy in Cairo
World | Jun 29, 2013, 05:02 PM ISTPretoria, Jun 29: President Barack Obama says the United States is concerned about protests and political unrest in Egypt. He says the top priority is making sure the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and American consulates
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Egypt: Army reinforces bases for protests
World | Jun 26, 2013, 07:01 PM ISTCairo, Jun 26: Egypt's military on Wednesday brought in reinforcements of troops and armor to bases near Egyptian cities ahead of June 30 protests planned by the opposition to force the Islamist president out, security
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Indian soldiers' heroism during World War 2 remembered at El Alamein, Egypt
World | Oct 22, 2012, 09:08 AM ISTCairo, Oct 22: To commemorate the sacrifices and heroism of Indian soldiers in the two battles of El Alamein, a memorial service was organised by the Indian embassy in Cairo at the Indian Memorial Saturday.Navdeep
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Egypt Open: Soumyajit, Poulami to spearhead Indian challenge
Other Sports | Oct 04, 2012, 11:19 AM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 4: Soumyajit Ghosh and Poulami Ghatak will spearhead the Indian challenge in the Egypt Open table tennis championship being held at Cairo.In the men's section, Soumyajit will have for company Soumyadeep Roy,
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Gandhi in Tahrir Square: Poster competition in Cairo
World | Oct 03, 2012, 03:42 PM ISTCairo, Oct 3: India salutes the “Gandhian spirt” of Tahrir Square revolutionaries with a poster making contest themed “Did you sense the spirit of Gandhi in Tahrir Square?” This is being organised here by the
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4 Killed In Egypt's Anti-Military Violence
World | Feb 04, 2012, 08:03 AM ISTCairo, Feb 4: Riot police clashed with anti-military protesters in different parts of Egypt on Friday for the second straight day, leaving at least four people dead and over 1,000 injured in the latest unrest
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Egypt Military Uses Heavy Hand In Crushing Protest
World | Dec 18, 2011, 10:22 AM ISTCairo, Dec 18: Troops pulled women across the pavement by their hair, knocking off their Muslim headscarves. Young activists were kicked in the head until they lay motionless in Cairo's Tahrir Square.Unfazed by TV cameras