Egypt
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Egypt court jails 47 Morsi loyalists
World | Jun 29, 2015, 07:39 AM ISTCairo: An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced 47 supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and Muslim Brotherhood group from three to 15 years in prison over violence charges, MENA news agency reported.The Zagazig Criminal Court
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Millions of mummified dog remains found in Egypt
World | Jun 21, 2015, 09:53 AM ISTLondon: For centuries, dogs have been humans' loyal companions and in ancient Egypt, they served as bridges to the afterlife, with the hope that they would intercede with the God Anubis on their owner's behalf.But
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Mohamed Morsi gets death in Egypt jail break case
World | Jun 16, 2015, 06:07 PM ISTCairo: An Egyptian court today sentenced deposed president Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood's supreme guide Mohamed Badie and 100 other Islamists to death for a mass jail break during the country's 2011 revolution that
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Suicide bomber strikes near ancient Karnak temple in Luxor, Egypt; two dead
World | Jun 11, 2015, 11:32 AM ISTEgypt: Militants tried to attack the ancient temple of Karnak in southern Egypt on Wednesday, with a suicide bomber blowing himself up and two gunmen battling police. No sightseers were hurt in the thwarted assault,
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Egypt hangs six Islamist militants
World | May 17, 2015, 05:03 PM ISTCairo: Egypt on Sunday executed six convicted Islamist militants who were members of the Sinai-based Ansar Beit al-Maqdis group, the state prison department said in statement.The hanged Islamists were top leaders in Beit al-Maqdis group.
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Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi sentenced to death
World | May 16, 2015, 04:00 PM ISTCairo: An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted President Mohammed Morsi to death over his part in a mass prison break that took place during the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.As is customary in
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Egypt court jails Morsi for 20 years over protester deaths
World | Apr 21, 2015, 03:57 PM ISTCairo: Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Morsi was sentenced to 20 years in prison without parole on Tuesday, nearly three years after he was declared Egypt's first freely elected president.Morsi stood in a cage in court
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Egypt court sentences 11 to death over 2012 football riot
World | Apr 19, 2015, 06:54 PM ISTCairo: An Egyptian court today sentenced 11 youths to death for their involvement in the deadliest sport- related incident in the soccer-crazy nation, the 2012 football riots in Port Said in which 74 fans were
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14 killed as militants attack security personnel in Egypt
World | Apr 13, 2015, 07:15 AM ISTCairo: At least 14 people, including 11 security personnel, were killed and about 50 others injured today in two separate attacks, claimed by an Islamic State affiliate, as militants targeted an army vehicle and a
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11 civilians killed in mortar attacks in Egypt
World | Apr 09, 2015, 08:18 AM ISTCairo: At least 11 civilians were killed and six others injured on Wednesday evening as mortar shells hit two houses in North Sinai province of Egypt, a security source said."The mortar shells launched by extremists
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Big B's 'unique' experience in Egypt
Bollywood | Apr 01, 2015, 03:00 PM ISTCairo:Amitabh Bachchan has found a new home away from India. The infectious smile and warm hospitality from the people of Egypt has left a lasting impression on the megastar's heart and mind. The actor, who inaugurated
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Films bind nations together, says Amitabh Bachchan
Bollywood | Mar 31, 2015, 02:18 PM ISTCairo: Terming cinema a "great integrator", Bollywood mega star Amitabh Bachchan has said Hindi movies have, over the years, brought the historic cultures of India and Egypt closer.Interacting with the media at the inauguration of
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Yemeni president in Riyad en route to summit in Egypt
World | Mar 27, 2015, 07:38 AM ISTRiyadh: Yemeni President Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi arrived in the Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh, media reported.Upon arrival at Riyadh Airbase on Thursday, Hadi was received by Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, also the defence
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Muslim Brotherhood chief and 13 other members sentenced to death
World | Mar 17, 2015, 07:51 AM ISTCairo: An Egyptian court today sentenced Mohamed Badie, Muslim Brotherhood's supreme guide, and 13 other senior members of the banned group to death for inciting violence and chaos against the State during the 2013 upheaval.
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Amitabh to inaugurate festival in Egypt
Bollywood | Mar 13, 2015, 07:13 PM ISTDelhi: Bollywood film icon Amitabh Bachchan will visit Egypt later this month to inaugurate the India By The Nile Festival 2015 featuring contemporary and classical music, dance, theatre, visual art, film, food and literature.The 72-year-old
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Archaeologists unearth 18th dynasty tomb in Egypt
World | Mar 11, 2015, 11:08 AM ISTCairo: US archaeologists, with the help of the Egyptian antiquities ministry, have uncovered an ancient tomb in southern Egypt, according to media reports.The tomb was discovered in Gorna, on the west bank of river Nile,
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India,Egypt form group to cooperation on environmental issues
India | Mar 07, 2015, 03:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: India and Egypt decided to form a Joint Working Group for cooperation in the field of environment, climate change, urban waste management and environmental education.While extending its full support to African nations in
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India had highest level of social hostilities in 2013: Pew Research
India | Feb 27, 2015, 04:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: India had the highest level of social hostilities involving a religion and China had the most government restrictions in 2013, according to a new study by an American think-tank.Among the world's 25 most
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Egypt bombs ISIS targets in Libya after mass beheadings of Coptic Christians
World | Feb 16, 2015, 01:47 PM ISTCairo: Egypt said on Monday it has launched air strikes against Islamic State targets in Libya after the extremist group released a grisly video showing the beheading of several Egyptian Coptic Christians it had held
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Christians' execution by ISIS: Egypt reserves right to respond
World | Feb 16, 2015, 07:15 AM ISTCairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Monday that his country reserves the right to respond at the proper time to the killing of 21 Coptic Egyptians in Libya by Islamic State (IS) militants, according