Egypt
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Egypt suspends soccer league after riot leaves 22 dead
Football | Feb 09, 2015, 06:05 PM ISTCairo: Egypt's Cabinet has indefinitely suspended the national soccer league after at least 22 fans were killed in a stampede and clashes with police outside a Cairo stadium, three years after Egypt witnessed one of
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14 killed in clashes at football match in Egypt
Other Sports | Feb 09, 2015, 06:47 AM ISTCairo: At least 14 people were killed in clashes between football fans and security forces following a match in Egypt.Ministry of Health spokesperson Hossam Abdel Ghafar yesterday said the death toll was likely to rise.The
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Egypt releases, deports jailed Australian journalist
World | Feb 02, 2015, 08:40 AM ISTCairo: Egypt Sunday decided to release jailed journalist Peter Greste, who will now be deported back to his native Australia, according to media reports.The Egyptian foreign ministry coordinated with the Australian embassy in Cairo for
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Egypt: Release of Mubarak's sons caps weekend of violence
World | Jan 27, 2015, 08:36 AM ISTCairo: In a sign of confidence by a tough Egyptian government, Hosni Mubarak's two sons were freed Monday after almost four years in prison, following a weekend marked by a spate of protester killings by
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Egypt court overturns Mubarak jail sentence for graft
World | Jan 13, 2015, 04:53 PM ISTCairo: Ousted Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak's last remaining conviction was today overturned by a court that ordered a retrial in a graft case which could pave the way for his possible release from jail in
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Egypt court orders retrial of Hosni Mubarak in corruption case
World | Jan 13, 2015, 02:19 PM ISTCairo: Egypt's top appeals court has ordered the retrial of deposed President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons in a corruption case, a move that could pave the way for the former autocrat's release.The Appeals
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France says ready to strike extremists on Libya border
World | Jan 06, 2015, 06:53 AM ISTParis: France said Monday its troops south of Libya are ready to strike extremists crossing the border, but the speaker of Libya's internationally recognized parliament rejected any Western military intervention in his country.International concern has
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'Exodus...' banned in Egypt
Hollywood | Dec 28, 2014, 01:17 PM ISTLos Angeles: Actor Christian Bale's "Exodus: Gods and Kings" has been banned in Egypt a week before its planned New Year's Eve release.A report from an Egyptian site said censors issued the ban due to
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Egypt discovers 3,000-year-old tomb
Lifestyle | Dec 12, 2014, 07:27 AM ISTCairo: The Egyptian-French archaeological mission working at the Ramesseum temple in Luxor discovered the tomb of Karomama, divine wife of ancient Egyptian god Amun, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said in a statement Thursday."The tomb is
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Thousands protest Mubarak verdict in Egypt, one killed
World | Nov 30, 2014, 10:53 AM ISTCairo: At least one person was killed and nine others injured when police clashed with demonstrators who were protesting here to denounce an Egyptian court's verdict to drop a murder charge against ousted president Hosni
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100 religious leaders to attend Jama Masjid ceremony
India | Nov 21, 2014, 03:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Over 100 religious leaders from India and abroad will Saturday attend a ceremony at the Jama Masjid here when the son of Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari will be anointed the Naib Imam
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Egypt welcomes Saudi call for Arab solidarity
World | Nov 20, 2014, 07:40 AM ISTCairo: Egypt has welcomed Saudi king Abdullah bin Abdulaiz Al Saud's call for solidarity among the Arab states in order to tackle the challenges affecting the region."Egypt does not hesitate to support its fellow Arab
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Egypt among 4 candidates to host 2017 African Cup
Football | Nov 18, 2014, 08:38 AM ISTCairo: Egypt is among four candidates to host the 2017 African Cup of Nations, a test for the country to show it is getting over years of violent civil unrest that also contributed to a
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Egypt issues law on extradition of foreign defendants
World | Nov 13, 2014, 10:17 AM ISTCairo: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi today issued a decree on the extradition of foreign defendants and convicted people to their countries to be tried or serve their sentences.The law specifies that the General Prosecution
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Blast in train kills four in Egypt
World | Nov 06, 2014, 09:51 AM ISTCairo: At least four policemen have been killed and 10 others injured in a bomb blast in a train in Egypt, a media report said today.The death toll rose to four after two people died
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Egypt's Morsi asks people to continue revolution against coup
World | Oct 26, 2014, 05:57 PM ISTCairo: A defiant former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, now in prison, has asked his supporters to remain steadfast, praising them for their "revolution" against coup leaders who want to "subjugate" the nation. "I congratulate you
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17 soldiers killed in Egypt blast
World | Oct 24, 2014, 09:16 PM ISTCairo: At least 17 soldiers were killed and 25 injured in a car bomb explosion that targeted a security checkpoint in Egypt's North Sinai province, said a security source, suggesting the toll is likely to
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Katy Perry's Egypt trip cancled after itinerary leak
Hollywood | Oct 24, 2014, 04:35 PM ISTLos Angele: Singer Katy Perry has reportedly scrapped her plans to travel to Egypt over safety concerns after the trip's itinerary was leaked. "Word leak of her itinerary, forced Perry and her team to nix the
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Egypt inks deal with firms to dredge New Suez Canal
World | Oct 19, 2014, 09:19 AM ISTCairo: Egypt has signed two contracts with a consortium of six international firms for the dredging work of the New Suez Canal alongside the original one, head of the canal authority Mohab Memish said on
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Egypt to host Gaza ceasefire talks
World | Sep 21, 2014, 06:55 AM ISTCairo: Egypt will host Gaza ceasefire talks between Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday in a bid to consolidate the truce reached last month.Indirect talks between the Gaza-ruling Hamas movement and Israel will resume Wednesday,