Egypt
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France, Germany call for dialogue in Egypt
World | Aug 17, 2013, 09:33 AM ISTParis: France and Germany have urged the Egyptians to hold dialogue among them while putting an immediate end to ongoing violence.The call was given Friday following telephonic conversation between French President Francois Hollande and German
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638 killed in deadliest crackdown on Morsi supporters in Egypt
World | Aug 16, 2013, 06:37 AM ISTCairo: Egypt's defiant Muslim Brotherhood yesterday stormed and torched local government offices as they began a march from the Al-Iman mosque here, a day after over 638 people were killed in the deadliest crackdown by
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African Union team meets Morsi
World | Aug 01, 2013, 07:29 AM ISTCairo, Aug 1: A visiting delegation from the African Union has met Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi, state news agency MENA reported.The nine-member African delegation, dubbed African Wise Panel, is headed by former president of
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15 killed in Cairo violence
World | Jul 30, 2013, 09:05 AM ISTCairo, July 30: At least 15 people, including street vendors and store staffers, were killed in violence Monday evening in downtown Cairo, Xinhua reported."The fight started when vendors attempted to establish their stands outside a
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At least 120 killed, 4,500 injured as Egyptian troops fire on Morsi supporters
World | Jul 27, 2013, 10:48 PM ISTCairo, Jul 27: At least 120 were killed and some 4,500 injured when Egyptian troops opened fire on deposed President Mohammed Morsi's supporters demanding his reinstatement, the Muslim Brotherhood said today.Brotherhood officials said security forces
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Army should not play political role in Egypt, says EU
World | Jul 23, 2013, 11:30 AM ISTBrussels, July 23: Armed forces should not play a political role in a democracy, the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) has said, referring to the ongoing political crisis in Egypt."They (armed forces)
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17 soldiers killed, 35 injured in Egypt accident
World | Jul 22, 2013, 08:01 AM ISTCairo, July 22: As many as 17 soldiers were killed and 35 others injured in a bus-truck collision in Egypt's Beheira governorate, north of the capital Cairo, state media reported.The accident took place on the
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Morsi refused referendum before ouster: Defence minister
World | Jul 15, 2013, 08:08 AM ISTCairo, July 15: Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi had refused to hold a referendum over the people's demands before mass protests began June 30, Defence Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said."I sent envoys to former president Mohamed
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ElBaradei sworn-in as Egypt's Vice-President
World | Jul 14, 2013, 06:14 PM ISTCairo, July 14: Leading Egyptian reform advocate Mohamed ElBaradei has been sworn-in as the country's interim Vice-President.Mr. ElBaradei was sworn-in on Sunday by interim President Adly Mansour, as Egypt's new leadership pushes ahead with a
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Brotherhood not to take part in Egypt's transitional politics
World | Jul 14, 2013, 12:40 PM ISTCairo, July 14: Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, will not take part in the country's transitional political process following the ouster of its president by the military, a
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Obama talks Syria, Egypt with Saudi king
World | Jul 13, 2013, 08:49 AM ISTWashington, Jul 13: The White House says President Barack Obama has discussed the crises in Egypt and Syria with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, a Mideast powerhouse.Obama and Abdullah shared concerns that Syria's civil war
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Egypt orders arrest of top Muslim Brotherhood leader
World | Jul 10, 2013, 05:28 PM ISTCairo, July 10 : Egypt's prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader and nine others for allegedly instigating violence that left more than 50 Brotherhood supporters dead in clashes with
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Hazem el-Beblawi appointed new Egypt PM
World | Jul 10, 2013, 08:07 AM ISTCairo, Jul 10: Hazem el-Beblawi, a liberal economist and Egypt's former finance minister, was yesterday appointed as the country's new Prime Minister in a transitional government as the interim President unveiled a roadmap for fresh
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Egypt's prosecutor-general resigns
World | Jul 09, 2013, 06:10 PM ISTCairo, July 9: Egypt's Prosecutor-General Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud, who was recently reinstated, has resigned and demanded he should return as a judge, state-run news agency MENA reported Tuesday.Mahmoud, who was dismissed by a controversial constitutional declaration
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Kanye West, Kim Kardashian to marry in Egypt?
Hollywood | Jul 07, 2013, 05:13 PM ISTLos Angeles, July 7: Rapper Kanye West and his socialite-fiance Kim Kardashian are reportedly planning to marry at an exotic location in Egypt.The couple welcomed their first child, North West, last month. "Kim and Kanye
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Retrial of Egypt's Mubarak adjourned to August 17
World | Jul 07, 2013, 12:43 PM ISTCairo, Jul 7: A Cairo court has adjourned to August 17 the retrial of former President Hosni Mubarak over charges of corruption and involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ousted
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Militants bomb gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai
World | Jul 07, 2013, 09:39 AM ISTNorth Sinai (Egypt), July 7: A group of militants bombed early Sunday a pipeline in North Sinai that provides natural gas to Jordan, security sources said."The gunmen bombed part of the pipeline in Lehfin area
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Mohamed ElBaradei named caretaker Egyptian PM
World | Jul 07, 2013, 06:52 AM ISTCairo, Jul 7: Leading liberal opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has been named as Egypt's new prime minister to head a caretaker government, his allies and the anti-Morsi Tamarod movement said. Mena state news agency says
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Egypt on edge after clashes and Islamist pushback
World | Jul 06, 2013, 12:16 PM ISTCairo, Jul 6: Egyptians were on edge Saturday morning after supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohammed Morsi fought overnight street battles that left at least 30 dead across the increasingly divided country.Cairo's emblematic Tahrir
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Egypt's interim president dissolves upper house
World | Jul 06, 2013, 07:16 AM ISTCairo, July 6: Egypt's newly-assigned caretaker president Adli Mansour has dismantled the Shura Council, the country's upper house of parliament, in his first constitutional declaration, state media reported.The interim president also issued a presidential decree