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  Army should not play political role in Egypt, says EU

  World | July 23, 2013 11:30 IST

  Brussels, 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 | July 22, 2013 8:01 IST

  Cairo, 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 | July 15, 2013 8:08 IST

  Cairo, 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 | July 14, 2013 18:14 IST

  Cairo, 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 | July 14, 2013 12:40 IST

  Cairo, 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 | July 13, 2013 8:49 IST

  Washington, 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 | July 10, 2013 17:28 IST

  Cairo, 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 | July 10, 2013 8:07 IST

  Cairo, 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 | July 09, 2013 18:10 IST

  Cairo, 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 | July 07, 2013 17:13 IST

  Los 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 | July 07, 2013 12:43 IST

  Cairo, 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 | July 07, 2013 9:39 IST

  North 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 | July 07, 2013 6:52 IST

  Cairo, 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 | July 06, 2013 12:16 IST

  Cairo, 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 | July 06, 2013 7:16 IST

  Cairo, 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

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  India Inc keeps watch on Egypt, prolonged unrest could affect investment

  July 04, 2013 17:54 IST

  New Delhi, July 4: The ongoing political turmoil in Egypt has raised concern in India over possible disruption in crude supplies, two-way trade and investment.Indian companies operating out of the north African nation are keeping

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  Egypt military tightens grip ahead of deadline

  World | July 03, 2013 19:50 IST

  Cairo, 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 | July 03, 2013 19:00 IST

  Cairo, 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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  Morsi refuses to quit as fresh violence kills 16 in Egypt

  World | July 03, 2013 17:14 IST

  Cairo, Jul 3: Unfazed by mass protests demanding his ouster and an army ultimatum, embattled Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has refused to quit, amid clashes today that killed 16 people and wounded 200 at the

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  Obama following hands-off policy for Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan

  World | July 03, 2013 13:59 IST

  Obama following hands-off policy for Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan Lara Jakes/APWashington, July 3 :  From Egypt to Syria to Iraq and beyond, the Obama administration is determined to show it will only go so far