Egypt
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Egypt appeals court orders Mubarak retrial
World | Jan 14, 2013, 03:45 PM ISTCairo, Jan 14 : A Cairo appeals court on Sunday overturned Hosni Mubarak's life sentence and ordered a retrial of the former Egyptian president for failing to prevent the killing of hundreds of protesters during
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Mideast storm forces Egypt's ports to close
World | Jan 09, 2013, 06:20 PM ISTCairo,Jan 9: Egyptian authorities have closed down several ports due to torrential rains, strong winds and low visibility that also disrupted Suez Canal operations over the past three days.Egypt's official MENA news agency said on
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Uneasy calm after violence in Egypt, crisis lingers
World | Dec 08, 2012, 07:44 PM ISTCairo, Dec 8: Amid a lingering political crisis in Egypt, an uneasy calm prevailed on the streets here after massive overnight protests against a constitutional decree that gave sweeping powers to President Mohammed Mursi. There
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More protests in Egypt, as Mursi remained defiant
World | Dec 07, 2012, 04:41 PM ISTCairo, Dec 7 : Egypt braced for a new round of demonstrations after a defiant Islamist President Mohamed Mursi showed no signs of a compromise on his controversial decree which granted him sweeping powers and
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Egyptian papers suspend publication in protest
World | Dec 04, 2012, 05:24 PM ISTCairo, Dec 4: Several independent Egyptian newspapers suspended publication on Tuesday as protesters prepared for marches amid mounting anger over the hurried drafting of the country's new constitution adopted by an Islamist-led panel.The media protest
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Egypt's highest court joins judicial strike
World | Dec 03, 2012, 02:06 PM ISTCairo, Dec 3: Egypt's highest court joined a judicial rebellion against President Mohammed Morsi on Sunday by declaring an open-ended strike on the day it was supposed to rule on the legitimacy of two key
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Massive pro-Mursi demonstrations in Egypt
World | Dec 01, 2012, 10:16 PM ISTCairo, Dec 1: Tens of thousands of people carrying Egyptian flags and pictures of Mohammad Mursi took to the streets today as a show of support to the President and his Islamist policies as Egypt
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Violence erupt across Egypt as President Morsi defends new powers
World | Nov 23, 2012, 11:43 PM ISTCairo, Nov 23: Thousands of opponents of Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi clashed with his supporters in cities across the country on Friday, burning several offices of the Muslim Brotherhood.These are the most violent and
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Egypt says raids would end; death toll in Gaza 122
World | Nov 20, 2012, 09:56 PM ISTGaza City, Nov 20: Fresh exchange of fire between Israel and Hamas continued unabated amid intensified international diplomatic efforts, with Egypt saying that Israeli “aggression” would end today, as a week of incessant raids claimed
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40 kids dead in Egypt train-bus collision
World | Nov 17, 2012, 04:15 PM ISTCairo, Nov 17: At least 47 people, including 40 school children, were killed in Egypt Saturday when a train collided with the bus in which the pupils were travelling, media reports said.The crash took place
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Al-Qaida calls for attacks on US diplomats
World | Sep 18, 2012, 05:14 PM ISTCairo, Sep18: Al-Qaida's branch in North Africa on Tuesday called for attacks on US diplomats and an escalation of protests against an anti-Islam video that was produced in the United States and triggered a wave
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Mursi sacks Tantawi in surprise Egypt announcement
World | Aug 12, 2012, 10:16 PM ISTCairo, Aug 12: Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi today sacked the powerful Army chief and his No 2 and annulled a constitutional amendment issued by the generals, in a drastic move by the new-to-power Islamists to
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Egypt president vows to retake control of Sinai from jihadists
World | Aug 06, 2012, 07:57 PM ISTCairo/Jerusalem, Aug 6: Hours after ‘jihadists' gunmen killed 16 Egyptian guards at a border cheek-post, the country's Islamist President Mohammed Mursi today ordered the army to retake full control of the lawless Sinai. After chairing
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Egypt's Islamic TV channel caters to fully veiled women
World | Jul 25, 2012, 03:41 PM ISTCairo, Jul 25: The only visible female face in the Cairo-based studio of a new Islamic TV channel for women is that of a puppet. The human stars are all veiled from head to toe,
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Most Arab states start Ramadan today
World | Jul 22, 2012, 02:39 PM ISTDubai, Jul 22:Friday will be the first day of the the holy month of Ramadan in most Arab countries, religious authorities announced on Thursday.Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and
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10 killed in high-rise collapse in Egypt
World | Jul 15, 2012, 07:14 PM ISTAlexandria (Egypt), Jul 15: Egypt's Health Ministry says 10 people have been killed when an apartment tower under construction collapsed on adjacent buildings in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria.The ministry said Sunday that five other
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US role in post-Mubarak Egypt still unclear
World | Jul 15, 2012, 05:55 PM ISTCairo, Jul 15: Having pressed the new Egyptian president, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday sought to mobilize what influence the United States still has with the army chief whose key role
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Sudan police uses tear gas to disperse protest
World | Jun 29, 2012, 09:14 PM ISTCairo, Jun 29: An activist says Sudanese police have used tear gas to disperse protesters who took to the streets in a city near the capital, demanding the ouster of the country's autocratic regime.Siddique Tawer,
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Egypt to announce election results today
World | Jun 24, 2012, 12:37 PM ISTCairo, Jun 24: Egyptian authorities will today declare the much-awaited results of the country's divisive presidential elections after it was delayed following victory claims by both candidates that polarised the country.According to Egyptian state TV,
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Egypt military blames Muslim Brotherhood for woes
World | Jun 22, 2012, 05:39 PM ISTCairo, Jun 22: Egypt's ruling military council has blamed the Muslim Brotherhood for raising tensions in the country by releasing election results early.Friday's statement comes as tens of thousands rally in Cairo's Tahrir Square to