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Egypt`s Muslim Brotherhood wants government sacked

Egypt`s Muslim Brotherhood wants government sacked


Egypt`s Muslim Brotherhood said the ruling generals have failed to manage the deteriorating security...
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Military to remain in power till June 30: Egypt PM

Military to remain in power till June 30: Egypt PM


Al Ganzouri added that nominations for a presidential election would be accepted starting March 10.
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US threats to cut aid won`t work: Egypt PM

US threats to cut aid won`t work: Egypt PM


The military rulers charge that the foreign groups fund and support anti-government protests.
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Mubarak`s wife attempted suicide over corruption charges

Mubarak`s wife attempted suicide over corruption charges


The wife of Egypt`s Hosni Mubarak has confessed in her memoirs about an attempt to commit suicide wh...
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Sentence of Egypt tycoon for murder confirmed

Sentence of Egypt tycoon for murder confirmed


Moustafa was accused of having paid Sukkari, a former policeman, USD 2 million to kill a Lebanese p...
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Egypt braces for early presidential polls

Egypt braces for early presidential polls


The military rulers had previously promised to hold presidential elections for their successor by t...
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Egyptians cancel meetings with US lawmakers

Egyptians cancel meetings with US lawmakers


Nineteen Americans are among 40 foreign and Egyptian activists whose cases have been referred to cri...
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Egypt to try 19 Americans in case straining ties

Egypt to try 19 Americans in case straining ties


Egypt and the US have been close allies for more than three decades, but the campaign against the NG...
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Egypt`s Mubarak to be moved to prison for 1st time

Egypt`s Mubarak to be moved to prison for 1st time


Egyptian officials say Hosni Mubarak will shortly be moved to a prison hospital as soon as the facil...
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Cairo protesters demand early vote, clash with police

Cairo protesters demand early vote, clash with police


The authorities erected fresh barriers of big concrete blocks barring access through streets leading...
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US women call Egypt captors `kind`: Report

US women call Egypt captors `kind`: Report


The women abducted for several hours by armed Bedouin tribesmen in Egypt`s Sinai Peninsula hesitated...
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Blast hits Egypt`s gas pipeline to Israel

Blast hits Egypt`s gas pipeline to Israel


The pipeline has come under attack at least 12 times since Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was topp...
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Hillary warns of "problems" with Egypt over NGOs


Hillary Clinton said the United States saw no justification for raids on the offices of NGOs in Egyp...
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Egyptian government building set ablaze

Egyptian government building set ablaze


Protests disrupted the heart of Cairo for a fourth day and public figures demanded a faster transiti...
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Egypt soccer violence: 10 killed in three days

Egypt soccer violence: 10 killed in three days


Egypt`s streets continued to simmer with anger with 10 lives lost over three days, as fuming prote...
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Egypt: Football deaths bring new cycle of violence

Egypt: Football deaths bring new cycle of violence


Six people have been killed in the latest bloodshed that followed a violent melee and stampede after...
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US tourists seized in Egypt`s Sinai released

US tourists seized in Egypt`s Sinai released


The gunmen in Sinai Peninsula had apparently been seeking a ransom, but security sources declined to...
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Egypt braces for more violence after football riot

Egypt braces for more violence after football riot


Egyptian officials have vowed to get to the bottom of Wednesday’s clashes in Port Said.
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Egyptians demand end to military rule; 4 killed in violence

Egyptians demand end to military rule; 4 killed in violence


Clashes erupted around Egypt after a riot at a soccer stadium killed 74, as sports violence spiralle...
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Egypt`s soccer riot:  Players give up football

Egypt`s soccer riot: Players give up football


Egyptian activists have accused the police and military of failing to intervene to stop the mayhem.
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Egypt film star sentenced for `defaming Islam`

Egypt film star sentenced for `defaming Islam`


Egyptian comedy giant Adel Imam, arguably the Arab world`s most famous actor, was sentenced with ha...
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Egyptians incensed after 74 die in soccer tragedy

Egyptians incensed after 74 die in soccer tragedy


The tragedy followed an Egyptian league match between football teams - Al-Masry and Al-Ahly.
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Who is responsible for Egypt soccer violence?

Who is responsible for Egypt soccer violence?


Angry politicians decried a lack of security at the match between Port Said team al-Masry and Cairo`...
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Egyptian lawmakers criticize military over new law

Egyptian lawmakers criticize military over new law


Egypt`s newly elected lawmakers took aim at the country`s military rulers accusing them of trampling...
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Egypt lays out presidential election rules

Egypt lays out presidential election rules


Egypt`s ruling military laid out the rules governing the country`s first presidential elections sin...
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Egypt says it has ended US lobbyists` contract

Egypt says it has ended US lobbyists` contract


Cairo faces criticism from Washington for banning at least 10 Americans and Europeans from leaving E...
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Clashes erupt in Cairo during anti-Army protest

Clashes erupt in Cairo during anti-Army protest


"Down with military rule," protesters chanted. The sound of gunshots rang in the air but it was uncl...
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Dissident blogger attacks Egypt military after release

Dissident blogger attacks Egypt military after release


Maikel Nabil said he was drugged before his interrogation and forced to watch other prisoners bein...
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Low turnout for Egypt`s upper house election

Low turnout for Egypt`s upper house election


The powers of the upper house are limited and it cannot block legislation in the lower house.
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El Baradei for Egyptian Parl electing interim prez

El Baradei for Egyptian Parl electing interim prez


The newly elected Egyptian parliament should "immediately" elect an interim president to preside o...
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Cairo: Rally to mark anniv of `Friday of Rage`

Cairo: Rally to mark anniv of `Friday of Rage`


Thousands of Egyptian protesters rallied at the iconic Tahrir square in the heart of the capital t...
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Muslim Brotherhood not in Egypt presidency race

Muslim Brotherhood not in Egypt presidency race


The Muslim Brotherhood were the big winners of Egypt`s parliamentary vote following last year`s oust...
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`Israel, US plotted killing of Egyptian protesters`

`Israel, US plotted killing of Egyptian protesters`


A lawyer for Hosni Mubarak`s ex-interior minister accused security guards at American University of ...
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US outrage as Egypt bars Americans from leaving

US outrage as Egypt bars Americans from leaving


Six Americans working for publicly funded US organizations promoting democracy in Egypt have been ba...
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Egyptian protesters plan sit-in until Army leaves

Egyptian protesters plan sit-in until Army leaves


Sit-ins have in the past sparked violence when the police and Army have sought to clear protesters o...
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A year on, Egyptians back at Tahrir Square to mark uprising

A year on, Egyptians back at Tahrir Square to mark uprising


Egyptians gathered here at the Tehrir square to mark the completion of their revolution that begin ...
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Egypt to lift decades old state of emergency

Egypt to lift decades old state of emergency


Egypt`s military ruler said the draconian laws will remain applicable to crimes committed by `thugs`...
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Egypt Parliament opens 1st session since uprising

Egypt Parliament opens 1st session since uprising


The Muslim Brotherhood`s party was the biggest winner in the first free vote in decades.
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`Hosni Mubarak is still Egypt’s president’

`Hosni Mubarak is still Egypt’s president’


The court trying Hosni Mubarak has no legal jurisdiction to do so, his defence lawyer said.
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Hosni Mubarak still Egypt’s President: Lawyer

Hosni Mubarak still Egypt’s President: Lawyer


Mubarak stepped down on February 11 last year after an 18-day revolt against his regime.
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Egypt Army pardons 1,959 detainees, activist

Egypt Army pardons 1,959 detainees, activist


The pardon comes just four days before the first anniversary of the 18-day Egyptian uprising which b...
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Mubarak had no role in Israel gas deal: Lawyer

Mubarak had no role in Israel gas deal: Lawyer


Hosni Mubarak is on trial over the killing of protesters during the uprising as well as corruption.
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Egypt: Final results confirm Islamists top vote

Egypt: Final results confirm Islamists top vote


The Muslim Brotherhood`s electoral coalition has won 38 percent of seats allocated to party lists fo...
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Egyptians rally ahead of anniversary of uprising

Egyptians rally ahead of anniversary of uprising


Several thousand Egyptians marched to Cairo`s Tahrir Square demanding justice for those killed in cl...
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Egyptians rally ahead of anniversary of uprising

Egyptians rally ahead of anniversary of uprising


Egyptians are marching towards Tahrir Square ahead of the one-year anniversary of the uprising tha...
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Egyptian critic of military rule beaten in street

Egyptian critic of military rule beaten in street


A video posted on social networks showed a small crowd punching and kicking Nawarah Negm, and hurlin...
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Egypt Army responsible for killings: Mubarak lawye

Egypt Army responsible for killings: Mubarak lawye


Lawyers for Hosni Mubarak said on Wednesday the military was responsible for the deaths of proteste...
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Egypt Army responsible for killings: Mubarak lawye

Egypt Army responsible for killings: Mubarak lawye


Lawyers for Hosni Mubarak said on Wednesday the military was responsible for the deaths of proteste...
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Egypt military ruler to Libya on 1st state visit abroad

Egypt military ruler to Libya on 1st state visit abroad


Egypt`s military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi visits Libya on Monday to boost ties between ...
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Egypt`s ElBaradei pulls out of presidential race

Egypt`s ElBaradei pulls out of presidential race


Egypt`s reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei said he is pulling out of the country`s presidential race to...
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