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Egypt denies 8 US nonprofits license to operate
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April 23, 2012 10:59 PM
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CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have denied permission to eight U.S.-based nonprofit groups to operate locally, including a center headed by former American President Jimmy Carter that monitors elections, a ministry official said on Monday. The Social Affairs Ministry official said the licenses were...
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Tens of thousands protest military's rule in Egypt
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April 20, 2012 12:06 PM
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CAIRO: Tens of thousands of protesters packed Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square on Friday in the biggest demonstration in months against the ruling military, aimed at stepping up pressure on the generals to hand over power to civilians and bar ex-regime members from running in upcoming...
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Egyptian ex-regime strongman to run for president
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April 07, 2012 08:31 AM
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CAIRO: A former strongman of ousted President Hosni Mubarak's regime has announced his presidential candidacy, shaking up an already heated race that is emerging as a contest between two longtime rivals - former regime officials and Islamists who have surged in influence. Omar Suleiman, one of...
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Mubarak deputy decides to run for Egypt president
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April 06, 2012 09:07 PM
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CAIRO: A former strongman of ousted President Hosni Mubarak's regime announced Friday that he will enter Egypt's presidential race after supporters marched and pleaded for him to run. Omar Suleiman's entry reversed an earlier decision and was likely to shake up an already heated race...
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Libyan tribe closes border crossing with Egypt
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March 25, 2012 08:59 AM
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BENGHAZI: Libyan tribesmen have closed the country's main border crossing with Egypt, complaining of a rise in crime and rampant smuggling of drugs and weapons across the frontier, residents and officials said. Although most of the Libyan smugglers are members of the same Wilad Ali tribe that...
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Christian family evicted from Egypt town
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March 22, 2012 03:17 PM
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CAIRO: Nabil Gergis, a Coptic Christian, lived for nearly two decades in the Egyptian town of Amriya, raising his children and managing a modest business. Those ties couldn't protect him after a sex video purportedly showing his brother with a Muslim woman began to circulate. Angry residents...
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Egyptians protest against U.S. funding of NGOs
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March 10, 2012 01:18 AM
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CAIRO: Protesters outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo supporting the Egyptian military’s crackdown on international pro-democracy groups clashed Friday with demonstrators rallying against the country’s military leadership. Dozens of people were injured. The issue of the pro-democracy...
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Saudi: Syrians have right to defend themselves
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March 04, 2012 09:55 PM
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BEIRUT: Saudi Arabia said Sunday that Syrians have a right to take up arms to defend themselves against the regime and accused the Damascus government of "imposing itself by force," as concerns mounted over a humanitarian crisis there. In a rare televised news conference, Saudi Foreign...
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Egyptians angry with military over US NGO case
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March 02, 2012 10:43 PM
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CAIRO: Egypt's ruling generals faced a backlash Friday over the departure of Americans on trial over charges that their pro-democracy groups fomented unrest, with the country's powerful Muslim Brotherhood and others accusing military leaders of bowing to pressure from Washington. Six of...
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Egypt presidential hopeful attacked in carjacking
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February 24, 2012 09:15 PM
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CAIRO: One of Egypt's top presidential hopefuls demanded police protection Friday after masked men stopped his car on the way back from a campaign event, beat him with the butt of an automatic rifle and stole his vehicle - an attack that many of his supporters fear may have been deliberate. A...
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U.S. woman in NGO dispute stopped from leaving Egypt
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February 24, 2012 02:12 AM
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CAIRO: An American woman banned from leaving Egypt as part of its crackdown on foreign-funded pro-democracy groups was stopped from boarding an international flight Thursday, Cairo airport officials said. The officials said Mary Elizabeth Whitehead was trying to board a flight to Germany minutes...
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U.S. general discusses crackdown with Egypt ruler
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February 11, 2012 10:59 PM
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CAIRO: The United States' top general discussed an Egyptian crackdown on Western-funded pro-democracy groups with the head of the country's ruling military council Saturday, as another two foreigners were arrested on charges of fomenting discontent on the first anniversary of former...
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Death toll in latest Egypt clashes climbs to 11
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February 04, 2012 12:07 PM
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CAIRO: The number of people killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the wake of a deadly soccer riot rose to 11 on Saturday, according to a field doctor and a security official, as demonstrators in Cairo kept up their calls for an end to military rule and retribution for those killed in...
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Egyptians move to reclaim Cairo’s streets through graffiti
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February 01, 2012 12:48 AM
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CAIRO: The conflict between Egypt’s ruling military and pro-democracy protesters isn’t just on the streets of Cairo, it’s on the walls as well, as graffiti artists from each side duel it out with spray paint and stencils. Earlier this month, supporters of the ruling generals...
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Egyptians move to reclaim streets through graffiti
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January 29, 2012 10:36 AM
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CAIRO: The conflict between Egypt's ruling military and pro-democracy protesters isn't just on the streets of Cairo, it's on the walls as well, as graffiti artists from each side duel it out with spray paint and stencils. Earlier this month, two young supporters of the ruling generals...
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