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9 Jan 2015

Egypt sets dates for parliamentary polls

The parliamentary election is the final step in a political roadmap the army announced in July 2013 after its removal of Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, following mass protests against his rule. The second phase of the poll will be held on April 26-27. Critics say President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who as army chief toppled Morsi, has undermined freedoms gained after the uprising that ended 30 years of autocratic rule under Hosni Mubarak. In the absence of parliament, Sisi has wielded legislative authority used to introduce economic reforms that have impressed investors, while also curtailing political freedoms.
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28 Dec 2014

Egypt jails Muslim Brotherhood leader

A senior Muslim Brotherhood leader in Egypt has been sentenced to six years in prison for insulting a panel of judges. Mohamed el-Beltagy, who heads the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Part, was accused of offending presiding judge Shaaban el-Shami for a case in which he and 130 other defendants are accused of staging prison breaks during the January 2011 uprising that toppled longtime leader Hosni Mubarak.
A senior Muslim Brotherhood leader in Egypt has been sentenced to six years in prison for insulting a panel of judges....
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28 Nov 2014

Four dead in Egypt anti-government protest

At least four protesters have been killed and scores of others injured in the Egyptian capital as thousands took to the streets of Cairo against the government of President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, heeding to a call by the opposition Salafist Front. The protesters were killed after security forces opened fire in the district of Matrya in eastern Cairo, witnesses told Al Jazeera.
At least four protesters have been killed and scores of others injured in the Egyptian capital as thousands took to the...
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17 Nov 2014

Torture taint in Egypt custody death

An Egyptian student has died in police custody in Cairo, triggering allegations that he was tortured to death. Mohamed Ramadan Yehia, who was a law student at the Ain Shams University, died late on Sunday inside a Cairo police station, state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported on Monday. Aswat Masriya, an affiliate of Reuters news agency, quoted an unnamed security source as saying that Yehia died of breathing difficulties.
An Egyptian student has died in police custody in Cairo, triggering allegations that he was tortured to death. Mohamed...
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29 Oct 2014

Egypt to clear residents from Gaza border

Egyptian authorities have ordered residents living along the country's eastern border with the Gaza Strip to evacuate their homes prior to their demolishing because the army plans to set up a buffer zone. The measure comes four days after armed men attacked an army post, killing at least 31 soldiers in the restive area in the northeastern corner of the Sinai Peninsula.
Egyptian authorities have ordered residents living along the country's eastern border with the Gaza Strip to evacuate...
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3 May 2014

AJ staff denied bail on press freedom day

An Egyptian court has denied bail to three Al Jazeera journalists, and extended the imprisonment of a fourth for 45 days in hearings that coincided with World Press Freedom Day. The judge on Saturday adjourned the case of Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed until May 15, after hearing Fahmy repeat his request for bail. The first bail request was rejected on March 31.
An Egyptian court has denied bail to three Al Jazeera journalists, and extended the imprisonment of a fourth for 45 days...
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22 Mar 2014

Morsi supporters face mass trial in Egypt

More than 1,200 supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi face charges in the country's biggest trial since an August police crackdown, judicial sources have said. Among the defendants in Saturday's trial, to be held south of Cairo n Minya, will be the spiritual leader of Morsi's now-banned Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, the sources said.
More than 1,200 supporters of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi face charges in the country's biggest trial since...
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17 Aug 2013

Scores dead in Egypt’s ‘day of rage’ clashes

Scores of people have been killed in Egypt after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters staging a "day of rage" against the military-led government. In the worst of the violence on Friday, at least 95 people were killed and hundreds injured in Cairo's Ramses Square as anti-coup protesters were fired on by government forces. A correspondent for Al Jazeera described lines of bodies in a makeshift morgue in the nearby Al-Fath mosque.
Scores of people have been killed in Egypt after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters staging a "day of...
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16 Aug 2013

Egypt’s Brotherhood calls for ‘day of anger’

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has called for supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi to partake in a 'day of anger' in the capital, Cairo, after hundreds were killed in a crackdown on their protest camps. The announcement comes a day after hundreds of people were killed when security forces cleared two pro-Morsi protest camps, ending sit-ins that began after the army toppled Morsi on July 3.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has called for supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi to partake in a 'day of anger' in...
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14 Aug 2013

Generals and patrons: The American-Egyptian military

As the situation escalates into a full-fledged confrontation between the Egyptian military and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, Washington is once again playing catch-up with its own clients. Happy to see the back of the Islamists, the US administration refrained from referring to the military overthrow of President Morsi as a coup even when influential members of Congress recognised it as such. The Obama administration wanted the coup to work; it did not want blood on its hands. But if they hoped to appease and influence the military, they were wrong.
As the situation escalates into a full-fledged confrontation between the Egyptian military and supporters of the Muslim...
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14 Aug 2013

Death toll soars in Egypt protest crackdown

The official death toll in Egypt has reached 278, after security forces stormed protest sites in Cairo and clashed with supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi elsewhere in the country. A curfew was imposed in 14 provinces across the country on Wednesday, along with a month-long state of emergency. The death toll continued to rise throughout the day, with Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood saying the actual number of dead was much higher than the number reported by the Health Ministry.
The official death toll in Egypt has reached 278, after security forces stormed protest sites in Cairo and clashed with...
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6 Aug 2013

Morsi vs the military What’s next for Egypt

With every day that passes, the stalemate between supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi and the military-backed interim government grows more intense. What's clear is that the sit-ins staged by the pro-Morsi camp - organised predominately by the Muslim Brotherhood - cannot go on indefinitely, as the largest, in Nasr City, has laid siege to the area. It's also clear that the government is unable to simply order the voluntary evacuation of these sit-ins, as participants' desire to stay remains strong.
With every day that passes, the stalemate between supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi and the military-backed...
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27 Jul 2013

Egypt police move on anti-coup protesters

Egyptian police fired tear gas at anti-coup protesters after the government vowed to clear them from the streets of Cairo "in a legal manner". Dozens of people were shown on television on Saturday injured in a field hospital, shortly after the police action near the October 6 bridge in Nasr City according to Al Jazeera's Jamal Elshayyal. State television said that 35 people were injured.
Egyptian police fired tear gas at anti-coup protesters after the government vowed to clear them from the streets of...
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22 Jul 2013

Egypt rival protests turn deadly

Supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi have clashed in central Cairo and north of the capital, hurling stones at each other as security forces fired tear gas to try to disperse them, witnesses said.
Supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi have clashed in central Cairo and north of the...
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19 Jul 2013

Rival rallies as Egypt crisis continues

Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated in cities across Egypt, demanding the reinstatement of ousted President Mohamed Morsi, as his opponents also held similar demonstrations in the capital Cairo. The country's military, meanwhile, has warned that it may crack down violently on any future mass protests against the overthrow of the president that it carried out on July 3. A vast pro-Morsi crowd gathered at Cairo's Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque on Friday, where the former president's supporters have camped out since the military overthrew him.
Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated in cities across Egypt, demanding the reinstatement of ousted President...
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11 Jul 2013

Thousands gather for pro-Morsi rally in Cairo

Thousands of supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have been demonstrating in Cairo's Nasr City district, waving pictures of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, as the anti-Morsi camp planned a mass evening gathering in Tahrir Square. Crowds in Nasr City were chanting anti-military slogans, calling Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, the country's army chief, a traitor for removing of Morsi from office last week.
Thousands of supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood have been demonstrating in Cairo's Nasr City district, waving...
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8 Jul 2013

Massacre in Cairo deepens Egypt crisis

A deadly shooting at the site of a sit-in by Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Cairo, demanding the reinstatement of ousted President Mohamed Morsi, has left dozens of people dead. The Egyptian health ministry said at least 51 people had been killed and more than 300 injured in the incident early on Monday morning.
A deadly shooting at the site of a sit-in by Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Cairo, demanding the reinstatement of...
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5 Jul 2013

Egypt army opens fire on pro-Morsi protesters

At least three supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi were killed by gunfire as a crowd of several hundred tried to march towards the military barracks in Cairo where he is believed to be held. Al Jazeera's Matthew Cassel, reporting from near the military barracks, said several dozen people were also injured by shotgun pellets fired by the army.
At least three supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi were killed by gunfire as a crowd of several...
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3 Jul 2013

President Morsi overthrown in Egypt

The Egyptian army has overthrown President Mohamed Morsi, announcing a roadmap for the country s political future that will be implemented by a national reconciliation committee. The head of Egypt's armed forces issued a declaration on Wednesday evening suspending the constitution and appointing the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, Adly al-Mansour, as interim head of state.
The Egyptian army has overthrown President Mohamed Morsi, announcing a roadmap for the country s political future that...
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27 Jun 2013

Egypt opposition calls for early elections

Egypt's main opposition coalition has rejected President Mohamed Morsi's offer for dialogue on reconciliation, and said it insisted on holding early presidential elections. A statement by the National Salvation Front - an umbrella of opposition groups - read by reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei said on Thursday that Morsi's two-and-a-hour speech reflected a "clear inability" to acknowledge the difficult conditions in Egypt.
Egypt's main opposition coalition has rejected President Mohamed Morsi's offer for dialogue on reconciliation, and said...
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15 Mar 2013

Egypt report on protest deaths blames police

An inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypt's revolution has concluded that the police were behind nearly all the killings. The report, parts of which were obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday, said the police force used snipers on rooftops overlooking Cairo's Tahrir Square to shoot into the crowds.
An inquiry into the deaths of nearly 900 protesters during Egypt's revolution has concluded that the police were behind...
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24 Feb 2013

Morsi brings forward Egypt general election

President Mohamed Morsi has brought forward the start of the country's parliamentary elections to April 22 after members of the Coptic Christian minority criticised the planned timing of the polls. The first round of voting in Cairo and four other provinces had been scheduled for 27 April, which would have seen some voting take place during the Easter holiday.
President Mohamed Morsi has brought forward the start of the country's parliamentary elections to April 22 after members...
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28 Dec 2012

Egypt probes alleged incitement to oust Morsi

Egypt's chief prosecutor has ordered an investigation into allegations that opposition leaders committed treason by inciting supporters to overthrow President Mohammed Morsi. The probe, launched on Thursday, targets opposition leaders Mohammed El-Baradei, a Nobel Peace laureate and former head of the UN nuclear agency, former Foreign Minister Amr Moussa, and Hamdeen Sabahi. Both Moussa and Sabahi were presidential candidates who competed against Morsi in the last election.
Egypt's chief prosecutor has ordered an investigation into allegations that opposition leaders committed treason by...
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11 Dec 2012

To protect the revolution, overcome the false secular-Islamist divide

There are two evidently opportunistic events that have come together to signal a dreadful attempt by the Muslim Brotherhood to claim the entirety of the Egyptian revolution for themselves, pretty much on the same model that the Shia clerics hijacked the Iranian revolution of 1977-1979 - with the crucial difference that Egyptians in their tens of thousands have poured into their streets and are far more alert and vigilant to protect the totality of their revolution than Iranians were more than thirty years ago.
There are two evidently opportunistic events that have come together to signal a dreadful attempt by the Muslim...
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10 Dec 2012

Egypt opposition rejects planned referendum

A major Egyptian opposition group has said that President Mohamed Morsi's decision only to rescind a decree that gave him sweeping powers and not scrap a referendum on a controversial draft constitution has "fallen short of expectations" required to defuse tensions in the country
A major Egyptian opposition group has said that President Mohamed Morsi's decision only to rescind a decree that gave...
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9 Dec 2012

Egypt’s Morsi rescinds controversial decree

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month expanding his powers, an official told a Cairo news conference. A referendum on a draft constitution would, however, still go ahead as planned on December 15, said Selim al-Awa, an official acting as spokesman of a meeting Morsi held earlier on Saturday with other political leaders.
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month expanding his powers, an official told a...
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7 Dec 2012

Egypt opposition rejects Morsi dialogue offer

Thousands of Egyptians have marched towards the presidential palace in Cairo for another day of demonstrations against the government, while thousands of his backers gathered for a funeral of two men killed in recent clashes. As many as 10,000 protesters who were penned behind a barrier at the palace broke through barricades on Friday evening, climbing onto army tanks and waving flags as they chanted slogans against President Mohamed Morsi.
Thousands of Egyptians have marched towards the presidential palace in Cairo for another day of demonstrations against...
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6 Dec 2012

Several killed in Egypt clashes

At least four people have been killed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, as supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi clashed near the presidential palace, the health ministry says. Fighting continued into the early morning on Thursday with fires burning in the streets where the opposing sides threw stones and petrol bombs at each other.
At least four people have been killed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, as supporters and opponents of President Mohamed...
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30 Nov 2012

Thousands rally in Cairo against constitution

Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in central Cairo, continuing more than a week of demonstrations against new powers assumed by the president and the drafting of a constitution seen by many as undermining basic freedoms.
Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied in central Cairo, continuing more than a week of demonstrations against new...
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28 Nov 2012

Egyptians stage mass anti-Morsi rally

Tens of thousands of people are staging a protest in the Egyptian capital against President Mohamed Morsi, who last week granted himself sweeping new powers. "The people want the regime to fall," the crowds chanted. Protesters and riot police clashed in Cairo on Tuesday near Tahrir Square, the birthplace of the uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak nearly two years ago.
Tens of thousands of people are staging a protest in the Egyptian capital against President Mohamed Morsi, who last week...
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19 Oct 2012

Crowds rally against Islamists in Egypt

A large crowd estimated to range between a few hundred to a few thousand people rallied in Cairo on Friday to protest against Islamist influence in the drafting of Egypt's new constitution. Shouting slogans against the Muslim Brotherhood, which controls the country's presidency and the constituent assembly, the crowd marched from several points and assembled in Tahrir Square, the scene of violent clashes during a similar protest last week.
A large crowd estimated to range between a few hundred to a few thousand people rallied in Cairo on Friday to protest...
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11 Oct 2012

Egypt prosecutor-general rejects removal

Abdel Maguid Mahmoud, Egypt's prosecutor-general, has rejected a move by President Mohamed Morsi to remove him from his post, a day after all 24 defendants in the Cairo "Camel Battle" case were acquitted, state media reports. Mahmoud told Egyptian state media on Thursday that he would remain in post, saying that Morsi' move to remove him was beyond the mandate of the president's powers.
Abdel Maguid Mahmoud, Egypt's prosecutor-general, has rejected a move by President Mohamed Morsi to remove him from his...
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8 Oct 2012

Egypt president pardons political prisoners

Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has pardoned all political prisoners detained since the start of protests that toppled Hosni Mubarak last year. The pardon covers citizens facing trial and those serving jail sentences except for those convicted of murder, the presidential spokesman said, but did not give a specific number for the pardoned prisoners.
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has pardoned all political prisoners detained since the start of protests that toppled...
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3 Sep 2012

Egypt state TV lifts ban on veiled presenters

Egyptian state television has lifted a decades-long ban on veiled female news presenters whom successive secular-leaning regimes have barred from going on air. In a cream-colored headscarf and a dark suit, Fatma Nabil appeared on Sunday and read the 12pm news bulletin. State TV said this was the first such appearance by a woman with her hair covered since it was established a half century ago.
Egyptian state television has lifted a decades-long ban on veiled female news presenters whom successive secular-leaning...
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9 Aug 2012

Egypt’s president fires intelligence chief

Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has fired his spy chief Murad Muwafi in a major shake-up of military and intelligence ranks extending to the head of the Republican Guard and the governor of North Sinai.
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has fired his spy chief Murad Muwafi in a major shake-up of military and intelligence...
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8 Aug 2012

Egypt launches deadly air strikes in Sinai

Egypt has launched air strikes in the Sinai region close to the border with Gaza, killing more than 20 people, in response to a deadly attack on Sunday on a police station, the state-run Ahram news website has reported. The air strikes on positions in the town of Sheikh Zouaid on Wednesday followed the deaths of 16 border guards at the weekend in an attack by gunmen whose identities are yet to be determined.
Egypt has launched air strikes in the Sinai region close to the border with Gaza, killing more than 20 people, in...
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15 Jul 2012

Clinton urges democratic transition in Egypt

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has held talks with Egypt's top military leaders in Cairo, after calling for them to help smooth the country's full transition to democracy. The top US diplomat met Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), on Sunday, a day after arriving in Egypt amid a complex power struggle being played out between the army and newly-elected president, Mohamed Morsi.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has held talks with Egypt's top military leaders in Cairo, after calling for them...
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30 Jun 2012

Mohamed Morsi sworn in as Egypt’s president

Mohamed Morsi has been sworn in by Egypt's highest court as the country's first freely elected president, succeeding Hosni Mubarak who was toppled 16 months ago. He took the oath on Saturday before the Supreme Constitutional Court in their courthouse near the Nile River built to resemble an ancient Egyptian temple.
Mohamed Morsi has been sworn in by Egypt's highest court as the country's first freely elected president, succeeding...
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25 Jun 2012

Egypt’s echoes of Algeria

What we now see being played out in Egypt, for all the differences, is eerily reminiscent of what I saw at close hand in Algeria just over 20 years ago. Like the Algerian army before it, the Egyptian military has never had any intention of subordinating itself or making itself accountable to a genuinely democratic government - still less one dominated by the Muslim Brothers and the Salafis. And like the FLN regime before them, the power behind Mubarak-era repression has found that subtle political manipulation and intimidation is not sufficient to control a genuine democratic tide once unleashed.
What we now see being played out in Egypt, for all the differences, is eerily reminiscent of what I saw at close hand in...
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23 Jun 2012

Anti-military crowds mass in Cairo’s Tahrir

Tens of thousands of Egyptians have returned to Cairo s Tahrir Square to demand the rollback of what they see as politically biased court decisions and military power grabs designed to throttle last year's revolution and steal the presidential election.
Tens of thousands of Egyptians have returned to Cairo s Tahrir Square to demand the rollback of what they see as...
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31 May 2012

Egypt’s military to let emergency law expire

Egypt's emergency laws, widely used under the rule of ousted President Hosni Mubarak to silence political opponents, have expired for the first time in 31 years, the country's ruling military council announced on Thursday. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said in a statement that it would not renew the laws but would continue maintaining security until power is transferred to civilian rule. A new president will assume office in June.
Egypt's emergency laws, widely used under the rule of ousted President Hosni Mubarak to silence political opponents,...
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29 May 2012

Egypt protesters storm Shafiq’s Cairo office

Unidentified assailants have set fire to the headquarters of Egypt's runoff presidential candidate Ahmad Shafiq and thousands of protesters have returned to Cairo's Tahrir Square to rally against alleged injustice in the election process. An annex in Shafiq's headquarters in Cairo went up in flames late on Monday, hours after election officials announced that the former prime minister, a symbol of Hosni Mubarak's rule, would square off against Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi.
Unidentified assailants have set fire to the headquarters of Egypt's runoff presidential candidate Ahmad Shafiq and...
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27 May 2012

Egypt candidate to seek election suspension

Leftist candidate Hamdeen Sabahi will appeal for Egypt's presidential election to be suspended over alleged voting irregularities and a pending case over one of the frontrunner's right to stand, Sabahi's lawyer has said. Sabahi's pledge to pursue a suspension came on Saturday as the two apparent winners of the first round reached out to rival candidates ahead of a June runoff that appears set to polarise the country.
Leftist candidate Hamdeen Sabahi will appeal for Egypt's presidential election to be suspended over alleged voting...
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27 May 2012

Former Mubarak aide jailed for corruption

A Cairo criminal court has sentenced former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's chief of staff to seven years in jail on corruption charges, Egypt's official news agency reports. The court on Sunday also ordered Zakaria Azmi to pay a fine of 38 million Egyptian pounds (about $6.2m). Azmi was jailed last year and put on trial in October, charged with illegal acquisition of funds.
A Cairo criminal court has sentenced former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's chief of staff to seven years in jail on...
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3 May 2012

Egypt’s military renews pledge to step down

Egypt's military rulers have said they are committed to handing over power to a civilian administration on July 1. The announcement on Thursday came a day after 11 people died in an attack on an anti-military protest outside the defence ministry in Cairo. Major General Mohammed al-Assar, a senior official in the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), also guranteed that presidential election scheduled for May 23-24 will be fair
Egypt's military rulers have said they are committed to handing over power to a civilian administration on July 1. The...
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3 May 2012

Egypt’s military renews pledge to step down

Egypt's military rulers have said they are committed to handing over power to a civilian administration on July 1. The announcement on Thursday came a day after 11 people died in an attack on an anti-military protest outside the defence ministry in Cairo. Major General Mohammed al-Assar, a senior official in the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), also guranteed that presidential election scheduled for May 23-24 will be fair
Egypt's military rulers have said they are committed to handing over power to a civilian administration on July 1. The...
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24 Apr 2012

Egypt military bans Mubarak-era candidates

Egypt's ruling military has approved a law that bans top Hosni Mubarak-era officials from running for the presidency. The ruling, issued on Tuesday, excludes his last prime minister and further depleting a field reduced by the disqualifications of other front-runners. A copy of the law published on the website of the state-run al-Ahram newspaper said the legislation would take effect from Tuesday.
Egypt's ruling military has approved a law that bans top Hosni Mubarak-era officials from running for the presidency....
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23 Apr 2012

Egypt terminates gas deal with Israel

The head of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company has said it has terminated its contract to ship gas to Israel because of violations of contractual obligations, a decision Israel said overshadowed the peace agreement between the two countries. Mohamed Shoeb, the gas company's top official, said Sunday's decision was not political. "This has nothing to do with anything outside of the commercial relations,'' Shoeb said. He said Israel had not paid for its gas in four months. Yigal Palmor, Israeli foreign ministry spokesman, denied the claim of not paying.
The head of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company has said it has terminated its contract to ship gas to Israel...
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18 Apr 2012

Egypt panel turns down candidates’ appeal

The committee overseeing the Egyptian presidential election has upheld rulings disqualifying 10 candidates from the race including Hosni Mubarak's spy chief Omar Suleiman and Salafi preacher Hazem Salah Abu Ismail, the state-owned al-Ahram newspaper has reported.
The committee overseeing the Egyptian presidential election has upheld rulings disqualifying 10 candidates from the race...
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13 Apr 2012

Cairo protests against Mubarak-era candidates

Thousands of Egyptians have taken to the streets in support of parliamentary legislation that bans former top officials from the regime of Hosni Mubarak from running for president. The legislation, passed on Thursday, is subject to approval by the country's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the military council which has been running the country since Mubarak was toppled.
Thousands of Egyptians have taken to the streets in support of parliamentary legislation that bans former top officials...
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10 Apr 2012

Egypt court suspends constitutional panel

An Egyptian court has suspended a panel tasked with drafting a new constitution, pending a ruling on its legality. Tuesday's ruling followed complaints by political groups, secular politicians and constitutional experts over the parliament's decision to give lawmakers half the seats on the 100-member panel. Islamist groups have insisted that lawmakers get half the panel's seats, prompting charges that they wanted to monopolise the process and give the new constitution an Islamist slant.
An Egyptian court has suspended a panel tasked with drafting a new constitution, pending a ruling on its legality....
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8 Apr 2012

Egypt tensions rise as poll registration ends

Registration for candidacy in Egypt's first post-uprising presidential election has closed, amid last-minute twists and turns that have shaken the political race. About 20 candidates have registered, each hoping to lead the Arab world's most populous nation through a fragile transition following a movement that toppled Hosni Mubarak from power last year.
Registration for candidacy in Egypt's first post-uprising presidential election has closed, amid last-minute twists and...
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4 Apr 2012

Profile of the Muslim Brotherhood candidate for president

With just a few weeks to go until Egypt holds its first presidential election since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, post-revolutionary Egypt's most dominant political party has officially entered the contest.The Muslim Brotherhood has nominated a presidential candidate - in a major reversal of its previous policy. Khairat al-Shater is the group's deputy leader and a millionaire businessman who was imprisoned for 12 years during Mubarak's rule.
With just a few weeks to go until Egypt holds its first presidential election since the fall of Hosni Mubarak,...
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2 Apr 2012

Why Muslim Brotherhood decided to run for presidency

Brotherhood leaders argue their decision came as a result of the public s desire and popular pressure for them to run. Besides, what s so un-revolutionary about a former Mubarak prisoner becoming his successor? Behind the public posturing, however, lies a more calculated strategy. The Brotherhood fears that if it doesn t field its own candidate, the rival Salafist An-Nour party and its contender, Hazem Salah Abu Islamiel, could win the elections.
Brotherhood leaders argue their decision came as a result of the public s desire and popular pressure for them to run....
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1 Apr 2012

Brotherhood to run for Egypt’s presidency

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, in control of almost half the seats in parliament, has said it will field its own presidential candidate, reversing an earlier decision not to do so and escalating its confrontation with the nation's ruling generals and the group's secular and progressive critics.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, in control of almost half the seats in parliament, has said it will field its own...
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24 Mar 2012

Liberals walk out of Egypt assembly selection

A bloc of liberal lawmakers have walked out of a parliamentary vote on appointing a 100-member panel to draft Egypt's new constitution, citing differences with Islamist and Salafi parties who dominate the two houses of the legislature. During a heated joint session of parliament on Saturday, lawmakers from the liberal Egyptian bloc, which consists of three parties that hold nine per cent of the lower house's seats, walked out of proceedings
A bloc of liberal lawmakers have walked out of a parliamentary vote on appointing a 100-member panel to draft Egypt's...
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29 Feb 2012

Judges in Egypt’s NGO trial pull out

All three judges in Egypt's trial of 43 NGO workers have pulled out of the case, according to a court official. The defendants, including 16 US citizens, are charged with using illegal foreign funds to foment unrest that has roiled Egypt over the past year. The non-governmental organisations flatly deny the charges, and US officials have hinted foreign aid to Egypt could be in jeopardy because of the case.
All three judges in Egypt's trial of 43 NGO workers have pulled out of the case, according to a court official. The...
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26 Feb 2012

Spectacle and political power in Egypt

For the better part of the past year, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), led by Tantawi, has depended on the occasional public spectacle to aid in cementing its increasingly tenuous grasp on political power. Since the fall of the Mubarak regime, Egypt's revolution has been hanging in the balance as the military attempts to preserve a status quo, marked by its historically dominant role in Egypt's political and economic spheres. These spectacles have taken on various forms and fulfilled a number of different objectives, all of which have ultimately served to bolster the military's power while giving the appearance of change.
For the better part of the past year, the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), led by Tantawi, has...
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26 Feb 2012

Egypt NGO workers trial adjourned

The first day of a controversial trial of 43 pro-democracy workers accused of working illegally and trying to push American and Israeli interests in Egypt has adjourned in Cairo. The defendants include 19 Americans and 16 Egyptians, though only seven of the US citizens reportedly remain in the country, where they are prevented from leaving. The others include Serbs, Lebanese, Germans, a Norwegian, a Jordanian and a Palestinian.
The first day of a controversial trial of 43 pro-democracy workers accused of working illegally and trying to push...
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22 Feb 2012

Verdict date set for Mubarak trial

The verdict in the trial of Hosni Mubarak, the deposed Egyptian president, will be delivered on June 2, the judge said on Wednesday. Mubarak turned down a chance to address the court , the prosecution has called for the death penalty. If convicted Mubarak, his interior minister Habib al-Adly and six security chiefs could receive the death penalty for ordering the deaths of protesters during the uprising that toppled Mubarak a year ago.
The verdict in the trial of Hosni Mubarak, the deposed Egyptian president, will be delivered on June 2, the judge said...
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17 Feb 2012

Egypt’s Brotherhood warns US over aid cut-off

The Muslim Brotherhood has warned that Egypt may review its 1979 peace deal with Israel if the United States cuts aid to the country, a move that could undermine a cornerstone of Washington's Middle East policy. Washington has said the aid is at risk due to an Egyptian probe into civil society groups that has resulted in charges against at least 43 activists, including 19 Americans who have been banned from leaving the country.
The Muslim Brotherhood has warned that Egypt may review its 1979 peace deal with Israel if the United States cuts aid to...
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12 Feb 2012

Egyptian police detain four over ‘incitement’

Egyptian authorities have detained four people, including an Australian journalist and an Egyptian labour activist, on suspicion that they had distributed cash to workers and incited them to take part in a strike demanding an end to army rule, the government-run Al-Ahram has said.
Egyptian authorities have detained four people, including an Australian journalist and an Egyptian labour activist, on...
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8 Feb 2012

Egypt PM defends action against NGOs

Kamal el-Ganzouri, Egypt's military-backed prime minister, has said Egypt will not bow to Western pressure to end its crackdown on foreign-funded non-governmental organisations in the country. Egypt "won't back down or take a different route because of some aid or other", he announced from the cabinet's headquarters in Cairo on Wednesday.
Kamal el-Ganzouri, Egypt's military-backed prime minister, has said Egypt will not bow to Western pressure to end its...
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4 Feb 2012

Deadly clashes in Egypt over football riots

At least eight people have been killed in clashes in Egypt, as protesters fought with security forces over their alleged failure to prevent deadly football riots on Wednesday. Five people died in the eastern port city of Suez, as police used live rounds to hold back crowds on Friday.
At least eight people have been killed in clashes in Egypt, as protesters fought with security forces over their alleged...
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2 Feb 2012

Anger in Egypt over deadly football riot

Egypt has declared three days of mourning for the more than 70 people who died at a football stadium amid violent clashes between rival supporters in the northern city of Port Said. Angry members of parliament denounced the lack of security at the match and gathered for an emergency session on Thursday, a day after violence erupted following an upset victory by home team al-Masry over Cairo's top club, al-Ahly
Egypt has declared three days of mourning for the more than 70 people who died at a football stadium amid violent...
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29 Jan 2012

Egyptians vote in upper house elections

Egyptians are voting in the first stage of elections for the upper house of parliament, with Islamists seeking to repeat the success they enjoyed in elections for the lower house. Voting for the Shura Council will be held over two stages; the first of which began on Sunday, It follows a lower house election that was Egypt's most democratic since military officers overthrew the king in 1952
Egyptians are voting in the first stage of elections for the upper house of parliament, with Islamists seeking to repeat...
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27 Jan 2012

Egyptians march to honour ‘Friday of Rage’

Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied across the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to mark the first anniversary of the "Friday of Rage", a key day in the uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak last year. Demonstrators began to converge in the capital's Tahrir Square, the focal point of protests, after Muslim noon prayers, on a day dubbed the "Friday of Pride and Dignity" by the dozens of pro-democracy groups organising the rallies. "Down with military rule!", shouted demonstrators, who waved flags and banners and chanted slogans against the ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF).
Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied across the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to mark the first anniversary of the...
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17 Jan 2012

Mubarak lawyers claim former leader was “a victim of malicious accusations”

The trial of Hosni Mubarak, the deposed Egyptian president, has been adjourned until Wednesday hours after it began, with defence lawyers putting up their arguments saying the former leader was "a victim of malicious accusations".
The trial of Hosni Mubarak, the deposed Egyptian president, has been adjourned until Wednesday hours after it began,...
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8 Jan 2012

Islamist parties lead Egypt polls

Islamists have stretched their lead in the final round of Egypt's landmark parliamentary election, official preliminary results show. The voter turnout in the final round was 62 per cent, Abdel Moaez Ibrahim, the election commission chief said on Saturday. The Muslim Brotherhood, the country's best-organised political group, came out top in seven of the nine provinces where the balloting was held on January 3-4, according to state television.
Islamists have stretched their lead in the final round of Egypt's landmark parliamentary election, official preliminary...
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5 Jan 2012

Prosecutors demand death penalty for Mubarak

Egyptian prosecutors in the case against Hosni Mubarak have demanded the death sentence for the former Egyptian president and other defendants, including his two sons and the former interior minister. "The prosecution demands the maximum penalty against Mubarak and the rest of the accused which is death by hanging," Mustafa Khater, a member of the prosecution team, said on Thursday during a court session in Cairo.
Egyptian prosecutors in the case against Hosni Mubarak have demanded the death sentence for the former Egyptian...
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2 Jan 2012

Mubarak appears briefly in court

Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak has briefly appeared in court, before the trial was adjourned until Tuesday. State television showed footage of Mubarak being wheeled on a stretcher into the police academy at the outskirts of Cairo on Monday as the court convened for a second time after a two-months break. His sons Alaa and Gamal, facing corruption charges, also returned to court along with former interior minister Habib el-Adly.
Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak has briefly appeared in court, before the trial was adjourned until Tuesday....
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27 Dec 2011

Egypt bans forced virginity tests by military

An Egyptian court has ordered a halt to forced virginity tests on female detainees in military prisons. The case, which was decided on Tuesday, was filed by Samira Ibrahim, a woman who said the army forced her to undergo a virginity test in March after she was arrested during a protest in central Cairo's Tahrir Square.
An Egyptian court has ordered a halt to forced virginity tests on female detainees in military prisons. The case, which...
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24 Dec 2011

Islamist parties consolidate Egypt poll gains

Islamist parties in Egypt have consolidated their gains in Egypt's parliamentary elections, securing more than 65 per cent of the seats determined so far, according to the latest results released. Abdel-Moez Ibrahim, the country's election commission chief, announced the results from the second round of voting for party lists, in which nine provinces with about 7 million voters cast their ballots, on Saturday,
Islamist parties in Egypt have consolidated their gains in Egypt's parliamentary elections, securing more than 65 per...
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24 Dec 2011

Egyptians stage mass rally against army

Egyptian activists have gathered in Cairo for a mass protest against the ruling military and its handling of a series of clashes between security forces and demonstrators that killed 17 people and drew international criticism, even as thousands of others demonstrated their support for the army.
Egyptian activists have gathered in Cairo for a mass protest against the ruling military and its handling of a series of...
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22 Dec 2011

Return to Tahrir – People and Power

Last weekend, in response to the fresh outbreak of deadly violence in Cairo, Egypt's newly-appointed prime minister, Kamal el-Ganzouri, announced that those involved in the clashes were "not the youth of the revolution". These protests, he suggested, were in fact a "counter-revolution". The prime minister's words must have come as a shock to Mossaab Shahrour, a 20-year-old student and kitchen fitter from the 6th of October City - a satellite city outside Cairo. Today Mossaab is walking with the help of a crutch. He was badly beaten outside the cabinet offices last Friday by soldiers wielding wooden poles and iron bars.
Last weekend, in response to the fresh outbreak of deadly violence in Cairo, Egypt's newly-appointed prime minister,...
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20 Dec 2011

Egyptians protest against beatings of women

Thousands of people have filled the streets of the Egyptian capital in protest against the beating of female protesters by the ruling military during clashes in and around the city's Tahrir Square. Female activists had called for Tuesday's demonstration to denounce the attacks on women and call for an immediate end to violence against protesters
Thousands of people have filled the streets of the Egyptian capital in protest against the beating of female protesters...
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19 Dec 2011

The military’s revenge

Egyptian military and police have lashed out at young protesters over the past several days with vengeance. The clashes began on Friday in front of the Ministry Building, which is visible from Tahrir Square. Protesters have been camped in front of the building since the Tahrir protests of November, which left dozens dead and ended with what many of the protesters saw as the unsatisfactory appointment of Kamal Ganzouri as Prime Minister, not only because Ganzouri - who was already Prime Minister from 1996 to1999 - is associated with the Mubarak regime, but also because the Ministry still has no real powers and is in essence, a puppet government for the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF).
Egyptian military and police have lashed out at young protesters over the past several days with vengeance. The clashes...
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14 Dec 2011

Polls open in Egypt’s second wave of voting

Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reported from a polling station in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, that the turnout had been "humble" but steady for the first hours since the polls had opened, although the turnout did not appear to be as high as in the first round of voting. She said round two was likely to be a much tougher race than the previous round, especially in the Muslim Brotherhood's heartland, the Nile Delta.
Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reported from a polling station in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, that the turnout had been...
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14 Dec 2011

Egyptian blogger gets two years in prison

An Egyptian military court has sentenced a blogger who criticised the army to two years in prison, after he went on a hunger strike to protest an initial three-year sentence. "In the name of the people, Maikel Nabil has been sentenced and punished with two years in prison and fined 200 pounds ($33)," the court said after a retrial on Wednesday.
An Egyptian military court has sentenced a blogger who criticised the army to two years in prison, after he went on a...
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29 Nov 2011

Egypt’s ‘Ultras’ pitch in at Tahrir protest

This is fascinating -- Not much is known about their organisation, but their presence is an accepted fact of Egyptian society. Most of them lack formal military training, or any training at all. These are the Ultras, a group whose battle, usually reserved for the football stadium, has moved to the front line in the fight between anti-military protesters and government security forces in Egypt.
This is fascinating -- Not much is known about their organisation, but their presence is an accepted fact of Egyptian...
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27 Nov 2011

Muslim Brotherhood and its religious agenda?!

With each new step and turn Egyptians take towards a new future, one group remains at the centre: the Muslim Brotherhood. With its political work now carried out by its Freedom and Justice Party, supporters see it as the only capable alternative to move the country forward. Others are critical, even fearful, of its perceived religious agenda.
With each new step and turn Egyptians take towards a new future, one group remains at the centre: the Muslim...
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25 Nov 2011

Mass rally in Cairo against military rule

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have packed Cairo's Tahrir Square after days of deadly clashes, demanding Egypt's military rulers step down and rejecting their choice of new prime minister. Tensions have risen in Egypt in the lead-up to parliamentary elections, due to start on Monday. However, the streets were relatively calm on Friday as a truce negotiated the day before in Cairo continued to hold.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have packed Cairo's Tahrir Square after days of deadly clashes, demanding Egypt's...
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23 Nov 2011

Clashes continue in Egypt over military rule

Clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters demanding an end to military rule have extended into a fifth day in the capital, Cairo, amid a deepening distrust of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF). On Wednesday, thousands of demonstrators filled central Cairo s Tahrir Square, the focal point of the protest movement, a day after the crowd rejected an offer by the military to speed up the transition to civilian rule
Clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters demanding an end to military rule have extended into a fifth day...
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18 Nov 2011

Egyptians gather for rally in Tahrir Square

Thousands of Islamist and secular protesters have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a mass rally to press the ruling military to hand power to a civilian government. As legislative elections draw near, the first polls since a popular uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak's presidency, protesters are demanding more control over the constitution the new parliament is to draft.
Thousands of Islamist and secular protesters have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a mass rally to press the ruling...
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14 Nov 2011

Egypt detains two in Sinai pipeline bombing

Egyptian security officials have arrested two members of an al-Qaeda-inspired group thought to be behind attacks on a pipeline supplying gas to Israel and Jordan, the official MENA news agency reported Monday.
Egyptian security officials have arrested two members of an al-Qaeda-inspired group thought to be behind attacks on a...
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