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Mubarak appears in Egyptian court for retrial

April 13, 2013
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Mubarak appears in Egyptian court for retrial

Egyptian medics and army personnel escort former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from a helicopter ambulance after it landed at Maadi Military Hospital following a hearing in his retrial in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Egypt's highest court in January ordered a retrial for Mubarak, for failing to stop the killing of 900 protestors in…

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Egypt satirist questioned for insulting Mursi, released on bail

March 31, 2013
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Egypt satirist questioned for insulting Mursi, released on bail

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian prosecutors questioned Egypt's most prominent television satirist on Sunday over allegations he insulted the president and Islam, a case that has increased opposition fears of a crackdown on dissent.

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Apology for pyramid photos

March 28, 2013
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Apology for pyramid photos

SHARE THIS Print Email More sharing RedditStumbleUponDelicious Russian photographer apologizes for pyramid photos By Frances Cha, CNN March 28, 2013 -- Updated 1118 GMT (1918 HKT)Russian photographer Vitaliy Raskalov and his friends climbed the Great Pyramid of Giza. Climbing the Pyramids has been forbidden for decades for safety and preservation reasons.The Pyramids were designated a…

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Egyptian protesters, Islamists clash in Cairo, 30 hurt

March 22, 2013
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Egyptian protesters, Islamists clash in Cairo, 30 hurt

CAIRO (Reuters) - Hundreds of Egyptian protesters and Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed near the group's headquarters in Cairo on Friday, and at least 30 people were wounded, medics said.

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Egypt vigilantes hang 2 thieves in public

March 17, 2013
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Egypt vigilantes hang 2 thieves in public

Buy AP Photo Reprints CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security officials say vigilantes beat two alleged thieves, stripped them half-naked and then hung them in public in a small Nile Delta town. Both the men died.The officials say the two men had stolen a rickshaw from a town in the province of Gharbiya. Angry residents in…

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Food price rises put restive Egypt on edge

March 13, 2013
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CAIRO (Reuters) - With croissants, baguettes and bagels spilling off metal trolleys at the bakery where Mohammed Alif works in central Cairo, food is not scarce, but profits certainly are.

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Egypt: Angry fans torch soccer federation

March 9, 2013
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Egypt: Angry fans torch soccer federation

Egyptian soccer fans of the Al-Ahly club celebrate in front of their club in Cairo, Egypt, after an Egyptian court confirmed death sentences against 21 people for their role in a deadly 2012 soccer riot that killed more than 70 people in the city of Port Said, Saturday, March 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Egyptian soccer…

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Police strikes in Egypt accelerate, adding turmoil

March 8, 2013
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Police strikes in Egypt accelerate, adding turmoil

Egyptians mourn during the funeral for Abd Alhaleem Mohanna, 23, who was killed on March 5, 2013 during clashes with riot police, in Port Said, Egypt, Friday, March 8, 2013. Egypt's police forces have withdrawn from the streets of this restive city on the Suez Canal, handing over security to the military after nearly a…

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Islamist-leaning draft constitution divides Egypt

December 10, 2012
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Islamist-leaning draft constitution divides Egypt

Egyptian men stand near Arabic writing on a wall in Arabic that reads, "down with the leader's rule, no to the Muslim Brotherhood," in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012. Egypt's liberal opposition has called for more protests on Sunday after the president made concessions overnight that fell short of their demands…

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Egypt airstrikes target militants in Sinai

August 8, 2012
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Egypt airstrikes target militants in Sinai

An Egyptian soldier carries the body of Tarek Mohammed, one of 16 Egyptian soldiers who were killed Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, during an attack at a checkpoint along the Sinai border with Israel by Islamic militants with purported ties to Gaza, during the military funeral in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. Mourners prayed for…

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