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Egypt cuts ties with Syria amid mounting hard-line Sunni pressure - CBS News Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:04:43 GMT

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Egypt cuts ties with Syria amid mounting hard-line Sunni pressure CBS News CAIRO Egypt's Islamist president announced Saturday that he was cutting off diplomatic relations with Syria and closing Damascus' embassy in Cairo, decisions made amid growing calls from hard-line Sunni clerics in Egypt and elsewhere to launch a "holy ... Egypt's Perilous DriftNew York Times Morsi Cuts Egypt's Syria Ties, Backs No-fly ZoneVoice of America Egypt Cuts Ties With Syria: Mohamed Morsi Orders Closing Of Damascus ...Huffington Post all 129 news articles »

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US-bound Egypt plane diverted after threat - USA TODAY (blog) Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:14:27 GMT

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US-bound Egypt plane diverted after threat USA TODAY (blog) LONDON (AP) — A plane from Cairo bound for New York was diverted by fighter jets to an emergency landing in the U.K. after a passenger discovered a letter threatening the aircraft, officials said Saturday. Police said late Saturday there had been no ... NYC-bound plane from Egypt diverted to Scotland after note foundNBCNews.com (blog) Flight From Egypt To New York Diverted To Scotland After Threatening...Business Insider US-Bound Flight From Egypt Redirected After Bomb ThreatGawker all 102 news articles »

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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood denounces Assad, backs Sunni front on Syria - NBCNews.com (blog) Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:09:11 GMT

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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood denounces Assad, backs Sunni front on Syria NBCNews.com (blog) Syria's president and his Shi'ite allies were denounced by leading Sunni Arab voices on Friday, including Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood, which had reached out across Islam's sectarian divide but has now called for jihad. The Brotherhood accused ...

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Egypt cuts diplomatic ties with Syria - Aljazeera.com Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:24:53 GMT

Egypt cuts diplomatic ties with Syria Aljazeera.com The rally that Morsi addressed on Saturday was called for by hardline Islamists loyal to the Egyptian president to show solidarity with the people of Syria. However, Morsi also used the occasion to warn his opponents at home against the use of violence ...

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Egypt president says country cutting all ties with Syria - Fox News Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:29:19 GMT

Egypt president says country cutting all ties with Syria Fox News Egypt president says country cutting all ties with Syria. Published June 15, 2013. Associated Press. CAIRO – Egypt's Islamist president says he is cutting off diplomatic relations with Syria and has ordered that Damascus Embassy in Cairo to be closed.

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Egypt cuts relations with Syria, shuts embassy - CBC.ca Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:56:23 GMT

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Egypt cuts relations with Syria, shuts embassy CBC.ca Egypt's Islamist president announced Saturday that he was cutting off diplomatic relations with Syria and closing Damascus' embassy in Cairo, decisions made amid growing calls from hard-line Sunni clerics in Egypt and elsewhere to launch a "holy war" ... and more »

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A Judicial Travesty in Egypt - New York Times Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:48:44 GMT

A Judicial Travesty in Egypt New York Times Human rights in Egypt have remained under attack even after the 2011 revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. Still, it was a shock when the Cairo Criminal Court convicted 43 employees of foreign nonprofit groups, including 16 Americans, on ...

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Egypt detains man suspected of spying for Israel - Reuters Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:16:43 GMT

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Egypt detains man suspected of spying for Israel Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - Authorities in Egypt have detained an Egyptian man suspected of spying for Israel, the state news agency said on Saturday. He is believed to have been recruited by the Israeli spy agency Mossad in 2011, the agency reported. The state ... Egypt arrests man for 'spying for Israel'The Daily Star Egypt arrests man accused of spying for IsraelPress TV Egypt Arrests Mossad SpyAllAfrica.com Ahram Online -Egypt Independent all 18 news articles »

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Egypt in late stages of verifying reform plan with IMF -c.bank - Reuters Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:06:53 GMT

Egypt in late stages of verifying reform plan with IMF -c.bank Reuters ABU DHABI, June 15 (Reuters) - Egypt's government is in the late stages of verifying its economic reform programme with the International Monetary Fund before obtaining a $4.8 billion IMF loan, its central bank governor said on Saturday. The loan ...

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Ethiopia threatens Egypt water supply with dam on the Nile - Washington Times Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:53:39 GMT

Washington Times

Ethiopia threatens Egypt water supply with dam on the Nile Washington Times CAIRO, June 15, 2013 — “Egypt is the gift of the Nile” said Herodotus, the father of history, more than 2000 years ago when he visited the desert country in which the river is its main vein of life. Unfortunately today, Egypt's Nile is threatened by a ... Egypt accuses Ethiopia of withholding information on dam projectAhram Online War of Words Between Egypt and Ethiopia Over Dam ProjectAllAfrica.com Ethiopia defies threats from Egypt, ratifies the Nile treatyHorseed Media STLtoday.com -Daily News Egypt -Green Prophet all 24 news articles »