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Analysis: Egypt has all the ingredients for an insurgency - NBCNews.com (blog) Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:02:28 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

Analysis: Egypt has all the ingredients for an insurgency NBCNews.com (blog) Middle East analysts and U.S. intelligence officers have told me they worry an insurgency may break out in Egypt. At a minimum, such an uprising could cause sporadic violence against the government, the Egyptian military and foreign visitors. Far worse ... Anti-US Hostility Ramps Up in EgyptWall Street Journal Egypt sides told to end 'dangerous stalemate'Aljazeera.com McCain worries Egypt may suffer prolonged violenceFox News Washington Post -PBS NewsHour all 1,090 news articles »

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Bitterly divided Egyptians celebrate Eid - Reuters Thu, 08 Aug 2013 22:49:09 GMT

Bitterly divided Egyptians celebrate Eid Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - Supporters of Egypt's deposed Islamist president rallied in the thousands in Cairo on Thursday to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday and demand his restoration as the military held back from breaking up their protests. The rarely-seen ...

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Egypt May Not Need Fighter Jets, But The US Keeps Sending Them Anyway - NPR Thu, 08 Aug 2013 21:09:28 GMT

NPR

Egypt May Not Need Fighter Jets, But The US Keeps Sending Them Anyway NPR Every year, the U.S. Congress appropriates more than $1 billion in military aid to Egypt. But that money never gets to Egypt. It goes to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, then to a trust fund at the Treasury and, finally, out to U.S. military ... Egypt Cannot Possibly Use All Of Its US-Made Tanks 'Short Of An Alien Invasion'Business Insider all 5 news articles »

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Egypt at 'dangerous stalemate' in political crisis - Reuters Thu, 08 Aug 2013 18:13:58 GMT

Egypt at 'dangerous stalemate' in political crisis Reuters "This remains a very fragile situation, which holds not only the risk of more bloodshed and polarization in Egypt, but also impedes the economic recovery, which is so essential for Egypt's successful transition," U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and ...

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Egypt's Coptic Pope concerned over risks of attacks - BBC News Fri, 09 Aug 2013 02:54:52 GMT

BBC News

Egypt's Coptic Pope concerned over risks of attacks BBC News A bishop in Egypt's Coptic Church says Pope Tawadros II has cancelled weekly public meetings due to concerns over possible attacks on his congregation. Bishop Angaelos, who heads the Church in the UK, says in one incident the flag of al-Qaeda was ... Egypt Christians on the defensive as Islamists wage hate campaign in southCBS News all 26 news articles »

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In Egypt, Eid Is Bittersweet - Voice of America Thu, 08 Aug 2013 20:08:43 GMT

Voice of America

In Egypt, Eid Is Bittersweet Voice of America The next Egyptian leader who will be thrown out of office by public protest, they add, is Army Chief Abdel Fatah el-Sissi, the man who orchestrated Morsi's ouster on July 3. The Egyptian public is now profoundly divided between those who support Morsi ...

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Morsi's wife in surprise show at Egypt rally - Aljazeera.com Thu, 08 Aug 2013 14:55:06 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Morsi's wife in surprise show at Egypt rally Aljazeera.com The wife of Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi has addressed thousands of his supporters at a protest rally in Cairo, in her first appearance since her husband's overthrow. Naglaa Mahmoud, Morsi's rarely seen wife, made a surprise appearance on ...

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Israel shuts airport at Egypt border, citing security - Reuters Thu, 08 Aug 2013 18:33:11 GMT

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Israel shuts airport at Egypt border, citing security Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel took the rare step of shutting its southernmost Eilat airport near Egypt's Sinai peninsula for two hours on Thursday citing security concerns, military officials said. A military spokeswoman said the airfield in the Red Sea ... Amid tensions in Egypt || Eilat airport closes briefly on Israeli army ordersHaaretz Israel shuts Eilat airport at Egypt border, citing securityYahoo! News Israel briefly closes Eilat airport after Egypt warns of possible rocket ...Washington Post Arutz Sheva -Reuters AlertNet all 46 news articles »

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Egypt's Top General And His US Lessons In Democracy - NPR Thu, 08 Aug 2013 19:38:56 GMT

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Egypt's Top General And His US Lessons In Democracy NPR Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the man at the center of the military takeover in Egypt, is the latest in a series of American-trained foreign officers to oust a civilian government. Just seven years ago, he was a student at the Army War College in rural ... Will Sissi seek Egypt's presidency?DAWN.com all 3 news articles »

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Egyptian political talks have failed, government says - Washington Post Thu, 08 Aug 2013 17:59:24 GMT

Washington Post

Egyptian political talks have failed, government says Washington Post CAIRO — Egypt's interim government said Wednesday that negotiations to end the nation's political standoff have failed and that its plan to break up protests in support of ousted president Mohamed Morsi is “final.” The declarations by the president ...