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Jihadist Return Is Said to Drive Attacks in Egypt - New York Times Thu, 06 Feb 2014 02:08:13 GMT

Jihadist Return Is Said to Drive Attacks in Egypt New York Times “Egypt is again an open front for jihad,” said Brian Fishman, a researcher in counterterrorism at the New America Foundation in Washington. “The world is being turned on its head, and, for the United States, the ability to rely on Egypt as a ... and more »

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Egypt summons Qatar's chargé d'affaires over Egyptian cleric - Reuters Tue, 04 Feb 2014 16:02:31 GMT

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Egypt summons Qatar's chargé d'affaires over Egyptian cleric Reuters Ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty said the diplomat had been told Egypt wanted Qatar to extradite critics of Cairo's army-backed government, including the Egyptian-born cleric who supports the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood. Abdelatty told journalists ... 8 Al Jazeera journalists charged by Egyptian authorities, network saysCNN Video of Journalists' Arrest in Egypt Seen as Threat to MediaNew York Times US urges Egypt to free al-Jazeera journalistsBBC News The Guardian -The Economist (blog) -The Globe and Mail all 577 news articles »

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Egypt's Sisi 'to run for president' - Aljazeera.com Thu, 06 Feb 2014 00:05:35 GMT

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Egypt's Sisi 'to run for president' Aljazeera.com Egypt's Defence Minister, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has said he will run in the presidential elections due to take place by mid-April, Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Seyassah reported. In Thursday's edtion of the newspaper, Sisi said: "The decision has ... 7 Extreme Measures Egypt Is Taking To Crush DissentBusiness Insider Egypt army chief Sisi says will run for president: reportReuters Egypt army chief Sisi to run for president - Kuwait newspaperBBC News Al Jazeera America all 47 news articles »

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4600-Year-Old Step Pyramid Excavated in Egypt - LiveScience.com Tue, 04 Feb 2014 19:26:49 GMT

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4600-Year-Old Step Pyramid Excavated in Egypt LiveScience.com TORONTO — Archaeologists working near the ancient settlement of Edfu, in southern Egypt, have uncovered a step pyramid that dates back about 4,600 years, predating the Great Pyramid of Giza by at least a few decades. The step pyramid, which once ... Newly Excavated 4600-Year-Old Egyptian Pyramid Threatened by DevelopmentNational Geographic 4600-Year-Old 'Provincial' Pyramid Discovered In Egypt, Older Than Great ...International Business Times New Step Pyramid Found in Egypt; Ancient Wonder is 4600 Years OldLatin Post all 71 news articles »

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Egypt's military shows it is no friend of freedom - Washington Post Wed, 05 Feb 2014 01:23:37 GMT

Egypt's military shows it is no friend of freedom Washington Post SOME IN Washington argue that the United States has little choice but to support the new military regime in Egypt. While some of its tactics may be distasteful, the argument goes, the military is preferable to the presumed alternative — the Islamist ...

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Al Jazeera staff charged in Egypt are named - Aljazeera.com Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:10:35 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Al Jazeera staff charged in Egypt are named Aljazeera.com The others named were Egyptian producers and engineers working for the network in the Qatar, all of whom refute the charges levelled against them, Al Jazeera said. A journalist from the Al Jazeera Arabic channel, Abdullah Al Shami, has been in custody ...

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Accused Dutch journalist flees Egypt - The Guardian Tue, 04 Feb 2014 11:58:51 GMT

Accused Dutch journalist flees Egypt The Guardian Following an intervention from Dutch officials, Netjes was allowed to leave Egypt on Monday. Two British defendants – understood to be al-Jazeera reporters Dominic Kane and Sue Turton – had already left Egypt when the charges were laid last Wednesday.

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British reporters deny 'aiding terrorists' in work for Al Jazeera in Egypt - The Guardian Wed, 05 Feb 2014 19:37:52 GMT

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British reporters deny 'aiding terrorists' in work for Al Jazeera in Egypt The Guardian Turton said in a statement: "I am astounded that a warrant is out for my arrest because of my reporting in Egypt last year. I didn't treat the situation there any differently to every other story I've reported on in almost 25 years as a TV reporter. I ...

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US Working Group gives wrong advice on Egypt - Al-Monitor Tue, 04 Feb 2014 20:47:19 GMT

US Working Group gives wrong advice on Egypt Al-Monitor The Working Group on Egypt (WGE), a nonpartisan US-based group of scholars and experts on Egypt co-chaired by Michele Dunne of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Robert Kagan of the Brookings Institution, has issued a letter to ...

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Islamists spread terrorism in chaos of Egypt, target military to seize control - Washington Times Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:13:16 GMT

Islamists spread terrorism in chaos of Egypt, target military to seize control Washington Times CAIRO — Islamist militants in Egypt's volatile Sinai Peninsula have increased the number and range of their attacks on military targets as they push to undermine Egypt's top army official, and pursue an Islamist state. Terrorist attacks throughout and ... Egypt destroys ten militant hideouts in SinaiAhram Online 41 militants killed, injured in Egypt army raid in SinaiGlobal Times all 17 news articles »