Region | Egypt
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Wednesday Jun 19
‘Toppled president’ appellation irks Mubarak
Ex-leader lashes out at Muslim Brotherhood, US in audio message
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Wednesday Jun 19
Tourism minister resigns over Luxor Governor Adel Asa’ad appointment
Says he will not continue working when Asa’ad stays in his post
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Wednesday Jun 19
Egypt tourism minister joins issue over Luxor governor
Hesham Zazou: Hardliner as city’s top administrator ‘spells dire consequences’
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Tuesday Jun 18
Egypt acquiesces on jihadis for Syria
Country has become a source of fighters heading to war on Al Assad
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Tuesday Jun 18
Protests greet Mohammad Mursi’s man in Luxor
Ultra-Islamist appointment casts shadow over tourism prospects
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Monday Jun 17
Hamas leaders change Egypt hotel over protests
Egyptians planned to rally against Hamas involvement in Egyptian affairs
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Monday Jun 17
Hardline Egypt cleric sentenced for burning Bible
Cleric’s son is given a suspended sentence of eight years
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Monday Jun 17
Egyptian doctor convicted of botched surgery
The ENT doctor jailed for six months, barred from practising in Gulf
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Monday Jun 17
Syrian refugees in Egypt hit by break in ties
Syrians have no access to consular services as Mursi severs relations
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Monday Jun 17
Mohammad Mursi shakes up Egypt provincial governors
Ruling Brotherhood gets seven provinces; Salafist put at Luxor helm
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Sunday Jun 16
Egypt arrests man for ‘spying for Israel’
He is accused of having worked for Mossad
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Sunday Jun 16
Mohammad Mursi doppelganger blocked from meeting leader
Lookalike Ramadan Sohaji has received much attention over his resemblance to Mursi
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Sunday Jun 16
Syria condemns ‘irresponsible’ Egypt move
Mursi has ‘joined the conspiracy and incitement led by US and Israel’, official says
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Sunday Jun 16
Egypt cuts diplomatic ties with Syria
Brotherhood joins calls from Sunni religious organisations for jihad against Al Assad
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Saturday Jun 15
Egypt’s Mursi severs relations with Syria
Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Mursi on Saturday announced the “definitive” severing of relations with war-torn Syria
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Saturday Jun 15
Disgraced Egypt police say they will join protests
Various opposition groups are preparing for mass anti-government protests on June 30
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Saturday Jun 15
Unusual political sermon in Makkah
Saudi cleric directs worshipers to take a unified stand against Al Assad
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Saturday Jun 15
Leading Sunni voices blast Syria President Bashar Al Assad
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood joins sectarian war against Hezbollah, Syria and Iran
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Friday Jun 14
Six slain in clan gunfight in Egypt
Divorce dispute sparked the battle
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Friday Jun 14
Leading Sunni clerics in Syria jihad call
Clerics label conflict as a ‘war on Islam’, call on Muslims to ensure opposition victory
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Thursday Jun 13
Egypt’s PM under fire over Ethiopian Dam
Qandil accused of leaking confidential data to a Dutch company
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Thursday Jun 13
Egypt doctor accused of female genital mutilation death is released
13-year-old girl died during the operation last week
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Thursday Jun 13
Mubarak loyalists accused of inciting unrest
Islamists claim businessmen fund plans to spread chaos ahead of June 30 protests
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Wednesday Jun 12
Slain Egyptian anti-Islamist writer Faraj Fouda remembered
Militants gunned down Faraj Fouda for alleged blasphemy in 1992
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Tuesday Jun 11
Egyptian Christian teacher convicted of blasphemy
Court opts against prison sentence and issues her with a fine
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