Egypt
# egypt - Friday 17 May, 2013
Turkey and US demand Assad stand down
The US President and Turkish Prime Minister met in Washington to discuss Syria’s ongoing, bloody conflict.
# egypt - Saturday 13 April, 2013
Retrial of Egypt’s Mubarak collapses in chaos
The head judge told the court he would send the case to the Court of Appeal, which will then refer the trial to a new circuit, sending the case back to square one.
# egypt - Saturday 9 March, 2013
Snapshot: Chaos in Egypt as protesters torch FA building
This police officers’ club nearby the Egyptian FA was also targeted.
Egypt court confirms 21 death sentences over football riot
Five other defendants received life sentences over the deadly football riot in Port Said last year.
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# egypt - Saturday 2 March, 2013
Egypt protesters torch police station in Port Said
Around 500 protesters threw stones and petrol bombs at the police station, setting it on fire, and then blocked fire engines from reaching the blaze.
# egypt - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
Initial probe into Egypt balloon crash rules out ‘criminal activity’
Four investigating teams are examining the evidence after up to 19 tourists were killed in the hot-air balloon crash.
# egypt - Tuesday 26 February, 2013
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Hot air balloon explosion kills 19 tourists in Egypt
It is believed that two people – one tourist and the pilot – survived the fire.
# egypt - Monday 18 February, 2013
Strikes shut down Egyptian port city for second day
The protesters are angry over the killing of some 50 people during demonstrations last month.
# egypt - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Egyptian killed as protest targets Morsi’s palace
The 23-year-old was shot dead as protesters clashed with police.
# egypt - Tuesday 29 January, 2013
Egypt military chief warns of collapse of state
The Defence MInister said failure to resolve the situation “could lead to grave repurcussions”.
# egypt - Sunday 27 January, 2013
Egypt: 31 dead after football riot verdict
Riots took place in several cities across the country yesterday following the sentencing to death of 21 people for riots at a football game last year.
# egypt - Saturday 26 January, 2013
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At least 22 dead following clashes in Egypt over football riot verdicts
Earlier a court in Port Said sentenced 21 people to death over the violence that led to 74 deaths at a football match in the coastal town last year.
Egypt: 21 people sentenced to death over Port Said football disaster
A policeman has reportedly been killed in violence in the coastal city of Port Said following the announcement of the verdicts.
# egypt - Tuesday 15 January, 2013
Egypt: 19 killed as train carrying troops derails
A train carrying military conscripts derailed southwest of Cairo, killing 19 people and wounding 107.
# egypt - Tuesday 8 January, 2013
Torrential rains hit desert Jordan, floods sweep Middle East
In northern Jordan, relief workers distributing aid to Syrian refugees were injured in a “stampede” in a camp where hundreds of tents have been destroyed by the rains.
# egypt - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
Egypt: Disputed constitution signed into law, elections in two months
The referendum on the constitution passed earlier this week with a low turnout doing little to assuage the fears of the opposition.
# egypt - Tuesday 25 December, 2012
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# egypt - Monday 24 December, 2012
Egypt awaits referendum results as opposition cries fraud
Opponents to the new constitution have said it will weaken human rights, particularly women’s rights and undermine the independence of the judiciary.
# egypt - Sunday 23 December, 2012
VIDEO: Armless player competes in table tennis championships
Ibrahim Elhoseny holds his own in the African tournament despite being without two limbs.
Egypt opposition to appeal referendum results
Egypt’s opposition claimed the voting was riddled with “fraud and violations”.
# egypt - Saturday 22 December, 2012
Egypt VP Mekki resigns, saying politics doesn’t suit him
“Political work does not suit my professional character as a judge,” he said in a statement.
# egypt - Sunday 16 December, 2012
Egyptian referendum: Pro-Constitution side claims narrow win
The Muslim Brotherhood says the Yes vote won 57-43 in yesterday’s votes, but the referendum is not finished yet.
# egypt - Saturday 15 December, 2012
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Divided Egypt votes on new constitution
International watchdogs have expressed reservations about the draft due to loopholes they say could be used to weaken human rights, including those of women, and the independence of the judiciary.
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# egypt - Tuesday 11 December, 2012
Egypt braces for rival protests
The demonstrations in Cairo come over a bitterly divisive referendum on a new constitution.
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# egypt - Sunday 9 December, 2012
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Egypt: Opposition mulls next step after Morsi gives up expanded powers
President Mohamed Morsi has annulled the decree which gave him wide-ranging powers but the referendum on a controversial draft constitution will go ahead this coming week.
# egypt - Friday 7 December, 2012
Obama tells Egypt he is ‘deeply concerned’ over protest deaths
The US president told Mohamed Morsi that he was worried about the deaths of protesters in Egypt in recent days.
Amnesty launches Christmas letter campaign
Azza Hilal Ahmad Suleiman’s story is one of 12 the human rights group wants to highlight – and get help with – before 2012 is out.
# egypt - Thursday 6 December, 2012
Column: ‘The US is no longer the key power broker in the Gaza conflict’
While the outbreak of violence in the Middle East is nothing new, Hillary Clinton’s willingness to engage with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood leadership certainly is, writes Dr Vincent Durac.
Tanks deployed at Egypt presidential palace after clashes
Five demonstrators died overnight as supporters and opponents of president Mohamed Morsi fought outside the presidential palace.
# egypt - Wednesday 5 December, 2012
Egyptians continue to protest outside presidential palace
Reports say there were hundreds of protesters camped in front of the palace this morning, after it was besieged by crowds last night.
# egypt - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Pics: Tens of thousands of Egyptian protesters encircle presidential palace
A growing crisis over President Mohamed Morsi’s decree which widened his powers continues as scenes reminiscent of the February 2011 uprising are repeated.
# egypt - Sunday 2 December, 2012
Islamist protesters force Egypt court to halt session
The court had been due to rule on the legality of the Islamist-dominated constituent assembly, which drafted a new constitution that was announced yesterday.
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