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  • Egypt's Morsi severs relations with Syria

    Egypt's Morsi severs relations with Syria

    CAIRO, June 16, 2013 (AFP) - Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi on Saturday announced the "definitive" severing of relations with war-torn Syria, which is suffering from more than two years of civil war.

    June 16, 2013
  • Trial of Egypt's Mubarak set to resume

    Trial of Egypt's Mubarak set to resume

    CAIRO, June 8, 2013 (AFP) - The second hearing in the new trial of Egypt's fallen dictator Hosni Mubarak takes place Saturday, after he successfully appealed against a life sentence for complicity in the deaths of protesters.

    June 08, 2013
  • Egypt troops sweep Sinai before rescue op

    Egypt troops sweep Sinai before rescue op

    Egyptian troops and policemen began sweeps of north Sinai on Tuesday ahead of a possible showdown with heavily armed gunmen who abducted seven security personnel, officials said.

    May 22, 2013
  • Clashes at demo calling on Morsi to resign

    Clashes at demo calling on Morsi to resign

    CAIRO, May 18, 2013 (AFP) - Demonstrators calling for Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to resign and demanding early elections clashed with riot police in Cairo late Friday.

    May 18, 2013
  • Egypt 'foils plot against Western embassy'

    Egypt 'foils plot against Western embassy'

    CAIRO, May 12, 2013 (AFP) - Egypt's interior minister said on Saturday police arrested three members of an Al-Qaeda-linked cell in an alleged transnational plot to bomb a Western embassy and other targets in the country.

    May 12, 2013
  • Retrial of Egypt's Mubarak collapses in chaos

    Retrial of Egypt's Mubarak collapses in chaos

    CAIRO, April 14, 2013 (AFP) - The judge in ousted president Hosni Mubarak's retrial stepped aside on Saturday, in a chaotic opening hearing that lasted just seconds and saw a proud and combative Mubarak smile and wave in the dock.

    April 14, 2013
  • Mubarak set for low key retrial in Egypt

    Mubarak set for low key retrial in Egypt

    CAIRO, April 13, 2013 (AFP) - The retrial of Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak begins on Saturday in Cairo, with the fate of the ousted strongman largely eclipsed by the deadly turmoil and economic woes gripping the country.

    April 13, 2013
  • Mubarak retrial eclipsed by Egypt's woes

    Mubarak retrial eclipsed by Egypt's woes

    CAIRO, April 11, 2013 (AFP) - The retrial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak begins on Saturday in Cairo, but the ousted strongman's fate has been eclipsed by the deadly turmoil and economic woes gripping the country.

    April 11, 2013
  • One dead in Egypt clashes after funeral

    One dead in Egypt clashes after funeral

    CAIRO, April 8, 2013 (AFP) - One person has been killed in clashes at Cairo's Coptic cathedral after funeral prayers for four Christians during which angry Copts chanted against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, an official said.

    April 08, 2013
  • "Egypt opponents have failed at politics"

    "Egypt opponents have failed at politics"

    CAIRO, March 24, 2013 (AFP) - Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood deputy leader on Saturday said opponents have taken to violence after proving incapable at politics, a day after vicious clashes outside the Islamists' headquarters.

    March 24, 2013
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