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Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:53 -0400

CAIRO - Dozens of Egyptian military and police armored vehicles crossed into Sinai on Monday, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there.

Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:40:57 -0400

CAIRO - The pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions to fourth-graders. A team of Islamist lawyers with long beards sang in unison, "All except the Prophet Muhammad."

Egypt police close Gaza border to protest kidnap

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:32:19 -0400

CAIRO - Dozens of disgruntled border policemen forced the closure of Egypt's main crossing point into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest the abduction of their colleagues by suspected militants, underscoring the lawlessness and crisis of authority in the country two years since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

Egypt's Mubarak talks for 1st time since detention

Sun, 12 May 2013 16:51:51 -0400

CAIRO - In his first comments to the media since he was detained more than two years ago, Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak said he is dismayed at the country's state of affairs and particularly the plight of the poor.

IMF: Egypt's financial situation deteriorating

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:31:10 -0400

WASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund said Thursday that Egypt's financial situation is deteriorating and the lending agency won't move ahead with a $4.8 billion loan until receiving updated economic information and reform plans from President Mohammed Morsi's government.

Egypt wants to attract Brazilian investors

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:11:34 -0400

BRASILIA, Brazil - Egypt wants more Brazilian investments and increased trade with Latin America's biggest nation, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said Wednesday.

UN official warns Egypt law could prompt crackdown

Wed, 08 May 2013 06:28:05 -0400

GENEVA - The U.N.'s top human rights official is urging Egypt's government to make sure that a draft law on civil groups doesn't allow a security crackdown on them.

Israeli raids in Syria highlight Arab conundrum

Sun, 05 May 2013 12:54:00 -0400

CAIRO - Five weeks ago, the head of the Arab League capped a summit in Qatar with an impassioned appeal to strengthen the rebel fighters trying to bring down Syrian President Bashar Assad. On Sunday, he denounced Israeli's airstrike into Assad's territory as a dangerous threat to regional stability.

ElBaradei: Egypt leader will need opposition help

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:48:22 -0400

CAIRO - Egypt's leading opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei said Tuesday he believes the Islamist president will eventually be forced to reach out to the opposition because his group is losing support and isn't able to tackle the country's myriad problems alone.

Egypt's president says no more privatization

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:26:05 -0400

CAIRO - Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi says that there will be no further privatization of state-owned companies.

Egypt court overturns suspension of Muslim cleric

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:27:47 -0400

CAIRO - A Cairo administrative court on Monday overturned a ministerial decree suspending a Muslim cleric from preaching in a mosque overlooking Tahrir Square after a citizen complained that his sermons were critical of the current Islamist president.

Editorial: Military rule looking better to many...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:37:50 -0400

An editorial / By Dale McFeatters - It is a measure of how bad things have gotten in Egypt when news agencies report that a growing number of Egyptians would prefer a return to military rule over their first and current freely elected government.

Hagel: Israel did not tell him of intel on Syria

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:07:10 -0400

CAIRO - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel indicated on Wednesday that he was caught by surprise when Israeli officials publicly revealed their assessment that Syria has used chemical weapons in its civil war.

Qatar faces backlash among rebel groups in Syria

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:27:46 -0400

BEIRUT - In a war-battered suburb of Damascus, a commander for one of the smaller nationalist brigades fighting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad grumbles about the lack of ammunition for his men. He blames Qatar, saying the oil-rich Gulf state directs its backing to rebels with a more Islamist ideology.

Egypt hard-liners criticize lashing for drunk man

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:27:34 -0400

ASSIUT, Egypt - A hard-line Islamist group on Tuesday criticized a decision by an Egyptian prosecutor who cited the Quran as he ordered police to flog a man with 80 lashes for public drunkenness.

Egypt probes prosecutor who ordered drunk flogged

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:37:53 -0400

ASSIUT, Egypt - An Egyptian prosecutor who cited the Quran as he ordered police to flog a man with 80 lashes for public drunkenness has been suspended and put under investigation, the prosecutor-general's office said.

Group accuses Egypt's Morsi of ignoring atrocities

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:01:54 -0400

CAIRO - Some members of a high-level commission that issued a report detailing security abuses and atrocities during and after Egypt's 2011 uprising accused President Mohammed Morsi on Saturday of ignoring their findings.