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We have started to collect the most important news related to Egypt in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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Egypt: news

Costa Cruise crash file withheld

Thursday, February 2nd 2012, 0:47
related countries: Italy Italy

Italian investigators are refusing to release a report into a fatal accident in Egypt involving a sister ship of the Costa Concordia, the BBC has learned.
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Chinese workers in Egypt released

Wednesday, February 1st 2012, 10:14
related countries: China China

A group of 25 Chinese workers kidnapped by Bedouin tribesmen in the north of Egypt's Sinai peninsula have been freed, officials say.
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VIDEO: Chinese workers abducted by Bedouin

Wednesday, February 1st 2012, 4:35
related countries: China China

Bedouin tribesmen in Egypt's Sinai peninsula have kidnapped 25 Chinese workers on their way to work.
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Egyptian mothers take to the internet

Wednesday, February 1st 2012, 0:11

Egyptian mothers take to the internet for help and advice
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Chinese workers seized in Egypt

Tuesday, January 31st 2012, 17:42
related countries: China China

Bedouin tribesmen have kidnapped 25 Chinese workers in Egypt's Sinai peninsula to press for the release of five jailed relatives, officials say.
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Cairo embassy refuge for US group

Monday, January 30th 2012, 21:00
related countries: United States United States
related places: Cairo

A group of Americans barred from leaving Egypt are sheltering at the US embassy in Cairo, the state department says.
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Egypt presidential poll rules set

Monday, January 30th 2012, 18:06

Egypt's governing military council sets out the rules for the country's first presidential election since the uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak.
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Egypt ban for US politician's son

Thursday, January 26th 2012, 17:26
related countries: United States United States

The son of US Transport Secretary Ray LaHood is among several foreigners banned from leaving Egypt, weeks after raids on NGOs.
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Egypt protesters stay in square

Wednesday, January 25th 2012, 22:14
related places: Cairo

Thousands of Egyptians remain in Cairo's Tahrir Square after a huge rally to mark the first anniversary of the uprising which toppled President Hosni Mubarak.
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VIDEO: Egypt marks protest anniversary

Wednesday, January 25th 2012, 17:43
related places: Cairo

Thousands of Egyptians have returned to Tahrir Square in Cairo, a year after the start of protests which overthrew President Hosni Mubarak.
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Egypt marks protest anniversary

Wednesday, January 25th 2012, 12:24
related places: Cairo

Thousands of Egyptians gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square to mark the first anniversary of the uprising which toppled President Hosni Mubarak.
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Egypt's revolution, one year on

Wednesday, January 25th 2012, 2:24

Unclear outlook in Egypt, a year after revolution began
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VIDEO: Changing face of tourism in Egypt

Tuesday, January 24th 2012, 19:53

The revolution in Egypt has triggered a rise in the power of hardline Islamists, who have strong views about what kind of tourism the country should offer.
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Egypt 'to end' state of emergency

Tuesday, January 24th 2012, 17:53

Egypt's generals say the state of emergency will be lifted partially on Wednesday, the first anniversary of the uprising against Hosni Mubarak.
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What does Egypt's parliament look like?

Tuesday, January 24th 2012, 14:49

Egypt's new parliament, explained in a snapshot
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Egypt MPs choose Islamist speaker

Monday, January 23rd 2012, 17:25

Egypt's parliament elects a speaker from the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood movement at its first session since President Mubarak was deposed.
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Egypt's Islamists win elections

Saturday, January 21st 2012, 15:46

The final results in Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliamentary elections confirm an overwhelming victory for Islamist parties.
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Army responsible - Mubarak lawyer

Wednesday, January 18th 2012, 16:51

Hosni Mubarak's lawyer says the Egyptian army was in charge of security when protesters were killed during the uprising that led to his overthrow.
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Mubarak lawyers open defence case

Tuesday, January 17th 2012, 18:27
related places: Cairo

Lawyers for Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak begin arguing the case for the defence, as the trial reopens in Cairo.
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Second retrial for Egypt tycoon

Monday, January 16th 2012, 16:48
related countries: Lebanon Lebanon

An Egyptian tycoon jailed in 2010 over the murder of Lebanese popstar Suzanne Tamim is to face a second retrial in the case.
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Egypt tomb holds singer's remains

Monday, January 16th 2012, 16:08

Archaeologists in Egypt find the tomb of a woman singer in the Valley of the Kings, dating back almost 3,000 years.
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ElBaradei ends bid for presidency

Saturday, January 14th 2012, 12:35

Nobel Peace Prize-winner Mohamed ElBaradei says he is withdrawing from Egypt's presidential race in protest at the country's military leadership.
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Saving Egypt's written history from fiery end

Saturday, January 14th 2012, 11:47

Dried, then vacuum-packed - saving Egypt's written heritage
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Egyptian hopes for post-revolution jobs

Saturday, January 14th 2012, 1:44

Egyptians' post-revolution hopes for jobs
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Blasphemy trial for Egypt tycoon

Monday, January 9th 2012, 16:27

Egyptian Christian billionaire Naguib Sawiris is to face a blasphemy trial over a tweet of Mickey and Minnie Mouse in conservative Islamic dress.
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VIDEO: Syria's monitors under scrutiny

Sunday, January 8th 2012, 11:44
related countries: Syria Syria

With the violence in Syria showing no sign of abating, foreign ministers from Arab League countries are due to meet in Egypt to discuss the future of their monitoring mission.
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VIDEO: Security tight for Coptic services

Saturday, January 7th 2012, 8:50

There has been heavy security in Egypt for the traditional Coptic Christmas Eve services.
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Women of Tahrir: Frustration at revolution's failures

Friday, January 6th 2012, 12:41

Disappointment and anger at the Egyptian revolution's failures
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Death penalty sought for Mubarak

Thursday, January 5th 2012, 16:35

Prosecutors demand the death penalty for Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak if he is found guilty of ordering the killings of demonstrators.
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VIDEO: Egyptian film tackles HIV stigma

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 15:47

A controversial film shows now in Egypt about patients living with HIV
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Egypt votes in third round poll

Tuesday, January 3rd 2012, 6:23

Egyptian voters cast their ballots in the third and final round of elections to the lower house of parliament, part of the first democratic elections in 60 years.
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Egypt reassures US on NGO raids

Friday, December 30th 2011, 23:53
related countries: United States United States

Officials in Egypt reassure the United States that police raids on the offices of pro-democracy groups will stop, after coming under strong criticism.
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Egyptian NGO group offices raided

Thursday, December 29th 2011, 22:25

Egyptian soldiers and police storm offices of at least 17 non-governmental organisations, seizing computers and documents in a series of raids.
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Islamist support in Egypt's tourist spots

Wednesday, December 28th 2011, 15:42

Why are Egypt's tourist resorts backing the Islamists?
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Trial of Mubarak resumes in Egypt

Wednesday, December 28th 2011, 8:59
related places: Cairo

The trial of the former Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, resumes in Cairo after a delay of almost two months.
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Egypt court ends virginity tests

Tuesday, December 27th 2011, 13:29
related places: Cairo

A court in Cairo blocks forced virginity tests on female detainees in military prisons after a case brought by a Tahrir Square protester.
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Egyptians march against military

Friday, December 23rd 2011, 16:51
related places: Cairo

Thousands of Egyptians attend a rally at Tahrir Square in the capital, Cairo, to denounce the authorities' violent tactics against protesters.
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VIDEO: 'I was beaten' by a soldier

Thursday, December 22nd 2011, 18:00

Egyptian activist Ghada Kamal told BBC Arabic that she was beaten and dragged by her hair by security forces in last week's clashes.
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Political unrest pushes Egypt towards economic meltdown

Wednesday, December 21st 2011, 1:14

Violence-hit Egypt faces economic meltdown
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Egypt women protest over violence

Tuesday, December 20th 2011, 21:24
related places: Cairo

Egyptian women rally in Cairo against the treatment of protesters, after a woman was stripped and beaten in a case which sparked outrage.
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Cairo clashes reveal deep divisions

Monday, December 19th 2011, 20:32

Shocking images of beaten woman reveal Egypt's bitter divide
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Cairo clashes go into fourth day

Monday, December 19th 2011, 16:58
related places: Cairo

At least two people die in fresh clashes between protesters and troops in the Egyptian capital Cairo, bringing the death toll since Friday to 13.
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VIDEO: Third day of clashes in Cairo

Monday, December 19th 2011, 2:28
related places: Cairo

Protesters have stoned security forces in Cairo as the death toll for three days of anti-military unrest in the Egyptian capital reaches 10.
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VIDEO: Deadly clashes continue in Cairo

Sunday, December 18th 2011, 14:32
related places: Cairo

Ten people have been killed and hundreds injured since Friday, as clashes continue for a third day between protesters and the security forces in Cairo.
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