News: Egypt

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

Egypt kills 'Sinai militant head'

Tuesday, May 9th 2006, 16:28

The suspected head of an Egyptian militant group blamed for bombings in Sinai is shot dead, police say.
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Fifth bird flu fatality in Egypt

Friday, May 5th 2006, 9:11

The health ministry in Egypt reports that a fifth person, a 27-year-old woman, has died of bird flu.
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Egyptian troops kill one in clash

Saturday, April 29th 2006, 23:49

Egyptian troops probing the triple bomb attacks in Dahab clash with gunmen in central Sinai, killing one.
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Egypt's al-Jazeera chief charged

Thursday, April 27th 2006, 22:59
related places: Cairo

The Cairo bureau chief of TV channel al-Jazeera is charged with false broadcasting about the Sinai bombs.
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Chaos at judges hearing in Cairo

Thursday, April 27th 2006, 13:39
related places: Cairo

Clashes break out in Cairo as a disciplinary hearing begins for two judges who said recent polls were fraudulent.
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Sinai hit by fresh bomb attacks

Wednesday, April 26th 2006, 13:12

Two suicide bombers attack international peacekeepers in Egypt's Sinai region, but cause no injuries.
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Hunt for clues after Egypt blasts

Tuesday, April 25th 2006, 21:30

Police scour the scene of a triple bombing in the Red Sea resort of Dahab, in which at least 23 people died.
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Triple blasts rock Egypt resort

Tuesday, April 25th 2006, 5:21

At least 23 people, including three foreigners, are killed and 62 wounded as blasts rock the Egyptian resort of Dahab.
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Clashes at Egypt judicial protest

Monday, April 24th 2006, 17:09
related places: Cairo

Police in Cairo break up a protest in support of pro-reform judges and beat a judge who tries to intervene.
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Egypt invites Israeli PM to visit

Friday, April 21st 2006, 14:25
related countries: Israel
related places: Cairo

Egypt's President Mubarak invites interim Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to visit Cairo, Israeli officials say.
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Egypt judges in election protest

Thursday, April 20th 2006, 16:51

Egyptian judges protest against the government's decision to prosecute two senior colleagues.
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Egypt ferry probe raps officials

Wednesday, April 19th 2006, 23:10

A probe into the sinking of an Egyptian ferry blames the owners, maritime authorities and the government.
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Egypt 'breaks up terrorist ring'

Wednesday, April 19th 2006, 12:32

Egypt's interior ministry says it has arrested members of what it describes as a underground terrorist group.
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Arrests over Egyptian faith riots

Tuesday, April 18th 2006, 12:48
related places: Alexandria

Fifty-two people are detained in Egypt over their alleged involvement in religious violence in Alexandria.
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Sectarian tensions flare in Egypt

Sunday, April 16th 2006, 14:43
related places: Alexandria

Coptic Christians and Muslims clash for a third day in Alexandria, after a Coptic worshipper was killed.
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Clashes follow Egypt Copt funeral

Saturday, April 15th 2006, 23:18

Clashes erupt between Muslims and Coptic Christians in Egypt after the funeral of a Copt killed in church.
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Egypt church attacks spark anger

Saturday, April 15th 2006, 2:17
related places: Alexandria

Egypt's Coptic Christians protest at knife attacks on three churches in the city of Alexandria.
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Knife attacks on Egypt churches

Friday, April 14th 2006, 15:05
related places: Alexandria

One person is killed and at least 12 injured in knife attacks at three Coptic churches in northern Egypt.
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Fourth bird flu fatality in Egypt

Thursday, April 13th 2006, 20:55

A fourth person dies in Egypt after being infected with bird flu, the state news agency reports.
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Egypt frees 900 militants

Wednesday, April 12th 2006, 1:41

Egypt has released about 900 members of the militant group Gamaa Islamiya, the interior ministry says.
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Egypt reports new bird flu case

Tuesday, April 11th 2006, 11:03

The authorities in Egypt confirm the country's 12th case of a human contracting bird flu.
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Egyptian girl dies of bird flu

Thursday, April 6th 2006, 15:37

A third person is reported to have died of the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus in Egypt.
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Egypt party rivals clash in Cairo

Saturday, April 1st 2006, 18:56
related places: Cairo

Twenty-three people are hurt - some by gunfire - as rival factions of Egypt's opposition Wafd party clash.
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Two-head girl dies of infection

Sunday, March 26th 2006, 22:11

A two-year-old girl who had a second head removed in an operation a year ago dies in an Egyptian hospital.
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Egypt fears third bird flu case

Tuesday, March 21st 2006, 9:15

Egyptian health ministry officials have confirmed a third suspected human case of bird flu.
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