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Egyptian Brethren appear in court

Monday, June 4th 2007, 8:39

A military trial resumes briefly in Egypt of more than 40 members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
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Egyptian envoy freed in Somalia

Friday, May 25th 2007, 16:41
related countries: Somalia Somalia

Egypt's ambassador to Somalia Saeed Mosry is freed by the authorities in Somali's Puntland region after five days' captivity.
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Egypt allows new political party

Thursday, May 24th 2007, 18:36

Egyptian authorities license a new party led by a former prominent member of the ruling National Democratic Party.
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Gaza faction boosts police ranks

Tuesday, May 15th 2007, 20:56

Hundreds of Fatah loyalists enter Gaza after special training in Egypt, on a bloody day of factional fighting.
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Factional clashes renewed in Gaza

Monday, May 14th 2007, 8:55

Fighting breaks out in Gaza for a second day, with two killed as rival Palestinian factions exchange fire.
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Court rejects Brotherhood trial

Tuesday, May 8th 2007, 14:24

An court in Egypt rules invalid a presidential order that Muslim Brotherhood figures stand trial in a military court.
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Egypt observers killed in crash

Sunday, May 6th 2007, 13:42

Eight French and one Canadian soldier are killed in Egypt as a peacekeepers' plane crashes in the Sinai region.
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Iran FM attacks US policy in Iraq

Friday, May 4th 2007, 17:32
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Iran launches a strong attack on US policy in Iraq, as hopes of US-Iranian high-level talks are dashed.
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Iraq pleads for funds to rebuild

Thursday, May 3rd 2007, 10:21
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Iraq's prime minister appeals for debt relief at a summit in Egypt called to try to help stabilise his country.
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Jail term for al-Jazeera reporter

Wednesday, May 2nd 2007, 11:20

The al-Jazeera TV channel says an Egyptian court has sentenced one of its journalists to six months in prison.
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Gamal denies desire to lead Egypt

Wednesday, May 2nd 2007, 9:21

In a rare interview, the son of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak insists he has no plans to become president.
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Muslim Brothers in military trial

Thursday, April 26th 2007, 18:08
related places: Cairo

Thirty-three members of Egypt's biggest opposition group go on trial at a military court in Cairo.
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Egyptian jailed for Israel spying

Saturday, April 21st 2007, 9:49
related countries: Canada Canada, Israel Israel
related places: Cairo

A court in Cairo sentences an Egyptian-Canadian man to 15 years in prison for spying for Israel.
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Egyptian crash kills 16 students

Wednesday, April 18th 2007, 8:37
related places: Cairo

About 16 Egyptian school students are killed in a road accident south of the capital Cairo.
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'Nuclear spy' arrested in Egypt

Tuesday, April 17th 2007, 12:48
related countries: Israel Israel

Egyptian authorities say they have arrested an engineer from the state nuclear agency for spying for Israel.
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'Nuclear spy' arrested in Egypt

Tuesday, April 17th 2007, 11:06
related countries: Israel Israel

Egyptian authorities say they have arrested an engineer from the state nuclear agency for spying for Israel.
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Egypt rejects torture criticism

Friday, April 13th 2007, 9:34

Egypt rejects a report by human rights group Amnesty International accusing it of the systematic torture.
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Egypt torture centre, report says

Wednesday, April 11th 2007, 10:35

Human rights group Amnesty International releases a highly critical report on Egypt's record on torture.
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Pharaoh's hair on display again

Tuesday, April 10th 2007, 15:08
related places: Cairo

Locks of hair from the Pharaoh Ramses the Second go on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
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Pharaoh's hair on display again

Tuesday, April 10th 2007, 15:08
related places: Cairo

Locks of hair from the Pharaoh Ramses the Second go on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
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Iraq powers plan Egypt talks

Saturday, April 7th 2007, 13:25
related countries: Iraq Iraq

Ministers from the Middle East and other international powers are to meet in Egypt in May to discuss Iraq's security.
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Egyptian born 'every 23 seconds'

Tuesday, April 3rd 2007, 17:32

Egyptian census shows population numbers increased by 20% in the past decade and doubled in the last 30 years.
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Divisive Egypt reforms approved

Tuesday, March 27th 2007, 11:51

Controversial changes to Egypt's constitution are approved in a vote boycotted by opposition groups.
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Egyptians vote on major reforms

Monday, March 26th 2007, 21:28

Egypt holds a referendum on constitutional change, with reports of low turnout amid an opposition boycott.
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US concern over Egypt reforms

Sunday, March 25th 2007, 11:56
related countries: United States United States

The visiting US secretary of state voices concern at constitutional reform in Egypt, a day before its referendum.
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Brotherhood to boycott Egypt poll

Wednesday, March 21st 2007, 15:33

Egypt's biggest opposition group says it will boycott next week's controversial constitutional referendum.
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Anger over Egypt vote timetable

Tuesday, March 20th 2007, 17:30

Egyptian opposition parties condemn a move to hold a referendum just days after MPs approved it.
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Changes to Egypt constitution

Monday, March 19th 2007, 21:20

Egypt's parliament approves a set of controversial constitutional changes despite an opposition boycott.
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Egyptian MPs in protest walk-out

Sunday, March 18th 2007, 19:01

Over 100 mainly Islamist Egyptian lawmakers boycott parliament over controversial constitutional changes.
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Egypt protest over 'POW deaths'

Friday, March 16th 2007, 22:35
related countries: Israel Israel

Egyptian police end a protest sparked by an Israeli film taken as proof of killings of Egyptian POWs in 1967.
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Awards for free speech defenders

Wednesday, March 14th 2007, 22:25
related countries: China China, United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: London

Five "defenders of free speech", including a Chinese lawyer and Egyptian blogger, are honoured in London.
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New Egypt Brotherhood arrests

Tuesday, March 13th 2007, 13:53

Egyptian security forces arrest 10 members of the Muslim Brotherhood movement, including a senior leader.
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Egypt shows 1967 'killings' films

Monday, March 12th 2007, 20:24
related countries: Israel Israel

Egyptian anger as a controversial Israeli film about the treatment of Egyptian troops in 1967 airs.
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Sinai war film maker admits error

Friday, March 9th 2007, 11:16
related countries: Israel Israel

A director whose documentary sparked an Israeli-Egyptian row admits wrongly identifying 1967 war dead as Egyptians.
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Egypt anger over US rights report

Friday, March 9th 2007, 9:56
related countries: United States United States

Egypt reacts angrily to criticism of its human rights record by the United States - one of its main allies.
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Man dies in Gaza crossing chaos

Thursday, March 8th 2007, 10:50

An elderly Palestinian dies in a crush and several people are injured by gunfire on the Gaza-Egypt border.
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Egypt anger over 1967 'massacre'

Monday, March 5th 2007, 14:12
related countries: Israel Israel

An Israeli minister postpones a trip to Egypt, amid media reports his army unit killed 250 Egyptian POWs in 1967.
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'Mossad' trial resumes in Cairo

Wednesday, February 28th 2007, 12:23
related countries: Canada Canada, Israel Israel
related places: Cairo

The trial has resumed in Cairo of an Egyptian-Canadian dual national accused of spying for Israel.
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Egypt finds explosives near Gaza

Friday, February 23rd 2007, 16:38
related countries: Gaza Strip Gaza Strip

Egyptian security forces say they have found one tonne of explosives near the border with the Gaza Strip.
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Egypt blogger jailed for 'insult'

Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 14:48

An Egyptian court jails an internet blogger for four years for insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak.
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Egypt blogger jailed for 'insult'

Thursday, February 22nd 2007, 11:13

An Egyptian court jails an internet blogger for four years for insulting Islam and President Hosni Mubarak.
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New finds at Egypt's city of dead

Tuesday, February 20th 2007, 16:28
related places: Cairo

Archaeologists unveil the latest finds at the Saqqara necropolis, or city of the dead, near Cairo.
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New finds at Egypt's city of dead

Tuesday, February 20th 2007, 16:28
related places: Cairo

Archaeologists unveil the latest finds at the Saqqara necropolis, or city of the dead, near Cairo.
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Italy orders CIA kidnapping trial

Friday, February 16th 2007, 16:51
related countries: Italy Italy, United States United States

A Milan judge orders the trial of 26 US citizens and seven Italians over the alleged kidnap of an Egyptian imam.
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Egyptian woman dies of bird flu

Friday, February 16th 2007, 14:02

An Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, bringing the number of confirmed deaths from the virus in Egypt to 13.
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Egypt makes mass arrests

Thursday, February 15th 2007, 12:04

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood says at least 73 members have been arrested in overnight raids.
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Egypt releases 'rendition' cleric

Monday, February 12th 2007, 0:21

A Muslim cleric allegedly kidnapped by CIA agents and tortured in Egypt has been released, his lawyer says.
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Egypt teenager dies of bird flu

Tuesday, February 6th 2007, 8:29

A 17-year-old girl is the latest victim of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza to die of the virus in Egypt, the WHO says.
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Palestinians 'nearer' power deal

Sunday, February 4th 2007, 2:05

Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah have made progress towards a unity government, Egypt's president says.
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Egypt detains Islamist backers

Tuesday, January 16th 2007, 11:09

Six senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood have been remanded in custody in Egypt, it emerges.
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Egypt seizes al-Jazeera reporter

Sunday, January 14th 2007, 7:39

An al-Jazeera journalist is arrested in Egypt for allegedly fabricating videos of police torturing suspects.
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'Torture' victim jailed in Egypt

Wednesday, January 10th 2007, 16:33

An Egyptian man filmed being sexually assaulted in jail is imprisoned on charges related to the same incident.
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Search for Red Sea divers ended

Tuesday, January 9th 2007, 17:03

Egyptian officials call off the search for four scuba divers missing in the Red Sea since Saturday.
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Hanging 'makes martyr of Saddam'

Friday, January 5th 2007, 11:53

Egypt's president says the circumstances of Saddam Hussein's execution have turned him into a martyr.
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Mubarak and Olmert meet

Thursday, January 4th 2007, 19:36
related countries: Israel Israel

Egypt's Hosni Mubarak meets Israeli PM Ehud Olmert in Egypt in a bid to re-launch the Mid-East peace process.
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Abbas forces get weapons

Friday, December 29th 2006, 10:21
related countries: Israel Israel

Forces loyal to PA President Mahmoud Abbas receive an arms shipment from Egypt with Israeli approval.
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