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The battle for Aleppo has destroyed entire neighborhoods and pushed thousands of residents to flee. For many left behind, savings have been spent and survival is a daily focus.
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Bishop Tawadros has become the new pope of the largest sect of Egyptian Christians at a time of increasing difficulty for the minority.
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Egypt has closed some of Gaza’s tunnels, causing economic pain and surprising some who expected more sympathetic policies because of ties between the two governments.
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A partial draft of Egypt’s new constitution released yesterday has prompted warnings that it restricts rights such as freedom of expression and religion.
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Last week, anger over an anti-Islam film fueled protests at the US embassy. This week, religious conservatives will seek to prohibit blasphemy in the Egyptian constitution.
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US ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens was killed when Islamists attacked the Benghazi consulate in reaction to a video produced in the US that insulted the prophet Muhammad.
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Protesters reacted angrily to Egyptian media reports of a film produced in the US that mocks the prophet Muhammad.
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Egypt’s President Morsi moved to consolidate his power this weekend. Here’s what Morsi and the new Islamist politicians in Tunisia and Libya want to do.
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That Egyptian President Morsi chose an obscure former government minister for the post, which he promised to fill with an independent, likely indicates he had a hard time finding a willing taker.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with the head of Egypt’s military and with the country’s new president, both of whom are locked in a power struggle.
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The Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi was declared Egypt’s first civilian president since the monarchy was overthrown in 1952. But he will share power with a military suspicious of his 84-year-old Islamist organization.
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Thousands of people gathered in Tahrir Square Tuesday to protest a move by Egypt’s military rulers to limit the authority of the incoming president and extend their own power past the end of this month.
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Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court Thursday ruled to dissolve the Islamist-dominated parliament and affirmed the right of Ahmed Shafiq, a longtime minister under ousted leader Hosni Mubarak, to run for president.
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When an Egyptian court held a hearing in the trial of 43 civil society workers today, two Americans joined 14 Egyptians and one German in the metal cage used for defendants in Egyptian courtrooms.
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Two Egyptian judges laid out their case against 43 foreign NGO workers, including at least 16 Americans.
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Egypt is bringing criminal charges against at least 40 people, including some American citizen.
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A protest by soccer fans turned the streets of downtown Cairo once again into an urban battle zone.
