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Israel pounds Gaza as rocket fire wanes; talks in Egypt

YoopyaNov 19, 20120

(Reuters) – Israel bombed dozens of suspected guerrilla sites in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Monday and Palestinian rocket fire from the enclave dropped off as international

New pope installed to lead church in Islamist-run Egypt

YoopyaNov 18, 2012November 18, 20120

(Reuters) – The Coptic Orthodox church staged a ceremony rich in ritual on Sunday to install its pope, Tawadros II, who Christians hope will guide

Train plows into school bus in Egypt, 50 killed

YoopyaNov 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Fifty people, mostly children, were killed when a train slammed into a school bus as it crossed the tracks at a rail crossing

Egypt PM Hisham Qandil arrives for Gaza mission

YoopyaNov 16, 2012May 31, 20230

Egypt’s prime minister has arrived in Gaza to show support to Palestinians, after Israel struck at more than 130 targets overnight and militants fired 11

New Coptic pope chosen in elaborate ceremony

kiemtarNov 4, 20120

EGYPT’S ancient Coptic Christian church chose a new pope in an elaborate Sunday ceremony meant to invoke the will of God, in which a

Israeli official sees “shocking” dictatorship in Egypt

YoopyaNov 3, 20120

(Reuters) – A senior Israeli official described Egypt’s new government on Friday as a “shocking dictatorial force” and predicted there would be no high-level contacts

Egyptians in hajj divided over Islam in politics

YoopyaOct 30, 20120

By AYA BATRAWY Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Now that she has finished the hajj and is returning home to Egypt, Magda Bagnied says

Egypt church moves closer to picking new pope

YoopyaOct 29, 20120

By Yasmine Saleh CAIRO (Reuters) – A vote to help choose a pope for Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox church began on Monday in a process the minority

Al Qaeda’s Zawahri calls for kidnap of Westerners

YoopyaOct 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners, join Syria’s rebellion and to ensure Egypt implements sharia, SITE Monitoring

Egypt brokers informal Israel/Gaza truce: Israeli official

YoopyaOct 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Palestinian militants held fire overnight on Thursday and Israel refrained from air strikes as an informal truce brokered by Egypt appeared to take