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Egypt set to resume league behind closed doors next month

YoopyaFeb 25, 2015July 8, 20230

By Osama Khairy CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian soccer, postponed indefinitely after at least 19 people were killed following clashes between fans and police outside a

Egyptian court jails leading activist for five years

YoopyaFeb 23, 2015July 3, 20230

(Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced a prominent activist to five years in jail on Monday for violating limits on demonstrations, part of one of

Analysis: Egypt embarks on ambitious anti-terror campaign

YoopyaFeb 18, 2015July 3, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is making an ambitious bid to place itself at the center of the fight against extremism across the Middle East. Beyond

Egypt bombs Islamic State targets in Libya

YoopyaFeb 16, 2015July 9, 20230

(Reuters) – Egypt’s air force bombed “Islamic State” targets inside Libya on Monday, a day after the group released a video appearing to show the

Egypt releases imprisoned Al-Jazeera reporter

YoopyaFeb 2, 2015July 9, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — A reporter for Al-Jazeera English was released from an Egyptian prison and deported Sunday after more than a year behind bars, but

From Egypt’s leader, an ambitious call for reform in Islam

YoopyaJan 8, 2015July 3, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s president opened the new year with a dramatic call for a revolution in Islam to reform interpretations of the faith entrenched

Egypt jails gay wedding video men

YoopyaNov 1, 2014July 15, 20230

A court in Egypt has sentenced eight men to three years in prison for appearing in a video alleged to show a gay marriage. All

Bomb kills three policemen, including witness against Mursi

YoopyaSep 22, 2014July 16, 20230

By Shadi Bushra CAIRO (Reuters) – A bomb blast beside Egypt’s foreign ministry killed three policemen on Sunday, including a key witness in a trial

According to Libyan official, Assailants abduct free lawmaker

YoopyaJul 30, 2014July 16, 20230

CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan security official says assailants abducted a lawmaker and former prime minister from his home in the capital, Tripoli, but released

Celebrity: Freida Pinto speaks at girls’ rights summit in UK

YoopyaJul 23, 2014July 25, 20230

LONDON (AP) — Actress Freida Pinto of Slumdog Millionaire fame has joined forces with girls’ rights campaigners in calling for an end to the practice