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Israel pounds Gaza as rocket fire wanes; talks in Egypt

YoopyaNovember 19, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 19, 2012018

(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...

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New pope installed to lead church in Islamist-run Egypt

YoopyaNovember 18, 2012November 18, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 18, 2012November 18, 201203

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

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Train plows into school bus in Egypt, 50 killed

YoopyaNovember 17, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 17, 201202

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

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Egypt PM Hisham Qandil arrives for Gaza mission

YoopyaNovember 16, 2012May 31, 2023

by YoopyaNovember 16, 2012May 31, 202304

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...

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New Coptic pope chosen in elaborate ceremony

kiemtarNovember 4, 2012

by kiemtarNovember 4, 201203

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...

Business

Israeli official sees “shocking” dictatorship in Egypt

YoopyaNovember 3, 2012

by YoopyaNovember 3, 201200

(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...

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Egyptians in hajj divided over Islam in politics

YoopyaOctober 30, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 30, 201203

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...

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Egypt church moves closer to picking new pope

YoopyaOctober 29, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 29, 201204

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...

News

Al Qaeda’s Zawahri calls for kidnap of Westerners

YoopyaOctober 27, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 27, 201202

(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...

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Egypt brokers informal Israel/Gaza truce: Israeli official

YoopyaOctober 25, 2012

by YoopyaOctober 25, 201205

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