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Egypt set to resume league behind closed doors next month

YoopyaFebruary 25, 2015July 8, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 25, 2015July 8, 202300

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

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Egyptian court jails leading activist for five years

YoopyaFebruary 23, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 23, 2015July 3, 2023019

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

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Analysis: Egypt embarks on ambitious anti-terror campaign

YoopyaFebruary 18, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 18, 2015July 3, 202307

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

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Egypt bombs Islamic State targets in Libya

YoopyaFebruary 16, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 16, 2015July 9, 202302

(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...

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Egypt releases imprisoned Al-Jazeera reporter

YoopyaFebruary 2, 2015July 9, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 2, 2015July 9, 202304

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...

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

YoopyaJanuary 8, 2015July 3, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 8, 2015July 3, 202304

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...

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Egypt jails gay wedding video men

YoopyaNovember 1, 2014July 15, 2023

by YoopyaNovember 1, 2014July 15, 202300

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...

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Bomb kills three policemen, including witness against Mursi

YoopyaSeptember 22, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaSeptember 22, 2014July 16, 202302

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...

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According to Libyan official, Assailants abduct free lawmaker

YoopyaJuly 30, 2014July 16, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 30, 2014July 16, 202300

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

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

YoopyaJuly 23, 2014July 25, 2023

by YoopyaJuly 23, 2014July 25, 202308

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