Egypt

Egypt

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  7 Egyptian security men kidnapped in Sinai freed

  Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the volatile Sinai Peninsula last week were freed by their captors ... 

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  Egypt troops in Sinai sweep mistakenly hit funeral

  Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of ... 

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  Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction

  Dozens of Egyptian troops and armored vehicles moved into Sinai Monday as the government beefed up security in the volatile peninsula after the ... 

• State Dept: Reports of anti-Semitism increase

  The State Department appointed a special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism Monday as a new report documents a global increase in incidents of ... 

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  Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers

  Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week appeared in a video posted online Sunday ... 

• Young British girl drowns at Egyptian resort

  A senior Egyptian prosecutor says a 5-year-old British girl has drowned in pool at a Red Sea resort. The official, who obtained an initial police ... 

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  Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges

  The pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions to fourth-graders. 

• Egypt Muslim-Christian clashes leave 1 dead

  Egyptian security officials say clashes between Muslims and Christians in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria left one man dead of a heart ... 

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  Egypt security forces clash with Cairo protesters

  Egyptian security forces have fired tear gas at protesters hurling firebombs at them in central Cairo, hours after hundreds of opponents of Egypt's ... 

• Egypt police close Gaza border to protest kidnap

  Dozens of disgruntled border policemen forced the closure of Egypt's main crossing point into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest the abduction of ... 

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  Woman describes Berlusconi's 'bunga bunga' parties

  Silvio Berlusconi's private disco featured not only aspiring showgirls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but one woman dressed up ... 

• Coptic cleric says he will sue Israeli police

  An Egyptian Coptic cleric who was mistreated during Orthodox Easter services is threatening to sue. Video supplied to The Associated Press shows ... 

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  7 Egyptian security personnel abducted in Sinai

  Suspected militants in Egypt's Sinai abducted seven security personnel as they headed to Cairo for holidays early Thursday, security officials said. 

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  Polish exports of meat for Jews, Muslims in limbo

  For some, it was a barbaric way to treat animals. For others, it was great business. Until January, slaughterhouses across Poland — a deeply Catholic ... 

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  Critics assail Israeli silence on Arab peace plan

  On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of — normal relations with an entire region that ... 

• Palestinian rivals promise unity government

  A leading Palestinian official says rival groups Fatah and Hamas have agreed to form a national unity government in three months. Fatah official Azzam ... 

• Egypt: detained Christian teacher released on bail

  An Egyptian Christian teacher detained over charges of insulting Islam has been released on bail on Tuesday, her lawyer said. A history and geography ... 

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  Verdict in trial of Egypt activist on June 3

  An Egyptian activist charged with insulting the president will remain in detention until June 3, when a verdict is expected, his lawyer said Monday. 

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  Egypt's Mubarak talks for 1st time since detention

  In his first comments to the media since he was detained more than two years ago, Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak said he is dismayed at the ... 

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  Syrian rebels release 4 UN Filipino peacekeepers

  Syrian rebels on Sunday released four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers they abducted last week in a dramatic incident that prompted warnings from the ... 

• Holy Land church leaders say clergy mistreated

  A dozen senior church leaders in the Holy Land say Israeli police "ill-treated" clergy, including a Coptic Egyptian cleric, during Orthodox Easter ... 

• Egypt Christian teacher's detention extended

  Egyptian prosecutors extended the detention Saturday of a Coptic Christian teacher held over accusations of blasphemy of Islam and proselytizing ... 

• Egypt arrests 3 suspected al-Qaida militants

  Egypt's interior minister said Saturday that security authorities have arrested three suspected al-Qaida-linked militants who were planning to carry ...