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Fears of violence as Egypt nears June 30 protests
Massive nationwide protests that Egypt's opposition plans for June 30 are taking on a dangerous edge. Opponents of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi ...
Anger in southern Egypt over Islamist governor
Angry tourism workers and activists in Luxor threatened Monday to block a newly appointed Islamist governor from his office because of his links to ...
Hard-line Egypt cleric sentenced for burning Bible
A hard-line Muslim cleric received an 11-year suspended sentence Sunday for tearing up and burning a Bible, Egypt's official news agency said.
In Uganda, forlorn square is symbol of crackdown
The green grass looks inviting, but few people have the courage to enter the only public square in Uganda's capital. Most sit or stand at the edges, ...
Egypt cuts relations with Syrian government
Egypt's Islamist president announced Saturday that he was cutting off diplomatic relations with Syria and closing Damascus' embassy in Cairo, ...
Correction: Egypt-Syria story
In a story June 13 about the Egyptian presidency's position on citizens joining the fight in Syria, The Associated Press erroneously quoted the ...
AP PHOTOS: Egypt's Sufis thrive despite attacks
Egypt's Sufi Muslims say their places of worship are under threat by rising radicalism, as shrines sacred to them are coming under attack by Islamist ...
Egypt's opposition rejects call for unity talks
Egypt's largest opposition group on Tuesday rejected calls by the president for national reconciliation talks as "too late" as pro and anti-government ...
Turkey protests test Obama ties with Erdogan
Government crackdowns against protesters in Turkey could test the close ties between President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ...
Egypt warns all options open for Ethiopia Nile dam
Egypt's president on Monday hardened his stance against Ethiopia and its construction of a Nile dam, warning that "all options are open" in dealing ...
Retrial of Egypt's Mubarak adjourned to July 6
A Cairo court adjourned to July 6 the retrial of former President Hosni Mubarak over charges of corruption and involvement in the killing of ...
Egypt villagers kill man in latest lynching
A security official says villagers abducted a man in northern Egypt and beat him to death on Sunday, the latest vigilante attack in the country.
Egypt: Suspected militants kill policeman in Sinai
Suspected militants on Sunday shot dead a counterterrorism police officer in the Sinai Peninsula after they swerved in front of his car while he was ...
Some lawyers banned from trial of Egypt's Mubarak
The judge in the retrial of Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak has rejected a request by lawyers representing victims' families to participate in ...
Egypt's president dismisses calls for early vote
Egypt's embattled president on Friday dismissed calls for early presidential elections as clashes erupted in a northern Egyptian city and unidentified ...
Egypt: Prominent activists charged over protest
Twelve of Egypt's best known bloggers and activists are headed for trial on charges of instigating violence during a March demonstration against the ...
Ethiopia: Egypt attack proposals 'day dreaming'
Egyptian officials tried to cool tensions with Ethiopia Wednesday over the new Nile River dam project by highlighting its "neighborliness" as the ...
Signature campaign on Egypt's streets tests Morsi
Thousands of volunteers are hitting the pavement around Egypt, on streets, in metro stations, even in hospitals, passing out black-and-white forms to ...
Defense denies erotic dinners at Berlusconi villa
Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's defense denied Monday that there were any erotic escapades at dinners at the media mogul's villa near Milan, and ...
Egypt activist convicted for insulting president
An Egyptian activist was convicted of insulting the president and spreading false news and given a six-month suspended sentence on Monday, Egypt's ...
Court says Egypt legislature illegally elected
Egypt's highest court ruled on Sunday that the nation's interim parliament was illegally elected, though it stopped short of dissolving the chamber ...
2 Egypt policemen in uprising case free from jail
An Egyptian judge on Saturday released from jail two policemen who were convicted of beating a young man to death in a killing that helped inspire the ...
Egypt's long-scorned legislature deepens rift
When voters went to the polls more than a year ago to vote for Egypt's upper house of parliament, most presumed the legislature would be the powerless ...
Egypt blasts US warning over incidents at pyramids
Egypt's Antiquities' Ministry has criticized a U.S. Embassy message to American citizens in the country, urging them to be extra cautious because of ...