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Israel says Egypt violating peace treaty in Sinai
Israel objected Tuesday to a move by Egypt's new leaders to deploy tanks in a volatile border area, calling the action a violation of the landmark ...
Egypt president to visit Iran, a first in decades
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi will attend a summit in Iran later this month, a presidential official said on Saturday, the first such trip for an ...
Syria war tipping Mideast balance toward Sunnis
Not long ago, Arabs everywhere listened when the leader of Hezbollah spoke. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah's prominence, bolstered by his Lebanese guerrilla ...
Egyptian TV presenter, chief editor to go on trial
An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered a popular TV presenter and a chief editor of an independent daily to face trial for insulting the country's ...
With new chief, new generation in Egypt military
With the surprising easy removal of Egypt's top brass, Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi tapped into discontent among the military's younger ...
Islamic militants warn Egypt army on Sinai raids
Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula warned the Egyptian military on Wednesday against cracking down on jihadis and claimed they were not behind ...
Egypt's most extreme hardliners in Sinai revival
A fringe group so extreme that it worries even Egypt's Muslim ultraconservatives is secretly reviving itself with greater firepower and followers in ...
Egypt's president has powers that rival Mubarak's
Egypt's Islamist president has given himself the right to legislate and control over the drafting of a new constitution. He has installed at the top ...
Egypt's president awards medals to sacked generals
Egypt's president has given awards to the nation's two top military commanders, two days after he ordered their retirement. Field Marshal Hussein ...
Egypt military signals support for president
Egypt's military signaled its acquiescence Monday to the president's surprise decision to retire the defense minister and chief of staff and retake ...