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Amnesty accuses Egypt of holding NGOs ‘hostage’

LONDON: Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Egypt of holding civil society groups…

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FIFA gives $250K to families of Egypt riot victims

ZURICH: FIFA is giving $250,000 in aid to the families of victims…

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Egypt parliament urges government to condemn Syria

CAIRO: Egypt's parliament agreed on Tuesday to freeze ties with the Syrian…

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Salafi MP calls for prayer in Egypt parliament

CAIRO: A Salafi MP suddenly stood up in the middle of a…

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PA committee holds interior min responsible for deadly violence, calls for sacking him

yCAIRO: A People's Assembly (PA) fact-finding committee recommended that Egypt’s interior minister…

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Mubarak misses court hearing due to bad weather

CAIRO: Ousted president Hosni Mubarak missed Tuesday’s court hearing due to poor…

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Germany summons Egyptian ambassador

BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle says he has summoned the Egyptian…

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INTERVIEW: Moussa vision for Egypt could upset military

CAIRO: An Egypt run by Amr Moussa would be a civilian state…

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Initiative to hand over power to civilians meets MPs

CAIRO: In a bid to accelerate the handing over of power to…

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Egypt officials see end to US NGO stand-off

CAIRO: Egypt's government will back down in a stand-off with Washington over…

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