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Army, police deployed in North Sinai

CAIRO/ARISH: High-level officials in North Sinia denied Friday that the forces deployed…

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Sawiris says head of NTRA responsible for communications cut off

  CAIRO: Business tycoon and founder of Egyptian mobile firm Mobinil Naguib…

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April 6 denies claims Damietta members joined splinter Democratic Front group

CAIRO: The General Coordinator of the April 6 Youth Movement in Damietta…

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New Israeli settler homes ‘major obstacle’ to talks, says Egypt FM

BERLIN: Egypt on Friday blasted Israel's approval of 1,600 new homes in…

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PM apologizes to priest after ‘offensive search’ at Cairo hotel

  CAIRO: Egypt’s Prime Minister apologized to a priest who was forced…

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Egypt police kill Sudan migrant near Israel border

CAIRO: Egyptian police shot dead a Sudanese migrant and wounded two others…

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Libyan rebels on offensive 6 months into uprising

BENGHAZI: Rebels are rattling the gates of oil town Brega as they…

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Syrian forces fire on protests after Friday prayers

AMMAN: Syrian forces fired live ammunition at protesters coming out of a…

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EU expresses ‘deep regret’ on new E. Jerusalem settlement

BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton on Friday expressed her "deep…

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Iraqi shrine project renews fears of sectarian tension

SAMARRA: Five years ago, a blast tore through Iraq's golden-domed Shia Askari…

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