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Activists suspend Tahrir sit-in for Ramadan

By AFP CAIRO: Egyptian protesters camped out in Cairo's Tahrir Square said…

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Mubarak Aug. 3 trial to be held in Cairo, protesters skeptical

By Shaimaa Fayed / Reuters CAIRO: The trial of ousted Egyptian president Hosni…

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Gunmen attack gas pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai

By Mona Salem / AFP CAIRO: Unidentified gunmen on Saturday attacked a terminal…

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Two dead as armed men rampage through Sinai city

By AFP CAIRO: Two people were killed as dozens of armed men…

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Media gains reversed by military rulers

By Sami Aboudi /Reuters CAIRO: Hafez Al-Mirazi spent weeks preparing for his new…

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Factors affecting Egypt transition discussed international conference

By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: Political scenarios, media, education and gender equality dominated discussions…

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Islamists protest across Egypt

By Marwa Al-A'asar CAIRO: Tens of thousands of members of Islamist movements…

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Egyptian forces hit Israeli vehicle in border shooting

JERUSALEM: Egyptian forces, shooting at migrants trying to cross the Israeli border,…

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Islamists in Tahrir refuse supra-constitutional principles, liberal powers quit square

By Tamim Elyan CAIRO: Tens of thousands of Islamists who gathered in Cairo’s…

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Analysis: Egypt protesters fear army resisting real change

By Marwa Awad and Edmund Blair / Reuters CAIRO: Hosni Mubarak and his…

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