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In Egypt, Rumor of Pyramids’ Demise Proves Flimsy
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Egypt’s move to allow Palestinians freer entry draws cheers and confusion
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Officials: Egypt allowing Palestinians to enter without permits, visas, ending Gaza blockade
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Gunmen near the Sinai town of al-Arish blew up a major pipeline carrying natural gas to Israel and Jordan; the pipeline has been attacked 15 times since early 2011. A gunman in Sinai fired across the border at an Israeli military bus carrying troops; no injuries were reported.
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Two Egyptian soldiers traveling in Sheikh Zweid in the Sinai Peninsula were gunned down by Islamists. A security official said the attack was carried out by “jihadists who want to declare an Islamic emirate in the Sinai.”
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In the new Egypt, beards appear where they were once banned
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Egypt Military Aide Meets Clinton, Then Steps Up Political Feud
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US role in Egypt unclear
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Clinton Pledges Support of US in Egypt Transition
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In Egypt’s Sinai desert, Islamic militants gaining new foothold
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In Simply Meeting, Egyptian and Saudi Leaders Open New Era
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Hamas sees Egypt’s Mursi defying Israel, ending blockade
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Al-Qaeda free to tighten its grip on Africa
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Egypt: TV channel with only fully-veiled women ‘is part of fight against discrimination’
Egyptian jihadist killed in fighting in Syria
Abu al Bara’a was among hundreds of jihadists to escape from Egyptian prisons in early 2011. He fought in Libya prior to being killed in Syria this month.
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Egyptian parliament meets amid power struggle
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In Lebanon, a hard-line Sunni cleric gives voice to deep sectarian tensions
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Egypt’s newly elected president moved to reinstate Parliament, which had been dissolved by military decree. The Supreme Court ruled against the president’s order. Parliament’s speaker said the chamber would reconvene on Tuesday anyway.
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President Mohamed Mursi ordered the reinstatement of the Islamist-dominated Parliament that was disbanded last month. The Obama administration has invited Mursi to visit the US in September. Mursi, an Islamist long affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, formally resigned from the group upon his recent election to the presidency.
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Obama invites Egypt’s Islamist leader to US
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Islamists suspected in Egyptian student’s murder
Ansar al Sharia
As Libya holds post-Gaddafi election, Islamists’ strength to be tested
Egyptian president wants ‘Blind Sheikh’ freed
During a speech in Tahrir Square, the new Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, called for Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman to be freed. Rahman is a longtime ally of al Qaeda and was convicted by a US court for his involvement in terrorist plots.
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Lynne Stewart’s 10-Year Prison Sentence Is Upheld
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Egypt: Govt orders imams to decline invites to visit Iran
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Iran: Mursi victory signals ‘Islamic awakening’ in region
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Egypt’s army, Islamists tussle over Mursi’s oath
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An Egyptian court struck down a decree giving the military authority to detain civilians. The ruling rolls back some of the powers the military had accumulated over the previous year.
Taliban approve of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s presidential victory
Mursi’s victory is “the strongest blow in the Middle East and the whole world to the American and Zionist expansionism,” the Taliban said.
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Egypt’s army, Islamists discuss president’s powers