Egypt
Egypt Islamists warn military over government backing
Egypt Islamists warn military over government backing
Egypt began selection of a constituent assembly charged with drafting a new constitution. Islamists and secularists clashed over control of the process.
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A court freed Ayman al Zawahiri’s brother, Mohammed, and five others from prison. Mohammed, a member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, has been convicted of involvement in the assassination of President Sadat and plotting against the state.
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Egypt’s Islamists to play key role in constitution
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Bedouins surround peacekeepers, some US, in Sinai
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Aboul Fotouh Is Unlikely Moderate in Egypt Election
Israel Agrees To A Ceasefire With Palestinian Militants After Four Days Of Violence
Muslim Brotherhood Leader Rises as Egypt’s Decisive Voice
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Islamists could crown Egypt’s next president
Arab Spring Fails to Allay Women’s Anxieties
Egyptian cleric Abd Al Maguid Al Shazli said “the banner of jihad will be raised in Egypt” and praised al Qaeda’s operations and leaders. Shazli made his statement at a funeral that was attended by Egyptian presidential candidate Hazem Abu Ismail.
At al-Azhar Mosque, struggle over Islam roils a revered Egyptian institution
Egyptian lawmakers clash over Islamist role in writing next constitution
Egypt parliament starts debate on constitution body
Israel Guards Against Terror From Laxly Patrolled Sinai
Egypt lifted a travel ban on 43 nongovernmental organization employees, including 19 Americans, on trial for receiving illicit foreign funding. The defendants would each have to post $330,000 bail.
In an apparent case of mistaken identity, the Egyptian state press reported that Saif al Adel, a high-ranking al Qaeda leader, had turned himself in.
Muslim Brotherhood’s political party consolidates power in parliament