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Egypt – Political tensions grow as former ambassador to US is appointed foreign minister




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Egyptian intelligence detained an Israeli man for “spying on Egypt with the aim of harming its economic and political interests.” The Israeli was identified as Ilan Chaim Grabel and is said to work for Mossad.



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Egypt – Interior minister blames security gap on officers’ fear of facing prosecution




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The US is pressuring Egypt’s security services to re-arrest members of terrorist groups who escaped or were released from prisons during the uprisings this spring. Egypt and Hamas agreed to allow 550 people to cross into Gaza a day.


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The government has recognized the Muslim Brotherhood as a legal political party that is able to participate in upcoming parliamentary elections. The Muslim Brotherhood’s party is being called the Freedom and Justice Party.


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Dispute grows as Egyptian gas is still not flowing to Israel



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Egypt’s Christians fear violence as changes embolden Islamists



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Egypt to open border with Gaza, in the face of Israeli objections


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Former President Hosni Mubarak will be tried for “pre-meditated killing” of protesters during anti-government demonstrations this year. His two sons have also been referred to the court. More than 800 Egyptians are said to have been killed before Mubarak ceded power on Feb. 11.





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For US, matching moral and financial support for revolts proves difficult



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‘In Egypt we need strong leadership. At the moment that’s the generals’


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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood poised to prosper in post-Mubarak new era







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The Egyptian Islamic Group said it would hold a million-man protest in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to demand the release of Omar Abdel Rahman, its spiritual leader, who is serving a life term in a US prison. Rahman was convicted for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.