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Congress moves to restrict aid to Egypt, Pakistan

Congress moves to restrict aid to Egypt, Pakistan

Congress would impose restrictions on aid to Egypt, Pakistan and the Palestinian Authority in a US$53.3 billion bill that avoids…
Activists circulate video of older female activist beaten by army

Activists circulate video of older female activist beaten by army

Internet users are circulating a video that appears to show members of Egypt's army assaulting an older female activist called Khadiga…
Thousands participate in funeral of ‘martyred’ Dar al-Iftaa official

Thousands participate in funeral of ‘martyred’ Dar al-Iftaa official

Thousands gathered to perform funerary prayers for Sheikh Emad Eddin Effat, secretary general of Dar al-Iftaa, at Al-Azhar Mosque on Saturday…
Amid army crackdown, Egypt’s richest library set on fire

Amid army crackdown, Egypt’s richest library set on fire

A fire that engulfed the building of the historic Egyptian Scientific Institute on Saturday morning has been extinguished. The extent…
Troops charge into Cairo’s Tahrir, protesters flee

Troops charge into Cairo’s Tahrir, protesters flee

Egyptian soldiers with batons charged into Tahrir Square on Saturday after fatal clashes nearby, prompting many demonstrators who have been…
Clinton says women sidelined in Egypt transition

Clinton says women sidelined in Egypt transition

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that women were being sidelined in the hoped-for transition to democracy in…
Ganzouri blames cabinet clashes on ‘foreign elements’

Ganzouri blames cabinet clashes on ‘foreign elements’

Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri on Saturday accused “foreign elements” of stirring up riots outside Egypt's cabinet building. In a press…
Revolution Continues Coalition holds SCAF responsible for cabinet clashes

Revolution Continues Coalition holds SCAF responsible for cabinet clashes

The ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) is responsible for the clashes that broke out on Friday around…
8 dead, 299 injured in cabinet clashes

8 dead, 299 injured in cabinet clashes

Eight protesters have been killed and 299 injured during a crackdown on a sit-in outside the cabinet building in Cairo,…
Clashes continue between military and protesters in Cairo

Clashes continue between military and protesters in Cairo

Egyptian soldiers clashed with hundreds of rock-throwing protesters in central Cairo for a second consecutive day on Saturday, despite the…
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