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Israeli Embassy break-in raises questions over military’s motives
Egypt
September 13, 2011
Israeli Embassy break-in raises questions over military’s motives
When he scaled the diminutive building adjacent to the one hosting the Israeli Embassy, Mostafa al-Sayed did not think that…
Minister: Attack on Israeli Embassy was a crime
Egypt
September 11, 2011
Minister: Attack on Israeli Embassy was a crime
The storming of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo was a criminal action and had nothing to do with the 25…
In new Egypt, foreign policy not just for diplomats
Egypt
August 31, 2011
In new Egypt, foreign policy not just for diplomats
Ahmed al-Shehat clambered up the façade of Israel's high-rise Cairo embassy, scaling over 21 floors, to pull down the flag…
War and peace: Egyptians consider post-uprising relations with Israel
Egypt
August 30, 2011
War and peace: Egyptians consider post-uprising relations with Israel
Mohamed Abdel Razek Ali has been standing outside the Israeli Embassy for the past week. His clothes are torn, his…
Activists: Shehat not the real ‘Flagman’
Egypt
August 28, 2011
Activists: Shehat not the real ‘Flagman’
The young Egyptian publicly lauded for pulling down Israel’s flag from its embassy in Cairo is not the real hero…
Governor honors ‘flagman,’ awards him with apartment
Egypt
August 23, 2011
Governor honors ‘flagman,’ awards him with apartment
Sharqiya Governor Azazy Ali Azazy on Monday honored an Egyptian man who climbed the building that houses the Israeli Embassy…
Monday’s papers: Celebrations of the ‘Flagman’ and other coverage of the situation with Israel
Egypt
August 22, 2011
Monday’s papers: Celebrations of the ‘Flagman’ and other coverage of the situation with Israel
All of a sudden, the heated debate on the supra-constitutional principles, which has recently stirred feuds between political forces, became…
Israeli Embassy protesters find their superhero, Flagman
Egypt
August 21, 2011
Israeli Embassy protesters find their superhero, Flagman
Demonstrators in front of Cairo's Israeli Embassy found a new hero in the form of a young man named Ahmed…