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US urges Egypt to lift travel ban on Americans
Egypt
January 30, 2012
US urges Egypt to lift travel ban on Americans
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Egypt's military ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi to lift a travel ban on Americans…
Defense ministry delegation in New York to discuss military cooperation
Egypt
January 29, 2012
Defense ministry delegation in New York to discuss military cooperation
A delegation from Egypt's Ministry of Defense arrived in New York early Sunday to visit a number of US military…
Anan meets US military official to discuss joint military exercises
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Anan meets US military official to discuss joint military exercises
General Sami Anan, military chief of staff, on Sunday met with Terry Wolff, a high ranking American military official, to…
Hamas confirms Meshaal won’t seek re-election as head of movement
World
January 21, 2012
Hamas confirms Meshaal won’t seek re-election as head of movement
Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal won't seek re-election, said the Palestinian Islamic militant group in a statement Saturday. The move opens…
Obama talks civic freedoms, IMF with Tantawi
Egypt
January 21, 2012
Obama talks civic freedoms, IMF with Tantawi
President Barack Obama stressed US support for Egypt's move to democracy and discussed its International Monetary Fund talks in a…
Egypt to ask US for clear position on economic assistance
Egypt
January 15, 2012
Egypt to ask US for clear position on economic assistance
Egypt will ask the US government to clarify its stance on support for the Egyptian economy, Minister of Industry and…
Iraq: Bomb kills 20 Shia pilgrims in south
World
January 14, 2012
Iraq: Bomb kills 20 Shia pilgrims in south
A bomb killed at least 20 Shia pilgrims near the southern port city of Basra on Saturday, Iraqi officials said.…
Egypt’s Islamic authority condemns Afghan abuse incident
World
January 13, 2012
Egypt’s Islamic authority condemns Afghan abuse incident
Egypt's prestigious seat of Sunni learning, Al-Azhar, condemned on Friday an incident of what appears to be American forces urinating…
Egypt denies trying to stifle rights groups
Egypt
January 1, 2012
Egypt denies trying to stifle rights groups
Egypt's government on Sunday denied accusations from human rights groups that it was trying to smother some of the ruling…
Egypt assures US no more raids on democracy groups
Egypt
December 30, 2011
Egypt assures US no more raids on democracy groups
WASHINGTON — Egyptian officials have assured the United States they will halt raids on pro-democracy and human rights groups and…