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US urges Egypt to lift travel ban on Americans
Egypt

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

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

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
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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

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

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
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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
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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

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

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…
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