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Egypt’s foreign ministry: Egyptians in Yemen are fine
Egypt

Egypt’s foreign ministry: Egyptians in Yemen are fine

Ambassador Mohamed Abdel Hakam, assistant foreign minister for consular affairs, immigration, Egyptian expatriates and refugees, said that Egypt's embassy in…
Witness: Syrian troops encircle Rastan town, kill 2
World

Witness: Syrian troops encircle Rastan town, kill 2

Amman - Syrian forces killed two people and injured scores on Sunday in the town of Rastan in central Syria,…
Egyptian Islamist group eyes politics
Egypt

Egyptian Islamist group eyes politics

An Egyptian Islamist group that took up arms against the state in the 1980s and 1990s wants to form a…
EU imposes sanctions on Syrian president Assad
World

EU imposes sanctions on Syrian president Assad

The European Union tightened sanctions against Syria by imposing restrictions on President Bashar al-Assad on Monday, raising pressure on his…
Gunbattle in Yemen as transition deal collapses
World

Gunbattle in Yemen as transition deal collapses

Yemeni loyalist forces fought a gunbattle on Monday with opponents of entrenched President Ali Abdullah Saleh one day after he…
16 injured in fights over gasoline
Egypt

16 injured in fights over gasoline

Diesel gas shortages continued in a number of Egyptian governorates on Sunday, as citizens fought over insufficient supplies. In Daqahlia,…
Hundreds protest butane gas shortage, block highway in Upper Egypt
Egypt

Hundreds protest butane gas shortage, block highway in Upper Egypt

Around 2000 demonstrators blocked a highway in Upper Egypt on Sunday to protest shortages of butane gas cylinders. Officials called…
Libyan refugees arriving in Egypt surpass 122,000
Egypt

Libyan refugees arriving in Egypt surpass 122,000

Around 122,000 Libyans fleeing the violence shaking their country have arrived in Egypt to date, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said.…
Rights group raises Friday toll in Syria to 44
World

Rights group raises Friday toll in Syria to 44

Beirut - The Syrian Security forces crackdown on protesters in different parts of the country left at least 44 people…
Q&A with Ray Bush: The Horrors of Egypt’s Rural Life (Part II)
Environment

Q&A with Ray Bush: The Horrors of Egypt’s Rural Life (Part II)

This is the second part of an exclusive interview with Dr. Ray Bush, professor of african studies and development politics…
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