Egypt
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Working Women: Sylvia Van Vliet Raghab brings Egyptian art to America
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More than two years after the Arab Spring uprisings began, a local woman is doing her part to introduce Egyptian artists to art lovers in the United States.
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Kerry says U.S. releasing millions in aid to Egypt
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday rewarded Egypt for President Mohammed Morsi's pledges of political and economic reforms by releasing $250 million in American aid to support the country's "future as a democracy."
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Kerry seeks political, economic consensus in Egypt
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Kerry, on his first overseas trip as a member of President Barack Obama's Cabinet, was scheduled to meet Saturday with a number of opposition figures along with Egypt's foreign minister. He will see President Mohammed Morsi on Sunday.
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Egypt hot air balloon catches fire, crashes, kills at least 18
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A hot air balloon flying over Egypt's ancient city of Luxor caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field on Tuesday, killing at least 18 foreign tourists, a security official said.
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Egypt court blocks YouTube for carrying anti-Islam film
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A Cairo court on Saturday ordered the government to block access to the video-sharing website YouTube for 30 days for carrying an anti-Islam film that caused deadly riots across the world.
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Is Morsi on his way out?
CommentShaffer interview January 31, 2013
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Egypt's Morsi declares state of emergency, curfew in 3 provinces
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Riot police fired tear gas at rock-throwing protesters in central Cairo on Monday, a day after Egypt's president declared a state of emergency in three provinces hit hardest by political violence and vowed to deal "firmly and forcefully" with the unrest roiling the country.
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U.S. and Egypt: President Obama hopes to maintain good relationship with Egypt
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President Barack Obama begins his second term straining to maintain a good relationship with Egypt, an important U.S. ally.
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Egyptian protesters take to Tahrir Square to mark uprising anniversary
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Egyptian opposition protesters are gathering in Cairo's Tahrir Square to mark the second anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak's autocratic regime.
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Egyptian constitution prompts demonstrations in Cairo
CommentMacgregor interview December 11, 2012
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Egypt military assumes responsibility ahead of referendum results
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The Egyptian military on Monday assumed joint responsibility with the police for security and protecting state institutions until the results of a Dec. 15 constitutional referendum are announced.
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Egypt's Morsi agrees to rescind near-absolute power he granted himself
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President Mohammed Morsi has agreed to rescind the near-absolute power he had granted himself. but a referendum on a disputed draft constitution, which would enshrine Islamic law, will be held on schedule.
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DAYBREAK DAILY: Metro to track employee sleep; Montgomery County anti-abortion signs; Egypt dialogue
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Early next year, some Metro employees will be asked to log their activities and wear motion-detecting devices that resemble wristwatches in an effort to measure how much they sleep — or don’t sleep — and the effect of sleep habits on their jobs.
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Egypt's president returns to Cairo palace after days of opposition
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Egypt's president returned to his Cairo palace Wednesday with hundreds of protesters still camped outside a day after a mass outpouring of anger that has given new momentum to the opposition demanding that the Islamist leader rescind decrees giving him sweeping powers.
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Clashes close U.S. Embassy in Cairo
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The U.S. Embassy in Cairo, Egypt has closed because of clashes between protesters and police, officials announced on its own website Thursday.
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Mohammed Morsi, Egypt's president, stands by his decrees
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While crowds throng to Tahrir Square in a high stakes political face-off, the crisis haunts those thousands of miles away in America.
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Egypt's Morsi slammed for decision to give himself near-absolute power
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Egypt's highest body of judges slammed on Saturday a recent decision by the president to grant himself near-absolute power, calling the move an "unprecedented assault" on the judiciary.
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Israel-Hamas tensions: Israeli troops shoot Palestinian man
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Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian man and wounded 19 people as crowds surged toward Gaza's border fence with Israel on Friday, a health official said, the first violence since a truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers took hold a day before.
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