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Egypt : Egypt's Islamist-led parliament meets, rivalries on display
on 2012/1/24 8:02:54
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's first free parliament in six decades got to work on Monday with Islamists holding by far the most seats and opponents comparing their grip on the chamber to that enjoyed by the now defunct party of deposed President Hosni Mubarak.
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Egypt : Islamists secure top spot in new Egypt parliament
on 2012/1/22 12:27:10
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CAIRO (Reuters) - The Muslim Brotherhood won by far the biggest share of seats allocated to party lists in Egypt's first freely-elected parliament in decades, final results confirmed, and it named one of its top officials to lead the assembly.
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Egypt : Egypt Islamists: military will not escape scrutiny
on 2012/1/22 12:24:01
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CAIRO (Reuters) - The head of the Muslim Brotherhood, set to be the biggest party in Egypt's new freely elected parliament, said on Friday interim military rulers would be held accountable after handing power to civilians for any mistakes made during their time at the helm.
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Egypt : Blinded activist still sees revolution in Egypt
on 2012/1/19 10:01:22
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Thirty-one-year-old protester Ahmed Harara lost his sight fighting for the end of autocratic rule in Egypt but he still has a clear vision of the kind of democratic country he wants to live in.
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Egypt : Egypt tourism earnings fall 30% in 2011
on 2012/1/16 10:56:45
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Revenues from Egypt's lucrative tourist industry dropped by 30 percent in 2011 due to unrest that rocked the country following the ouster of president Hosni Mubarak, the minister of tourism said on Sunday.
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Egypt : Egypt's Suez Canal earnings top $5bn for 2011
on 2012/1/16 10:39:10
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Egypt's Suez Canal Authority earned 5.22 billion dollars in revenues last year, almost half a billion dollars more than the previous year, its chairman said on Sunday.
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Egypt : ElBaradei's boycott of Egypt presidency blow to military
on 2012/1/16 10:37:25
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Nobel peace prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei's decision to quit the race for the presidency was seen in Egypt as a slap in the face for military rulers and one depriving liberals of a key force.
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Egypt : ElBaradei says not to run for Egypt presidency
on 2012/1/15 10:25:55
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Ex-UN nuclear watchdog chief and Nobel peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei ended his candidacy for Egypt's presidency Saturday, saying he could not run because there is still no real democracy there.
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Egypt : Top US official meets Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
on 2012/1/12 11:19:56
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number two official in the U.S. State Department met with a leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday but chose not to see a more hardline Islamist group that has also fared well in Egypt's first free legislative vote in decades.
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Egypt : Egypt parties vow to protect freedoms in constitution
on 2012/1/12 11:19:35
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian political parties and religious figures agreed on Wednesday to protect civic freedoms in a new constitution, but steered clear of more contentious questions about the future of the nation after the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak.
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Egypt : Mubarak defence will last a month: court chief
on 2012/1/11 11:31:08
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Defence lawyers in the trial of ex-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, his sons and seven former security officials will begin to present their cases from next Tuesday and have a month to wrap them up, the presiding judge said.
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Egypt : Lawyers blame police, Mubarak for Egypt deaths
on 2012/1/10 12:10:20
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Lawyers for victims' families in the trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak charged that Egyptian police were ordered to use lethal fire against protesters in the revolt which brought him down.
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Egypt : US reaches out to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood
on 2012/1/9 10:10:30
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A once reluctant United States is reaching out to the Muslim Brotherhood in a nod to Egypt's new political reality, but concerns linger about the group's attitude toward minorities, women and the peace treaty with Israel.
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Egypt : Egypt Copts celebrate Christmas amid heavy security
on 2012/1/8 15:12:20
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Egypt's Coptic Christians celebrated Christmas on Saturday amid tight security, looking over their shoulders at the violence they have suffered in recent years and ahead, as Islamists emerge as the dominant force in the new parliament.
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Egypt : In final leg of vote, Egypt's Islamists eye majority
on 2012/1/5 11:29:36
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CAIRO (Reuters) - The Islamist Muslim Brotherhood looks set for a dominant role in Egypt's first free parliament in decades and is promising rivals a role in writing a new constitution as military generals face growing pressure to hand power to civilians.
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Egypt : Prosecutors open case against Egypt's Mubarak
on 2012/1/5 11:26:30
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian prosecutors seeking a conviction against Hosni Mubarak on charges of ordering the killing of protesters took the stand for the first time on Tuesday, criticising his political record in a session brought to an abrupt end by the presiding judge.
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Egypt : Egyptians vote in final phase of landmark polls
on 2012/1/3 10:54:19
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Egyptians were set to vote on Tuesday in the final round of a landmark post-revolution election that has propelled Islamist movements into the centre stage of politics.
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Egypt : Egypt assures U.S. no more raids on democracy groups
on 2012/1/1 14:30:37
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(Reuters) - Egyptian officials have assured the United States they will halt raids on pro-democracy and human rights groups and return property seized in a crackdown that strained ties with Washington, U.S. officials said on Friday.
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Egypt : EU worried at Egypt raids of human rights groups
on 2012/1/1 14:25:52
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(Reuters) - The European Union said on Friday police raids of pro-democracy and human rights groups' offices in Egypt amounted to an "open demonstration of force" and urged the authorities to support civil society.
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Egypt : Egypt court ends virginity tests on female detainees
on 2011/12/28 15:44:31
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(Reuters) - An Egyptian court ordered on Tuesday that forced virginity tests be stopped on female detainees in military prisons.
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