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  Egypt Questions Brotherhood’s Top Leader In Prison

  August 20, 2013 at 1:04 PM / WORLD NEWS

  CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s military-backed authorities arrested the Muslim Brotherhood’s supreme leader on Tuesday, dealing a serious blow to the embattled movement at a time when it is struggling to keep up street protests against the ouster of President Mohammed […]

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  Egyptian Capital Becomes Battle Zone Amid Crisis

  August 18, 2013 at 2:20 PM / PROTEST, WORLD NEWS

  BY AYA BATRAWY – ASSOCIATED PRESS – Aug 18, 5:20 PM EDT
  CAIRO (AP) — Soldiers fired their rifles in the air to keep a crowd from attacking supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi as they were being taken, one by one, out […]

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  Evolving: Egypt Imposes State Of Emergency After 95 Or More People Killed

  August 14, 2013 at 8:30 AM / PROTEST, WORLD NEWS

  By Yasmine Saleh and Tom Finn  | Wed Aug 14, 2013 11:30am EDT (Reuters)

  CAIRO – At least 95 Egyptians were killed on Wednesday after security forces moved in on protesters demanding the reinstatement of President Mohamed Mursi, and the government imposed a state […]

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  U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and John Mc Cain Urge Egypt Dialogue, Prisoner Release

  August 6, 2013 at 11:10 AM / POLITICS

  By Maggie Fick and Yasmine Saleh | Tue Aug 6, 2013 2:08pm EDT (Reuters)

  CAIRO – Two senior U.S. senators delivered a strong message on Tuesday to the Egyptian military, saying it should release political prisoners, start a national dialogue and return the Arab nation […]

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  Islamist Protests In Cairo Grow, U.S. Seeks Mursi Release

  July 12, 2013 at 2:20 PM / WORLD NEWS

  CAIRO  – Tens of thousands of Egyptians packed into squares and marched along streets in Cairo on Friday to protest against the military overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, and the United States called for the first time for him […]

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  Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi Defies Military’s Ultimatum

  July 2, 2013 at 6:43 PM / WORLD NEWS

   

  CAIRO — His fate hanging in the balance, embattled President Mohammed Morsi vowed not to resign Tuesday, hours before a deadline to yield to the demands of millions of protesters or see the military suspend the constitution, disband parliament and […]

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  Morsi Issues Vague Warning After Violence Rocks Cairo

  March 24, 2013 at 7:19 PM / WORLD NEWS

  By HAMZA HENDAWI 03/24/13 02:13 PM ET EDT AP

  CAIRO — Egypt’s president delivered a stern warning to his opponents on Sunday, saying he may be close to taking unspecified measures to “protect this nation” two days after supporters of his […]