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  • In this image obtained from an Egyptian emergency service worker which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, bodies of off-duty policemen who were killed near the border town of Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt, lie on the ground Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. Islamic militants on Monday ambushed two mini-buses carrying off-duty policemen in the northern region of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing more than two dozen of them execution-style in a brazen daylight attack that deepens the turmoil roiling the country and underscores the volatility of the strategic region. (AP Photo)

    Egypt: Court Raises Possibility Of A Free Mubarak

    CAIRO (AP) — A court ruling Monday raised the possibility of jailed ex-president Hosni Mubarak walking free soon, a move that would fuel the unrest roiling the country after the autocratic leader’s successor was removed in a military coup. Underscoring […]

  • Egypt’s Mubarak May Be Released; 25 Police Killed

    Egypt’s Mubarak May Be Released; 25 Police Killed

    Aug 19, 10:24 AM EDT CAIRO (AP) — Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who is on retrial for the killings of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising that led to his ouster, could be released from custody later this […]

  • A son of the late Ammar Badie prays during his father's funeral in al-Hamed mosque in Cairo's Katameya district on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. Badie, the son of Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader Mohammed Badie, was killed by Egyptian security forces Friday during clashes in Cairo's Ramses Square. Egypt's military leader vowed Sunday that the army will not allow further violence after the deaths of hundreds in days of political unrest, while still calling for the political inclusion of Islamist supporters of the country's ousted president. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)

    Egypt: 36 Killed In Prison Truck Escape Attempt

    BY MAGGIE MICHAEL-ASSOCIATED PRESS Aug 18, 6:10 PM EDT CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police fired tear gas Sunday in an attempt to free a guard from rioting detainees, killing at least 36 as the country’s military leader vowed to tolerate […]

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  • Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy speaks during a news conference in Cairo August 18, 2013. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

    Egypt’s Brotherhood Cries Foul Over Prison Deaths

    By Crispian Balmer and Yasmine Saleh | Sun Aug 18, 2013 5:44pm EDT (Reuters) CAIRO – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, fighting for its political survival, has accused security forces of killing dozens of detained Islamists, upping the pressure in a crisis that has rocked […]

  • Egypt: Death Toll In Friday’s Clashes Rises To 173

    Egypt: Death Toll In Friday’s Clashes Rises To 173

    CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian government spokesman says the death toll in Friday’s clashes has risen to 173 nationwide. Shereef Shawki said Saturday that 1,330 people were injured in the fighting. The Muslim Brotherhood took to the streets Friday in […]

  • Egypt: Son Of Top Muslim Brotherhood Leader Killed

    Egypt: Son Of Top Muslim Brotherhood Leader Killed

    BY MAGGIE MICHAEL AND TONY G. GABRIEL-ASSOCIATED PRESS Aug 17, 7:37 AM EDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said Saturday that a son of its spiritual leader was killed during fierce clashes in downtown Cairo, as hundreds of Islamists supporters of […]

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  • Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi carry a wounded man during clashes with Egyptian security forces in Ramses Square, Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Gunfire rang out over a main Cairo overpass and police fired tear gas as clashes broke out after tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets Friday across Egypt in defiance of a military-imposed state of emergency following the country's bloodshed earlier this week. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

    Egypt Street Battles Leave Many Dead

    BY AYA BATRAWY AND TONY G. GABRIEL ASSOCIATED PRESS Aug 16, 8:48 PM EDT CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s capital descended into chaos Friday as vigilantes at neighborhood checkpoints battled Muslim Brotherhood-led protesters denouncing the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi and […]

  • Egyptians evacuate a wounded man during clashes between security forces and supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Ramses Street, downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Gunfire rang out over a main Cairo overpass and police fired tear gas as clashes broke out after tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets Friday across Egypt in defiance of a military-imposed state of emergency following the country's bloodshed earlier this week.
KHALIL HAMRA — AP Photo

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    Egypt Street Battles Leave At Least 64 Dead

    CAIRO (AP) — Heavy gunfire rang out Friday throughout Cairo as tens of thousands of supporters of Egypt’s ousted president clashed with armed vigilantes in the fiercest street battles to engulf the capital since the country’s Arab Spring uprising. At […]

  • Mc Cain, Graham Call For Suspending U.S. Aid To Egypt

    Mc Cain, Graham Call For Suspending U.S. Aid To Egypt

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators are calling on the Obama administration to suspend U.S. aid amid spiraling violence in Egypt. Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina traveled to Egypt last week at President Barack […]

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  • Indonesian Muslims stage a rally calling for an end to the violence used against the supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Egypt, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

    Reactions To Developments In Egypt (Updated)

    Aug 16, 9:55 AM EDT – Updated Aug 16, 1:20 PM EDT Reactions on Friday around the world to developments in Egypt following clashes in which hundreds of people were killed and thousands injured: EUROPEAN UNION European leaders spoke Friday about […]

  • Egyptians lay on the ground after being injured during clashes between security forces and supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi in Ramses Square, near the Al-Fath mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. Gunfire rang out over a main Cairo overpass and police fired tear gas as clashes broke out after tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets Friday across Egypt in defiance of a military-imposed state of emergency following the country's bloodshed earlier this week. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

    Many Killed Across Country In Egypt Clashes Updated

    AIRO (AP) — Heavy gunfire rang out Friday throughout Cairo as tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters clashed with vigilante residents in the fiercest street battles to engulf the capital since the country’s Arab Spring uprising. Many people were […]

  • A burned army vehicle remains on a side street outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi had a protest camp at Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. Egypt faced a new phase of uncertainty on Thursday after the bloodiest day since its Arab Spring began, with hundreds of people reported killed and thousands injured as police smashed two protest camps of supporters of the deposed Islamist president. Wednesday's raids touched off day-long street violence that prompted the military-backed interim leaders to impose a state of emergency and curfew, and drew widespread condemnation from the Muslim world and the West, including the United States. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

    As Crisis Deenpens, Egypt Braces For More Violence

    CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is bracing for more violence after the Muslim Brotherhood called for nationwide marches after Friday prayers and a “day of rage” to denounce this week’s unprecedented bloodshed in the security forces’ assault on the supporters of […]

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  • U.S. Scraps Military Drills With Egypt But Not Aid

    U.S. Scraps Military Drills With Egypt But Not Aid

    BY JULIE PACE AND NEDRA PICKLER  ASSOCIATED PRESS Aug 15, 8:19 PM EDT CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) — President Barack Obama scrapped plans for joint American-Egyptian military exercises Thursday, announcing the first concrete U.S. reaction to the spiraling violence in and around Cairo […]

  • A man walks from a government building that was set ablaze in Giza's district of Cairo, August 15, 2013. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

    Protesters Storm Cairo Building After Bloodbath; Obama Cancels War Games

    By Tom Perry and Alexander Dziados | Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:22pm EDT(Reuters) CAIRO  – Supporters of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood stormed and torched a government building in Cairo on Thursday, while families tried to identify hundreds of mutilated bodies piled in a […]

  • Obama Condemns Egypt Over Violence, Cancels Joint Military Exercise

    Obama Condemns Egypt Over Violence, Cancels Joint Military Exercise

    Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy By Ayman Mohyeldin and Alastair Jamieson, NBC News CAIRO – President Barack Obama strongly condemned  Egypt’s interim government Thursday, saying the United States was canceling a planned joint […]

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  • VIDEO: Obama Warns Egypt, Cancels Military Exercises

    VIDEO: Obama Warns Egypt, Cancels Military Exercises

    After Wednesday’s violent clashes, the pressure builds on the White House to call the events in Egypt a coup.

  • Egypt Seethes Under Curfew After Hundreds Killed

    Egypt Seethes Under Curfew After Hundreds Killed

    CAIRO – Security forces struggled to clamp a lid on Egypt on Thursday after hundreds of people were killed when authorities forcibly broke up camps of supporters protesting the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, in the worst nationwide bloodshed […]

  • More Than 200 Dead After Egypt Forces Crush Protest Camps

    More Than 200 Dead After Egypt Forces Crush Protest Camps

    By Yasmine Saleh and Tom Finn | Wed Aug 14, 2013 5:51pm EDT(Reuters) CAIRO – Egyptian security forces crushed the protest camps of thousands of supporters of the deposed Islamist president on Wednesday, shooting almost 200 of them dead in the bloodiest […]

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  • VIDEO: Egyptian Interim Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei Resigns

    VIDEO: Egyptian Interim Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei Resigns

    Mohamed ElBaradei, Egypt’s interim vice president, has resigned in protest of the military’s violent crackdown on pro-Morsi supporters.

  • Kerry: Egypt Violence Is ‘Serious Blow’ To Reconciliation Efforts

    Kerry: Egypt Violence Is ‘Serious Blow’ To Reconciliation Efforts

    By MATTHEW LEE and JULIE PACE 08/14/13 04:24 PM ET EDT WASHINGTON — In a stern warning to Egypt’s leaders, Secretary of State John Kerry said the escalating violence throughout the country Wednesday had dealt a “serious blow” to political reconciliation […]

  • Egypt Forces Assault Protest Camp, Many Scores Shot Dead

    Egypt Forces Assault Protest Camp, Many Scores Shot Dead

    By Yasmine Saleh and Tom Finn | Wed Aug 14, 2013 1:13pm EDT(Reuters) CAIRO – The health ministry said 149 people were killed, both in Cairo and in clashes that broke out elsewhere in the country. Deposed President Mohamed Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood […]

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  • White House Condemns Egypt Violence Against Pro-Morsi Protesters

    White House Condemns Egypt Violence Against Pro-Morsi Protesters

    By NEDRA PICKLER 08/14/13 11:49 AM ET EDT EDGARTOWN, Mass. — The White House on Wednesday condemned the violence sweeping across Egypt, as well as the resumption of emergency law there, warning Egypt’s military-backed interim government that “the world is watching.” […]

  • Egypt's Armed Forces General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R) meets with U.S. Senators' John McCain (C) and Lindsey Graham at the Ministry of Defense in Cairo in this August 6, 2013 handout picture provided by the Ministry of Defense. REUTERS/Ministry of Defense/Handout via Reuters

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

    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 […]

  • Egypt: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns Visits Senior Islamist In Jail (Video)

    Egypt: U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns Visits Senior Islamist In Jail (Video)

    Egyptian government officials say U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns visited a Muslim Brotherhood leader in jail. The Deputy chief of the Brotherhood is awaiting trial on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters.

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