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At least five killed in Egyptian sectarian clashes
CAIRO – At least five people were killed Saturday in clashes between Muslims and Christians, raising new questions over whether President Mohamed Morsi’s Islamist-led government can calm sectarian tensions amid Egypt’s broader...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Egypt, Religious Conflicts, Hosni Mubarak, Islam
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Egypt moves to block access to pornography
CAIRO — Egypt’s Islamist-controlled government said this week it is moving to block the country’s access to pornography -- one website at a time. Sherif Hashem, deputy head of the national telecom regulatory authority, announced that...Tags: Pornography, Government, Media Industry, Hosni Mubarak, Politics
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Abdullah to Obama: Watch out for Brother Mursi
King Abdullah II of Jordan, a member of the dwindling band of Arab leaders who have somehow stayed in power despite the rise of what he calls a "Muslim Brotherhood crescent" across the Middle East, made an acute observation to me recently about the...Tags: Egypt, Government, Civil Rights, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Elections
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U.S. says free speech 'stifled' as Egypt satirist is investigated
The U.S. has “concerns that freedom of expression is being stifled” in Egypt after the questioning of an irreverent television satirist frequently compared to American comedian Jon Stewart, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland...
Tags: Egypt, Jon Stewart, Freedom of the Press, U.S. Department of State, Prosecution
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Tensions escalate in Egypt with arrest orders for activists
CAIRO -- The Islamist-led government escalated tensions with opposition parties Monday after Egypt’s prosecutor general ordered the arrest of five activists, including a prominent blogger, for violent protests against the Muslim Brotherhood over the...
Tags: Pakistan, Egypt, Activism, Prosecution, Politics
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Jordanian council calls King Abdullah a Zionist agent
AMMAN, Jordan -- A tribal council long allied with the Jordanian monarchy has labeled King Abdullah II a Zionist agent because of comments he made in an interview with the Atlantic magazine. “You practiced the role of agent for the forces of...
Tags: Central African Republic, Government, Imperial and Royal Matters, Bashar Assad, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud
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60 Minutes serves the president some softballs
In the days of the late Mike Wallace, "60 Minutes" was known for hard-hitting, aggressive journalism that asked the questions viewers wanted answered and held the powerful accountable. The Jan. 27 program on which Steve Kroft interviewed President Obama...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Egypt, Oprah Winfrey, CBS Corp., Steve Kroft
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Why we give foreign aid
WASHINGTON -- Sequestration is not the best time to be doling out foreign aid, surely the most unpopular item in the federal budget. Especially when the recipient is President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt. Morsi is intent on getting the release of Omar Abdel-...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Egypt, Freedom of the Press, Cairo (Egypt), International Monetary Fund
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It's important to remember why the U.S. gives foreign aid
WASHINGTON - Sequestration is not the best time to be doling out foreign aid, surely the most unpopular item in the federal budget. Especially when the recipient is President Mohammed Morsi of Egypt. Morsi is intent on getting the release of Omar Abdel-...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Egypt, Freedom of the Press, Cairo (Egypt), International Monetary Fund
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Fans riot after death sentences for 21 convicted rioters, acquittals for police
An Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed the death sentences against 21 people for taking part in a deadly soccer riot but acquitted seven police officials for their alleged role in the violence. Suspected fans enraged by the verdict torched the soccer...Tags: Defendants, Hosni Mubarak, Prosecution, Trials, Suez Canal
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Protests follow upholding of death sentences in Egypt soccer riot
CAIRO -- Egyptian protesters set fire to a police social club and attempted to block the Suez Canal on Saturday after a court upheld death sentences for 21 soccer fans and acquitted seven police officers accused in a deadly stadium riot last year....Tags: Soccer, Civil Unrest, Sports, Punishment, International Monetary Fund
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We should not be aiding Egypt when Maryland needs help
What! I can't believe it. The Sun reports that Secretary of State John Kerry promises to give Egypt $190 million to help the government pay its bills ("Egypt deal with IMF of paramount importance: Kerry," Mar. 2). Last week I heard it was $60 million....Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Egypt, Al-Qaeda, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Interior Policy
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