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Turkey, Egypt groups help dispatch militants to Syria: daily

Fri Aug 1, 2014 20:52:34

A group of Egyptian militants who had been fighting against the Syrian government have admitted that the Turkish government is working together with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and certain Lebanese groups in recruiting, training and dispatching of militant groups to Syria, an Egyptian daily reported.

Egypt demolished 13 more Gaza supply tunnels

Sun Jul 27, 2014 20:36:30

Egyptian government has ordered the destruction of 13 more Gaza supply tunnels that run from its Rafah border area into the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian enclave to bring in vital food and basic goods supplements.

Mortar attack in Egypt’s Sinai kills 8

Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:07:30

A mortar fire at an Egyptian army post in the country’s Sinai Peninsula has killed at least eight people.

Egypt blocks its Rafah border with Gaza amid Israeli attacks

Sat Jul 12, 2014 12:10:41

Egyptian authorities have again shut down the Rafah crossing with Gaza after reopening it briefly to allow just a few Palestinians injured in the violent Israeli military onslaught in the impoverished enclave to seek treatment.

Egyptians worry ISIL's threat may grip their country any time

Tue Jul 8, 2014 19:26:10

The Egyptian public views the situation in Iraq with alarm as it finds parallels between the actions of the so-called "Islamic State in Iraq and Levant" (ISIL) in Iraq and radical groups operating in Sinai.

Egypt's Sisi calls Kurdistan separation from Iraq disaster

Mon Jul 7, 2014 12:55:19

The Egyptian president has spoken against a potential referendum on the independence of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, warning that it would lead to a “catastrophic” breakup of the Arab country.

One life imprisonment added to 2 death sentences for Brotherhood leader

Sat Jul 5, 2014 19:35:36

An Egyptian court has sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 36 other group members to life in prison, while confirming death sentences for 10 others.

Egypt’s human rights state in appalling decay: AI

Sat Jul 5, 2014 09:52:22

A UK-based rights group has highlighted persisting human rights violations across Egypt, warning of catastrophic decline in basic rights in the Arab country since the military-led coup against the nation’s first freely elected president Mohamed Morsi.

Blair appointed as economic advisor to Egypt Sisi

Thu Jul 3, 2014 10:44:57

Tony Blair has agreed to advise the Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who came to power in a military coup last year, as part of a program funded by the United Arab Emirates that has promised to deliver huge "business opportunities" to those involved, the Guardian has learned.

Blasts kill 2 senior policemen near Egypt palace: Video

Mon Jun 30, 2014 20:36:51

Two senior Egyptian police officers have been killed and several others wounded in two explosions near the presidential palace in Egypt's capital, Cairo.

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