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Egyptian Politicians: Sabotage Ethiopia’s New Dam

Some of the politicians appeared unaware the meeting with President Mohammed Morsi was being carried live on TV. Morsi did not directly react to...

Muslims Besiege an Evangelical Church to Prevent Repairs

He told MCN that he decided to make some minor repairs, adding that the church owns a neighboring house, which they cannot annex to...

Egypt’s Government Struggles to Exert Authority in the Sinai

Rather, leaders of Bedouin tribes that form a majority in this region said they led a negotiated solution to the hostage crisis for fear...

Egypt Parliament Ruled Illegal, But To Stay On

The ruling by the Supreme Constitutional Court upheld the upper house's right, as set out in a new constitution, to legislate in the absence...

Egypts Regime Is Unpopular, but So Is the Opposition

Gangs of activists wearing ski masks and armed with gasoline-filled bottles run through the maze of streets surrounding the plaza — where the Egyptian...

Coptic Lawyer Sentenced to a Year in Egyptian Prison for “Insulting Islam”

Saad was sentenced in absentia. If he's arrested or surrenders to authorities, he will be given a retrial and will have to pay 10,000...

Swedish Court is First in Europe to Charge Blackmail in Sinai Case

The men, 18 and 21 years old, are suspected of having collaborated with gangs of traffickers in the Sinai peninsula who kidnapped and tortured...

Tale of 2 Converts Shows Egypt’s Sectarian Divide

At about the same time, a Muslim woman in another small village converts to Christianity and elopes with a Christian man. A crowd of...

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