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US suspends award for Egyptian over alleged anti-Israel remarks
MENA 07 Mar 2013
The US State Department said Thursday it would suspend an award of courage it planned to grant an Egyptian activist...
US flag fluttering again on US embassy headquarters, Cairo, 18 September 2012, days after it was torn down by protesters over insulting film of the Prophet Mohamed, followed by clashes between protesters and security forces, left dozens of injuries and one killed.
NSF rejects US pressure to run in elections
Al-Masry Al-Youm 27 Feb 2013
The National Salvation Front rejected a US State Department request to take part in upcoming parliamentary elections....
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, questions a witness during a hearing about the recent popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, Washington, DC, March 17, 2011.
US 'evaluating' next steps in Syria conflict
AFP 09 Feb 2013
US Secretary of State John Kerry said that the United States is exploring ways to end Syria's increasingly bloody...
US says Egypt needs to do more on religious tolerance
Reuters 18 Jan 2013
The United States on Thursday called an Egyptian statement about religious tolerance "a good first step" but...
US State Department security chief leaves post over Benghazi
Reuters 20 Dec 2012
The US State Department said on Wednesday its security chief had resigned from his post and three other officials had...
US flag fluttering again on US embassy headquarters, Cairo, 18 September 2012, days after it was torn down by protesters over insulting film of the Prophet Mohamed, followed by clashes between protesters and security forces, left dozens of injuries and one killed.
On regional tour, US deputy secretary of state talks potential aid cuts
Egypt Independent 04 Oct 2012
US State Department Deputy for Near Eastern Affairs Elizabeth Jones arrived in Cairo Thursday from Tripoli on a two-day...
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US delegation arrives in Cairo Tuesday to discuss aid package
Al-Masry Al-Youm 27 Aug 2012
  The US is resuming negotiations with the Egyptian government regarding an economic aid package to help Egypt...
Normalizing relations with Iran is Egypt’s choice, says Washington
MENA 22 Aug 2012
  The normalization of relations with Iran is a sovereign decision for Egypt to make, said US State Department...
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US 'concerned' about media freedom in Egypt
AFP 16 Aug 2012
The United States said on Thursday it was "very concerned" about freedom of the press in Egypt after...
Copts protesting over church torching, Radio and Television Building, downtown, 7 March, 2011. Thousands of Copts protests against torching a church located in Helwan governorate. Protesters called for restoring the church and impose punishment on those who ruined it.
Religious freedom in Egypt 'quite tenuous,' says Clinton
Reuters 31 Jul 2012
WASHINGTON — Religious freedom in Egypt appears to be "quite tenuous" and its government has...