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Smoke rises after Israeli air strikes in the northern Gaza Strip November 14, 2012. Israel launched a major offensive against Palestinian militants in Gaza on Wednesday, killing the military commander of Hamas in an air strike and threatening an invasion of the enclave that the Islamist group vowed would "open the gates of hell".
Text of Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement
AFP 21 Nov 2012
CAIRO — Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire accord to end a week of violence in...
Hossam al-Gheriany, head of the Constituent Assembly, speaks during a meeting
Constituent Assembly approves presidential trial before special court, abolishes vice presidency
Al-Masry Al-Youm 21 Nov 2012
After five hours of heated discussions at the Shura Council on Tuesday evening as demonstrators surrounded the building...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon listens to journalists' questions during a joint press conference with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, Sofia, May 5, 2010. The two-day panel, to be addressed on May 6 by Ban, brought together more than 150 government officials, analysts and journalists from across eastern Europe, as well as activists who took part in the upheavals in Egypt, Yemen and Tunisia.
Ban Ki-moon to visit Egypt for talks on Gaza
Reuters 18 Nov 2012
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will arrive in Egypt on Monday for talks with the Egyptian president and other...
المهندس محمد عبد المنعم الصاوي، وزير الثقافة في حكومة تسيير الأعمال.
Constituent Assembly member: Public prosecutor threatened me
Egypt Independent 06 Nov 2012
Constituent Assembly member Mohamed Abdel Moneim al-Sawy said he received threats from Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid...
Abouel Fotouh. Presidential elections 2012
Abouel Fotouh submits papers for party
Al-Masry Al-Youm 31 Oct 2012
Former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh submitted an application to the Political Parties Affairs...
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsy attends a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (L) at the presidential palace in Cairo July 2, 2012. Egypt will approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other financial institutions to help get its economy back on track once Morsy appoints a government, a financial adviser who helped draw up his manifesto said.
Egypt seeks to double trade with Turkey
Egypt Independent 31 Oct 2012
Egyptian and Turkish officials are scheduled to discuss a number of issues related to increasing the volume of Turkish...
Demonstration against African migrants, Tel Aviv, Israel
HRW: Israel shunned dozens of African asylum seekers since June
Egypt Independent 29 Oct 2012
Israel has shunned tens of African asylum seekers, mostly Eritreans, since June, denying them entry through the borders...
Grand Shiekh of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb
Al-Azhar sheikh demands new international law criminalizing defamation of religion
Al-Masry Al-Youm 15 Sep 2012
  Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyeb has demanded a UN resolution criminalizing blasphemy against Islam and...
Google blocks YouTube clip only in Egypt and Libya
Reuters 13 Sep 2012
YouTube, the video website owned by Google Inc, will not remove a film clip mocking the Islamic Prophet Mohamed that...
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsy (R) meets with Sudan's Foreign Minister Ali Ahmed Karti at the presidential palace, Cairo, August 25, 2012. A group of protesters continued a sit-in outside Egypt's presidential palace on Saturday, demonstrating against what they call a power grab by the Muslim Brotherhood and the candidate they supported, Mohamed Morsy, who took office in early July.
MENA: New road connecting Egypt and Sudan to open 20 September
Reuters 09 Sep 2012
A new road linking Egypt to its southern neighbor Sudan will be inaugurated on 20 September, significantly cutting...