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Wednesday’s papers: Threats to Coptic Church, no international election monitoring
Egypt

Wednesday’s papers: Threats to Coptic Church, no international election monitoring

Fears of a possible terrorist attack on the Coptic Church, stemming from recent al-Qaeda threats, dominate Wednesday’s papers. Al-Shorouk leads…
Security beefed-up in Luxor to protect Christian pilgrims
Egypt

Security beefed-up in Luxor to protect Christian pilgrims

Luxor-- Egyptian police on Tuesday beefed up security measures for a Coptic festival being held in the ancient city of…
Local experts skeptical about al-Qaeda threats to attack Egyptian churches
Egypt

Local experts skeptical about al-Qaeda threats to attack Egyptian churches

Local experts on Islamic movements express doubt that al-Qaeda would carry out threats to attack churches in Egypt as it…
Al-Qaeda militants warned Egyptian Copts in Baghdad hostage incident
Egypt

Al-Qaeda militants warned Egyptian Copts in Baghdad hostage incident

Baghdad--Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen on Sunday took more than 100 Iraqi Catholics hostage in a Baghdad church while issuing a 48-hour deadline…
Yemen arrests suspects, Egypt takes precautions, as shipped parcels confirmed as bombs
Egypt

Yemen arrests suspects, Egypt takes precautions, as shipped parcels confirmed as bombs

Egypt increased security measures in its airports in the wake of terrorism threats circulating on Saturday. Civil Aviation Minister Ahmed…
Al-Qaida threatens to nab Iraq ministers’ families
World

Al-Qaida threatens to nab Iraq ministers’ families

Al-Qaeda's umbrella group in Iraq has threatened to kidnap family members of Iraqi politicians and ministers unless the wife and…
Police give all clear after Eiffel Tower bomb alert
World

Police give all clear after Eiffel Tower bomb alert

Paris--Paris police reopened the Eiffel Tower on Tuesday to the public after tourists were evacuated following the second bomb alert…
Al-Qaeda leader criticizes ElBaradei in most recent video
Egypt

Al-Qaeda leader criticizes ElBaradei in most recent video

The second in command in Al-Qaeda's terrorist network, Ayman al-Zawahiri, delivered a scathing criticism of Mohamed ElBaradei, the former director…
Son of blind sheikh released from Egyptian prison
Egypt

Son of blind sheikh released from Egyptian prison

After seven years in jail, Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman's eldest son, Mohamed, has been released from an Egyptian prison.Security forces…
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