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Hijacked MV Suez crew return after 11 months at sea
Egypt
June 25, 2011
Hijacked MV Suez crew return after 11 months at sea
The 11 Egyptian sailors of the MV Suez boat, held by armed Somali pirates for 11 months, arrived in Cairo…
Jama’a al-Islamiya to march for release of its spiritual leader
Egypt
May 15, 2011
Jama’a al-Islamiya to march for release of its spiritual leader
Jama’a al-Islamiya and some prominent Salafi figures called for a million-man protest in Tahrir Square to urge the release of Omar…
Egypt to release 14 Palestinian prisoners from its jails
Egypt
April 3, 2011
Egypt to release 14 Palestinian prisoners from its jails
Egyptian authorities on Sunday prepared for the release of 14 Palestinian prisoners from Egyptian jails. The prisoners had been detained…
Clashes at prison leave two inmates injured
Egypt
March 27, 2011
Clashes at prison leave two inmates injured
Security sources and eyewitnesses said two inmates were injured late on Saturday during clashes between 4000 prisoners and security forces…
FM: Kidnapped Egyptian in Nigeria released
Egypt
January 24, 2011
FM: Kidnapped Egyptian in Nigeria released
An Egyptian kidnapped by an armed group in Nigeria was released on Thursday, Egypt announced on Monday.Ambassador Mohamed Abdel Hakam,…
Egypt frees detained Hamas strongman, group says
Egypt
September 24, 2010
Egypt frees detained Hamas strongman, group says
Gaza--Egypt freed on Friday a top Hamas security official after holding him for 10 days on what Cairo media described…
20 more Bedouin detainees released
Egypt
July 11, 2010
20 more Bedouin detainees released
The Interior Ministry decided to release another 20 Bedouin detainees on Monday, as promised by Interior Minister Habib el-Adly in…