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Local Egyptian family watches country crumble on TV
ReporterAbdel Afifi has his wife and four children with him in a small apartment in Radford. His eldest daughter, Mai, is not with him. The 20-year-old is in Cairo and last spoke with her father Saturday afternoon. Afifi fled Egypt three months ago after...Tags: Politics, Hosni Mubarak, U.S. Embassy, Elections, Cairo (Egypt)
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CIA chief: 'Strong likelihood' that Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak will step down Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) -- CIA chief: 'Strong likelihood' that Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak will step down Thursday. Stay with News7 and WDBJ7.com for the latest. -------------------- CAIRO (AP) -- President Hosni Mubarak will meet the demands of...Tags: Politics, Hosni Mubarak, Central Intelligence Agency, Elections, Human Interest
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Local professor weighs in on more protests in Egypt
ReporterProtests continued for another day in Egypt. As thousands roamed the streets in major cities, the country's new Prime Minister apologized for violent clashes reportedly sponsored by the government-- leading to hundreds of injuries. Today a...Tags: Politics, Democracy, Elections, Egyptian Revolution (2011-12)
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Artists say Egypt's culture minister trying to quash free expression
CAIRO — Artists and writers protesting in downtown Cairo are calling for the resignation of Culture Minister Alaa Abdel-Aziz amid accusations that the Islamist-led government is attempting to impose restrictions on the country’s art scene....
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Bible-burning Egyptian cleric jailed for 11 years
ReutersCAIRO, June 16 (Reuters) - A Cairo court sentenced an Egyptian Muslim preacher to 11 years in jail for blasphemy on Sunday for burning a Bible during a protest last year outside the U.S. embassy. Convictions for insulting Islam are common in Egypt, ruled...Tags: Hosni Mubarak, Islam, Prisons, Cairo (Egypt), Punishment
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Egypt's army distances itself from regional conflict -report
ReutersCAIRO, June 16 (Reuters) - The Egyptian army will not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, the state news agency quoted a military source as saying on Sunday, one day after President Mohamed Mursi backed the idea of a no-fly zone in... -
Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
ReutersAMMAN/LONDON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain ahead of an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement over the U.S. decision to send weapons to Syria's rebels, said the West must not arm fighters who eat human...Tags: United Nations, Israel, Chuck Hagel, Skype, David Cameron
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Egypt's army distances itself from regional conflict
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - The Egyptian army will not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, the state news agency quoted a military source as saying on Sunday, a day after President Mohamed Mursi backed the idea of a no-fly zone in Syria. "The...Tags: Bashar Assad
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Egypt's Mursi tightens Islamist grip with governor appointments
ReutersCAIRO, June 16 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi named a member of an Islamist group remembered for a bloody attack on Western tourists in the ancient city of Luxor over a decade ago as governor of that province on Sunday. It was one of 17...Tags: Politics, Government, Hosni Mubarak, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Egypt detains man suspected of spying for Israel
ReutersCAIRO, June 15 (Reuters) - Authorities in Egypt have detained an Egyptian man suspected of spying for Israel, the state news agency said on Saturday. He is believed to have been recruited by the Israeli spy agency Mossad in 2011, the agency reported. The...Tags: Israel, Jerusalem (Israel)
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WRAPUP 4-US puts jets in Jordan, fuels Russian fear of Syria no-fly zone
Reuters* Pentagon says F-16s, Patriots to stay in Jordan * Russia cautions against no-fly zone * Kerry says chemical attacks could scupper peace talks * Israeli defence minister says Assad can't win (Adds Egyptian president) By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, June...Tags: Human Rights, United Nations, Israel, Skype, National Government
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Mursi cuts Egypt's Syria ties, backs no-fly zone
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said he had cut all diplomatic ties with Damascus on Saturday and backed a no-fly zone over Syria, pitching the most populous Arab state more firmly against President Bashar al-Assad. Addressing a...Tags: Islam, Religion and Belief, Mohamed Morsi, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Heads of State
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