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Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Attacks on security forces mounting: MoI
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Egypt
Egypt’s Islamist president faces backlash from allies over new cabinet
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Egypt
In shift by Egypt, president meets Hamas leader
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Egypt
Egypt’s Brotherhood seeks balance on Islamic law
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Egypt
Arabic TV series depicting Islamic figure triggers backlash
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Syria
In Syria conflict, US struggles to fill intelligence gaps
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Egypt
In Egypt, Rumor of Pyramids’ Demise Proves Flimsy
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Egypt
Egypt’s move to allow Palestinians freer entry draws cheers and confusion
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Egypt
Officials: Egypt allowing Palestinians to enter without permits, visas, ending Gaza blockade
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Egypt
Gunmen near the Sinai town of al-Arish blew up a major pipeline carrying natural gas to Israel and Jordan; the pipeline has been attacked 15 times since early 2011. A gunman in Sinai fired across the border at an Israeli military bus carrying troops; no injuries were reported.
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Egypt
Two Egyptian soldiers traveling in Sheikh Zweid in the Sinai Peninsula were gunned down by Islamists. A security official said the attack was carried out by “jihadists who want to declare an Islamic emirate in the Sinai.”
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Egypt
In the new Egypt, beards appear where they were once banned
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Egypt
Egypt Military Aide Meets Clinton, Then Steps Up Political Feud
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Egypt
US role in Egypt unclear
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Egypt
Clinton Pledges Support of US in Egypt Transition
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Afghanistan
In Egypt’s Sinai desert, Islamic militants gaining new foothold
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Egypt
In Simply Meeting, Egyptian and Saudi Leaders Open New Era
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Egypt
Hamas sees Egypt’s Mursi defying Israel, ending blockade
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda free to tighten its grip on Africa
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Egypt
Egypt: TV channel with only fully-veiled women ‘is part of fight against discrimination’
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Egyptian jihadist killed in fighting in Syria
Abu al Bara’a was among hundreds of jihadists to escape from Egyptian prisons in early 2011. He fought in Libya prior to being killed in Syria this month.
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Egypt
Egyptian parliament meets amid power struggle
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Hezbollah
In Lebanon, a hard-line Sunni cleric gives voice to deep sectarian tensions
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Egypt
Egypt’s newly elected president moved to reinstate Parliament, which had been dissolved by military decree. The Supreme Court ruled against the president’s order. Parliament’s speaker said the chamber would reconvene on Tuesday anyway.
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Egypt
President Mohamed Mursi ordered the reinstatement of the Islamist-dominated Parliament that was disbanded last month. The Obama administration has invited Mursi to visit the US in September. Mursi, an Islamist long affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, formally resigned from the group upon his recent election to the presidency.
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Egypt
Obama invites Egypt’s Islamist leader to US
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Muslim Brotherhood
Islamists suspected in Egyptian student’s murder
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Ansar al Sharia
As Libya holds post-Gaddafi election, Islamists’ strength to be tested
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Egyptian president wants ‘Blind Sheikh’ freed
During a speech in Tahrir Square, the new Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, called for Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman to be freed. Rahman is a longtime ally of al Qaeda and was convicted by a US court for his involvement in terrorist plots.
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Egypt
Lynne Stewart’s 10-Year Prison Sentence Is Upheld
