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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: Punishment, Hosni Mubarak, Prisons, Religion and Belief, Cairo (Egypt)
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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: Muammar Gaddafi, Lobbying, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), United Kingdom, United Nations
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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: Executive Branch, Mohamed Morsi, Government, Hosni Mubarak, Politics
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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: Jerusalem (Israel), 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: Muammar Gaddafi, Turkey, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Free Syrian Army, United Nations
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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: Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Mohamed Morsi, Heads of State, Politics, Religion and Belief
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Arabs put (slim) hopes in new Iranian president
ReutersBy Alastair Macdonald and Angus McDowall CAIRO/RIYADH, June 15 (Reuters) - The election of a moderate Iranian president could help rein in hostility between Tehran and its Arab neighbours, but many Arabs doubt he can end a sectarian confrontation that...Tags: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Mohamed Morsi, Hosni Mubarak, Tehran (Iran), Politics
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Egypt Brotherhood backs Syria jihad, denounces Shi'ites
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood blamed Shi'ites for creating religious strife throughout Islam's history, as the movement joined a call by Sunni clerics for jihad against the Syrian government and its Shi'ite allies. In a striking...Tags: Mohamed Morsi, Lebanon, Tehran (Iran), Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Egypt's Brotherhood joins Sunni front over Syria
Reuters* Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood joins jihad call * Mecca sermon savages Assad as tyrant * Broad Sunni coalition hardens sectarian confrontation * Mursi to speak Saturday, may see domestic benefits By Alastair Macdonald and Maggie Fick CAIRO, June...Tags: Television Industry, Mohamed Morsi, Lebanon, Satellite and Cable Service, Politics
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Egyptian army to deploy ahead of protests - state paper
Reuters* Mursi opponents want early presidential vote * Army says to secure "vital installations", will not allow violence CAIRO, June 15 (Reuters) - Egypt's military will not allow violence during protests against President Mohamed Mursi that his opponents...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Wars and Interventions, Mohamed Morsi, Hosni Mubarak, Politics
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