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Protests in Turkey bring a reckoning to Prime Minister Erdogan
ISTANBUL, Turkey — With swagger and grand designs, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan rose to power more than a decade ago, heralding a new Islamist-based democracy he envisioned as a model for a Muslim world caught in the grip of...
Tags: Politics, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Activism, Abdullah Gul
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RPT-Erdogan: from "rock star" to mixed reviews from Arabs
Reuters(Repeating story from Wednesday with no changes to text) * Turkish prime minister was feted during the Arab Spring * But some Arabs disappointed by his crackdown * His fate may now be linked to that of Arab Islamists By Alastair Macdonald and Tarek...Tags: Politics, Libyan Civil War (2011), Hosni Mubarak, Arab Spring, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud
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Special Report: Egypt's Brotherhood turns to flour power
ReutersALEXANDRIA (Reuters) - The bread queue can be a dangerous and dishonest place in Egypt. People have killed over state-subsidized loaves. Corruption blights much of the trade. The problems, says the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, are why it has introduced a...Tags: Organized Crime, International Monetary Fund, Politics, Elections, Hosni Mubarak
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Erdogan: from 'rock star' to mixed reviews from Arabs
ReutersCAIRO/ TUNIS (Reuters) - Two years ago, Tayyip Erdogan was mobbed by adoring crowds in Arab capitals and Turkey seemed set to expand its trade and influence across the region on the back of his support for the upstart democrats of the Arab Spring. Today,...Tags: Politics, Libyan Civil War (2011), Hosni Mubarak, Arab Spring, Muammar Gaddafi
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Egypt says dam dispute with Ethiopia not yet a military one
ReutersCAIRO/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Egypt's armed forces are not yet involved in a dispute with Ethiopia over a giant dam on the Nile, a spokesman for the general staff said on Wednesday, playing down bellicose rhetoric between Cairo and Addis Ababa. "This...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Blue Nile Incorporated, Africa, Ethiopia, African Union
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Ethiopia expects Egypt talks over Nile dam, says won't back down
Reuters* Ethiopia, Egypt seek diplomatic solution to dam row * Dispute has raised tensions between countries By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, June 12 (Reuters) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr is expected to travel to Addis Ababa on Sunday for...Tags: Africa, African Union, Ethiopia, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Egyptian police accused of destroying security papers acquitted
Reuters* Protesters who stormed offices found shredded papers * Police officers, officials accused of destroying evidence * Court has yet to say why it acquitted 41 accused CAIRO, June 12 (Reuters) - A Cairo court on Wednesday acquitted all police officers...Tags: Politics, Trials, Armed Conflicts, Mohamed Morsi, Activism
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Artists clash with Islamists at Egyptian culture protest
ReutersCAIRO, June 11 (Reuters) - Artists and activists protesting against the influence of Islamists in Egypt's culture ministry clashed with religious supporters of the president on Tuesday, leaving several people wounded, witnesses and officials said....Tags: Witnesses, Prosecution, Culture, Fine Artists, Mohamed Morsi
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MSCI stirs fears about Greece and Egypt
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - MSCI, the most widely used equity index provider, prompted market fears about both Greece and Egypt on Wednesday, after demoting the former and then raising concerns about getting money out of the latter. MSCI redesignated Greece an...Tags: Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Emerging Market
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Ethiopia dismisses Egypt's "psychological warfare" on dam
Reuters* Cairo says new hydroelectric dam may reduce water flow * Talk of hostile action raised by Egypt's politicians * Ethiopia says not intimidated by "psychological warfare" By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, June 11 (Reuters) - Ethiopia dismissed Egyptian...Tags: Environmental Issues, Blue Nile Incorporated, Hydroelectricity, Ethiopia, Renewable Energy
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Top Egypt cleric condemns "sectarian" foes in Syria
ReutersCAIRO, June 11 (Reuters) - Egypt's most senior Muslim cleric, a leading voice of mainstream Sunni Islam across the Middle East, has condemned Shi'ites for engaging in "hateful sectarian strife" in Syria. In a statement that highlighted a deepening rift...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Cairo (Egypt), Iran, Israel, Islam
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Fuel-short Egypt faces long, hot summer
Reuters* Energy shortages in former exporter Egypt * Blackouts fuel discontent with government * Infrastructure struggles to cope with summer peak By Patrick Werr and Maggie Fick CAIRO, June 11 (Reuters) - A gift of gas to Egypt from tiny Qatar shows just...Tags: Hosni Mubarak, Gardening, Revolutions, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Cairo (Egypt)
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