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Why Palestinians Can Count On US Students But Not Arab Allies To Protest
Palestinians may be gratified to see American university campuses erupt in outrage over Israel's offensive in Gaza, but some in the embattled enclave are also wondering why no similar protests have hit the Arab countries they long viewed as allies.
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Several Protests Break Out In Egypt, Several Arrested
Rare small protests broke out on Friday in Cairo and other Egyptian cities calling for the removal of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi but police quickly dispersed them, AFP journalists reported.
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Hundreds March In Cairo, Protest Cancelled High School Exams
Hundreds of Egyptian students are marching in front of the Education Ministry in Cairo over the cancellation of some high school exams.
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Egypt Jails 51 For Protests Over Transfer Of Islands To Saudi Arabia
Egyptian officials say a Cairo court has sentenced 51 people to two years in prison for taking part in the protests last month.
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Egypt Journalists Call Protest Over Police Raid At Syndicate
Egypt's journalist syndicate has called for the dismissal of the interior minister and an immediate sit-in at its headquarters in downtown Cairo to protest the police detention of two journalists on its premises a day earlier.
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Egypt Police Arrest 2 Journalists Wanted For Incitement
Egyptian police stormed the headquarters of the journalists' association in central Cairo Sunday and arrested two journalists for incitement to protest, judicial sources and the head of the union said.
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Egypt Taxi Drivers Block Major Cairo Street to Protest Uber
"We are not leaving until an official comes and gives us his word that all these apps will be shut down in Egypt."
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Witness Says Police Tear Gas Taxi Drivers Protesting Uber
A witness says Egyptian security forces fired a tear gas canister to disperse taxi drivers who are blocking a major road in the capital, Cairo, in protest at the car hailing app Uber.
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In Egypt, the 'Disappeared' Resurface on TV as 'Terrorists'
Detentions and videotaped confessions are a new feature of a crackdown on dissent launched after the military toppled Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013 -- Egypt's first freely-elected president -- after mass protests, rights groups say.
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Egyptian Policeman Charged Over Protest Shooting Captured On Film
An Egyptian police officer was charged on Tuesday over the shooting of a young mother at a protest in central Cairo, weeks after a photograph of her bleeding to death went viral and caused an international outcry.
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Saudis Block Swedish Minister's Speech at Arab League
Saudi Arabia has blocked a plan for Sweden's Foreign Minister to address the League of Arab States in Cairo today in a protest over criticism of its human rights record, a Swedish foreign ministry spokesman said.
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Egyptian Military Kills 27 Militants in the Sinai
Military air strikes killed 27 Islamic militants in Egypt's Northern Sinai today in one of the biggest security operations in the region in months, security sources said.
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Protester Killed in Egypt on Eve of Anniversary of 2011 Uprising
A woman protester was shot dead in central Cairo on Saturday, security sources said, one day before the anniversary of the popular uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
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Hosni Mubarak Verdict Fuels Protests, Mockery in Egypt
Protests erupted at universities across Egypt on Sunday, condemning a court decision to drop criminal charges against Hosni Mubarak, the president whose ouster in the 2011 uprising raised hopes of a new era of political openness.
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Egypt Police Tear-Gas Protesters Denouncing Hosni Mubarak Verdict
Egyptian police fired tear gas Saturday at more than 1,000 protesters in central Cairo who gathered to denounce a court's decision to drop a murder charge against ousted president Hosni Mubarak.
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Why Palestinians Can Count On US Students But Not Arab Allies To Protest
Palestinians may be gratified to see American university campuses erupt in outrage over Israel's offensive in Gaza, but some in the embattled enclave are also wondering why no similar protests have hit the Arab countries they long viewed as allies.
-
Several Protests Break Out In Egypt, Several Arrested
Rare small protests broke out on Friday in Cairo and other Egyptian cities calling for the removal of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi but police quickly dispersed them, AFP journalists reported.
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Hundreds March In Cairo, Protest Cancelled High School Exams
Hundreds of Egyptian students are marching in front of the Education Ministry in Cairo over the cancellation of some high school exams.
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Egypt Jails 51 For Protests Over Transfer Of Islands To Saudi Arabia
Egyptian officials say a Cairo court has sentenced 51 people to two years in prison for taking part in the protests last month.
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Egypt Journalists Call Protest Over Police Raid At Syndicate
Egypt's journalist syndicate has called for the dismissal of the interior minister and an immediate sit-in at its headquarters in downtown Cairo to protest the police detention of two journalists on its premises a day earlier.
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Egypt Police Arrest 2 Journalists Wanted For Incitement
Egyptian police stormed the headquarters of the journalists' association in central Cairo Sunday and arrested two journalists for incitement to protest, judicial sources and the head of the union said.
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Egypt Taxi Drivers Block Major Cairo Street to Protest Uber
"We are not leaving until an official comes and gives us his word that all these apps will be shut down in Egypt."
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Witness Says Police Tear Gas Taxi Drivers Protesting Uber
A witness says Egyptian security forces fired a tear gas canister to disperse taxi drivers who are blocking a major road in the capital, Cairo, in protest at the car hailing app Uber.
-
In Egypt, the 'Disappeared' Resurface on TV as 'Terrorists'
Detentions and videotaped confessions are a new feature of a crackdown on dissent launched after the military toppled Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013 -- Egypt's first freely-elected president -- after mass protests, rights groups say.
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Egyptian Policeman Charged Over Protest Shooting Captured On Film
An Egyptian police officer was charged on Tuesday over the shooting of a young mother at a protest in central Cairo, weeks after a photograph of her bleeding to death went viral and caused an international outcry.
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Saudis Block Swedish Minister's Speech at Arab League
Saudi Arabia has blocked a plan for Sweden's Foreign Minister to address the League of Arab States in Cairo today in a protest over criticism of its human rights record, a Swedish foreign ministry spokesman said.
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Egyptian Military Kills 27 Militants in the Sinai
Military air strikes killed 27 Islamic militants in Egypt's Northern Sinai today in one of the biggest security operations in the region in months, security sources said.
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Protester Killed in Egypt on Eve of Anniversary of 2011 Uprising
A woman protester was shot dead in central Cairo on Saturday, security sources said, one day before the anniversary of the popular uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
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Hosni Mubarak Verdict Fuels Protests, Mockery in Egypt
Protests erupted at universities across Egypt on Sunday, condemning a court decision to drop criminal charges against Hosni Mubarak, the president whose ouster in the 2011 uprising raised hopes of a new era of political openness.
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Egypt Police Tear-Gas Protesters Denouncing Hosni Mubarak Verdict
Egyptian police fired tear gas Saturday at more than 1,000 protesters in central Cairo who gathered to denounce a court's decision to drop a murder charge against ousted president Hosni Mubarak.
