Egypt

Militants fire rocket aimed at southern Israel

By D. Beeksma • December 23, 2012

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Jewish News One reports that Gaza militants have fired a rocket toward southern Israel in the first act of hostility since Gaza's Hamas leadership

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Pro- and anti-president demonstrators rally in Egypt

By D. Beeksma • December 2, 2012

Displaying banners depicting their president, flags and the Koran, thousands of Egyptians turned out to support the country's president Mohamed Morsi on Saturday. The

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Hundreds gather in Tahrir Square to protest Egyptian president's declaration of sweeping new powers

By D. Beeksma • November 24, 2012

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square Friday after Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi decreed for himself wide powers and exempted himself from any legal challenge

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This week marks the 90th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut's tomb

By D. Beeksma • November 24, 2012

NTDTV reports that 90 years ago this week, British egyptologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered the tomb of the boy king, Tutankhamun, in

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New pope of Egypt's Coptic Church installed, ruling Muslim Brotherhood party says the role is to be strictly spiritual

By D. Beeksma • November 19, 2012

Tawadros II officially become the Pope of Egypt's Coptic Church this Sunday. He will lead the largest community of Christians in an Arab country,

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4,500-year-old tomb of Egyptian princess discovered near Cairo

By D. Beeksma • November 15, 2012

Czech archaeologists have unearthed the 4,500-year-old tomb of a Pharaonic princess south of Cairo, in a finding that suggests other undiscovered tombs may be

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Salafi group demands Islamic law in Egyptian constitution

By Al Stefanelli • November 12, 2012

Salifi groups in Egypt garnered approximately ten thousand supporters last Friday as they gathered on Cairo's Tahrir Square, demanding President Mohamed Morsy immediately implement Islamic law.

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Egypt's Coptic Christians have a new pope

By D. Beeksma • November 5, 2012

Pope Tawadros II was named the 118th leader of the Coptic Church in an extravagant ceremony in Egypt's capital Cairo on Sunday. In a

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Blindfolded child to select Egypt's next Coptic pope

By D. Beeksma • November 4, 2012

The new head of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa in the Holy See of St Mark the Apostle will be selected Sunday by a

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Muslim Brotherhood states Egypt's new constitution must be based on Islamic law

By Al Stefanelli • November 1, 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood stated that the new constitution for Egypt must be based on Shariah law, and include legislation based on the Islamic penal

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Secularists and Muslim Brotherhood supporters clash at Tahrir Square

By D. Beeksma • October 13, 2012

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood party is urging its supporters to leave Tahrir Square after fighting took place there between rival groups.  More than 100 people

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Egyptian television preacher charged with blasphemy against Christianity

By D. Beeksma • September 30, 2012

Ahmed Abdallah, a Muslim television preacher in Egypt, has been charged with blasphemy against Christianity. Abdallah was videotaped tearing up and burning a Bible

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President Obama: 'If Governor Romney is suggesting that we should start another war, he should say so'

By D. Beeksma • September 24, 2012

With anti-American rage in the Muslim world, U.S. foreign policy is gaining more attention in the political races.  President Barack Obama and Republican presidential

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