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Silvio Berlusconi: Italy's eternal comeback king
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» ROME - Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul who dominated Italian politics for nearly two decades, has stepped back into the ring at the age of 81, defying those who dared to believe he had thrown in the towel.
Egypt cabinet approves state of emergency
Reuters, Published on 10/04/2017
» CAIRO - Egypt's cabinet said a three-month state of emergency would go into force from 1pm (1100 GMT) on Monday, a day after two church bombings killed at least 44 people.
Egypt's Mubarak free, acquitted after years-long detention
Associated Press, Published on 25/03/2017
» CAIRO - Far from the cameras that followed him closely over six years of legal wrangling, Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak quietly returned home to his family on Friday after winning acquittals and release from a Cairo hospital where he has been detained for years.
Recently unearthed Egyptian statue not Ramses II
Associated Press, Published on 17/03/2017
» CAIRO -- A massive statue recently unearthed in Cairo and thought to depict one of the country's most famous pharaohs may instead be of another ancient Egyptian ruler, the country's antiquities minister said on Thursday.
Egypt church bombing raises calls to uproot bigotry
AFP, Published on 17/12/2016
» CAIRO - Growing up in Egypt, Mina and other Copts remember all too well the anti-Christian slurs they used to hear at school and on the street.
Blast at Cairo Coptic cathedral kills at least 5
AFP, Published on 11/12/2016
» CAIRO - An explosion at a Cairo Coptic cathedral on Sunday killed at leave five people, the Egyptian health ministry said in a statement.
International push aims to protect endangered heritage
AFP, Published on 02/12/2016
» ABU DHABI - Representatives from dozens of countries began meeting in Abu Dhabi on Friday to discuss the creation of a $100-million fund to protect and restore heritage sites threatened by extremism and conflict.
As 'caliphate' shrinks, IS struggles in Egypt
AFP, Published on 25/11/2016
» CAIRO - As the Islamic State group loses territory in Iraq and Syria, one of its deadliest branches is struggling against Egypt's powerful army to maintain a foothold in the Sinai Peninsula.
Egypt court quashes one of Morsi life sentences: lawyer
AFP, Published on 22/11/2016
» CAIRO - An Egyptian appeals court on Tuesday quashed one of two life sentences handed down against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi since his 2013 overthrow, his lawyer and a judicial source said.
Egypt court overturns Morsi death sentence: judicial official
AFP, Published on 15/11/2016
» CAIRO - An Egyptian appeals court has overturned a death sentence handed down against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in one of several trials since his 2013 overthrow, a judicial official said.