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<p>Egyptian anti-government demonstrators hold a candlelight vigil at Cairo's Tahrir Square on February 9, 2011 on the 16th day of consecutive protests calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Framed picture reads "martyr" on the portrait of a victim killed during protests.</p>
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An Egyptian committee set up to investigate violence during demonstrations that toppled Hosni Mubarak has laid charges against the former president for the murder of protesters, a state newspaper said. The committee had...
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<p>Mecanicians work on a Mirage 2000 jet fighter on March 23, 2011 at the aerial military base 126 - Capitaine Preziosi in Solenzara, Corsica, the French Mediterranean island. A political contact group for Libya, bringing together the United States, France, Britain and other coalition partners, will meet for the first time on March 24, 2011 in London, the French foreign minister said. </p>
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Brussels -- NATO failed again to agree on Wednesday on taking over command of military operations against Muammar Qadhafi's forces in Libya from the United States, chiefly due to Turkish reservations, diplomats said...
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<p>File photo of Habib al-Adly, Egyptian Minister of Interior, August 18, 2010. Al-Adly has in a recent statement to Middle East News Agency (MENA) emphasized significance of upcoming parliamentary elections and security measures against&nbsp; unlwaful acts. He also mentioned Muslim Brotherhood (MB) by name, saying MB candidates should run only as independants because, according to law, MB is an outlawed group.</p>
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Egypt's public prosecutor made an unprecedented sweep Wednesday against the top security brass, charging the former interior minister Habib al-Adly, and other officials with aiding the murder and the attempted...
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US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday Egyptians needed time to develop political parties but said he would not "second-guess" Egypt's military rulers on the timeline they have set for...
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Building of headquarters of Central Bank of Egypt in Downtown
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Taymour Mostafa, head of the Egypt's administrative prosecution, said the Egyptian laws must be reconsidered as they encourage  corruption. “They were put in place to protect certain individuals,”...

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The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday called on Egyptians living abroad to donate to the national economy via two accounts at the Central Bank of Egypt,...
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<p>Freed journalists from Agence France-Presse (AFP) Roberto Schmidt (C) and Dave Clark (2nd-R) and Getty photographer Joe Raedle (L) speak to the press after their release in Tripoli, March 23, 2011. The three journalists, held by Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi&#39;s forces since the weekend, have been released in Tripoli.</p>
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Freed journalists from Agence France-Presse (AFP) Roberto Schmidt (C) and Dave Clark (2nd-R) and Getty photographer Joe...
<p>The mother of Mohamed Bouazizi (L) - the fruit vendor whose self-immolation in December 2010 sparked a popular revolt - Manoubia meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, March 22, 2011, Tunis. The UN chief arrived in Tunisia late on March 21 to meet the country&#39;s transitional authorities, after making a detour via Europe to avoid the conflict zone in neighboring Libya.</p>
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The mother of Mohamed Bouazizi (L) - the fruit vendor whose self-immolation in December 2010 sparked a popular revolt...
<p>Egypt Stock Exchange, Cairo, March 23, 2011. As Egypt exchange opened Wednesday, March 23, a mass sell-off dominated tradings, only prompting trading suspension. Bleakly enough, Egypt has been degraded in terms of credit standing, which might write Egypt off emerging markets list. For more: <a href="http:/www.emergingmarketsmonitor.com/file/96381/egp-intervention-will-prevent-mass-selloff.html">EGP: Intervention Will Prevent Mass Sell-Off</a>.</p>
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Egypt Stock Exchange, Cairo, March 23, 2011. As Egypt exchange opened Wednesday, March 23, a mass sell-off dominated...
<p>Freed journalists from Agence France-Presse (AFP) Roberto Schmidt (C) and Dave Clark (2nd-R) and Getty photographer Joe Raedle (L) speak to the press after their release in Tripoli, March 23, 2011. The three journalists, held by Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi&#39;s forces since the weekend, have been released in Tripoli.</p>
<p>The mother of Mohamed Bouazizi (L) - the fruit vendor whose self-immolation in December 2010 sparked a popular revolt - Manoubia meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, March 22, 2011, Tunis. The UN chief arrived in Tunisia late on March 21 to meet the country&#39;s transitional authorities, after making a detour via Europe to avoid the conflict zone in neighboring Libya.</p>
<p>Egypt Stock Exchange, Cairo, March 23, 2011. As Egypt exchange opened Wednesday, March 23, a mass sell-off dominated tradings, only prompting trading suspension. Bleakly enough, Egypt has been degraded in terms of credit standing, which might write Egypt off emerging markets list. For more: <a href="http:/www.emergingmarketsmonitor.com/file/96381/egp-intervention-will-prevent-mass-selloff.html">EGP: Intervention Will Prevent Mass Sell-Off</a>.</p>

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Tokyo residents have been warned not to give babies tap water because of radiation leaking from a nuclear plant crippled in the earthquake and...
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Jerusalem -- A bomb exploded near a bus stop in a Jewish neighborhood of Jerusalem on Wednesday, injuring at least 30 people, police and medics said...
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<p>Dangerous Games</p>
On 17 December 2010, 26-year old Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia after the local authorities confiscated his vegetable...
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Protesters: People want regime down.  Mubarak: Thank god they don't mean me. My name is...
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[Another Egyptian sets himself on fire at parliament] - You withdraw all gas and matchsticks all...

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Following a history of disputes between its staff and owner, the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Cairo underwent a series of turbulent changes on Tuesday...
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We sat in the anteroom of the Chinese-style guesthouse, tense, returning the stony glares of the longyi garbed Burmese men with crimson stained teeth...
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