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Darfuri rebels reach outskirts of Khartoum, Sudanese Cairenes watch ...
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aBendinTheNile 
Cairo :: Egypt | updated Fri Nov 21 16:03:30 -0800 2008 | disasters
Darfuri rebels from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) have reached the outskirts of Khartoum today, clashing with Sudanese armed forces, who have set up checkpoints and have instituted a city-wide curfew. Residents have been told to clear the streets...
Sham el Naseem
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aBendinTheNile
Cairo :: Egypt | updated Fri Nov 21 16:03:29 -0800 2008 | allnews
The holiday of Sham el Naseem, which can be traced back to Pharoanic harvest celebrations nearly five thousand years ago, is a rare day in Egypt. Unlike strictly religious holidays, Sham el Naseem is celebrated by all Egyptians regardless of...
Egyptian Police Officer Sentenced to 25 Years for Sexually Assaulting ...
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aBendinTheNile
Cairo :: Egypt | updated Sat Oct 03 23:55:12 -0700 2009 | allnews
Wael Mohamed Ismail, a member of the security patrol force in Egypt, has been sentenced in absentia to 25 years in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting a Sudanese woman. Mr. Ismail is currently at large and was not...
Jimmy Carter delivers lecture in Cairo as part of Middle East peace ...
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aBendinTheNile
Cairo :: Egypt | updated Fri Nov 21 16:03:26 -0800 2008 | political-news
Former US President Jimmy Carter gave a lecture on Thursday evening at the American University in Cairo as a part of his Middle East peace tour. In his lecture, Carter discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, asserting that Israeli violence against Palestinians...
25 Muslim Brotherhood Members Tried in Military Court
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aBendinTheNile
Cairo :: Egypt | updated Sat Oct 03 23:55:05 -0700 2009 | political-news
Twenty-five members of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest opposition group, were sentenced to up to 10 years in jail on charges of money laundering and terrorism by a military court on Tuesday. Human rights groups have called for the men...
Egyptian shot dead in the Suez Canal
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aBendinTheNile
Suez :: Egypt | updated Fri Nov 21 16:03:21 -0800 2008 | allnews
A 28-year-old Egyptian man was killed in the Suez Canal on March 24th by gunfire from a United States Navy-contracted ship, stirring anger among many Egyptians against the Egyptian and US governments. According to US officials, a ship chartered by...
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