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Al-Zawahri, an Egyptian surgeon who became a mastermind of jihad against the West
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCAIRO, Egypt — Ayman al-Zawahri, an Egyptian surgeon who became a mastermind of jihad against the...
How Ayman Zawahiri's path went from Cairo clinic to top of Al Qaeda
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAyman Zawahiri in Khost, Afghanistan, in 1998. (Mazhar Ali Khan / Associated Press) The doors of...
Prominent Egyptian political activist and acclaimed academic dies at 85
Associated Press via AOL· 9 months agoSaad Eddin Ibrahim, a prominent Egyptian-American academic and pro-democracy activist during the reign of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, died on Friday. Ibrahim's death was announced ...
Factbox-Egypt keeps former powerhouse Muslim Brotherhood out of politics
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLong viewed as the most influential Islamist movement in the Middle East, the Brotherhood rose to...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the jailed Egyptian-British dissident on hunger strike
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlaa Abd el-Fattah, an Egyptian-British software developer and blogger from an activist family who...
Activist Abd el-Fattah was near death after Egypt prison hunger strike, says family
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCAIRO, Egypt (Reuters) -Prominent Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah was close to death...
As Conditions in Gaza Deteriorate, Why Is Egypt Keeping Its Border Closed?
Slate via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPalestinians, some with foreign passports, hoping to cross into Egypt and others waiting for aid...
Salman Rushdie given surprise Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award: 'A great honor'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNEW YORK — The latest honor for Salman Rushdie was a prize kept secret until minutes before he rose...
On This Day, Feb. 1: Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake have 'wardrobe malfunction' at Super Bowl
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJanet Jackson performs with Justin Timberlake at Super Bowl XXXVIII half time show on February 1,...
Factbox-National political dialogue in Egypt follows years of crackdowns
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEgypt plans to launch a national political dialogue in the coming weeks, a test of whether...