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Prominent Egyptian political activist and acclaimed academic dies at 85
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 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...
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...
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...
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...
Today in History: June 2, Queen Elizabeth II is crowned at age 27
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 week agoToday in History Today is Sunday, June 2, the 154th day of 2024. There are 212 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 2, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned at age 27 ...
Who is Muslim Brotherhood's Badie, once one of Egypt's most powerful men?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMohamed Badie, the top leader of Egypt's outlawed Muslim Brotherhood organisation, was once seen as the Khamenei of Egypt and one of the masterminds responsible for the ascend of the organisation ...
What became of the 'Arab Spring'?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSaied's opponents fear the changes will deal a major blow to democracy in Tunisia, widely seen as the only success story of the "Arab Spring" uprisings...
Jailed activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah escalates hunger strike in Egypt, family seeks help
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCAIRO (Reuters) -Jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has escalated his five-month hunger strike, a family member told Reuters, eliminating his meagre intake of solids as part ...
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...