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President Mohamed Morsi during his visit to Ethiopia (Photo:Presidency facebook page) Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi said on Saturday that he had made an agreement with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn that both countries’ interests would be addressed during the … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged Egypt, Egyptian, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Mohamed Morsi, Morsi, Port Said, President of Egypt, Suez Canal
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By Osama Al Sharif, By Arab News Egypt is getting out of control: The police are on strike in a number of cities, the civil disobedience in Port Said is in its fourth week, hooligans are attacking and ransacking public … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Egypt, IndepthAfrica, John Kerry, Mursi, Muslim Brotherhood, National Salvation Front, National Science Foundation, Port Said, United States
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Police fire water cannon and tear gas at protesters in Cairo during violent demonstrations about the country’s leadership. Protesters throwing stones at security forces in Cairo One person has been killed and dozens injured during clashes between police and … read more »
Posted in Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Morsi, Muslim Brotherhood, Port Said, Protest, tahrir square
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(Reuters) – Egyptian protesters defied a nighttime curfew in restive towns along the Suez Canal, attacking police stations and ignoring emergency rule imposed by Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to end days of clashes that have killed at least 52 people. … read more »
At least 16 are killed in Port Said after 21 defendants are sentenced to death over clashes between rival fans last year Egyptian fans of Al Masry football club protest outside the Port Said prison against the death sentences of … read more »
Posted in Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Ahly S.C., Al-Masry, Al-Masry Club, Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian football protests, Egyptian protests, Hosni Mubarak, Port Said, tahrir square
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A controversial referendum on a new constitution in Egypt due to start on Saturday looks set to further split the country, after the opposition called for a ‘no’ vote and imposed conditions that could yet result in its boycott. Egypt’s … read more »
Simon Allison Al Ahly are very bitter because no justice has been done after scores of their number were killed in the worst incident of violence inside a stadium since Roman gladiators massacred slaves in arenas. You might think this … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Ahly, Al-Ahly S.C., Al-Masry, Al-Masry Club, Egypt, Egyptian Football Association, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Port Said
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A timeline of mounting repression Wael Eskandar A year has passed since the military assumed power after President Hosni Mubarak was ousted. But is Egypt any closer to the freedom and justice it sought when its people rose up against … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged africa african news, Aswan, Central Security Forces, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, indepthafrica africa news, Interior ministry, Port Said, SCAF, Supreme Council of Armed Forces
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The majority Islamist Egyptian parliament moved on several fronts in the past two days to flex its muscles and challenge the authority of the military-appointed government. The Muslim Brothers, represented by the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), and their Salfis … read more »
Posted in America, Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged africa african news, Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian, Freedom and Justice Party, Hosni Mubarak, indepthafrica africa news, Muslim Brotherhood, Port Said, United States
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Cairo – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said on Tuesday it recognised its demand to sack Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri’s cabinet is unlikely to be heeded by the ruling generals but that it did not want a standoff with the army, toning … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged africa african news, Egypt, Ganzouri, Hosni Mubarak, indepthafrica africa news, Islamism, mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood, Port Said, Tuesday
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Cairo – Angry Egyptian soccer fans protested at the general prosecutor’s office on Wednesday in Cairo, demanding that authorities bring to court those responsible for soccer violence that left 74 people dead. Fans and activists said they would take matters … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Ahly S.C., Al-Masry Club, Cairo, Egypt, Football hooliganism, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Port Said
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Cairo – An Egyptian parliamentary inquiry into the deaths of 74 people in a soccer stadium disaster has found both fans and lax security to blame for the worst incident of its kind in the country’s history, the legislator leading … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Ahly S.C., Al-Masry Club, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Interior ministry, Port Said
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Thousands of Egyptians marched to the Defence Ministry on Friday to press demands for the generals to hand over power, a day before a strike called by activists to mark the first anniversary of President Hosni Mubarak’s fall. Egypt remains … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Egypt, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Egyptians, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Muslim Brotherhood, Party Freedom and Justice, Port Said, Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
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Cairo – One protester was killed on Monday in clashes with police outside Cairo’s security headquarters in the wake of deadly football violence and amid calls by activists for civil disobedience in Egypt. The latest death, announced by the health … read more »
Posted in News, North Africa, Spotlight, Tunisia
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Tagged Al-Masry Club, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Interior ministry, mubarak, Port Said, tahrir square
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Cairo – Protesters and police clashed again overnight outside Cairo’s security headquarters in the wake of deadly football violence and amid calls by activists for civil disobedience in Egypt. Police fired birdshot at demonstrators in roads leading to the interior … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Ahly S.C., Al-Masry Club, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Interior ministry, Port Said, tahrir square
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Egyptian protesters have clashed with police in the capital Cairo for a fourth straight day. The protesters are demanding an accelerated presidential election and early handover of power from the ruling military council to a civilian government. Hundreds of riot … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Egypt, Hottest News, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Ahly S.C., Al-Masry Club, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Interior ministry, Port Said, tahrir square
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Cairo – Egypt’s interior minister has ordered Cairo’s Tora prison hospital to make preparations to receive former President Hosni Mubarak, who has till now been held in a military hospital while he has been standing trial, Al Jazeera television said … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Jazeera, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Interior ministry, Port Said, Reuters, tahrir square
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“Egyptians infuriated by the deaths of 74 people in soccer violence staged protests in central Cairo and clashed with the police forces, as the army-led government came under fire for failing to prevent the deadliest incident since the overthrow of … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Ahly S.C., Cairo, Egypt, Football hooliganism, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Port Said, Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
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The number of people killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the wake of a deadly soccer riot rose to 11 on Saturday, according to a field doctor and a security official, as demonstrators in Cairo kept up their … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Egypt, Hottest News, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged Al-Ahly S.C., Al-Masry Club, Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Interior ministry, Port Said, tahrir square
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DUBLIN, Ireland, February 3, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Eamon Gilmore T.D., delivered the following statement today on the deaths yesterday in Port Said, Egypt. “I condemn unreservedly the appalling … read more »
Posted in Press Releases
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Tagged Al-Ahly S.C., Al-Masry Club, Egypt, Egyptians, Government, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Politics of Egypt, Port Said, Tánaiste
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NEW YORK, February 3, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is saddened by the death of more than 74 people and the injury of hundreds … read more »
Cairo – Egyptian opposition lawmaker Amr Hamzawi believes Wednesday’s deadly rioting, following a football game in the coastal city of Port Said, was deliberate and politically motivated, to keep the country’s military rulers in power. “It was premeditated chaos, aimed … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, mubarak, Port Said, Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, tahrir square
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At least 73 people were killed and 1,000 injured in a riot at a soccer match in the Egyptian city of Port Said on Wednesday, the worst disaster in the country’s soccer history, government officials said. Here is a look … read more »
Posted in Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2010 FIFA World Cup, Egypt, Ellis Park Stadium, GUATEMALA CITY, HFC Haarlem, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, NEPAL, Port Said, World cup
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Cairo – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group whose party won the biggest bloc in recent parliamentary elections, said the deaths of 74 people in Egypt’s worst ever soccer violence had been orchestrated by an “invisible” hand. Angry politicians and … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News
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Tagged Al-Masry Club, Egypt, Football hooliganism, Freedom and Justice Party, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Muslim Brotherhood, Port Said, Reuters
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Cairo – Egyptian state TV has raised the death toll to 73 after fans of rival soccer teams rushed the field, hurling stones and sticks at each other and sparking a stampede. State TV cited the health ministry and says … read more »
Posted in Egypt, Hottest News, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged Al-Ahly S.C., Al-Masry, Al-Masry Club, Association football, Egypt, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Port Said, Television, Wednesday
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Thousands of Egyptians packed Cairo’s Tahrir Square Friday in what organizers called a “second revolution” to push for faster reforms and a speedy trial for ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his former aides. Activists complain of delays in putting Mubarak, … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Cairo, East Africa, Egypt, Egyptians, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Muslim Brotherhood, North Africa, Pan African News, Port Said, Sharm El-Sheikh, Southern Africa, Suez Canal, West Africa
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EL-ARISH, Egypt – Egyptian security officials say an explosion at a gas terminal near Egypt’s border with Israel has sent flames shooting into the air and forced the shutdown of the pipeline. It is the second attack on the al-Sabil … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Arish, Associated Press, breaking news, Egypt, Embassies and Consulates, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Israel, Jordan, News local news, Port Said, Sinai Peninsula, World news
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