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Gunmen kill 2 Egyptians in Sinai checkpoint attack

Gunmen shot dead two Egyptians in an attack on a checkpoint in North Sinai on Wednesday, Egyptian security sources said.   The security officials identified the victims as military cadet Karam Muhammad Ahmad, 22, and 27-year-old Mahmoud Muhammad Abdul-Ghani, a … read more

Saudis, UAE sending billions in Egypt aid

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to offer a combined $8 billion in financial aid to Egypt following the removal of President Mohamed Morsi, according to reports and UAE news agency WAM.   The UAE contribution includes … read more

Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt faces stark choice

When he was 22, Yehia Hamed joined a banned organization whose members often wound up in prison.   A decade later, Hamed was the campaign spokesman for the winning candidate in Egypt’s first democratic presidential election, going from persecuted to … read more

Egypt interim president sets election timetable

(AP) — Egypt’s interim president has issued a swift timetable for the process of amending the constitution, setting parliamentary and presidential elections for early 2014.   Under the constitutional declaration by Adly Mansour late Monday, he would create two appointed … read more