Egyptian Revolution
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President Pranab Mukherjee Greets Egypt on National Day
President Pranab Mukherjee today greeted the government and people of Egypt on the country's National Day on July 23. He expressed confidence that friendship and cooperation between the two countries would continue to strengthen and diversify.
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Egypt acquits 'virginity test' military doctor
An Egyptian military tribunal on Sunday acquitted an army doctor of a charge of public obscenity filed by a protester who claimed she was forced to undergo a virginity test while in detention. The court denied the humiliating tests even took place, despite a ruling by another court and admissions by generals quoted by a leading rights group.
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Americans take refuge at Cairo embassy
Three American democracy advocates barred by Egyptian authorities from leaving the country have sought refuge at the US Embassy in Cairo, officials said on Monday, as tensions between the two allied nations sharply escalated over a probe into foreign-funded organizations.
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Facebook post that sparked Egyptian unrest
A 26-year-old woman worried about the state of her country wrote on Facebook: "People, I am going to Tahrir Square". The message was soon to snowball into a movement to oust Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.The Facebook appeal by Asmaa Mahfouz led to popular protests that saw tens of thousands congregating at Tahrir Square to demand an end to Mubar...
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President Pranab Mukherjee Greets Egypt on National Day
President Pranab Mukherjee today greeted the government and people of Egypt on the country's National Day on July 23. He expressed confidence that friendship and cooperation between the two countries would continue to strengthen and diversify.
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Egypt acquits 'virginity test' military doctor
An Egyptian military tribunal on Sunday acquitted an army doctor of a charge of public obscenity filed by a protester who claimed she was forced to undergo a virginity test while in detention. The court denied the humiliating tests even took place, despite a ruling by another court and admissions by generals quoted by a leading rights group.
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Americans take refuge at Cairo embassy
Three American democracy advocates barred by Egyptian authorities from leaving the country have sought refuge at the US Embassy in Cairo, officials said on Monday, as tensions between the two allied nations sharply escalated over a probe into foreign-funded organizations.
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Facebook post that sparked Egyptian unrest
A 26-year-old woman worried about the state of her country wrote on Facebook: "People, I am going to Tahrir Square". The message was soon to snowball into a movement to oust Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.The Facebook appeal by Asmaa Mahfouz led to popular protests that saw tens of thousands congregating at Tahrir Square to demand an end to Mubar...
