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Agreement Close On Two-Day Extension To Israel-Hamas Truce, Says Egypt
A senior Egyptian official said that Egypt and Qatar were close to securing a deal to extend a truce between Israeli and Hamas forces in Gaza by two days, continuing a pause in seven weeks of warfare that has killed thousands.
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Egypt Security Forces Foil Church Bombing: Reports
Egyptian security forces have thwarted a suicide bomb attack on a church just outside of Cairo, state television said on Saturday.
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Egypt's Security Forces Disperse Small Protests Against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Egyptian security forces fired tear gas and arrested scores of people to disperse small protests against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday, deterring what activists had hoped would be large demonstrations, witnesses and security sources said.
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Security Forces Arrest Alleged EgyptAir Hijacker After Airport Standoff In Cyprus
A hijacker who commandeered an Egyptian plane to Cyprus was taken into custody Tuesday after a nearly six-hour standoff touched off by unclear motives, officials said.
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Witness Says Police Tear Gas Taxi Drivers Protesting Uber
A witness says Egyptian security forces fired a tear gas canister to disperse taxi drivers who are blocking a major road in the capital, Cairo, in protest at the car hailing app Uber.
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Egyptian Forces Kill 2 Militants In Clashes In Upscale Cairo Area
Egyptian security forces killed two suspected Islamist militants during clashes in the upscale Cairo district of Maadi on Wednesday, security sources said.
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Egypt Expresses Sorrow to Mexico After Tourists Killed
Egypt's envoy to Mexico expressed his government's condolences on Monday after Egyptian security forces mistakenly targeted a group of tourists in a deadly incident condemned by the Mexican authorities.
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Mexico Demands Probe as 2 Tourists Killed in Egypt
Mexico's president called on Egypt Sunday to conduct an "exhaustive" investigation after at least two Mexican tourists were mistakenly killed by Egyptian security forces chasing jihadists.
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Chasing Jihadists, Egyptian Forces Kill Tourists by Mistake
Egyptian security forces killed 12 people on Sunday, including Mexican tourists, after mistakenly targeting their vehicles while chasing jihadists in the country's west, the interior ministry said.
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Bomb Kills 2 Egyptian Policemen, Wounds 24: Officials
A bomb struck a bus carrying Egyptian policemen today, killing one and wounding 29, police said, the latest attack against security forces who are being targeted by Islamist State group jihadists.
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Sinai Blast Wounds 20 Egyptian Policemen
A roadside bomb blast wounded 20 Egyptian policemen today as they travelled in a bus in northern Sinai where militants have launched deadly attacks against security forces, officials said.
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At Least 30 Killed in Militant Attacks in Egypt's North Sinai Province
At least 30 people were killed when Islamist militants attacked several checkpoints in Egypt's North Sinai today, security and medical sources said, in one of the biggest coordinated assaults yet in the insurgency-hit province.
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At Least 22 Suspected Militants Killed by Egypt Security Forces: Sources
Egyptian security forces killed 22 suspected militants who were planning to target security forces in the restive North Sinai province, security sources said.
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2 Egypt Policemen Shot Dead Near Giza Pyramids
Gunmen on a motorbike today killed two Egyptian policemen guarding the tourist site of the Giza pyramids in Cairo, in the latest attack on security forces, police said.
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Egypt Using Sex Attacks to Crush Opposition: Rights Group
Egyptian security forces have stepped up sexual attacks against detainees since the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi, using them as a "cynical political strategy" to crush opposition, a rights group charged Tuesday.
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Agreement Close On Two-Day Extension To Israel-Hamas Truce, Says Egypt
A senior Egyptian official said that Egypt and Qatar were close to securing a deal to extend a truce between Israeli and Hamas forces in Gaza by two days, continuing a pause in seven weeks of warfare that has killed thousands.
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Egypt Security Forces Foil Church Bombing: Reports
Egyptian security forces have thwarted a suicide bomb attack on a church just outside of Cairo, state television said on Saturday.
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Egypt's Security Forces Disperse Small Protests Against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
Egyptian security forces fired tear gas and arrested scores of people to disperse small protests against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday, deterring what activists had hoped would be large demonstrations, witnesses and security sources said.
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Security Forces Arrest Alleged EgyptAir Hijacker After Airport Standoff In Cyprus
A hijacker who commandeered an Egyptian plane to Cyprus was taken into custody Tuesday after a nearly six-hour standoff touched off by unclear motives, officials said.
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Witness Says Police Tear Gas Taxi Drivers Protesting Uber
A witness says Egyptian security forces fired a tear gas canister to disperse taxi drivers who are blocking a major road in the capital, Cairo, in protest at the car hailing app Uber.
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Egyptian Forces Kill 2 Militants In Clashes In Upscale Cairo Area
Egyptian security forces killed two suspected Islamist militants during clashes in the upscale Cairo district of Maadi on Wednesday, security sources said.
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Egypt Expresses Sorrow to Mexico After Tourists Killed
Egypt's envoy to Mexico expressed his government's condolences on Monday after Egyptian security forces mistakenly targeted a group of tourists in a deadly incident condemned by the Mexican authorities.
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Mexico Demands Probe as 2 Tourists Killed in Egypt
Mexico's president called on Egypt Sunday to conduct an "exhaustive" investigation after at least two Mexican tourists were mistakenly killed by Egyptian security forces chasing jihadists.
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Chasing Jihadists, Egyptian Forces Kill Tourists by Mistake
Egyptian security forces killed 12 people on Sunday, including Mexican tourists, after mistakenly targeting their vehicles while chasing jihadists in the country's west, the interior ministry said.
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Bomb Kills 2 Egyptian Policemen, Wounds 24: Officials
A bomb struck a bus carrying Egyptian policemen today, killing one and wounding 29, police said, the latest attack against security forces who are being targeted by Islamist State group jihadists.
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Sinai Blast Wounds 20 Egyptian Policemen
A roadside bomb blast wounded 20 Egyptian policemen today as they travelled in a bus in northern Sinai where militants have launched deadly attacks against security forces, officials said.
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At Least 30 Killed in Militant Attacks in Egypt's North Sinai Province
At least 30 people were killed when Islamist militants attacked several checkpoints in Egypt's North Sinai today, security and medical sources said, in one of the biggest coordinated assaults yet in the insurgency-hit province.
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At Least 22 Suspected Militants Killed by Egypt Security Forces: Sources
Egyptian security forces killed 22 suspected militants who were planning to target security forces in the restive North Sinai province, security sources said.
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2 Egypt Policemen Shot Dead Near Giza Pyramids
Gunmen on a motorbike today killed two Egyptian policemen guarding the tourist site of the Giza pyramids in Cairo, in the latest attack on security forces, police said.
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Egypt Using Sex Attacks to Crush Opposition: Rights Group
Egyptian security forces have stepped up sexual attacks against detainees since the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi, using them as a "cynical political strategy" to crush opposition, a rights group charged Tuesday.
