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| Egypt halts Iran FM visit over peace talks comments |
| Egypt said Thursday it has postponed a visit to Cairo by Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki over comments criticising the role of some Arab leaders in facilitating Middle East peace talks. |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:19:51 -0700 |
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| EGYPT: Opposition bemused by dissident's support for president's son |
| Egyptian political activists are furious at fellow democracy and human rights campaigner Saad Eddin Ibrahim after the sociologist signed a petition urging President Hosni Mubarak's son, Gamal, to run in the 2011 elections. A vocal critic of Mubarak's regime and... |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:03:01 -0700 |
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| Egypt's Mubarak, Isreal, and Obama |
| One fascinating subplot of the Middle East peace talks in Washington this week is the role of Egyptian president/dictator Hosni Mubarak. The 82-year old Mubarak, who has long governed Egypt with an iron fist--but has served as a useful strategic partner for America--is very old, visibly frail, and possibly cancer-ridden. For many months he has [...] |
| Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:41:33 -0700 |
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