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Egypt lifts state of emergency and ends curfew

Cairo, Reuters—Egypt plans to lift a three-month state of emergency and curfew on Tuesday, two days earlier than expected, two government sources and a security source said. Egypt’s army-backed authorities announced the state of emergency and nightly curfew on...
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File photo—Protesters, who are against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, hold a poster featuring the head of Egypt’s armed forces General Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi in Tahrir Square in Cairo, July 3, 2013 file photo. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)


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Egypt’s interim president, Adly Mansour, during his interview with Asharq Al-Awsat on October 5 (Asharq Al-Awsat)


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John Greyson, a filmmaker and professor, left, and Tarek Loubani, a physician (AP Photo/Loubani and Greyson family)


2 Canadians released from prison in Egypt

2 Canadians released from prison in Egypt

Toronto, Associated Press—Canada’s Foreign Affairs department said late Saturday two Canadians held without charges for the past several weeks in Egypt have been released from prison. Lynne Yelich, a Canadian minister of consular affairs, said Canada welcomes...
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An Egyptian soldier is seen manning an armoured personnel carrier (APC) outside the Egyptian Constitutional Court in Cairo on August 19, 2013. AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKI


Opinion: A Frightening Drug

Opinion: A Frightening Drug

I was one of many who predicted the failure of the Muslim Brotherhood. But I was also expecting and hoping that two or three of the verdicts in the trials their leaders were facing would come through. These would reveal a clear and sufficient picture of their...