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Abbas will meet Bush
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| Apr. 22 |
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al-Zawahiri: Attacks on West works Al Qaeda still has plans to target Western countries involved in the Iraq war
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| Apr.14 |
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Riots spread as food prices skyrocket |
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| Apr.5 |
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Egypt braces for general strike Interior Ministry warned against interfering with traffic or keeping public servants from going to work ahead of a strike being called by textile...
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| Mar.25 |
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U.S. ship fires on boat in Suez Canal
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Protest as Olympic torch is lit
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| Mar.4 |
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Rice hopes to jump-start Mideast talks
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| Feb.18 |
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Al Fayed: Diana's death was 'hot murder'. London
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| Feb.10 |
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Egypt won a record sixth Africa Cup. Ghana
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| Feb.7 |
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Champions Egypt crush Ivory Coast |
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| Jan.26 |
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'Dozens hurt' in Gaza border clashes
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| Jan.25 |
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Egyptians retreat from Gaza fence
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Gazans make new border wall hole |
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Prodi resigns after losing vote
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| Jan.22 |
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Palestinians blow up border wall 
Gaza: Thousands of people fled after hearing explosions. Masked Palestinian gunmen blew holes in a border wall
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Gunfire at Egypt's Gaza crossing |
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| Jan.16 |
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Bush ends Mideast tour with peace push |
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| Jan.1 |
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19 killed in bus plunge |
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Election violence kills 'at least 124'
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| Dec.29 |
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Gaza pilgrims stranded in Red Sea |
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
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| Aug.17 |
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'Dozens missing' as ferry sinks
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| Jun.21 |
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Egyptians to host Mid-East summit
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| Jun.15 |
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Arab League condemns Gaza 'crime' |
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| Jun.5 |
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Mid-East marks start of 1967 War |
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| May.4 |
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Iran FM attacks US policy in Iraq |
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| May.3 |
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Iraq rebuild summit opens
Iraq's prime minister has appealed for other countries to write off its debts
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| Apr.18 |
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Crash kills 18 students |
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| Jan.5 |
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Hanging 'makes martyr of Saddam' Mubarak: The circumstances of the hanging of Hussein have turned the former Iraqi leader into a martyr
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Saddam Hussein hanged
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| Dec.15 |
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Egypt seeks to ease Gaza tensions |
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| Dec.2 |
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Egypt to dig up pharaonic tombs |
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| Nov.9 |
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Mubarak warns on Saddam execution |
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| Sep.4 |
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Train crash kills three
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| Aug.20 |
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Train crash kills 57 2 trains collided in the Nile Delta north of Cairo during the morning commute
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| Aug.5 |
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Al-Jamaa Islamiya joins al Qaeda |
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Israel's bombs cut off Beirut
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| May.19 |
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Hamas official seized with $800k. Gaza
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| May.11 |
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Violence at Cairo trial protests There have been violent clashes in the centre of the capital between protesters and riot police
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| May.9 |
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Bombings 'mastermind' killed el-Mallahi was the leader of the terrorist group blamed for recent bombing attacks in the Sinai peninsula
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| Apr.27 |
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Al-Jazeera reporter released |
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| Apr.26 |
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Egypt ties Dahab blasts to other attacks |
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Blasts near peacekeeping base |
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| Apr.25 |
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Several arrests after resort blasts
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| Apr.24 |
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Three bombs rip through resort| 23 people, including 3 foreigners, were killed and 62 others were wounded in in the Red Sea town of Dahab. The blasts took place about 7:15 p.m. at 2 cafeterias and a supermarket. 42 of the wounded are Egyptian and 3 are members ... | |
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| Apr.15 |
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Clashes follow Copt funeral |
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| Apr.14 |
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Attacks on churches: 1 dead
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| Apr.13 |
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Egypt reports 4th bird flu death |
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Rebels close in on capital
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| Apr.9 |
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Iraq angered by civil war warning |
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| Feb.10 |
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Hosts won African Nations Cup
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Pharaonic tomb find
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| Feb.6 |
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Crowd trashes ferry office |
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| Feb.5 |
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Ferry 'pressed on despite fire' |
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| Feb.4 |
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Officials: Fire made ferry sink
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Danish, Norwegian embassies ablaze
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| Feb.3 |
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Hopes dim for ferry missing Hopes are fading of finding alive more than 900 people still missing a day after a ferry sank in the Red Sea
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Hundreds feared died as ferry sinks |
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Ship with 1,400 sinks in Red Sea| An aging passenger ferry loaded to near capacity with dozens of vehicles sank. 100 survivors had been rescued | | |
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Hall collapse traps many. 66 died
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| Dec.30 |
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UN 'shocked' by violence in Cairo |
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Soldiers kill 20 Sudanese refugees Soldiers were trying to herd refugees aboard buses for evacuation from an upper-class Cairo neighborhood
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| Dec.24 |
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US wants Egypt politician freed |
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Nour jailed for 5 years A court sentenced leading government opponent for forgery at the end of a year-long judicial process
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| Dec.7 |
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Poll clashes leave six dead |
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110 killed in plane crash
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| Dec.1 |
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Violence mars elections |
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| Nov.27 |
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Muslim Brotherhood's poll success The Brotherhood is winning 28 seats in legislative elections despite restrictions on voting
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| Nov.25 |
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Palestinians take over key border Gaza: Abbas has presided over a ceremony marking the official re-opening of the border between the Strip and Egypt
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| Nov.20 |
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Talabani offers insurgents talks |
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| Oct.21 |
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3 killed in church riot |
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U.N. probe links Syria to Hariri killing
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| Sep.9 |
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Mubarak wins vote President has won a fifth six-year term, taking more than 80% of the vote in a low turnout
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| Sep.5 |
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Candle sparks deadly fire |
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| Jul.28 |
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Mubarak seeks fifth term
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| Jul.26 |
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Pakistanis not linked to Egypt bombs |
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| Jul.25 |
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Egypt bombings: Pakistanis hunted |
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Armstrong stamps seventh Tour win
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| Jul.23 |
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Attacks tied to strike in another resort |
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| Jul.22 |
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88 died as explosions rock resort town| Multiple explosions struck Sharm el-Sheik, targeting a hotel and killing at least 30 people | |
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| Jul.19 |
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Atta's father praises bombs |
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| Jul.16 |
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Biochemist has 'no al-Qaeda link' |
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| Jul.15 |
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Biochemist held in London bombings
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| Jul.7 |
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Egypt's envoy killed
Iraq: Egypt confirmed that Dr. Ihab al-Sherif, its top envoy to Iraq, has been killed
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| Jul.3 |
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Egypt ambassador to Iraq kidnapped |
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Ahmadinejad elected as president
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| May.1 |
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200 held after attacks in Cairo |
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| Apr.30 |
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Cairo tourists come under attack 2 attacks left 3 attackers dead and 7 other injured
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2 dead in Cairo bomb blast |
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Last Syrian soldiers left Lebanon
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| Apr.7 |
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Blast in Cairo tourist area kills two |
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| Feb.26 |
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Election reform announced
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| Feb.8 |
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Palestinians, Israel announce cease-fire Mahmoud Abbas and Ariel Sharon are hailing cease-fire as a new opportunity for peace after talks at their summit
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| Feb.6 |
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4 Egyptians taken hostage |
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| Feb.2 |
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Egypt to host Middle East summit |
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Iraqis vote amid violence
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| Dec.5 |
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Israel, Egypt Swap Prisoners
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| Nov.17 |
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Israeli forces kill Egypt troops. Gaza
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| Nov.11 |
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Leaders gather for Arafat's funeral
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Arafat's body arrives in Egypt
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Arafat's body begins final return |
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Arafat died
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| Oct.8 |
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Al-Qaeda 'behind bombings' |
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| Oct.7 |
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Three blasts kill 40 at tourist resorts Blasts rocked the resorts where Israelis were vacationing. The most powerful explosion ripped through the 400-room Hilton
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| Sep.24 |
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Six Egyptians taken. Baghdad
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| Sep.11 |
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Top cleric feared killed in helicopter crash |
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| Jul.26 |
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Egyptian diplomat released |
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| Jul.24 |
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PM rejects kidnapping deal |
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| Jul.23 |
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Kidnap sparks Cairo troop denial |
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Militants take Egyptian diplomat hostage. Iraq
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| Jul.15 |
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Egyptian hostage in Iraq faces deadline |
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Rail blasts: 200 dead
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| Jan.26 |
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Rescuers trapped in Cairo collapse
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| Jan.4 |
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Swiss banned Red Sea crash firm |
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| Jan.3 |
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No survivors in Red Sea air disaster |
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| Jan.2 |
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Airliner crashes into Red Sea No survivors likely. A charter with 152 people aboard, most of them French tourists, crashed shortly after takeoff
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28,000 dead after earthquake
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| Dec.22 |
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Suspects seized over Maher attack |
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Muslims attack Egyptian foreign minister. Jerusalem
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10,000 dead in heat wave
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| Jun.3 |
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Mubarak: Arab states back road map |
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Bush meets Arab leaders |
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| Jun.2 |
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Bush arrives in on peace mission |
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| Apr.17 |
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Egypt, Syria urge quick pullout |
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| Mar.22 |
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Anger grows in Arab World |
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U.S. Launches War Against Iraq
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| Mar.1 |
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Arab League opposes war in Iraq |
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| Aug.10 |
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Feud ends in carnage. 22 killed |
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| Mar.5 |
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Bush meets Mubarak |
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| Feb.20 |
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Train inferno kills 350
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| Feb.19 |
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Train fire kills 100 |
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US begins military strike
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| May.19 |
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Arab League urges cuts ties with Israel |
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| Apr.29 |
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Peres meet Mubarak |
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| Jan.20 |
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Marathon talks to be started |
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| Jan.4 |
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Arafat meets with Mubarak |
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| Jan.3 |
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Mideast Consider U.S. Ideas |
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| Dec.27 |
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Barak Cancels Talks with Mubarak |
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| Nov.21 |
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Egypt recalled ambassador to Israel |
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Intifada started by Sharon visit