2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt
It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's revolution: orchestrated attacks on prisons around the country that broke out more than 20,000 inmates while police were tied down with the massive popular protests that swept autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power. Full story
Egypt court sentences four men to hang for killing priest
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced four men on Wednesday to death by hanging for the 2011 killing of a Coptic Christian priest in his apartment in the southern city of Assiut, state news agency MENA reported. Full story
Militants release seven Egyptians kidnapped in Sinai
CAIRO (Reuters) - Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in the Sinai Peninsula last week were released on Wednesday, the army said. Full story
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Cairo women reveal horror of sex assault
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Egypt's Jon Stewart: Moderate Muslims are speaking up right now
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Bryant Gumbel gives sneak peek of ‘Real Sports’
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