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Relief Flows as Egypt Opens Gaza Border

Four-year-old blockade ends

(Newser) - After a four-year blockade, Egypt today permanently opened the Gaza Strip's main gateway to the outside world, bringing long-awaited relief to the territory's Palestinian population and a significant achievement for the area's ruling Hamas militant group. The reopening of the Rafah border crossing eases an Egyptian blockade...

Saudis Forming Anti-Shiite 'Club of Kings'

Royal family moves to form alliance against Iran, uprisings

(Newser) - Saudi Arabia is moving to firm up alliances with Sunni nations in a bid to limit Iran’s influence and stem the tide of revolts in the Arab world. It has asked several countries across the Middle East and Asia, including Pakistan, Malaysia, and Indonesia, to join an informal alliance...

Egypt to Open Gaza Border Crossing

Move puts new leadership at odds with Israel

(Newser) - Egypt's decision today to end its blockade of Gaza by opening the only crossing to the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory this weekend could ease the isolation of 1.4 million Palestinians there. It also puts the new Egyptian regime at odds with Israel, which insists on careful monitoring of people...

Mubarak Charged With Killing Protesters

He could get the death penalty

(Newser) - Egypt has ordered Hosni Mubarak to stand trial for the “pre-meditated killing” of protesters, among other charges—and he could face the death penalty. His two sons and a close business associate also face various charges for their alleged abuse of power to amass great wealth, the AP reports....

Romney: Obama Threw Israel 'Under the Bus'

Others complain about foreign aid to Egypt

(Newser) - President Obama is taking some heat for his speech on Middle Eastern policy , particularly the section on Israel, in which he advocated a return to Israel’s pre-1967 borders . “President Obama has thrown Israel under the bus,” Mitt Romney declared in a statement. “He has disrespected Israel...

President Obama Mideast Speech: We Stand Behind Mideast Protesters
 Obama: 
 We Stand 
 Behind Arab 
 Protesters 
MIDEAST POLICY SPEECH
May 19, 2011 12:23 PM CDT

Obama: We Stand Behind Arab Protesters

Back Mideast peace deal based on 1967 borders

(Newser) - President Obama gave a wide-ranging speech on the Middle East today, speaking out forcefully in support of Arab protesters everywhere—even in US allies like Yemen and Bahrain. “After decades of accepting the world as it is in the region we have a chance to pursue the world as...

Mubarak's Wife Detained, Then Hospitalized

She, too, is being questioned about the family's wealth

(Newser) - Another blow for the Mubarak family: The wife of ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak also got detained for questioning today over the family's wealth, reports the BBC . Suzanne Mubarak, 70, reported heart trouble upon hearing the news and is now under watch in the same hospital where her husband...

Muslim-Christian Clashes in Egypt Kill 10, Injure 186

Two churches burned in poor Cairo neighborhood

(Newser) - More trouble for the post-Mubarak government: Nasty clashes broke out last night between Muslims and Christians in a poor Cairo neighborhood, leaving 10 people dead and 186 injured, reports the BBC . Two Christian churches were set afire in the melee. Egypt's prime minister called off a trip to the...

Press No Longer Free in Mexico, Egypt: Report

But years-long global decline in press freedom seems to be leveling off

(Newser) - The bad news: In 2010, a free press became a thing of the past in Mexico and Egypt. The good news is that an eight-year decline in press freedom around the globe apparently started leveling off last year, according to an annual report by advocacy group Freedom House. Mexico and...

Egypt Bolsters Relations With Iran, Hamas

Government will end Gaza blockade

(Newser) - As Egypt regroups after Hosni Mubarak’s exit, it is realigning its diplomatic ties: Officials plan to end the Gaza border blockade and forge closer ties with Iran and Hamas. As elections approach, officials say they’re working toward policies that better fit public opinion; meanwhile, they hope to regain...

Egypt Bus Slides Off Ferry Into Nile; 17 Dead

10 people rescued, but others are missing

(Newser) - An Egyptian security official says a bus fell off a ferry into the Nile River and that at least 17 people drowned in the accident. The official says the minibus was packed with 32 passengers, mostly mourners heading to a funeral across the river, when the accident took place early...

Mubarak Headed to Jail Hospital

Ex-president deemed healthy enough to travel

(Newser) - Egypt's prosecutor general ordered today that former president Hosni Mubarak to be moved from his hospital in a Red Sea resort town to a military facility, the state news agency reported. Prosecutor General Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud said Mubarak was originally supposed to be moved to Cairo's Tora prison hospital,...

'Broken' Mubarak Sons Now Inmates 23, 24

And dad might be joining them behind bars soon

(Newser) - Hosni Mubarak's sons Gamal and Alaa are now behind bars in the same prison that held perceived enemies of their father's regime. Hosni himself remains in a military hospital but is expected to join his sons at the Tora Farm prison when he's physically able, reports the...

Hosni Mubarak, Sons Gamal and Alaa, Detained in Egypt
 Hosni Mubarak, Sons Detained 
Apr 13, 2011 6:09 AM CDT

Hosni Mubarak, Sons Detained

Mubarak expected to remain in hospital for the duration

(Newser) - Despite the "heart crisis" he suffered during questioning yesterday, Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak was detained last night along with his two sons. The prosecutor general's office ordered Mubarak and sons Gamal and Alaa held for 15 days as authorities investigate charges of corruption and abuse. According to the...

Hosni Mubarak Hospitalized on Day He Was Due for Questioning About Corruption
Mubarak Has 'Heart Crisis' 
During Questioning
UPDATED
Apr 12, 2011 4:35 PM CDT

Mubarak Has 'Heart Crisis' During Questioning

Former Egyptian leader is hospitalized

(Newser) - Ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak had some kind of "heart crisis" today while being questioned by prosecutors and had to be hospitalized, state media reported. But how serious it is remains unclear. Both AP and Reuters cite reports saying he continued to answer questions at the hospital. Prosecutors are...

Hosni Mubarak Denies Corruption; Protesters Killed in Egypt, Yemen, Syria

 Mubarak: 
 I Am Not 
 Corrupt 
more protesters killed
Apr 10, 2011 4:44 PM CDT

Mubarak: I Am Not Corrupt

As former president speaks out, more protesters are killed

(Newser) - Hosni Mubarak today gave his first public message since being ousted from the Egyptian presidency, defending himself and his family against “unjust” allegations of corruption. He agreed to cooperate with Egypt’s general prosecutor during the corruption investigation, but called the campaign against him “distortions, lies, and incitement,...

Millions of Puppy Mummies Unearthed in Egypt

They likely came from ancient puppy mills

(Newser) - When Egypt's ancient Dog Catacombs were fully excavated for the first time in 2010, scientists found about 8 million animal mummies. They're now examining the 2,500-year-old remains, and new research shows that most of the mummies are dogs—many just hours old when mummified. They were likely the product...

Egypt Protests: Thousands Throng Tahrir Square,Turn on Military
 Egyptians Now Turn on Army 
Apr 9, 2011 6:40 AM CDT

Egyptians Now Turn on Army

Thousands demand resignation of defense minister, see reform as too slow

(Newser) - Once the defenders of Egypt's revolution, the army is now squarely in the crosshairs of tens of thousands of protesters who again crowded Cairo's Tahrir Square yesterday. Bloggers have been jailed for "insulting the military," thousands have been arrested, and women in military custody have been subjected to...

'Egypt Is a Mess' &mdash;but It's a Good Mess
 'Egypt Is a Mess' 
 —but It's a Good Mess  
Nicholas Kristof
Mar 31, 2011 1:38 PM CDT

'Egypt Is a Mess' —but It's a Good Mess

Nicholas Kristof: Young democracies are always bumpy

(Newser) - Nicholas Kristof checks in on Egypt weeks after the fall of Hosni Mubarak and pronounces it "a mess." Protesters are still taking to the streets, the military-backed government is making noises about crackdowns, and army thugs are still beating up critics. "Yet for Americans, what is unfolding...

Egypt Detainees: They Gave Us 'Virginity Tests'

Amnesty International calls on government to investigate women's claims

(Newser) - A group of female protesters detained by Egyptian soldiers say they were beaten, stripped, given electric shocks, and humiliated with so-called "virginity tests" while male soldiers were allowed to watch and take photos, reports AOL News . The women complained to Amnesty International, which found the allegations credible and demanded...

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