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CAIRO 22 Feb 2010 An unidentified man threw a suitcase containing explosives at the synagogue in central Cairo on Sunday. But it exploded without injuring anyone.
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CAIRO Feb 8, 2010 Egyptian security forces have held senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood today, sources close to the group said. Security forces detained 20 other members of the Brotherhood on Saturday and Sunday. The Brotherhood called it a crackdown before elections this year.
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BENGUELA, Angola Jan 13, 2010 An inspired display by captain Ahmed Hassan helped African Nations Cup holders Egypt come from a goal down to defeat Nigeria 3-1 in the opening Group C match on Tuesday. Nigeria took an early lead through Chinedu Obasi’s cracking drive from the left side. Obasi is a Bundesliga striker who had originally been left out of the squad. Hassan, 35, playing for the eight successive time, then started the Egyptian comeback. He made a defence splitting pass that allowed Emad Moteab to round Nigerian keeper Vincent Enyeama and score an equaliser in the 34th minute.
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VATICAN CITY Jan 11, 2010 Pope Benedict called on political and religious authorities to prevent violence against Christians, in an apparent reference to recent attacks on Coptic Christians in Egypt.
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KHARTOUM Jan 7, 2010 Two Sudanese men who kidnapped a group of tourists in Egypt have each been jailed for 20 years. They are Abdullah Abdurahman and al-Haj Abdel Jabar, both from the Kornoi area of Darfur. They were found guilty of kidnapping, criminal partnership and engaging in war against the state.
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Ramallah, West Bank Jan 5, 2010 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday.
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However, he gave no indication whether peace talks with Israel might resume soon. Negotiations had broken off a year ago over the
RIYADH Jan 3, 2010 Hamas said on Sunday it was in the final stages of making up with the rival Palestinian Fatah party. Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal had met Saudi officials to try to narrow the rift. Egypt has put forward a plan to promote patch up between Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah group. Meshaal said Hamas still had some points to finalise in the Egyptian proposal. Azzam al-Ahmad, a senior Fatah official, said Fatah had already agreed to the Egyptian proposal and it was up to Hamas to either do the same or reject it.
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