EGYPT’S CHRISTIAN POPE BLASTS ISLAMIST PRESIDENT
By HAMZA HENDAWI FILE – In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 file photo, Egypt’s Coptic Christian Pope, Tawadros II speaks to The Associated Press in the province of Assiut, Egypt.…
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DEATH TOLL IN EGYPT’S SECTARIAN CLASHES RISES TO 2
Egyptian Christians grieve during a funeral service at the Saint Mark Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Several Egyptians including 4 Christians and a Muslim were killed…
HAMAS SHAVES HEADS OF GAZA YOUTHS WITH LONG HAIR
By KARIN LAUB and MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Ayman al-Sayed, 19, right, with his hair cut, and his friend Mohammed Hanouna, 18, left, pose for photo during an interview in Gaza City,…
FRANCIS HONORS JOHN PAUL II BEFORE INSTALLATION
By FRANCES D’EMILIO FILE – In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 photo, Pope Francis greets the faithful at the end of the Easter Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the…
AL-QAIDA LEADER URGES MUSLIMS TO UNITE IN STRUGGLE
By MAAMOUN YOUSSEF FILE — In this undated file frame grab from video provided by IntelCenter, an American private terrorist threat analysis company, shows Al-Qaida’s leader Ayman Al-Zawahri in a…
US EMBASSY IN CAIRO DELETES TWEET ON JON STEWART
By MATTHEW LEE FILE – In this Oct. 18, 2012 file photo, Jon Stewart speaks during a taping of “The Daily Show with John Stewart”, in New York. The U.S.…
IRANIAN TOURISTS IN EGYPT SHOWCASE WARMING TIES
By HAGGAG SALAMA FILE — In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, and Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center right,…
HAMAS RE-ELECTS MASHAAL AS ITS LEADER
By SARAH EL DEEB and KARIN LAUB FILE – In this this Aug. 29, 2009 file photo, Khaled Mashaal, Hamas leader, center, attends his father’s funeral at a Mosque in…