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Mariam Rizk
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38 killed as Libyan forces battle militias in east
by Mariam Rizk - July 28, 2014 - 6:08am
Heavy clashes between Libyan soldiers loyal to a renegade general and Islamist-led militias killed 38 people — including civilians — in the country's restive east, health officials said yesterday, as...
Egypt premier defends steep rise in energy prices
by Mariam Rizk - July 6, 2014 - 6:09am
Egypt's prime minister on yesterday defended his government's decision to introduce a steep rise in fuel prices, saying energy subsidies have over the past decade cost the treasury a staggering 687 billion pounds...
Egypt moves to restrict Ramadan sermons
by Mariam Rizk - June 30, 2014 - 7:02am
Egypt will restrict sermons during the holy month of Ramadan to topics of faith and morality, the state's top official in charge of religious affairs said yesterday, in the latest measure by the government to control...
Former US President Carter 'concerned' over Egypt
by Mariam Rizk - May 18, 2014 - 6:12am
Former US President Jimmy Carter is warning Egypt that its transition to democracy after years of political turmoil is faltering ahead of presidential elections later this month.
Egypt: 98.1 percent of voters approve constitution
by Mariam Rizk - January 19, 2014 - 7:06am
Voters overwhelmingly supported Egypt's military-backed constitution in a two-day election, with 98.1 percent supporting it in the first vote since a coup toppled the country's president, the election commission...
Many neighbors tire of pro-Morsi sit-in in Egypt
by Mariam Rizk - July 21, 2013 - 2:30am
After three weeks, some local residents have started to have enough with Islamist supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi camped out outside a Cairo mosque in their neighborhood to demand he be restored...
Hard-line Egypt cleric sentenced for burning Bible
by Mariam Rizk - June 17, 2013 - 2:07am
A hard-line Muslim cleric received an 11-year suspended sentence yesterday for tearing up and burning a Bible, Egypt's official news agency said.
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