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** FILE ** Egyptian drivers push their cars as they wait in long queues at a gasoline station in Cairo, Egypt, June 25. As the streets once again fill with protesters eager to oust the president and Islamists determined to keep him in power, Egyptians are preparing for the worst: days or weeks of urban chaos. (Associated Press)

U.S. warns on Egypt travel, moves to reduce presence ahead of mass protests

Associated Press

Egyptians pray at the shrine of Sayyeda Zeinab, sister of Imam Hussein, who was the grandson of Islam's Prophet Muhammad and one of the most believed Shiite saints, in Cairo on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Hatreds between Shiites and Sunnis are now more virulent than ever in the Arab world because of Syria's brutal civil war. Hard-line clerics and politicians on both sides have added fuel, depicting the fight as essentially a war of survival for their sect. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Mob kills at least 4 Shiites, including leader, in Egyptian village

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, June 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

The Wrap: From a Muslim group that wants Obama arrested to U.S. troops in Egypt, the week that was

The Washington Times

** FILE ** Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers and supporters of his ruling Justice and Development Party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. (AP Photo)

HOLMES: Is Turkey a model for others?

By Kim R. Holmes

** FILE ** A Libyan man checks out the interior of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after the attack. (Associated Press)

Benghazi killers still on the lam after 9 months, may have sought to ‘smoke out’ CIA

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department in Washington Monday, May 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Secretary of State John Kerry quietly sends $1.3B to Egypt, waiving U.S. law: memo

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

LANDRY: When delusion drives diplomacy

By Jeff Landry

Syria’s civil war is deja vu of regime change in Libya

By John Price - SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

The sons of Colin Bower of Boston were taken to Egypt. His case was championed by then-Sen. John Kerry, now secretary of state.

Parents call for sanctions on countries that refuse to aid return of children

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Egyptians shout slogans in front of the state security headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, late Thursday, May 2, 2013. Arabic on the flag reads, "no God but Allah and Muhammad is his messenger." (Associated Press)

Egypt: Islamist militants suspected in fatally shooting bartender

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Illustration: Foreign aid by John Camejo for The Washington Times

PAUL: Stemming the flow of wasted foreign aid

By Sen. Rand Paul

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has selected Mona Seif (right) as a finalist for the prestigious Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. (Twitter)

Human Rights Watch selects proponent of terrorism as finalist for award

By Adam Kredo — The Washington Free Beacon

** FILE ** Deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to visit Egypt, smooth military ties

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, known as the blind sheik. (Credit: Associated Press)

Blind sheik’s social media empire grows from behind bars

By Sara Carter - Washington Guardian

A bodyguard secures popular Egyptian television satirist Bassem Youssef, who has come to be known as Egypt's Jon Stewart, as he enters the Egyptian state prosecutor's office to face accusations of insulting Islam and the country's Islamist leader, in Cairo on Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

U.S. raises concern over freedom in Egypt after TV comedian is questioned

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A bodyguard secures popular Egyptian television satirist Bassem Youssef, who has come to be known as Egypt's Jon Stewart, as he enters the Egyptian state prosecutor's office to face accusations of insulting Islam and the country's Islamist leader, in Cairo on Sunday, March 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egyptian TV satirist released after questioning

By Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian President Morsi supporters chant slogans during a funeral of three victims who were killed during Wednesday's clashes outside Al Azhar mosque, the highest Islamic Sunni institution, Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. During the funeral, thousands Islamist mourners chanted, "with blood and soul, we redeem Islam," pumping their fists in the air. "Egypt is Islamic, it will not be secular, it will not be liberal," they chanted as they walked in a funeral procession that filled streets around Al-Azhar mosque. Thousands of Egyptians took to the streets after Friday midday prayers in rival rallies and marches across Cairo, as the standoff deepened over what opponents call the Islamist president's power grab, raising the specter of more violence. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood filling pro-Western military’s ranks with Islamists

By Bill Gertz

** FILE ** Deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Egyptian cleric says American aid is a mandatory tax

By Adam Kredo

Director: Film on Egypt’s Jews cleared for showing

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

** FILE ** An Egyptian protester shouts slogans as another holds an anti-Muslim Brotherhood banner reading, "No for bloody state security," in Cairo on Saturday, March 2, 2013, during a protest in support of victims of clashes in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura the day before. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egyptian vigilantes hang 2 thieves in public

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press