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Egypt stops screening of film on Jewish community

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

An injured security official is carried from a police officers club in the upscale neighborhood of Zamalek, after protesters set fires following a court verdict in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Fans of Cairo’s Al-Ahly club have stormed Egypt’s soccer federation headquarters and a nearby police club, and set them ablaze after a court acquitted seven of nine police official on trial for their alleged part in deadly stadium melee. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad )

Fans rampage in Cairo after soccer riot verdict

By Aya Batrawy and Hamza Hendawi - Associated Press

Egyptian protesters react from a tear gas canister fired by riot police, not pictured, during clashes near a state security building in Port Said, Egypt, Thursday, March 7, 2013. Clashes between protesters and police continued into a fifth day on Thursday in the restive Egyptian city of Port Said. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Egypt’s police protest against Muslim Brotherhood

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

**FILE** Locusts fly on to Fuerteventura Island, in the Spanish Canary Islands, on Nov. 29, 2004. The locusts have flown 100 kilometers (60 miles) across the ocean after a infestation that wreaked havoc in North Africa. (Associated Press/EFE)

Millions of locusts descend on Cairo

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (left) shakes hands with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo on March 3, 2013. (Associated Press)

New U.S. aid package of $250 million for Egypt fuels debate over support

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry (left) shakes hands with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo on Sunday, March 3, 2013. Mr. Kerry is wrapping up a visit to the deeply divided country with an appeal for unity and reform. The United States is deeply concerned that continued instability in Egypt will have broader consequences in a region already rocked by unrest. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Release of $250 million to Muslim-led Egypt stokes debate

The Washington Times

Egyptian activists burn a poster depicting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry during a protest outside the Egyptian foreign ministry in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, March 2, 2013. Cairo is the sixth leg of Kerry's first official overseas trip and begins the Middle East portion of his nine-day journey. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Violent protests outside Cairo as protests spread

Associated Press

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi signs into law the country's new Islamist-backed constitution late on Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)

Egypt moves to ban alcohol sales

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Illustration: Egypt by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

JENSEN: Seeds sown in Middle East for the next revolution

By Benjamin Jensen

** FILE ** Egyptians march in a funeral procession for three people who died in demonstrations marking the second anniversary of the Jan. 25, 2011, Egyptian revolution in Suez, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Ahmed Abd El-Latef, Shorouk Newspaper)

Egypt intercepts two tons of explosives headed to Sinai

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

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Embassy Row: Make peace with the past

By James Morrison - The Washington Times

Muslims protest the video "Innocence of Muslims," which ridicules Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday, Sept. 28, 2012. Protests have also taken place in Egypt and other regions of the Middle East. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Egypt court blocks YouTube for one month over anti-Islam video

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

Egyptian women gather to denounce sexual violence and harassment against women in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 6. Mob-led sexual assaults targeting Egypt's female protesters could increase if perpetrators are not punished, an international rights group warned on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

Egyptian clerics’ fatwas encourage sexual assaults, murder

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

** FILE ** Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the victory sign as he attends the 12th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Cairo on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Shoe thrown at Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, similar to incident with George W. Bush, during visit to Egypt

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012, file photo, Bishop Tawadros, 60, soon to be Pope Tawadros II greets well-wishers, not shown, after being named the 118th Coptic Pope in the Wadi Natrun Monastery complex northwest of Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's Coptic Christian pope has sharply criticized the country's Islamist leadership in an interview with The Associated Press, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, saying the new constitution is discriminatory and that Christians should not be treated as a minority. (AP Photo/Roger Anis, El Shorouk Newspaper, File)

Egypt’s Coptic Christian pope condemns new constitution

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (right) and Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi address the media during a joint press conference after a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Morsi, in Germany, defends comments on Jews

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

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NORTH: Surrounded by enemies

By Oliver North - The Washington Times

Illustration: Egypt by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

GORDON: What to do to promote relief in Egypt

By J.D. Gordon

Egyptians shout slogans during a demonstration against President Mohammed Morsi in front of the presidential palace in Cairo on Feb. 1, 2013. Arabic on the banner at right reads, "I'm free.'" (Associated Press)

Egypt protesters, police clash at Morsi’s palace

By Maggie Michael and Mariam Rizk - Associated Press

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, waves after attending Friday prayers in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 1, 2013. Thousands of Egyptians marched across the country, chanting against the rule of Morsi. (AP Photo/Jihan Nasr, Shorouk Newspaper)

Hot spots speckle Middle East map

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times