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Embassy Row

By James Morrison - The Washington Times

Tourists build a sand pyramid at a closed beach at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt. Some Islamists have a message for foreign tourists: Welcome to Egypt, but no booze, bikinis or mixed bathing at beaches. But if such strictures were imposed, it could hurt the tourism industry. (Associated Press)

Islamists eye ‘sin-free’ tourism

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

** FILE ** An Egyptian man votes on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, at a polling center in Qalyobeia, Egypt, during the third round of the country's first parliamentary elections following the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. (Associated Press)

Egypt holds final round of parliament election

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Embassy Row

By James Morrison - The Washington Times

**FILE** An Egyptian child climbs cement blocks used to separate police forces from demonstrators Dec. 8, 2011, at the site of recent clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square between police and demonstrators that left more than 40 people dead. The graffiti on the blocks depicts a police officer accused of targeting the eyes of protesters. (Associated Press)

Egypt forces storm NGO’s; court acquits police

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

** FILE ** Anti-government protesters wave Bahraini flags Nov. 25, 2011, during a rally and march that drew tens of thousands to Maqsha, Bahrain, just outside the capital of Manama. Participants in the rally, organized by several opposition societies, waved Bahraini flags along with those of Arab spring countries Syria, Yemen, Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt, while calling for the fall of the Bahraini government, freedom for prisoners and democracy in the Gulf island kingdom. (Associated Press)

Rapid change of Arab Spring slows in winter

By Siobhan Dowling - Special to The Washington Times

Egyptian women angered by recent violence leveled against them in clashes between army soldiers and protesters demonstrate in Cairo on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011. One protester carries a poster that reads in English: "Down with military rule, Military are liars and We will cut your hand." (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Egyptian women protest abuse by military

By Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

An Egyptian protester throws a stone toward soldiers, unseen, as a building burns during clashes near Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Ahmad Hammad)

Egypt military uses heavy hand in crushing protest

By Maggie Michael and Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

Accusations flare as Egyptians vote in 2nd round

By Sarah El Deeb and Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

An Egyptian man rode his donkey to a polling station in Menoufia, Egypt, as large numbers turned out Wednesday for the second round of parliamentary elections. Writing on the wall reads "no to reminiscence of the old regime." (Associated Press)

Egypt’s Islamists look to boost edge in new voting

By Maggie Michael and Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

**FILE** A tourist couple walks Dec. 8, 2010, in the shallow waters at a closed beach in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt. (Associated Press)

Egypt Islamists offer vision for sin-free tourism

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

** FILE ** Anti-government protesters wave Bahraini flags Nov. 25, 2011, during a rally and march that drew tens of thousands to Maqsha, Bahrain, just outside the capital of Manama. Participants in the rally, organized by several opposition societies, waved Bahraini flags along with those of Arab spring countries Syria, Yemen, Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt, while calling for the fall of the Bahraini government, freedom for prisoners and democracy in the Gulf island kingdom. (Associated Press)

Islamists gain backers seeking help, not oppression

By Louise Osborne and Sarah Lynch - Special to The Washington Times

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, joined by German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle (right), speaks during a conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

Clinton calls Russian election unfair

By Anne Gearan - Associated Press

Illustration: Egypt vote by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

BLANKLEY: Short-lived shibboleth of a moderate Egypt

By Tony Blankley - The Washington Times

Runoff elections in Egypt expose Islamist tensions

By Ben Hubbard - Associated Press

Illustration: Enabling Muslim Brotherhood by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

GAFFNEY: Obama pressure leads to predictable fiasco

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon, Pool)

Egyptian election results deepen Israeli fears

By Dan Perry and Josef Federman - Associated Press

Protesters carry symbolic coffins honoring those killed in recent clashes with security forces during a rally in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. Islamists appear to have taken a strong majority of seats in the first round of Egypt's first parliamentary vote since Hosni Mubarak's ouster. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Ultraconservative Islamists make gains in Egypt

By Maggie Michael - Associated Press

Election workers count ballots from this week's parliamentary elections in Luxor, Egypt, on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. (AP Photo)

Egyptian election results delayed to Friday

By Ben Hubbard - Associated Press