Topic: Egypt
AP News | 2010-02-08 19:33:25
Egypt arrests 3 top leaders, other senior members of the Muslim Brotherhood opposition
The No. 2 leader of Egypt's opposition Muslim Brotherhood and two other top figures were arrested by police Monday in a dawn sweep targeting members of the nation's most powerful opposition group. The arrests, part of an ongoing crackdown, come as the group recently chose ...
Getty Images | 2010-02-06 16:20:40
CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 6: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office (PPO) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (2R) meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) on February 6, 2010 in Cairo, Egypt. (Photo by Omar Al-Rashidi/PPO ...
AP News | 2010-02-06 09:42:12
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, talks to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, left, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Talks come within the framework of efforts aimed at reviving the Middle East peace process. (AP ...
AP Features | 2010-02-05 10:03:27
The World Health Organization says doctors, nurses and midwives in African countries should stop performing female genital mutilation. WHO specialist Elise Johansen says health workers are still assisting in cutting young girls' genitals to limit their sexual activity as women. She said Friday they are responsible for nearly 75 percent of the cases in Egypt, about 42 percent in Sudan ...
