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    Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  1. Obama: U.S. now recognizes Syrian opposition coalition

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama granted U.S. recognition on Tuesday to a Syrian opposition coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people, a move aimed at ratcheting up pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to leave power.
    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama granted U.S. recognition on Tuesday to a Syrian opposition coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people, a move aimed at ratcheting up pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to leave...

    Tags: Barbara Walters, Bashar Assad, White House, Wars and Interventions, Rebellions

    2. Dec 12, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Egypt's opposition urges followers to vote 'no' on referendum

    CAIRO -- Egypt’s leading opposition group urged its followers Wednesday to vote against an Islamist-drafted constitution, ending weeks of indecision over whether anti-government protesters should boycott a referendum set for this weekend.
    CAIRO -- Egypt’s leading opposition group urged its followers Wednesday to vote against an Islamist-drafted constitution, ending weeks of indecision over whether anti-government protesters should boycott a referendum set for this weekend. The move...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Hosni Mubarak, Elections, Voting, Referenda

    3. Jan 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Aleppo airport reportedly shut down amid Syria clashes

    Flights into the Syrian city of Aleppo were reportedly halted as rebels and government forces clashed, preventing planes from reaching the international airport.
    Flights into the Syrian city of Aleppo were reportedly halted as rebels and government forces clashed, preventing planes from reaching the international airport. Rebels have sought to cut off the country's airports to stop President Bashar Assad's...

    Tags: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions, Transportation Accidents

    4. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Egypt's political fault lines shaken by rival protests in Cairo

    CAIRO -- Egypt’s volatile political fault lines were shaken Tuesday as rival protests echoed across Cairo over the fate of an Islamist-drafted constitution to shape the nation’s identity nearly two years after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak’s autocratic regime.
    CAIRO -- Egypt’s volatile political fault lines were shaken Tuesday as rival protests echoed across Cairo over the fate of an Islamist-drafted constitution to shape the nation’s identity nearly two years after the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak&...

    Tags: Islam, Cairo (Egypt), Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed Morsi, Religion and Belief

    5. Dec 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Egypt's Morsi reverses most of decree that expanded his powers

    CAIRO — In a political reversal to calm weeks of unrest, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi early Sunday rescinded much of last month’s decree that expanded his powers and exposed a dangerous divide between the nation’s Islamists and the mainly secular opposition.
    CAIRO — In a political reversal to calm weeks of unrest, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi early Sunday rescinded much of last month’s decree that expanded his powers and exposed a dangerous divide between the nation’s Islamists and the...

    Tags: Islam, Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed Morsi, Religion and Belief, Israel

    6. Dec 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Egyptian President Morsi appears besieged; six dead in clashes

    CAIRO -- With tanks guarding his palace and officials defecting from his government, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi appeared besieged Thursday in a nation divided by deadly protests and an escalating political crisis he started two weeks ago when he seized near-absolute power.
    CAIRO -- With tanks guarding his palace and officials defecting from his government, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi appeared besieged Thursday in a nation divided by deadly protests and an escalating political crisis he started two weeks ago when he...

    Tags: Islam, Elections, Wars and Interventions, Religion and Belief, Activism

    7. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Street battles erupt between Egypt's rival political camps

    CAIRO — Anger between Egypt’s rival political camps erupted into street battles Wednesday after Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Morsi tore down tents of anti-government demonstrators, raising the possibility of widening violence over the nation’s proposed constitution.
    CAIRO — Anger between Egypt’s rival political camps erupted into street battles Wednesday after Islamist supporters of President Mohamed Morsi tore down tents of anti-government demonstrators, raising the possibility of widening violence...

    Tags: Islam, Cairo (Egypt), Crime, Law and Justice, Nobel Prize Awards, Religion and Belief

    8. Dec 3, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. In Egypt, it is darkest before dawn

    The images shown on the news media are startling: violence rages on the streets of Cairo while a divided government continues to sow seeds of discord.
    The images shown on the news media are startling: violence rages on the streets of Cairo while a divided government continues to sow seeds of discord. I have spent some time in Tahrir Square this past week and have seen a very different perspective. I...

    Tags: Islam, Hosni Mubarak, Cairo (Egypt), Religion and Belief, Johns Hopkins University

    9. Dec 1, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Egypt's Islamists rally in support of President Morsi

    CAIRO – Islamists rallied Saturday to support President Mohamed Morsi in battling what they see as a conspiracy by loyalists from the deposed regime of Hosni Mubarak to instigate anti-government protests and disrupt Egypt’s political transition.
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    CAIRO – Islamists rallied Saturday to support President Mohamed Morsi in battling what they see as a conspiracy by loyalists from the deposed regime of Hosni Mubarak to instigate anti-government protests and disrupt Egypt’s political...

    Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Hosni Mubarak, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Egypt

    10. Nov 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Syria cut off from the Internet, activists and monitors report

    The Internet has been shut off across Syria, monitors and opposition activists reported Thursday as fighting raged between government troops and rebels on the main road between Damascus and its international airport.
    The Internet has been shut off across Syria, monitors and opposition activists reported Thursday as fighting raged between government troops and rebels on the main road between Damascus and its international airport. Smaller outages have occurred in the...

    Tags: Wars and Interventions, Activism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics

    11. Nov 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Egyptians pour into Tahrir Square to protest presidential decree

    CAIRO -- Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in the capital and other major cities across the nation Tuesday demanding that Islamist President Mohamed Morsi rescind a self-issued constitutional decree that gives him sweeping powers.
    This post has been updated. See the note below for details.
    CAIRO -- Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in the capital and other major cities across the nation Tuesday demanding that Islamist President Mohamed Morsi rescind a self-issued constitutional decree that gives him sweeping powers. Egyptians...

    Tags: Islam, Crime, Law and Justice, Cairo (Egypt), Elections, Nobel Prize Awards

    12. Nov 11, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Fractious Syrian opposition says it has formed a united coalition

    World Now
    The deeply divided Syrian opposition said Sunday that its myriad factions had reached an initial agreement to form a new coalition -- the Syrian National Coalition -- to oversee a push to oust the government of President Bashar Assad....
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