CAIRO — Egypt’s powerful spy chief under deposed President Hosni Mubarak roiled the country’s presidential race Friday by announcing his candidacy and presenting himself as the best choice for restoring security and prosperity. Read full article > >

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While browsing Twitter recently, I happened upon an interesting tweet by Reem Abdellatif, a self-described “Egyptian-American journalist based in Cairo”: #McDonald ‘s has set up trash bins in #Cairo , mainly in #Zamalek , in efforts to “keep Egypt clean,” as the red bins say in #Arabic . — Reem Abdellatif ريم (@Reem_Abdellatif) March 27, 2012 I spent about a month and a half in Cairo back in the summer of 2010—not a terribly long stay, but enough time to become well-acquainted with Cairo’s environmental struggles. In what seems to me to be a very conservative figure, the CIA World Factbook estimates that 10 million people call Cairo home. If the city’s sprawling suburbs are taken in to account, however, the number is probably closer to 20 million. With 14 million cars in the city, it doesn’t take much imagination to conceive of the devastating toll these numbers take on the environment. Here, for instance, is a picture I took in 2010. Can you spot the pyramids?

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Keeping Egypt Clean

CAIRO — As Egypt’s ruling generals near the end of their formal reign, the country’s main Islamist party is asserting increasing authority over the political system and openly confronting the powerful military. Read full article > >

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Muslim Brotherhood asserts its strength in Egypt with challenges to military

CAIRO — American officials say that the negotiated end to a crisis involving pro-democracy workers has only underscored what remains a major obstacle in U.S.-Egyptian relations: the absence of a reliable partner following the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. Read full article > >

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After democracy-group crisis, U.S. seeking reliable partner in new Egypt

CAIRO — A leading member of the extremist group al-Qaeda reportedly was arrested in Cairo International Airport, where he was traveling on an Emirates Airline flight, according to airport officials. The officials said they had detained Egyptian-born Mohammed Ibrahim Makkawi, and identified him as the senior al-Qaeda leader known as Saif al-Adel (the “sword of justice” in Arabic). Read full article > >

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CAIRO — Egypt’s newly elected upper legislative chamber chose a member of the country’s most powerful Islamist group to lead it Tuesday, extending the control of parliament by the Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing. Read full article > >

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Muslim Brotherhood’s political party consolidates power in Egypt parliament

Nancy Okail, 34, expects to stand in a prosecution cage in a Cairo courtroom on Sunday. She doesn’t know if she’ll be taken from there to a jail cell, or if she’ll return home to her 2-year-old twins. But she does know that she does not want to run. Read full article > >

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Egyptian woman faces prosecution on Sunday after crackdown on NGOs

CAIRO — The Egyptian minister who triggered raids on American-funded pro-democracy organizations in December has said that the United States tried to use the groups to control the future of post-revolutionary Egypt. Read full article > >

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“No president since the modern state of Israel [was formed] has failed to stand by our ally Israel — only President Obama. …The president spurned the president of Egypt when he took his first foreign trip to Cairo… In May he even said that Israel should retreat to its indefensible 1967 borders… Obama’s State Department now designates Jerusalem as an international city and in a bizarre move our State Department will not even acknowledge that Jerusalem belongs to Israel.” Read full article > >

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Michele Bachmann at CPAC: History through a partisan lens

CAIRO — Julie Hughes, a veteran pro-democracy worker, was crushed when she missed out on Egypt’s revolt last year . In a Facebook posting at the time, she said, “It’s like having your next door neighbor throw an incredibly joyous party and you don’t get an invitation.” Read full article > >

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Egypt’s plan to charge 19 Americans highlights tense relationship with activists

CAIRO — The Egyptian government intends to prosecute at least 40 people, including some American citizens, as part of an investigation into non-government organizations that receive foreign funding, state media reported Sunday. Read full article > >

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CAIRO — Egypt is on the brink of political and economic collapse and the West has an obligation to sustain the country with financial aid and diplomatic support, a senior Muslim Brotherhood official has warned. Read full article > >

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Muslim Brotherhood official says West is neglecting Egypt

CAIRO — Two female American tourists were released Friday night, hours after masked gunmen kidnapped them on the road that leads to St. Catherine’s Monastery, a historic landmark in the Sinai Peninsula, a military official said. Read full article > >

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Abducted U.S. female tourists released in Egypt

Egyptian protesters clash with security forces for a second day in Cairo, as anger over the deaths of dozens of football fans threatens political unrest.

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Cairo clashes over football anger

Demonstrators angered by the deaths of 74 people after a football match clash with police outside the Egyptian interior ministry in Cairo.

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Tear gas fired in Cairo clashes