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Egyptian medics and army personnel escort former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from a helicopter ambulance after it landed at Maadi Military Hospital following a hearing in his retrial in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Egypt's highest court in January ordered a retrial for Mubarak, for failing to stop the killing of 900 protestors in the 2011 unrest that ousted him, after accepting an appeal against his life sentence, citing procedural failings. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)

Mubarak appears in Egyptian court for retrial

Hamza Hendawi, Aya Batrawy -

April 13, 2013 4:00 am

This image taken from video obtained from Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows smoke and fire billowing from an explosion in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013. Heavy fighting erupted in Damascus Wednesday as government forces tried to hold back a new rebel effort to push the civil war into the heart of the Syrian capital, activists said.(AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)

Islamic summit backs Syria dialogue

Hamza Hendawi, Zeina Karam -

February 7, 2013 5:00 am

Egyptian riot police march during clashes with protesters, not seen, near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Egypt's liberal opposition leader called for a broad national dialogue with the Islamist government, all political factions and the powerful military on Wednesday, aimed at stopping the country's eruption of political violence that has left scores dead in the past week. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Week of unrest weakens Egypt’s Islamist leader

Maggie Michael, Hamza Hendawi -

January 30, 2013 5:00 am

Egyptian protesters chant anti Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a demonstration in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. A protest by tens of thousands of Egyptians outside the presidential palace in Cairo turned violent on Tuesday as tensions grew over Islamist President Mohammed Morsi's seizure of nearly unrestricted powers and a draft constitution hurriedly adopted by his allies. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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100,000 protest at Egypt’s presidential palace

Hamza Hendawi, Aya Batrawy -

December 4, 2012 11:24 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 file photo, a Libyan man holds a placard in English during a demonstration against the attack on the U.S. consulate that killed four Americans, including the ambassador, in Benghazi, Libya. The vast majority of Muslims have not taken to the streets over a film mocking the Prophet Muhammad, and behind the visible public anger a more measured debate is taking place over how much free speech is acceptable in the Muslim world. While many do yearn for more openness, few if any will go as far as accepting the right to blaspheme as the ultimate test of freedom of speech. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri, File)

Islam vs tolerance debated in Prophet film’s wake

Lara Jakes, Hamza Hendawi -

September 20, 2012 4:00 am

Yemeni protesters climb the gate of the U.S. Embassy during a protest about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. Dozens of protesters gather in front of the US Embassy in Sanaa to protest against the American film

US consulate attack in Libya said twin operation

Hamza Hendawi, Osama Alfitory -

September 13, 2012 4:00 am

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012 file photo, two Syrian boys play on a street next to a building hit by a Syrian government airstrike in Aleppo, Syria. Its forces stretched thin on multiple fronts, President Bashar Assad's regime has significantly increased its use of air power against Syrian rebels in recent weeks, causing mounting civilian casualties. The shift is providing useful clues about the capability of the air force as Western powers consider the option of enforcing a no-fly zone over the northern part of the country.(AP Photo/ Khalil Hamra, File)

Assad’s regime steps up use of air power

Slobodan Lekic, Hamza Hendawi -

August 21, 2012 4:00 am

Army trucks carry Egyptian military tanks in El Arish, Egypt's northern Sinai Peninsula, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Gunmen sprayed a police station in Egypt's Sinai with bullets Thursday, setting off a brief firefight with policemen before speeding away in their truck, the latest in a series of attacks against security forces in the increasingly volatile peninsula, security officials said. Meanwhile, the military sent additional armored and other army vehicles to boost its strength in a hunt for militants in the wake of a deadly weekend attack that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers. (AP Photo)

Sinai buildup shifts tenet of Egypt-Israel peace

Hamza Hendawi, Amy Teibel -

August 9, 2012 4:00 am