In this Dec. 12, 2012 file photo, policemen are silhouetted against the Great Pyramid in Giza, Egypt. Scientists have found a previously undiscovered hidden chamber in Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza, the first such discovery in the structure since the 19th century. In a report published in the journal Nature on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, […]
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Spring Super Saturday classes offer variety
LEWISTON — A visiting teacher from Egypt taught classes as part of Lewiston Adult Education’s Spring Super Saturday classes. Yahya Ismael showed students how to make koshari, a spicy pasta dish, and an Egyptian falafel at Lewiston High School on March 18. He taught basic Arabic in the afternoon and provided students with cards showing […]
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EgyptAir Flight 804: Wreckage found; terrorism considered likely
CAIRO (AP) — The latest news on EgyptAir Flight 804 from Paris to Cairo, carrying 66 people, which Egyptian officials say crashed early Thursday into the Mediterranean Sea off the Greek island of Crete (all times local): Updated 8:50 p.m.: Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion says two Canadians were on EgyptAir Flight 804, which crashed into […]
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Islamic State releases photo of bomb it says downed Russian plane
CAIRO — The Islamic State group has released a photo of the bomb it says was used to bring down a Russian passenger plane in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula last month, killing all 224 people on board. The picture was published in the latest issue of the extremist group’s English-language magazine, with the caption “EXCLUSIVE – […]
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Israel, Hamas accept Egyptian cease-fire plan
JERUSALEM — Israel and Hamas on Monday accepted an Egyptian cease-fire proposal meant to halt a bruising monthlong war that has claimed nearly 2,000 lives, raising hopes that the bloodiest round of fighting between the bitter enemies could finally be coming to an end. Still, both sides signaled a rough road ahead, with an Israeli […]
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Seeds of Peace campers keep tabs on Mid East conflict
Seeds of Peace, a lakeside camp in rural Otisfield has brought together teenagers from countries at war for more than 20 years. Its counselors, also from Middle Eastern countries, say they all are united by fear of the violence raging overseas and a hope that their generation will be the one to end it. At […]
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Mainer flees Egypt after week of deadly protests, clashes; forced to leave behind new husband
BANGOR — Maine native Ellen Umphrey fled Egypt this week, forced to leave her husband of just two months behind, amid a wave of violence and uncertainty in a country with a fledgling democracy that many Egyptians believe has failed to take root. The now-23-year-old John Bapst Memorial High School graduate arrived in Cairo in […]
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Congress split on cutting off aid to Egypt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress are split over whether the U.S. should cut off military aid to Egypt, highlighting the difficult choices facing the Obama administration amid spiraling violence on the streets of an important Middle East ally. Democratic leaders have generally supported the president’s approach. But on Sunday, Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., said […]
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Egyptian government clears mosque of Morsi backers
CAIRO — Egyptian security forces on Saturday overran a Cairo mosque in which hundreds of supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi had barricaded themselves for nearly 24 hours after a day of gun battles in the heart of the capital. It was unclear by nightfall what had become of the protesters, who had been detained […]
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Egypt challenges Obama’s Arab Spring philosophy
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Arab Spring democracy uprisings spread across the Middle East, President Barack Obama’s response to the political unrest has been to voice support for people seeking representative governments but limit the role the United States will play to shape those efforts. The president’s philosophy of limited engagement is facing perhaps its toughest […]