Mohammadpur Umri, a small village in Uttar Pradesh near the Indian Air Force's Bamrauli base in Prayagraj, is called a 'village of twins'.
Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for taking part in killing over 200 protesters during the 18-day revolt which began on January 25, 2011, but a retrial was ordered on appeal.
The race for VIP perks has pernicious consequences and is undermining the elite's authority.
Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak may be hanged or jailed for life if found guilty of ordering the killing of pro-democracy protesters, as he was shifted to a military hospital pending a transfer to prison, state media said.
Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, 82, is suffering "critical" health problems and is still in Sharm al-Sheikh, local media reported. Mubarak is suffering "critical" health problems after stepping down, Ahram online said.
Its proximity to Chabad house, the Jewish prayer house, in Pune could have been a factor behind the blast. The bakery was only metres away from the Chabad house in Koregaon Park. By setting off a blast at the bakery, terrorists could have well sent a grim message to foreigners as well as Jews
Deposed Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak was released from prison today, over two years after he was jailed on charges of corruption and killing protesters, but will remain under house arrest at a military hospital pending trials.
The first of its kind conference is fully supported by the Communist Party of India-Marxist and also by India Arab Cultural Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia and others.
Thousands of defiant supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi on Sunday staged a sit-in at Cairo, a day after the Muslim Brotherhood claimed that security forces killed nearly 200 Islamists, opening a deadly new phase of conflict in the deeply polarised country.
A court in Egypt on Monday sentenced to death 529 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi on charges of killing a policeman and attacks on people and property, in one of the country's largest mass trials.
Hazem el-Beblawi, a liberal economist and Egypt's former finance minister, was on Tuesday appointed as the country's new prime minister in a transitional government as the interim president unveiled a roadmap for fresh polls by early next year to end the raging political crisis.
An Egyptian court on Wednesday ordered the release of ousted President Hosni Mubarak.
An Egyptian court will hear an appeal by Hosni Mubarak in a corruption case, raising the prospects of the former dictator's release from prison on Wednesday.
World Footballer of the Year Lionel Messi found himself the unlikely figure of controversy in Egypt after a local politician and a soccer official reacted angrily when he donated a pair of his boots to raise money for charity. MBC Masr channel broadcast an interview last Saturday with Barcelona's Messi on the television programme 'Yes I am Famous', but the announcement that the Argentina forward would auction his boots for charity provoked an unexpected response. Member of parliament and television presenter Said Hasasin, appearing on his own talk show, took off his shoes and said he would donate them to the poor of Argentina. "Whose shoes do you want to sell, Messi? How much do you think it will get? You don't know that the nail of a baby Egyptian is worth more than your shoes? Keep your shoes to yourself or sell them to Israel." "Messi, we Egyptians are 90 million people, who have pride, we have shoes."
The gunmen in four off-road vehicles opened fire on the people who tried to exit the mosque after the explosion.
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Egypt's military-backed interim government led by Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi on Monday resigned, in a surprise move just weeks before presidential polls in which the country's powerful army chief is expected to run.
Egypt is bracing itself for mass protests by members of an Islamist coalition-led by Muslim Brotherhood after the Friday prayers in support of deposed President Mohamed Morsi.
A 10-member panel to amend Egypt's Constitution met for the first time on Sunday amid political turmoil over the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi and rebuffed claims that it has devised ready-made amendments.
Two powerful blasts triggered by Islamic State in two churches packed with worshippers celebrating Palm Sunday in Egypt's Tanta and Alexandria cities.
Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi was put under detention on Thursday by the army, which launched a massive crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood movement, arresting its senior leaders, even as a top jurist took over as the interim head of state.
Thousands of angry supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, chanting slogans like "down with military rule", today took to the streets after Friday prayers demanding his reinstatement, as soldiers opened fire to chase them away, killing at least three people.
Egypt's military-backed government on Tuesday intensified its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood by arresting the group's spiritual leader, delivering a major blow to the Islamists demanding reinstatement of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
A huge explosion on Friday hit the police headquarters in the Egyptian capital, killing three persons and wounding 40 others.
The race for VIP perks has pernicious consequences and is undermining the elite's authority
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