Sunday, April 29, 2012

#Saudi Arabia Closes Embassy in #Egypt After Protests, ecalled its ambassador after protests in Cairo

John MacDougall

6:34 PM  -    -  Public
Saudi Arabia Closes Embassy in Egypt After Protests »
Saudi Arabia Closes Embassy in Egypt After Protests: Saudi Arabia closed its embassy and recalled its ambassador after protests in Cairo over the Saudis’ detention of an Egyptian human rights lawyer.Gmail - john.a.macdougall@gmail.com G+ - https://plus.google.com/114166353305177408369/posts
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John MacDougall

6:23 PM  -    -  Public
Egypt parliament suspends sessions in protest over cabinet »
Egypt parliament suspends sessions in protest over cabinet: CAIRO — Egyptian lawmakers announced Sunday that they would suspend parliament sessions for a week to protest the military rulers’ failure to allow the elected body to appoint a new civilian cabinet. The step marked a sharp escalation of tension between the country’s new Islamist-dominated parliament and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, whose relationship has worsened as Egypt’s landmark presidential election nears. Read full...
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