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Arab Spring, American summer: Foreign students visit Michiana, tell their stories
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- Menna, 20, paid no attention to politics until the Egyptian revolution started on Jan. 25, 2011. "We never imagined the president would be overthrown," said the young medical student, who lives in Sohag, a city about 240 miles from Cairo,...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Religion and Belief, Teaching and Learning, Separation of Church and State, Health
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Doctors: 3 killed in assault on protesters
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian doctors say three people have been killed in a police and army assault to evict protesters at Cairo's central Tahrir Square. The assault came on the second of two days of clashes between Egyptian security and protesters...Tags: Demonstration, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Hosni Mubarak
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American student arrested in Cairo arrives in US
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — At least one of three American students arrested during protests in Cairo arrived back in the U.S. Saturday evening, nearly three days after an Egyptian court ordered their release.
Gregory Porter, 19, was greeted by his parents...Tags: U.S. Embassy, Teaching and Learning, Georgetown University, Egypt, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Notre Dame students safely evacuated from Egypt to Turkey
SOUTH BEND -- Twelve University of Notre Dame students studying in Cairo, Egypt, have been evacuated, Notre Dame spokesman Dennis Brown said in a press release.
The students are among the many Americans who arrived safely in Istanbul Monday night...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Politics, Elections, Colleges and Universities, Turkey
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2 protesters, 1 policeman killed in Egypt protests
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian Interior Ministry official says two proteters and one policeman have been killed in the anti-government demonstrations in Cairo and several other cities. The two protesters were killed during a demonstration in the city of...Tags: Demonstration, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Egyptian Revolution (2011-12)
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Egypt's Mubarak transfers power to vice president
CAIRO (AP) — There is contined frustration and anger in Egypt following an announcement by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak that he is ceding some of his authority to his vice president, Omar Suleiman (OH'-mahr SOO'-lay-mahn). Mubarak is retaining...Tags: Politics, Elections, Hosni Mubarak, Egypt
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Michiana Egyptians keep eye on revolt
Egyptian natives living in Michiana are closely watching the historic events unfolding in their old country.
Two local residents born in Egypt, both of whom are Christian, don't favor the growing political movement to oust Egyptian President Hosni...Tags: Islam, Christian Orthodoxy, Politics, Human Interest, Religious Conflicts
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Mubarak resigns, hands power to military, bowing to protesters' demands
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Hosni Mubarak has resigned as president, handing control to the military after 29 years in power. A day after announcing he would hand over most of his power to the vice president, Mubarak finally bowed to demands of...Tags: Demonstration, Politics, Elections, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Notre Dame student recounts experience in Egypt
SOUTH BEND - When Joseph Sass arrived in Egypt in January, he was looking forward to immersing himself in Egyptian culture and Arabic language studies during a semester at the American University in Cairo.
Instead, the University of Notre Dame student...Tags: Democracy, Pandora Media, Inc., Politics, Riots, Crimes
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Young Egyptians in Indianapolis celebrate ouster of President Hosni Mubarak
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Chanting "one, two, three, Egypt is free," young Egyptians gathered Saturday in Indianapolis to celebrate the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and what they anticipate will be the arrival of democracy, liberty and prosperity...Tags: Radio Industry, Democracy, Indiana, U.S. Military, Elections
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Local couple glad to be home after fleeing Egypt
A local couple was on vacation in Egypt when the demonstrations began breaking out in Cairo last week. Now, they're relieved to be back on American soil after witnessing the uprising.
David and Denise Eby were back in Indiana Thursday afternoon. The...Tags: Indiana, Egypt
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Seven Egyptian soldiers freed by captors in Sinai
CAIRO — Seven Egyptian soldiers who had been abducted in the Sinai last week were set free by their captors early Wednesday amid conflicting reports as to how their release was secured. Many local news websites reported that tribe leaders in the...
Tags: Kidnapping, Egypt, Armed Forces, Mohamed Morsi
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