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Anti-Islam filmmaker aliases lands him in jail

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Muslims across the Middle East outraged by an anti-Islam film made in the US wanted swift punishment for the man behind the movie, and now Mark Basseley Youssef is behind bars. But he’s jailed for lying about his identity, not because of the video’s content.

Court documents show Youssef, 55, legally changed his name from Nakoula Basseley Nakoula More >

Muslims urge to calm down protests by Hillary Clinton

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appealed today to Muslims to show “dignity” and not resort to violence as they protest an anti-Islam film produced in the United States. Speaking at her husband’s Clinton Global Initiative before meeting the presidents of Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya and Pakistan on the sidelines of the annual UN General More >

3 militants killed on Egyptian border by Israeli troops

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Israeli troops shot and killed three militants attempting to infiltrate the country from Egypt, thwarting a major terror attack, the military said.

Military spokeswoman Lt. Col. Avital Leibovich said the militants were armed with weapons and were wearing explosive belts and flak jackets.

She said they opened fire on troops guarding a team of More >

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood say US not to blame

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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said Friday the United States was not responsible for an anti-Islam film that sparked violent protests and also called for demonstrations to remain peaceful. In a letter to the New York Times, the Brotherhood’s deputy leader Khairat el-Shater said Egyptians have the right to protest the offensive Internet video but that More >

Pakistan blocked access to anti-Islam video

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Pakistan has blocked access to an anti-Islam film as security measures beefed up around US diplomatic missions, following attacks on American consulates and embassies in Libya, Egypt and Yemen. The Afghan government earlier ordered an indefinite ban on the entire YouTube video sharing site to prevent access to the film made in the United States, More >

Egypt violating peace treaty in Sinai says Israel

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JERUSALEM—Israeli officials say Egypt is violating their 1979 peace treaty by deploying tanks in the demilitarized Sinai desert, which borders Israel. The officials said Tuesday they have made their objections known to the Egyptians directly and through American mediators. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were discussing a More >

9 militants linked to Sinai attacks arrested by Egypt

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EL-ARISH, Egypt—An Egyptian security official says troops have arrested nine Islamic militants in northern Sinai believed to be behind a deadly attack last weekend that killed 16 Egyptian soldiers.

The official told the Associated Press that early Friday the troops stormed a house in Sheik Zweid, close to Rafah border crossing with Gaza Strip, and More >

Egyptians hunting militants suspected in border killings

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Egyptian troops and police on Tuesday raided homes in search of suspects in an attack that killed 16 soldiers on the border with Israel and prepared to close smuggling tunnels to Gaza, security officials said.

An AFP correspondent witnessed large trucks loaded with bulldozers headed to Rafah, a town on the border with the Palestinian Gaza Strip More >

Muslims and Christian villagers clash in Egypt

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CAIRO—An Egyptian security official says Muslim and Christian villagers hurled firebombs at each other south of Cairo after a Christian laundry worker burnt a Muslim’s shirt.

The official says Muslim villagers set fire to Christians’ homes on Friday, prompting authorities to deploy forces at the village of Dahshour in Giza province. One man was More >

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