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    2011 jail breaks become political issue in Egypt

    It was one of the most perplexing events of Egypt's revolution: orchestrated attacks on prisons around the country that broke out more than 20,000 inmates while police were tied down with the massive popular protests that swept autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power.The prison breaks added to the chaos during the 18-day uprising in 2011, and the flood of criminals onto the streets fueled a crime wave that continues to this day. Also among those who escaped were around 40 members of the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah, as well as more than 30 leaders of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood — including the man who is now president, Mohammed Morsi.There has never been a definitive accounting of who was behind the prison attacks.But now the question has become a political headache for Morsi. A judge — from a judiciary branch where opposition to the Islamist president is strong — has turned an ongoing court case into the first public investigation of the jail breaks, calling in pr...

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    1. Iranian Warships Complete Suez Canal Transit

      CAIRO -- Two Iranian naval vessels traveled through the Suez Canal on Tuesday en route to Syria, officials said, the first time in three decades that Tehran has sent...

    2. Iranian Naval Vessels Enter Suez Canal

      CAIRO -- Two Iranian naval vessels entered the Suez Canal on Tuesday en route to Syria, officials said, the first time in three decades that Tehran has sent military...

    3. Egypt to allow Iranian vessels through Suez Canal

      Egypt has agreed to allow two Iranian naval vessels to transit the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, a military official said Friday, ending several days of confusion...

    4. Israel says Iran sending 2 warships through Suez Canal , Egypt denies it

      Israel's foreign minister claimed Wednesday that Iran is about to send two warships through the Suez Canal for the first time in years, calling it a "provocation," b...

    5. Israel Warns It Might Act on Iranian Warships Passing Through Suez Canal

      Israel is monitoring two Iranian warships about to pass through the Suez Canal for Syria and warn they might act.The Israeli Navy will be tracking the two warships a...

    6. Suez Canal officials: Iranian warships to enter waterway Tuesday, first passage in decades

      Suez Canal officials say two Iranian naval vessels are expected to start their passage through the strategic waterway early Tuesday.Canal officials say the ships are...

    7. You Decide: If the Suez Canal Were Threatened Would You Support U.S. Military Action?

      The Egyptian crisis continues to grow, and with it concern is being raised about the safety of the Suez Canal , which connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean. An ...

    8. Labor unrest hits Egypt's strategic Suez Canal

      At least 1,500 Egyptian workers from the Suez Canal Authority protested for better pay Thursday in three cities straddling the strategic waterway, one of the world's...

    9. 2 US ships move closer to Libya, enter Suez Canal

      Egyptian officials say two U.S. warships have entered the Suez Canal on their way to the Mediterranean, moving closer to the Libyan coast after orders from Defense S...

    10. State media say Egypt has agreed to let 2 Iranian naval vessels transit the Suez Canal

      State media say Egypt has agreed to let 2 Iranian naval vessels transit the Suez Canal .

    11. Iranian Warships Reportedly to Pass Through Suez Canal

      Iran's state-run Press TV reports Thursday that two Iranian warships were still en route to the Suez Canal, despite Israel expressing concern over their passage.Iran...

    12. Iranian Warships Approach Suez Canal

      Israel watches situation with 'utmost gravity'

    1. Massive cargo ship rescued in Suez Canal

      An Egyptian official says one of the world's largest container ships had a malfunction while in the Suez Canal and began taking on water, forcing authorities to remo...

    2. Egypt appoints 9 ministers in limited reshuffle

      Nine new Egyptian ministers joined President Mohammed Morsi's Cabinet on Tuesday, including two members of his Muslim Brotherhood, in a reshuffle that officials said...

    3. Unrest in Egypt Putting Suez Canal at Risk?

      FNC national security analyst KT McFarland on the potential political and economic consequences of the protests in Egypt.

    4. Concerns Grow About Security of Suez Canal Shipping Route

      U.S. officials don't want to talk about what might happen if the crisis in Egypt endangers international shipping -- and many of the world's oil tankers -- through t...

    5. Egypt: Iran asks for warships to pass Suez Canal

      Two Iranian naval vessels have submitted a request to transit the Suez Canal , Egypt's Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Israel has expressed concerns over the plans, ...

    6. Iran navy vessels drop request to pass Suez Canal

      Two Iranian naval vessels withdrew a request Thursday to transit the Suez Canal after Israel expressed concerns over the plans, a senior canal official said.The offi...

    7. Israeli Warships in Suez Canal a Signal to Iran?

      Two Israeli warships reportedly sailed through the Suez Canal on Tuesday, ten days after a submarine believed to be nuclear-armed made the crossing.The deployment in...

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