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Iranian President Ahmadinejad becomes first Iranian leader to visit Egypt since Islamic Revolution of 1979

February 9, 2013

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became the first Iranian leader to visit Egypt after Tehran’s 1979 Islamic revolution. He visited Egypt capital Cairo for attending the summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).   Significance of 1979 Islamic Revolution The ..

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Egypt gets new constitution

December 29, 2012

Egypt President Mohammed Morsi signed the controversial new constitution drafted by allies of Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist after it got approval from the countrywide referendum. With the approval of the constitution, the way for parliamentary elections in coming months is ..

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After referendum Egypt approves new constitution

December 27, 2012

Egypt voters approved a constitution drafted by President Mohamed Mursi’s Islamist allies. The new constitution was adopted with 63.8% of the vote which gave Islamists their third consecutive victory at the polls since Hosni Mubarak was ousted in a 2011 ..

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Egyptian parliament passes draft constitution

December 3, 2012

Parliament of Egypt passed the draft of country’s constitution amid protest. The document with more than 230 articles was voted article by article. The draft is being criticized for its vague language on human rights, minority rights and freedom of ..

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Security OF D8 leaders a major concern for Pakistan

November 29, 2012

For Pakistan, who is hosting D8 summit, security of the group’s leaders has become a major challenge amid increasing incidents of suicide attacks. What is D8? D8 or Developing 8 is the group of 8 developing nations with large Muslim ..

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Morsi under pressure to withdraw decree

November 27, 2012

Pressure has increased on Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi demanding withdrawal of powers he has given to protect himself and Islamist-led assembly writing a new constitution from a looming threat of dissolution by court order. What powers Morsi decreed? He declared ..

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Mohamed Morsy of Brotherhood triumphs in Egypt Presidential poll

June 25, 2012

Mohamed Morsy was announced Egypt’s first Islamist President after 1st elections in the country’s history. He defeated Hosni Mubarak’s regime’s last Prime  Minister Ahmed Shafiq with a close margin. Egypt’s last four Presidents over the last 6 decades were from ..

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Four MOUs signed between India and Egypt

March 5, 2012

India and Egypt, the two major Civilizations to carry mutual relations to new heights India- Egypt shared an accord over carrying their mutual relation ahead in coming times. India assured the provision of all feasible aid to Egypt in an ..

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