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Egypt’s military chief Sissi quits to run for president

Mar 28, 2014 - 9:06 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CAIRO (TIP): Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the Egyptian military chief who last summer removed the elected Islamist president, announced on March 26 that he has resigned from the military and will run for president in elections scheduled […]

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Soldiers killed in Egypt shootout

Mar 21, 2014 - 6:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CAIRO (TIP): A raid by Egyptian police, military and special forces on a suspected bomb factory outside of Cairo turned into an hourslong gun battle with insurgents who detonated car bombs, fighting that killed two […]

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Tunisia shines amid gloom

Feb 14, 2014 - 7:10 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Arab Spring protests not in vain After three years of turmoil and bloodshed in the Middle East and North Africa, where is the Arab Spring? Apart from the relatively tiny state of Tunisia, where it […]

Europe

Polls in Egypt close after final day of voting on new constitution: State media

Jan 17, 2014 - 7:11 am EST @theindpanorama 0

CAIRO (TIP): Polls across Egypt closed on Wednesday evening, state media reported, after a second and final day of voting on a draft constitution that could pave the way for a presidential bid by army […]

JAISALMER

Jan 17, 2014 - 5:32 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The name Jaisalmer evokes utter magic and vibrancy of the desert. It’s straight out of an Arabian Nights fable. The hostile terrain notwithstanding the warmth and colour of people is simply overwhelming. One of the […]

India

‘INDIA’S RAPE EPIDEMIC’ AMONG TIME MAGAZINE’S TOP TEN STORIES

Dec 5, 2013 - 6:16 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Time magazine has listed “India‘s Rape Epidemic”, about the nationwide uproar over a number of rape incidents, especially following a shocking gang rape in Delhi, as the ninth top world news story […]

PM Manmohan Singh to address United Nations General Assembly on September 28

Sep 20, 2013 - 6:32 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): India‘s Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, will address the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 28. During his visit to US, he will meet with President Obama in […]

America Abroad Media to honor Kathryn Bigelow, Aamir Khan and ICNC

Sep 20, 2013 - 6:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): America Abroad Media (AAM) will host its Inaugural Awards Dinner at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC on October 28, honoring three outstanding leaders in television and film -Kathryn Bigelow, Aamir […]

So-Called Spring; Su-Shi Strife and The South-West Asia

Sep 6, 2013 - 7:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

“The author foresees tremendous tectonic changes in the wake of Arab Spring et al. He says, “There will be following major discernible evolutionary geo-political trends underlying the so-called Arab spring. The despotic regimes headed by […]

New timeline for origin of ancient Egypt

Sep 6, 2013 - 7:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

“Egypt was a state that emerged quickly – over that time one has immense social change.” Dr Michael Dee University of Oxford Anew timeline for the origin of ancient Egypt has been established by scientists. […]

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International Raise the cost for Pakistan army’s proxy war order be damned

Aug 30, 2013 - 8:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The West’s attempt to ride roughshod over the United Nations Security Council with a hastily drafted proposal to authorize the use of force in Syria sets the stage for its second military intervention in West […]

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Egypt Violence: World Leaders Concerned;UN Urges ‘Restraint’

Aug 16, 2013 - 11:06 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): The ever increasing violence in Egypt which has claimed hundreds of lives and is threatening a bloody civil war in the country has shaken world leaders and the United Nations. The Argentine […]

Morsi Backers Plan Fresh Rallies, Defying Egypt’s Police

Aug 2, 2013 - 2:37 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

CAIRO (TIP): Supporters of Egypt‘s ousted president Mohamed Morsi urged fresh rallies on August 2, raising fears of renewed violence as police prepared to disperse them amid international appeals for restraint. The call came as […]

US Officials Will Not Declare Whether Coup Occurred In Egypt

Jul 26, 2013 - 4:22 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The Obama administration told Congress on July 25 it does not plan to make a determination on whether a military coup occurred in Egypt, avoiding a decision that would force the cut off […]

US Set To Deliver F-16s To Egypt: Officials

Jul 12, 2013 - 12:02 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States is pressing ahead with plans to deliver four F-16 fighters to Egypt despite a military coup against President Mohammed Morsi, a US official said. “It’s still the status quo,” the […]

RAMADAN

Jul 8, 2013 - 2:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

RAMADAN IN 2013 WILL START ON TUESDAY, THE 9TH OF JULY, AND WILL CONTINUE FOR 30 DAYS UNTIL WEDNESDAY, THE 7TH OF AUGUST. RAMADAN is a month of celebration for Muslims around the world. Millions […]

Egypt: The True Revolution has begun

Jul 5, 2013 - 7:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The fast developing situation in Egypt and the rapid ouster of President Mohamed Morsi has puzzled many and belied the expectation of those who thought that the revolution started two and a half years ago […]

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Egypt coup: the military has not just ousted Morsi; it has ousted democracy

Jul 5, 2013 - 7:33 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

While millions of Mohamed Morsi’s opponents continue to celebrate his ousting, they ignore the long term fallout of the army’s intervention on state and society. The soft coup is fraught with risks and widens the […]

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Egypt’s Morsi, Lincoln and Janis Joplin

Jul 5, 2013 - 7:31 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Agender-insulted Tunisian lit himself up and ignited the Arab Spring. Social media (SM) gave it wings. Egypt‘s Morsi and the Brotherhood came to power in Tahrir q e and caused the unhappy ending of our […]

MORSI OUSTED, under house arrest

Jul 5, 2013 - 6:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CAIRO (TIP): Mohammed Morsi, in office only a year as the first democratically elected leader of Egypt, was rousted from power by the military July 3 as a euphoric crowd in Tahrir Square cheered his […]

Europe

Offices Of Egypt Islamist Party Torched

Jun 29, 2013 - 1:47 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

CAIRO (TIP): Two offices of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of President Mohamed Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood, were torched today as rival rallies were held across Egypt. FJP offices were set alight in […]

The Golden Temple or Sri Darbar Sahib?

Apr 12, 2013 - 8:45 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Avast majority of the Sikh community is very progressive and forward looking. They have most admirably adopted new professions and cutting edge technologies. But there are some Sikhs, who want to generate controversies even on […]

The ‘Epidemic’ of Sexual Harassmentand Rape-in Morsi’s Egypt

Apr 6, 2013 - 9:46 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Since the “Arab Spring” came to Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood assumed power, sexual harassment, abuse, and rape of women has skyrocketed. This graph, which shows an enormous jump in sexual harassment beginning around January […]

Easter

Mar 29, 2013 - 10:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Easter, which celebrates Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead, is Christianity’s most important holiday. It has been called a moveable feast because it doesn’t fall on a set date every year, as most holidays do. […]

India

India, Egypt trade may double in next few years, says Morsi

Mar 22, 2013 - 8:12 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Bilateral trade between India and Egypt may double to $10 billion in the next few years, said Egypt president Mohammed Morsi. President Morsi who is heading a high-level delegation of ministers and […]

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