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Lawyer says Egypt's Mubarak may have cancer
June 20, 2011 9:57 AM
CAIRO (AP) - The defense lawyer of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak says the ousted leader may have cancer. Farid el-Deeb said Monday there is "evidence suggesting" that the 83-year-old Mubarak has stomach cancer. Mubarak, ousted on Feb. 11 by a popular uprising, has been hospitalized since April in the... more » -
LA Demonstrators Back Mubarak's Ouster
February 6, 2011 1:11 PM
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - About 150 people demanding the immediate ouster of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak demonstrated outside the New Orleans federal building Saturday, saying Mubarak's departure from power is long overdue. Waving signs and Egyptian flags and chanting "get up, stand up, stand up for your rights," the peaceful... more » -
Egyptian UL Student Supports Protests In His Native Country
February 1, 2011 9:46 PM
Many Egyptians here in Acadiana watch the unfolding protests from a distance. But one UL student says he wishes he was in his home country of Egypt to join in the protests. Abdelhamid Moursy came to UL with his wife and children five years ago to study computer science.... more » -
Uprising Egypt on the brink of uprising costs
January 31, 2011 11:13 PM
The political unrest in Egypt is already being felt right here in Acadiana Oil prices are on the rise and experts say a coup would only raise those prices more. Egypt produces around 600-thousand barrels of oil every day- compare that to the near 10-million barrels Saudi Arabia puts-out and... more » -
Eunice Family Trapped in Egypt
January 31, 2011 9:13 PM
Thousands of Americans stranded in Egypt are trying to flee the country, including a family from right here in Acadiana. The past week has been difficult for former mayor of Eunice, Curtis Joubert, because his daughter and two young grandchildren have been trapped in Cairo, fearing for their lives. ... more »
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