Leila Fadel

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Political Chaos Reins 3 Years After Moammar Gadhaf'si Ouster

Friday, May 30, 2014

Two men claim to be Libya's prime minister. At the same time, a renegade general has gathered forces and is attacking Benghazi. Libyans who can afford to are fleeing the country.

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Rep. Murphy Aims For Mental Health Bill To Pass Before Next Shooting

Friday, May 30, 2014

The latest mass shooting has lawmakers on Capitol Hill talking again about overhauling the mental health system. On Thursday, psychologists and others urged Congress to do more.

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No Surprise Here: Sisi Rolls To Victory In Egypt's Election

Thursday, May 29, 2014

It was never in doubt, but now it's official. Ex-military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will be Egypt's president after nearly a year of being the nation's de facto leader.

He won by a landslide with more than 93 percent of the vote, according to a preliminary results. His victory was ...

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Egyptian Media Encourages Voters To Get To Polls — Or Else

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Egypt has added a third day of voting in its presidential election. With Abdel Fattah al-Sisi relying on voter turnout to legitimize his election, the government-allied media is exhor...

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Egypt's Presidential Voting Comes During Crackdown On Dissent

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Egyptians are at the polls again Tuesday for the final day of the presidential elections. And the outcome seems pretty predictable, ex-military chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will be the next president.

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Voting Begins For Egypt's Next President

Monday, May 26, 2014

Former military chief Abdel Fattah el-Sissi is expected to emerge victorious from Egypt's two-day polling, which began Monday. But the country remains divided.

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Egyptians Vote Monday And Tuesday For Next President

Monday, May 26, 2014

Former military chief Abdel Fattah el-Sissi is the heavy favorite to win. His only rival is leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi, who placed a strong third in the last presidential election held in 2012.

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Egypt's Ex-Military Chief Right For Presidency, Female Voter Says

Friday, May 23, 2014

Egyptians elect a new president next week. There are two candidates, and the man nearly certain to win is Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. He was the head of the military until he resigned to run for president.

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Mine Disaster Has Ramifications For Turkey's Prime Minister

Friday, May 16, 2014

Hope is fading that any more workers will be rescued from a mine in western Turkey, where more than 280 miners died after an explosion. Anger toward the country's ruling party is growing.

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Hopes Dim For Turkish Miners, But Rescuers Carry On

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Hope is fading that any more mine workers will be rescued from a mine in western Turkey, where over 280 miners died after an explosion. NPR's Leila Fadel has been at the mine and offers more details.

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Crackdown In Egypt Scares Off Presidential Candidates

Monday, May 12, 2014

There are only two candidates. The man likely to win is Abdel Fattah el Sisi, who led the ouster of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. The candidate willing to go up against him is Hamdeen Sabahi.

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Politics In The News: Kidnapped Nigerian School Girls

Monday, May 12, 2014

A bipartisan group of female senators got the Senate to pass a resolution condemning the abductions. And Michelle Obama gave the issue additional support in her first solo White House radio address.

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As Egyptian Laws Tighten, One Outlaw Preacher Defies State Power

Thursday, May 01, 2014

Wary of the messages people are hearing in mosques, the Egyptian government is telling tens of thousands of preachers what they should be saying in their sermons. One preacher is defying the order.

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On Second Day Of Mass Trial, Egyptian Judge Sentences 683 To Death

Monday, April 28, 2014

An Egyptian judge sentenced hundreds of people to death Monday, including the supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood. It is the judge's second mass-sentencing in recent weeks.

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Mass Trial In Egypt Sentences 683 To Death

Monday, April 28, 2014

More than 680 alleged supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president have been sentenced to death for acts of violence last August. Included was the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader.

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Egyptians Fear Power Outages Could Fuel More Unrest

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

The oil and natural gas that Egypt depends on for power generation is heavily subsidized. But the state doesn't want to raise prices and anger a population already frustrated by political uncertainty.

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Egyptian Journalist Trial Is Long On Jail Time — But Short On Proof

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Audie Cornish talks to NPR's Leila Fadel in Cairo about the ongoing trial of Al-Jazeera journalists. The journalists have now been in jail for more than 100 days.

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Egyptian Town Reeling Over Mass Death Sentence

Friday, March 28, 2014

More than 500 people in Matea, Egypt, have been sentenced to death. On one street alone, a juice store owner, a sweets shop owner, a doctor and more than 20 others have been condemned.

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