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Vote Tests Egypt's Old Regime - Wall Street Journal Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:28:31 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Vote Tests Egypt's Old Regime Wall Street Journal But it is the second round that will gauge whether Egypt's revolution has firmly convinced voters to reject the autocratic, secular-minded leadership whom protesters ousted last winter. The two-day polls that began Wednesday will bring out voters in ... Egypt's Rural Voters Get Their Turn in ElectionsNew York Times Egypt's seculars desperate to balance IslamistsThe Associated Press all 803 news articles »

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Egypt cuts blogger's sentence - CNN Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:34:59 GMT

BBC News

Egypt cuts blogger's sentence CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Cairo (CNN) -- Egypt reduced the sentence of a blogger from three years to two on Wednesday, but his supporters remained enraged that he had received any sentence at all. Maikel Nabil Sanad, the first prisoner of conscience in ... Egypt court cuts blogger Maikel Nabil's jail termBBC News Egyptian court cuts blogger's jail timeJerusalem Post Egypt blogger sentenced to two years after retrialAFP Tucson Citizen -Care2.com (blog) all 162 news articles »

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Lawmaker urges US pursue trade pact with Egypt - Reuters Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:01:16 GMT

Lawmaker urges US pursue trade pact with Egypt Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Republican lawmaker urged President Barack Obama's administration on Wednesday to pursue trade talks with Egypt to help shape the nascent democracy after a tumultuous year. "Engagement is now more important than ever," ... and more »

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Syria, Egypt and Middle East unrest - live updates - The Guardian Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:30:49 GMT

The Guardian

Syria, Egypt and Middle East unrest - live updates The Guardian An Egyptian military court has today sentenced Maikel Nabil Sanad, a blogger charged with insulting the military, to two years in prison, according to activist Noor Ayman Nour from the advocacy group No to Military Trials for Civilians. ... and more »

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Egypt: Islamists vs. Islamists - Huffington Post Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:32:13 GMT

NEWS.com.au

Egypt: Islamists vs. Islamists Huffington Post The first free and by all accounts fair elections in Egypt mark a major turning point in the country's long history. In what is likely to be a tenuous and trying transition to democracy, Egypt's Islamists won a resounding victory, gaining two-thirds of ... Arab Spring films revive days of Egypt, Tunisia revoltReuters Masoud: Egypt's Islamist future?CNN (blog) Islamist vision of 'sin-free' tourism raises alarm in EgyptLos Angeles Times The Associated Press all 531 news articles »

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SCAF impartial in Egypt's vote, chief says - UPI.com Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:42:38 GMT

Wall Street Journal

SCAF impartial in Egypt's vote, chief says UPI.com 14 (UPI) -- The commander of the military police in Egypt said Wednesday the ruling military council wasn't taking sides during the latest round of voting. The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party is expected to lead other Islamist parties in ... Sharia in Egypt and the New York Times' new dupeNew York Post (blog) Christians Face Murky Future After Egypt PollsWall Street Journal Where Did Nick Kristof Get the Idea That the Muslim Brotherhood Is Moderate?New Republic Dallas Blog (blog) all 14 news articles »

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What Turkey Can Teach Egypt - by Tom Hundley - Foreign Policy (blog) Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:36:11 GMT

What Turkey Can Teach Egypt - by Tom Hundley Foreign Policy (blog) Can Egypt's powerful, secular military take a page from Ankara and learn to get along with the country's new Islamic parties? BY TOM HUNDLEY | DECEMBER 14, 2011 In this year of upheaval in the Middle East, a barely mentioned story may mark one of the ... and more »

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Egypt Drops Some Charges Against Blogger - New York Times (blog) Wed, 14 Dec 2011 03:51:29 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt Drops Some Charges Against Blogger New York Times (blog) Video of the Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah's family shouting to him inside a prison van on Tuesday in Cairo. According to Mr. Fattah's sister, Mona Seif, the authorities later sentenced the blogger to a further 15 days in custody ... Egypt blogger's case gets boost in investigationThe Associated Press Press group urges Egypt investigate media attacksBusinessWeek all 98 news articles »

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Egypt: governance and future realities - DAWN.com Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:07:51 GMT

Egypt: governance and future realities DAWN.com THIS is apropos of your editorial 'Tussle in Egypt' (Dec 12). Notwithstanding the academic facts highlighted in the editorial, there is a need to understand the prevailing ground realities of Egypt. Despite Mubarak and his cronies' unpopularity in ...

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Egyptian Stocks: Alexandria Mineral Oils, Paints & Chemical - BusinessWeek Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:15:26 GMT

Egyptian Stocks: Alexandria Mineral Oils, Paints & Chemical BusinessWeek 14 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt's benchmark EGX 30 Index rose for the second day, adding 0.3 percent to 3918.71 at the 2:30 pm close in Cairo. The following shares rose or fell. Symbols are in parentheses. Alexandria Mineral Oils (AMOC EY) jumped 4 percent, ... and more »