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The two swift changes in foreign policy that signal a new Egypt - The Guardian Fri, 20 May 2011 18:58:46 GMT+00:00

The Guardian

The two swift changes in foreign policy that signal a new Egypt
The Guardian
Photograph: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters Egypt faces many uncertainties after the revolution, but two surprisingly swift changes in its foreign policy have demonstrated that the post-Mubarak era may produce change for the wider region too. ...
Egypt's crackdown now wears camouflageAljazeera.net
Egypt's newfound foreign policy assertivenessJerusalem Post
Egypt's military prosecution questions journalistsSalon
Reuters Africa -Ahram Online -Daily News Egypt
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Obama names Patterson to key post of envoy to Egypt - Channel News Asia Sat, 21 May 2011 01:58:36 GMT+00:00

CTV.ca

Obama names Patterson to key post of envoy to Egypt
Channel News Asia
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Friday named Anne Patterson, Washington's former envoy to Pakistan, as the next US ambassador to Egypt, a key ally that Washington hopes will become a model for Arab democracy, the White House said. ...
Egypt's tensions show strain in 'season of change'The Associated Press
Egypt's Economic WoesCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog)
Back from Egypt and Jordan, and a Few Thoughts on Obama's SpeechReal News Network
Bloomberg -Los Angeles Times -Reuters
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Reinventing the veil - Financial Times Fri, 20 May 2011 22:06:42 GMT+00:00

Boston Globe

Reinventing the veil
Financial Times
I grew up in Cairo, Egypt. Through the decades of my childhood and youth – the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s – the veil was a rarity not only at home but in many Arab and Muslim-majority cities. In fact, when Albert Hourani, ...
A Quiet Revolution by Leila Ahmed – reviewThe Guardian
'Arab Spring,' Christian WinterInvestor's Business Daily
Authorities, Islamists in Egypt Stop Church from Re-OpeningCompass Direct News
The Australian -Examiner.com -Egyptian Gazette
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Forgiving Egypt - Fox Business Fri, 20 May 2011 19:00:01 GMT+00:00

Forgiving Egypt
Fox Business
In his speech on Middle East policy, the president said that not only will the US be sending more money to Egypt, but will also be relieving up to $1 billion of its debt. After months of unrest in Egypt, the offer comes as an attempt to aid the ...

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Gaza aid vessel gets supplies from Egypt - Malaysia Star Fri, 20 May 2011 23:21:37 GMT+00:00

Trend News Agency

Gaza aid vessel gets supplies from Egypt
Malaysia Star
The ship, also known as the Spirit of Rachel Corrie, has been at anchor for the past four days while waiting to berth at the El-Arish Port in Egypt. “At the moment, everything is fine. However, their spirit is a bit low as some of these activists are ...
Leader Of Malaysian Humanitarian Aid Mission To Gaza On Hunger StrikeBernama
Crew have Palestinians very much on their mindNew Straits Times
Egypt provides supplies to retreated Gaza-bound aid ship: Malaysian ActivistsTrend News Agency
Center for Research on Globalization
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The Arab Uprisings: The View from Cairo - Women News Network Fri, 20 May 2011 22:19:11 GMT+00:00

CBS News

The Arab Uprisings: The View from Cairo
Women News Network
Anderson's efforts to expand academic leadership in Egypt, along with her work to bring a comprehensive Ph.D. program for students in Cairo, has pushed her be named as the new President of the American University in Cairo, a first-time position for a ...
Obama Selects Career Diplomat Patterson as Ambassador to EgyptSan Francisco Chronicle

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Cost of eating spikes for the Arab world - Toronto Star Fri, 20 May 2011 21:58:01 GMT+00:00

Daily Star - Lebanon

Cost of eating spikes for the Arab world
Toronto Star
But as Egypt and other Arab countries remain volatile, there are fears that spiking grain prices could propel new discontent. In the past week, wheat prices soared by 17 per cent, a worrying sign for those countries where it is a staple of the diet. ...
US senator calls for free trade pacts in Middle EastAFP
The Great Democracy MeltdownNew Republic
President Obama outlines plans for aid in Egypt and Middle EastMarketplace
Daniels Trading -Today's Zaman
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Toby Wilkinson's 'The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt' - Washington Post Fri, 20 May 2011 22:23:20 GMT+00:00

Toby Wilkinson's 'The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt'
Washington Post
For Manetho, as for us in the present day, ancient Egypt's main beguilement was its sheer, strange antiquity. The more we think about that age and strangeness, the more ancient Egypt seems like an exotic fantasy-realm, like something out of Michael ...


Minister: Egypt budget deficit could reach $31 billion in fiscal year 2011-2012 - Washington Post Thu, 19 May 2011 16:21:50 GMT+00:00

Sydney Morning Herald

Minister: Egypt budget deficit could reach $31 billion in fiscal year 2011-2012
Washington Post
By AP, CAIRO — Egypt's budget deficit could hit 185 billion pounds ($31 billion) in the next fiscal year, the country's finance minister said Thursday. His remarks came just hours before the US was expected to announce new aid to bolster a key ally ...
'In Egypt we need strong leadership. At the moment that's the generals'The Guardian
Debate over the fate of the former first family roils EgyptNational Post (blog)
Amnesty: Egypt far from justice over unrest that killed more than 800CNN International
Hurriyet Daily News -Public Radio International PRI -UPI.com
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EBRD Mirow: Assessment Of EBRD Mandate Extension To Egypt Positive - Wall Street Journal Fri, 20 May 2011 08:52:22 GMT+00:00

Hurriyet Daily News

EBRD Mirow: Assessment Of EBRD Mandate Extension To Egypt Positive
Wall Street Journal
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (Dow Jones)--European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President Thomas Mirow said Friday that technical assessments of proposals to extend the bank's lending operations to Egypt were positive, suggesting that EBRD ...
EBRD prepares to lend to north AfricaFinancial Times
Development Coalition Looks to Aid North AfricaNew York Times

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