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As US-Egypt strains over funding grow, USAID boss quits the country - Washington Post Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:01:37 GMT+00:00

Boston Globe

As US-Egypt strains over funding grow, USAID boss quits the country Washington Post By AP, CAIRO — The USAID director in Egypt abruptly flew back to Washington on Thursday after less than a year on the job, the first major casualty of a row between the two longtime allies over American funding for pro-democracy groups. ... USAID boss in Egypt quits in funding rowSeattle Post Intelligencer all 84 news articles »

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Egypt Moves to End Decades-Old Emergency Law - Voice of America (blog) Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:15:11 GMT+00:00

Reuters

Egypt Moves to End Decades-Old Emergency Law Voice of America (blog) Egypt's government says it has begun procedures to end the country's three-decade-old state of emergency, a key demand in the protests that led to former president Hosni Mubarak's ouster earlier this year. Government spokesman Mohammed Hegazy said ... EGYPT: 3 million children live on the streets, study saysLos Angeles Times 'Our Egypt' for a New EraHuffington Post Business in EgyptThe Economist AllAfrica.com -Church Times -Ahram Online all 569 news articles »

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London, Egypt and the nature of social media - Washington Post Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:56:55 GMT+00:00

International Business Times

London, Egypt and the nature of social media Washington Post My time there convinces me that neither social media technologies nor the youth that use them are the main driver of the masses that overtook the streets of many cities in Egypt from January 25th onward. British Prime Minister David Cameron says every ... Blaming the tools: Britain proposes a social-media banGigaOm Blaming the Tools: Britain Proposes a Social-Media BanBusinessWeek Has social networking lost its shine after the London Riots?IBNLive.com (blog) all 92 news articles »

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Egypt: Why Are Christian Girls Converting to Islam? - FrontPage Magazine Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:49:24 GMT+00:00

GreaterKashmir.com (press release)

Egypt: Why Are Christian Girls Converting to Islam? FrontPage Magazine Consider Egypt alone: in recent months, wild rampages, burned churches, and murdered Christians have resulted over a few Christian women converting to Islam. The most notorious case revolves around Camelia Shehata, the wife of a Coptic priest. ... The truth about Egypt's identityAhram Online Bit PlayersRealClearPolitics all 29 news articles »

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US defends stance on Egypt - UPI.com Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:26:02 GMT+00:00

Dalje.com

US defends stance on Egypt UPI.com 11 (UPI) -- Washington said it was concerned with anti-American sentiment developing in Egypt, saying accusations targeting its envoy to Cairo are off the mark. The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that anti-American sentiment in post-revolution ... US raises concern about "anti-Americanism" in EgyptAhram Online US concerned over rising xenophobia in EgyptBikya Masr Washington Raised Concerns to Egypt About Creeping Anti-US SentimentWall Street Journal (blog) RTT News -MSN India -Trend News Agency all 168 news articles »

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Egypt Misses One-Year T-Bill Goal for First Time Since June - Bloomberg Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:55:46 GMT+00:00

Egypt Misses One-Year T-Bill Goal for First Time Since June Bloomberg Egypt fell short of meeting its fund-raising goal at a treasury bill sale for the first time since June as the yield on one-year securities rose. The country sold 2.33 billion pounds in one-year bills ... Egypt Misses One-Year T-Bill Goal for First Time Since JuneSan Francisco Chronicle all 2 news articles »

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Aiding Egypt's Salafists - The Hindu Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:41:11 GMT+00:00

Ahram Online

Aiding Egypt's Salafists The Hindu In one of the worst attacks, 12 people died when a church and other buildings used by Christians, who constitute 10 per cent of Egypt's 85 million population, were set ablaze in May. Christians are not the only targets; there have also been attacks on ... A Tahrir iftar and sufi chanting for 12 August's "For the love of Egypt" FridayAhram Online Muslim Brotherhod calls for stance against Syrian governmentBikya Masr Row over deferral of rally in Cairo persistsIrish Times all 6 news articles »

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MIDEAST STOCKS-Egypt leads as region rebounds from global fears - Reuters Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:56:16 GMT+00:00

Reuters Africa

MIDEAST STOCKS-Egypt leads as region rebounds from global fears Reuters Egypt's share index jumped 4.1 percent, lifting after three days of sharp declines that took shares to their lowest level since April 2009. "The gain is all a rebound from the drastic fall, simply a correction, especially that Egypt was one of the most ... Egypt Stocks Tumble On Global Recession FearsNPR STOCK NEWS MIDEAST-Egypt up; rebounds from global market fearsReuters Africa Egyptian Stocks Fall to Lowest in Two Years on Economic ConcernBloomberg all 51 news articles »

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Let's give up our empire role - BurlingtonFreePress.com Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:14:04 GMT+00:00

Let's give up our empire role BurlingtonFreePress.com In Egypt, there is considerable friction between the authors of the revolution against Mubarak and the military. Again the Islamic Brotherhood is tipping the country toward a fundamentalist Islamic state. No matter how the American debt crisis is ... and more »

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HOSTILITY TOWARD RELIGION: Pew sees uptick in 1/3 of world - BP News Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:34:06 GMT+00:00

Fox News

HOSTILITY TOWARD RELIGION: Pew sees uptick in 1/3 of world BP News Egypt ranked in the top 5 percent of all countries on both government restrictions and social hostilities involving religion. Indonesia was the only other country in the world that had scores as high as Egypt on both measures. ... Religious Harassment on Rise Throughout the World, Report FindsFox News Pew Research Report Shows Religious Discrimination on Rise GloballyThe New American Report: Religious freedom declining for nearly 2.2 billion peopleCNN (blog) all 164 news articles »