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Egyptian boys detained for alleged Quran defiling - CBS News Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:41:03 GMT

Haaretz

Egyptian boys detained for alleged Quran defiling CBS News CAIRO — Two Coptic Christian boys have been put in juvenile detention after locals accused them of urinating on pages of the Islamic holy book, an Islamic cleric and prosecutors said Wednesday, in the latest in a series of legal cases in Egypt against ... Two Coptic Christian children arrested for allegedly urinating on Koran in EgyptFox News Egypt charges two Christian boys with Koran desecrationHaaretz Two Christian Children Arrested in Egypt for Defaming IslamBusinessweek Foreign Policy (blog) -RIA Novosti -Ahram Online all 159 news articles »

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Egypt oil subsidy reform needs more studies - minister - Chicago Tribune Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:34:05 GMT

KGMI

Egypt oil subsidy reform needs more studies - minister Chicago Tribune CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt is holding off on reform of its costly state energy subsidy regime until it completes more studies and holds a "social dialogue" on the issue, the country's oil minister told Reuters. Osama Kamal denied reports the cash-strapped ... Egypt's Maria TV pitches strict vision of IslamWashington Post Egypt Says It Will Resume IMF Loan Talks This Month in TokyoBloomberg Egypt PM says IMF loan talks to resume in late OctoberCNBC.com Terra.com all 59 news articles »

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Egypt Islamists want equal rights for women - but only as far as Islamic law ... - CBS News Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:15:40 GMT

RT

Egypt Islamists want equal rights for women - but only as far as Islamic law ... CBS News CAIRO Islamists are seeking to enshrine in Egypt's long-awaited new constitution a number of articles that secularists and liberals fear would bring theocratic rule and severely set back civil liberties, including provisions that could empower clerics ... Egyptian woman runs for chairmanship of Muslim Brotherhood's political wingRT Egypt: Is the New Muslim Brotherhood Logo Aggressive?Global Voices Online Islamist governor shakes up Egypt provinceReuters Ahram Online all 261 news articles »

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Egypt Struggles to Pay Oil Bill - New York Times Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:38:14 GMT

Egypt Struggles to Pay Oil Bill New York Times Dana Petroleum, like the other foreign operators in Egypt, including BP of Britain, Eni of Italy and Repsol of Spain, forms joint ventures with the E.G.P.C. to explore for oil and natural gas. The discoveries are then shared between the state and the ...

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It's the Egyptian Economy, Stupid! - Daily Beast Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:50:06 GMT

Daily Beast

It's the Egyptian Economy, Stupid! Daily Beast In the year since Hosni Mubarak's fall from power, there's been no shortage of animosity between Israel and Egypt. Violence along the Sinai border and protests at Israel's embassy in Cairo last year have created considerable tension between the two ... Rights group: Egypt must tackle legacy of abuseBusinessweek Amnesty International to Egypt: Stop 'bloody' legacy of repressionLos Angeles Times Aid To Egypt: What's The Rush?Council on Foreign Relations (blog) AllAfrica.com -CBS News all 521 news articles »

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Dubai, Egypt Stocks May Rise as Vanguard Adopts FTSE - Businessweek Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:02:55 GMT

Dubai, Egypt Stocks May Rise as Vanguard Adopts FTSE Businessweek U.A.E. stock exchanges comprise 0.34 percent of FTSE's EM index, while the weighting of Egypt's benchmark gauge, the world's best performer this year, is 0.51 percent, compared with 0.36 percent in MSCI. Benchmarks in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Egypt rose ... and more »

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In Egypt, freedom is up for debate - USA TODAY Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:23:54 GMT

In Egypt, freedom is up for debate USA TODAY The impending completion of a draft constitution will decide the question of whether Egypt creates a society that looks to the Western model of tolerance of dissenting views or the authoritarian example of criminalizing opinions that are repugnant to ... and more »

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Oldest fake toes made walking easier in Egypt - CBS News Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:34:00 GMT

Medgadget.com

Oldest fake toes made walking easier in Egypt CBS News Researchers have suspected two Egyptian artificial toes are the world's oldest known prosthetic body parts. A new study suggests that is the case: Volunteers without a big toe showed the prosthetics would have made walking around in ancient Egyptian ... Artificial Toes from Ancient Egypt Confirmed as World's Oldest ProsthesesMedgadget.com all 37 news articles »

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Military Spokesman - Sinai Problems Not Security Only, No Israeli Devices - AllAfrica.com Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:29:34 GMT

Ma'an News Agency

Military Spokesman - Sinai Problems Not Security Only, No Israeli Devices AllAfrica.com There should be no mix between joint military cooperation and the presence of military bases on Egyptian soil, adding that Egypt has strict rules for maintaining its national security. As for the security situation in Sinai, he asserted that the ... Egypt's army outgunned by extremists in SinaiGlobalPost all 18 news articles »

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Protest Against 'Anti-Women' Article in Draft Constitution - AllAfrica.com Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:11:56 GMT

AFP

Protest Against 'Anti-Women' Article in Draft Constitution AllAfrica.com The demonstration will take place at 6 p.m. by the Shura Council (parliamentary upper house) where the constituent assembly, tasked with rewriting Egypt's constitution, convenes. Participants fear that "Article 36" threatens women rights and conflicts ... New Egyptian constitution offers fewer religious freedoms, critics allegeAhram Online Egypt protest wants women's rights enshrined in constitutionAFP all 25 news articles »