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Egyptian Lawmaker Forced To Resign Over Nose Job - New York Times Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:08:47 GMT

Globe and Mail

Egyptian Lawmaker Forced To Resign Over Nose Job New York Times CAIRO — The first political scandal of Egypt's fledgling electoral democracy erupted Monday after an Islamist lawmaker was expelled from his ultraconservative party, accused of fabricating a story that he was viciously beaten by masked gunmen. Egyptian Lawmaker Out By A NoseNPR all 235 news articles »

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Blast hits Egypt gas pipeline serving Jordan, Israel - Reuters Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:01:16 GMT

BBC News

Blast hits Egypt gas pipeline serving Jordan, Israel Reuters (Adds details, background) CAIRO, March 5 (Reuters) - An Egyptian pipeline carrying gas to Israel and Jordan was bombed on Monday, the 13th such attack since President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in 2011, witnesses said. The attack on the installation ... Twin blasts on Egypt gas pipelineBBC News Egypt-Israel Gas Pipeline Attacked AgainRTT News Militants attack Egypt gas pipeline for 13th timeBoston.com Washington Post -Jewish Telegraphic Agency -Wall Street Journal all 132 news articles »

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Weapons smuggling into Egypt from Libya increases - Albany Times Union Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:16:48 GMT

Weapons smuggling into Egypt from Libya increases Albany Times Union An Egyptian woman walks past a mural with a picture depicting slain Azhar sheikh Emad Effat, who was killed during clashes between protesters and army soldiers in December 2011, with verses of Quran that read in Arabic "God, we obeyed our lords and ... and more »

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TEXT-Fitch: Egypt FX reserves fall slows, but still a concern - Reuters Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:26:25 GMT

TEXT-Fitch: Egypt FX reserves fall slows, but still a concern Reuters March 5 - The slowing pace of the fall in Egyptian foreign exchange reserves in February is encouraging, but the continuing erosion of reserves remains a source of concern, Fitch Ratings says. Net official reserves were USD15.72bn at the end of last ... and more »

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Democracy workers who left Egypt meet with US lawmakers on Capitol Hill - Washington Post Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:42:02 GMT

Democracy workers who left Egypt meet with US lawmakers on Capitol Hill Washington Post WASHINGTON — American democracy workers who face charges in Egypt of stoking unrest are meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week. Four of the workers, including Sam LaHood and John Tomaszewski of Delran, NJ, met Monday with Sen. and more »

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Egypt's constitution: How 5 stakeholders would shape the document - Christian Science Monitor Sun, 04 Mar 2012 21:11:11 GMT

The Associated Press

Egypt's constitution: How 5 stakeholders would shape the document Christian Science Monitor With elections now over for Egypt's parliament, lawmakers are are deciding who gets to write the country's new constitution. There is much at stake including the role of Islam in the state and the power of the military. Yet for such an important ... Egypt's lawmakers begin process of appointing group to write constitutionWashington Post DECISION TO DISMISS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON AMERICAN EMPLOYEES OF NGOs IN EGYPTPoliticalNews.me (press release) Egypt Defense Committee Calls for Muslim Brotherhood GovernmentBloomberg The Associated Press -Indian Express -Chicago Tribune all 562 news articles »

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Egypt court rejects second Mickey cartoon lawsuit - Fox News Sat, 03 Mar 2012 21:19:34 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Egypt court rejects second Mickey cartoon lawsuit Fox News CAIRO – An Egyptian court on Saturday rejected the second of two lawsuits brought by ultraconservative Islamists accusing a Christian media mogul of insulting Islam when he relayed a cartoon online of Mickey Mouse with a beard and Minnie in a face veil ... Egypt Court Refuses to Charge Christian Tycoon With BlasphemyChristian Post all 153 news articles »

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Egypt: reserve fears ease, for now - Financial Times (blog) Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:25:10 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt: reserve fears ease, for now Financial Times (blog) Some relief for Egypt's battered foreign currency reserves, which have plunged 57 per cent since the start of the uprising to overthrow former president Hosni Mubarak last January. Net reserves fell in February, down by $680m, but that's a significant ... Egypt forex reserves drop slows to $636 mln in FebDaily News Egypt Beltone: Erosion of Egypt forex reserves slows in 2012Ahram Online Egypt foreign reserves stand at $15.7 billionCBS News Business Recorder all 16 news articles »

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Egypt Can Rise to the Historical Occasion But It Must Choose Wisely - Huffington Post Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:48:49 GMT

Egypt Can Rise to the Historical Occasion But It Must Choose Wisely Huffington Post A few days after the Egyptian uprising, I argued that the Arab Spring could well turn into a long and cruel winter due to a host of prominent factors including: the lack of traditional liberalism, the elites' control of business, a military that clings ... and more »

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Concealed nose job loses Egypt MP his post - The Independent Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:12:58 GMT

Concealed nose job loses Egypt MP his post The Independent As befits a parliament born of revolution, Egypt's six-week-old People's Assembly has not been without its growing pains. The opening session was marked by petty squabbling among MPs, while last month one pious representative earned a rebuke from the ... and more »