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Military hopes for 'great leader' from Egypt vote - USA TODAY Wed, 16 May 2012 23:01:40 GMT

USA TODAY
Military hopes for 'great leader' from Egypt vote
USA TODAY
CAIRO (AP) – Egypt's military ruler said Wednesday he hopes that a "great leader" will emerge from the country's upcoming presidential election, and said it will be a free and fair vote that will reflect the will of the people.
In Egypt's vote, revolutionaries lack a candidateFox News
Egypt's presidential campaigns crisscross the nationLos Angeles Times

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Israeli company writes off stake in Egyptian gas - Boston.com Thu, 17 May 2012 00:11:25 GMT

Boston.com
Israeli company writes off stake in Egyptian gas
Boston.com
JERUSALEM—An Israeli company has written off its entire 12.5 percent investment in the company that sold Egyptian natural gas to Israel before Egypt terminated the exports. Ampal-American Israel Corp. said this week that the scrapping of the deal and ...

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Egypt, Libya qualifiers to be played without fans - SI.com Wed, 16 May 2012 11:09:59 GMT

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Egypt, Libya qualifiers to be played without fans
SI.com
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -World Cup qualifiers involving Egypt and Libya next month will be played without fans, FIFA said on Wednesday, while security arrangements for matches in Mali, Nigeria and Kenya were being scrutinized. Egypt-Mozambique in Alexandria ...
No fans for Egypt, Libya qualifiersESPN
Fifa says Egypt and Libya to play behind closed doorsBBC Sport

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Egyptian police shutter Al-Alam's Cairo office - CPJ Press Freedom Online Wed, 16 May 2012 19:15:52 GMT

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Egyptian police shutter Al-Alam's Cairo office
CPJ Press Freedom Online
New York, May 16, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Sunday's raid on the Cairo offices of Al-Alam, an Iranian Arabic-language satellite broadcaster, which effectively shut down the station's news gathering in Egypt.
Egypt: Cairo Bureau of Iranian TV Station Al-Alam Closed By AuthoritiesAllAfrica.com
Egypt security raid Iranian TV station's officesFox News

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Egyptian Stocks: Egyptian Resorts, Maridive & Oil Services - Bloomberg Wed, 16 May 2012 09:33:22 GMT

Egyptian Stocks: Egyptian Resorts, Maridive & Oil Services
Bloomberg
Egypt's benchmark EGX30 Index (EGX30) fell for a third day, losing 1 percent to 4955.31, the lowest level in almost two weeks, at the 2:30 pm close in Cairo. The following shares were active on the Egyptian Exchange. Stock symbols follow company names.

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ATF arrests suspected Egyptian arms dealer in Orlando - WFTV Orlando Wed, 16 May 2012 21:39:24 GMT

ATF arrests suspected Egyptian arms dealer in Orlando
WFTV Orlando
Only Channel 9 was there moments after federal agents brought down a suspected Egyptian arms dealer in Orlando. Federal documents show Gamel Saad wanted to hide 1000 guns inside car parts and send them over to Egypt. Saad, of Egypt, came to Orlando to ...
Feds: Man wanted to smuggle 1000 guns to EgyptOrlando Sentinel

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Mona Eltahawy: Egypt's angry young woman - The Independent Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:51 GMT

Mona Eltahawy: Egypt's angry young woman
The Independent
Six months ago, the journalist and outspoken supporter of the revolution was brutally beaten and sexually assaulted by Egyptian police in a side-street off Tahrir Square. They targeted her arms, her hands. "I thought it was a random attack, ...

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Ancient Egypt's Limber Youth - Wall Street Journal Tue, 15 May 2012 21:53:58 GMT

Ancient Egypt's Limber Youth
Wall Street Journal
By TOM L. FREUDENHEIM A startling exhibition, "The Dawn of Egyptian Art," has quietly settled into the nether regions of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Lehman Wing and more than merits the hike and GPS assistance you might need to find it.

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Egypt: 14000 Judges to Supervise Presidential Elections - AllAfrica.com Wed, 16 May 2012 16:32:52 GMT

Ahram Online
Egypt: 14000 Judges to Supervise Presidential Elections
AllAfrica.com
The Higher Presidential Elections Commission (HPEC) has planned to dispatch 14000 judges to 13000 polling sub-stations and 352 main polling stations in preparation for holding the presidential elections slated for May 23-24.
NGOs granted licences to observe Egypt's presidential electionsAhram Online

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Egypt Tourist Numbers Increase in March, MENA Reports - Bloomberg Wed, 16 May 2012 10:26:20 GMT

Egypt Tourist Numbers Increase in March, MENA Reports
Bloomberg
May 16 (Bloomberg) --The number of tourists visiting Egypt in March rose to about 927000, a 73.2 percent increase from the same month a year earlier, the state-run news agency reported today. The increase is attributed to the “sharp decrease” in ...

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