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Egypt president names new prime minister, a surprise to many - Los Angeles Times Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:03:38 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Egypt president names new prime minister, a surprise to many Los Angeles Times CAIRO — Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi surprised the nation Tuesday by naming an obscure bureaucrat as his new prime minister to form a government that probably will be held in check by military leaders during an unsteady transition to democracy. Egypt's new PM faces first dilemma over claimed Islamist affiliationsAhram Online Egypt Names Prime MinisterWall Street Journal Egypt's president, Mohamed Morsi, chooses little-known Hesham Kandil as ...Washington Post Fox News all 491 news articles »

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Egypt TV channel caters to fully veiled women - Boston.com Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:45:01 GMT

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Egypt TV channel caters to fully veiled women Boston.com That effort mirrors the cultural changes under way in Egypt since conservative Muslims rose to power after Hosni Mubarak's secular regime was ousted during last year's revolution. Islamists had been heavily repressed for decades, with hundreds jailed ... New Egypt-based Islamic TV channel caters to fully veiled womenWashington Post all 131 news articles »

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Egypt trying to boost nation's football pride - Yahoo! Sports Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:26:38 GMT

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Egypt trying to boost nation's football pride Yahoo! Sports CARDIFF, Wales (AP) -- For the Egypt men's national football team, the Olympic tournament won't be only about trying to win the gold medal. It will be about trying to restore football pride despite political unrest back home and the killing of more ... Egypt's Olympic Soccer Team Emerges From Violence to Play BrazilBloomberg all 18 news articles »

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Egypt Marks 60th Anniversary of 1952 Revolution - Voice of America Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:26:16 GMT

Voice of America

Egypt Marks 60th Anniversary of 1952 Revolution Voice of America CAIRO — In Cairo's Tahrir Square, a spokesperson for the Karama party urged a small crowd to complete the goals of the revolution: “bread, freedom, and human dignity.” But she was not referring to the 25 January 2011 uprising that had its epicenter in ... 1952 Revolution in the Spotlight - of Glory and MistakesAllAfrica.com Egypt's Sixty Years of MiseryMiddle East Forum Egypt's 1952 Revolution in cinemaAhram Online The Muslim News all 46 news articles »

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Egypt eases border restrictions at Rafah crossing - Haaretz Tue, 24 Jul 2012 22:59:46 GMT

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Egypt eases border restrictions at Rafah crossing Haaretz The Hamas government in the Gaza Strip announced on Monday that the Egyptian authorities have approved significant easing of restrictions on Palestinians wishing to enter or leave the strip via the Rafah crossing, or to fly via Cairo International Airport. Egypt opens to GazaCNN (blog) Egypt eases entry restrictions on PalestiniansBoston Globe Egypt's move to allow Palestinians freer entry draws cheers and confusionFox News all 833 news articles »

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Thousands of Egypt textile workers suspend strikes - Reuters Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:10:32 GMT

Thousands of Egypt textile workers suspend strikes Reuters CAIRO, July 24 (Reuters) - Thousands of Egyptian state textile workers suspended their strikes on Tuesday after receiving concessions in a pay dispute that brought a large part of the industry grinding to a halt last week, an activist and a worker said. and more »

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Contrary to Gossip, Pyramids Have No Date With the Wrecking Ball - New York Times Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:38:15 GMT

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Contrary to Gossip, Pyramids Have No Date With the Wrecking Ball New York Times Published: July 23, 2012. CAIRO — What's this? Egypt's new Islamist leaders want to raze the Great Pyramids, scratch away the images on the death masks of the pharaohs, maybe even wipe the grin off what is left of the face of the Sphinx? Enlarge This ... Huffington Post, MSM Facilitate Destruction of Egypt's PyramidsAlgemeiner all 9 news articles »

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Egypt's Mursi names little-known minister as PM - Reuters Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:04:36 GMT

Egypt's Mursi names little-known minister as PM Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - President Mohamed Mursi appointed Irrigation Minister Hisham Kandil as Egypt's prime minister-designate on Tuesday but critics questioned whether the little-known technocrat had the political or economic experience for the job ...

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Egypt's president designates new prime minister, asks him to form government - Washington Post Tue, 24 Jul 2012 17:06:43 GMT

Egypt's president designates new prime minister, asks him to form government Washington Post CAIRO — Egypt's president on Tuesday appointed a young, independent U.S.-educated Cabinet minister as the new premier, assigned to turn the nation's economy and internal security around after 17 months of instability and protests. The designation of ...

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Foreshadowing political events in Egypt - msnbc.com Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:29:08 GMT

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Foreshadowing political events in Egypt msnbc.com Foreshadowing political events in Egypt. Author Daniel Silva has a knack for predicting important political events. His latest book, “Fallen Angel,” has a Middle-East setting; and while it may be fiction, Silva gives us an interesting look into some ... and more »