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Egypt's president has powers that rival Mubarak's - USA TODAY Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:22:37 GMT

USA TODAY

Egypt's president has powers that rival Mubarak's USA TODAY CAIRO – Egypt's Islamist president has given himself the right to legislate and control over the drafting of a new constitution. He has installed at the top of the powerful military a defense minister likely to be beholden to him. Thousands of ... Egypt's New Defense Chief 'Unwavering' Ally, Panetta SaysBusinessweek Egypt's Islamist president now has powers that rival authoritarian predecessor ...Washington Post all 2,416 news articles »

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Gaza: Egypt opening border ahead of Muslim holiday - Fox News Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:44:19 GMT

Gaza: Egypt opening border ahead of Muslim holiday Fox News A bus makes its way from the Palestinian side of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, into Egypt, through an Egyptian-guarded border crossing, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. Egypt on Tuesday opened its border with Hamas-ruled Gaza for a three-day period ahead of ... and more »

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Egypt condemns 14 to death for 2011 Sinai attack - Reuters Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:14:56 GMT

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Egypt condemns 14 to death for 2011 Sinai attack Reuters ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced to death on Tuesday 14 people it said were Islamist militants for a deadly attack on a police station in North Sinai last year, a court official said. The ruling may add to tension in the volatile ... UPDATE 1-Egypt condemns 14 to death for 2011 Sinai attackChicago Tribune 14 Get Death Row in Egypt for Sinai Police AttacksABC News Islamists vs. Islamists: A Positive for Egypt?The Moderate Voice all 210 news articles »

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GRAINS-US wheat sags after Egypt buys more from Russia - Reuters Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:46:04 GMT

Business Recorder (blog)

GRAINS-US wheat sags after Egypt buys more from Russia Reuters CBOT wheat falls to one-month low on Egyptian purchase * Soybeans end mixed, corn modestly lower in choppy trade * Rain improves U.S. soy crop ratings, corn stable * Prices underpinned by tight corn, soy supply after drought (Updates with closing ... US wheat sags after Egypt buys more from Russia; corn, soy flatBusiness Recorder (blog) all 85 news articles »

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Egypt and World Bank sign a $200 million loan aimed at creating a quarter ... - Washington Post Tue, 14 Aug 2012 20:00:23 GMT

Egypt and World Bank sign a $200 million loan aimed at creating a quarter ... Washington Post CAIRO — Egyptian Cabinet ministers and World Bank officials have signed off on a $200 million project aimed at creating 250000 jobs after more than a year of slow economic growth. The World Bank says the investments will be spent on financing for job ... and more »

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Egypt's CIB says Q2 net income grows 18 pct - Reuters Tue, 14 Aug 2012 23:12:23 GMT

Egypt's CIB says Q2 net income grows 18 pct Reuters (Adds detail, company comment). By Tom Pfeiffer. CAIRO Aug 14 (Reuters) - Egypt's Commercial International Bank reported an 18 percent increase in second-quarter net income on Tuesday, above the expectations of analysts who say the country's lenders ... and more »

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Research paper offers insight into Egypt's new armed forces chief - MiamiHerald.com Tue, 14 Aug 2012 22:53:49 GMT

Research paper offers insight into Egypt's new armed forces chief MiamiHerald.com CAIRO -- The new commander of the Egyptian military, while a student at the U.S. Army War College seven years ago, wrote a lengthy paper in which he called for the U.S. to withdraw its military forces from the Middle East, encouraged it to revamp the ... Research paper offers insight into Egypt's new armed forces chief, Sedky SobhyTheNewsTribune.com all 22 news articles »

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Egypt Offers $2.3 Billion Repos; Dollar Bonds Little Changed - Bloomberg Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:16:17 GMT

Egypt Offers $2.3 Billion Repos; Dollar Bonds Little Changed Bloomberg Egypt will offer 30 percent fewer seven-day repurchase agreements than last week after exceeding its goal at a treasury-bond auction. The nation's dollar bonds were little changed. The Arab country will make available 14 billion Egyptian pounds ($2.3 ... and more »

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Egypt's Orascom Telecom Swings to 2nd-Quarter Profit on Subscriber Growth - Wall Street Journal Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:19:38 GMT

Egypt's Orascom Telecom Swings to 2nd-Quarter Profit on Subscriber Growth Wall Street Journal DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Egypt's Orascom Telecom Holding (ORTE.CI) said Tuesday it swung to a second-quarter net profit of $27 million as it increased the number of subscribers and data usage. In the year earlier period, Orascom Telecom reported a ... and more »

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What Egypt's New Guard Thinks About America - New York Times (blog) Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:19:30 GMT

New York Times (blog)

What Egypt's New Guard Thinks About America New York Times (blog) LONDON — As analysts grapple with the implications of a purge of the senior echelons of the Egyptian military by Mohamed Morsi, the country's Muslim Brotherhood president, the inevitable question in Washington is where the new guard stands in relation ...