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Islamists Protest in Egypt Over Detained Women - ABC News Fri, 08 Nov 2013 19:57:18 GMT

AFP

Islamists Protest in Egypt Over Detained Women
ABC News
Supporters of Egypt's toppled president clashed with opponents Friday as security forces fired tear gas to break up their demonstrations over detained female protesters, part of an effort to draw wider support for their dwindling rallies. At least two ...
Egypt to hold parliamentary vote in Feb/March: foreign ministerReuters
Egypt to hold parliamentary vote by MarchAljazeera.com
Egypt to hold parliamentary vote in February or MarchJerusalem Post
Los Angeles Times -CBC.ca -Press TV
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Egypt security faces test with pair of high-profile matches - SI.com Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:06:19 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt security faces test with pair of high-profile matches
SI.com
Football has long been intertwined with Egypt's political unrest, even before the protests that forced autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power in 2011. Fans often clashed with security forces inside and outside stadiums during his more than two-decade rule.
Washington's Kid Gloves and Egypt's Fist - by James TraubForeign Policy (blog)
Egypt Moves To Meet Surging Energy NeedsForbes
Egypt rights organisations say new terror law will re-establish police stateAhram Online
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Egypt turns to Russia as relations with Washington sour - Financial Times Fri, 08 Nov 2013 19:18:04 GMT

The Daily Star

Egypt turns to Russia as relations with Washington sour
Financial Times
The Russian foreign and defence ministers will travel to Egypt next week on a visit seen as signalling a growing rapprochement between the two countries as the military-backed authorities in Cairo reach out for new allies and seek to lessen dependence ...
Russian arms official: Arms sale to Egypt likelyUPI.com
Putin to Visit Egypt in Bid to Restore Military TiesWashington Free Beacon
Russia sending foreign, defence chiefs to EgyptAhram Online
New Zealand Herald -The Voice of Russia -RIA Novosti
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US Naval Convoy Crosses Egypt's Suez Canal - ABC News Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:41:00 GMT

US Naval Convoy Crosses Egypt's Suez Canal
ABC News
An official at Egypt's Suez Canal says a U.S. aircraft carrier and a destroyer have crossed the waterway from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. The official says the U.S. warships crossed Friday after 14 hours of heightened security along the canal.

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Egypt panel rewriting constitution for voters backs eliminating upper house of ... - Fox News Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:34:22 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt panel rewriting constitution for voters backs eliminating upper house of ...
Fox News
CAIRO – The spokesman for the panel rewriting Egypt's constitution says the group has recommended abolishing the upper house of the country's parliament. Spokesman Mohammed Salmawy said Friday that the 50-member panel voted for an amendment ...
Scrapping of Egypt's Shura Council finds some political supportAhram Online
Egypt likely to abolish upper houseCCTV
Constitution panel votes to abolish Egypt parliament's upper houseJournal of Turkish Weekly
Kuwait News Agency
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Ousted Egypt President's Family Sees Him in Prison - ABC News Thu, 07 Nov 2013 17:50:26 GMT

Ousted Egypt President's Family Sees Him in Prison
ABC News
The family of Egypt's toppled president visited him in prison on Thursday, their first face-to-face contact with him since a popularly-backed military coup ousted him from power four months ago, his wife said. Naglaa Ali told The Associated Press by ...


Egypt travel restrictions relaxed - Telegraph.co.uk Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:59:17 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Egypt travel restrictions relaxed
Telegraph.co.uk
“Our travel advice for Egypt has now changed in line with the reduction in the level of violence,” said the Foreign Office, in a statement. “We continue to urge British Nationals already in Egypt to follow the instructions of the local authorities and ...
Egypt uses live webcams to show tourists that Red Sea resorts are safeDaily Mail
FCO relaxes travel advisory for EgyptTravel Weekly UK
Tourism Minister - Egypt's Tourism Back On Right TrackAllAfrica.com
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In Egypt, Bassem Youssef is off air--again - Columbia Journalism Review Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:32:01 GMT

Public Radio International

In Egypt, Bassem Youssef is off air--again
Columbia Journalism Review
Last Friday, after the government-imposed curfew emptied the streets of Cairo and other major cities, many Egyptians settled in front of the TV, expecting to watch El-Bernameg (“The Program”), a popular political satire show anchored by Egypt's version ...
The Fate of Egypt's Jon StewartNew York Times
'Egypt's Jon Stewart' is still off the airPublic Radio International
Reporters Without Borders slams Egypt for 'threats to freedom of information'Raw Story
Al-Monitor -Ahram Online -PolicyMic
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Egypt to hold fresh parliamentary elections in February or March - ABC Online Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:38:39 GMT

Egypt to hold fresh parliamentary elections in February or March
ABC Online
Egypt will hold parliamentary elections in February or March, two months after the country votes on a new constitution, Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Fahmy has announced. Mr Fahmy's comments provided the most specific timeline yet for the end of the ...


Egyptian foreign minister sets out timetable for elections - The Guardian Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:59:10 GMT

Egyptian foreign minister sets out timetable for elections
The Guardian
Egypt has been without a sitting lower house of parliament since summer 2012, when it was dissolved by the country's supreme court. During the following year Egypt's only elected officials were Mohamed Morsi, who became Egypt's first democratically ...