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Three core, secular members of 2011 Arab Spring movement jailed in Egypt - CBS News Mon, 23 Dec 2013 00:39:08 GMT

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Three core, secular members of 2011 Arab Spring movement jailed in Egypt
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CAIRO - Three of the most prominent secular activists involved in Egypt's 2011 revolution were convicted Sunday of holding a rally without authorization and attacking police officers, receiving three-year prison terms and hefty fines in the first use ...
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Egypt once again turns to 'Garbage People' and pigs to solve growing trash ... - Fox News Sun, 22 Dec 2013 08:16:33 GMT

Egypt once again turns to 'Garbage People' and pigs to solve growing trash ...
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For years, pigs raised and handled by Egypt's Zabaleen, or "Garbage People," were the linchpins of an extremely effective, if primitive, system of processing garbage in cities including Cairo and Alexandria. The Zabaleen, part of the Coptic Christian ...

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In Blow to Leadership of '11 Revolt, Egypt Activists Are Given 3 Years in Prison - New York Times Sun, 22 Dec 2013 17:46:35 GMT

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In Blow to Leadership of '11 Revolt, Egypt Activists Are Given 3 Years in Prison
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CAIRO — Three activists who played central roles in the uprising against former President Hosni Mubarak were convicted on Sunday of participating in recent protests and sentenced to three years in prison, raising fears that the new government was ...


In Egypt, three pro-democracy activists are sent to prison for protesting ... - Washington Post Sun, 22 Dec 2013 16:39:55 GMT

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In Egypt, three pro-democracy activists are sent to prison for protesting ...
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CAIRO — Three Egyptian activists who helped spearhead the country's 2011 uprising were sentenced Sunday to up to three years in prison for violating a new protest-regulation law passed by a government that itself came to power through mass ...


In Egypt, the 'revolution' is eating its young - Christian Science Monitor Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:53:30 GMT

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In Egypt, the 'revolution' is eating its young
Christian Science Monitor
The fall of Mubarak wasn't a solution to Egypt's many problems. But it opened the door to imagining the Arab world's largest country, which was once a cultural and political leader in the region, becoming a place where democratic politics could emerge ...


Egypt court jails activists over protests - Aljazeera.com Sun, 22 Dec 2013 11:58:28 GMT

Egypt court jails activists over protests
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The court on Sunday also handed down fines of 50,000 Egyptian pounds ($7,200). A lawyer for the defendants said they would appeal the verdict. This was the first criminal trial under a restrictive law issued last month that requires protesters to seek ...


Tailors Deal Dollars as Egypt Businesses Battle Currency Drought - Bloomberg Sun, 22 Dec 2013 22:20:39 GMT

Tailors Deal Dollars as Egypt Businesses Battle Currency Drought
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The illicit trade is thriving in Egypt, where a shortage of foreign currency is threatening to smother a nascent pickup in economic activity following the ouster of President Mohamed Mursi in July. Businesses are struggling to bridge a gap of as much ...

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Egypt court jails three prominent anti-Mubarak activists - Deutsche Welle Sun, 22 Dec 2013 18:06:30 GMT

Egypt court jails three prominent anti-Mubarak activists
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Egypt court jails three prominent anti-Mubarak activists. An Egyptian court has jailed three prominent anti-Mubarak activists for three years for organizing a protest without authorization. They were the first to be sentenced under a new law banning ...


Egypt court jails anti-Mubarak activists - The Australian Sun, 22 Dec 2013 21:01:29 GMT

Egypt court jails anti-Mubarak activists
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More recently, the military justified its overthrow of Morsi - Egypt's first freely elected president - as a response to massive protests against his turbulent yearlong reign, which critics said was marked by power-grabbing and economic mismanagement.


Egypt Jails Leaders of 2011 Uprising - Voice of America Sun, 22 Dec 2013 19:59:29 GMT

Egypt Jails Leaders of 2011 Uprising
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In the past week, the office of the public prosecutor has ordered Morsi and other leading Islamists to stand trial in two separate cases on charges that include terrorism and conspiring with foreigners against Egypt. The case against the activists ...