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Ahmed Fouad Negm, Egypt's 'poet of the people,' dies at 84 - CNN Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:33:13 GMT

Ahmed Fouad Negm, Egypt's 'poet of the people,' dies at 84 CNN (CNN) -- Ahmed Fouad Negm, Egypt's "poet of the people" whose biting political verses inspired rebellion and taunted successive regimes for decades, died Tuesday in Cairo at age 84. Negm's colloquial prose made poetry an act of defiance directly ... Egypt's 'poet of the people' Ahmed Fouad Negm dies at 84The Guardian Egypt's Top Satirical Poet Dies at 84ABC News Egypt's top satirical poet Ahmed Fouad Negm dies at age 84Asharq Alawsat English Fox News all 156 news articles »

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Egypt police brutality 'unchecked' - BBC News Wed, 04 Dec 2013 20:54:18 GMT

Egypt police brutality 'unchecked' BBC News A grainy video circulating widely on social media has heightened concerns that police in the new Egypt are relying on old ways. A blindfolded man lies on the floor, naked from the waist up. The skin on his shoulders and upper back is an angry red. and more »

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Top Egypt Official Warns Against Disrupting Vote - ABC News Wed, 04 Dec 2013 16:38:52 GMT

Press TV

Top Egypt Official Warns Against Disrupting Vote ABC News A top Egyptian security official vowed Wednesday that authorities would deal "firmly" with any attempt to disrupt an upcoming referendum on the constitution, a warning directed at followers of the ousted Islamist president who have been staging regular ... Egypt warns protesters against disrupting referendumPress TV Egypt's Draft Constitution Rewards the Military and JudiciaryCarnegie Endowment for International Peace Egypt's Students Defy Protest Law In Familiar Battle Against GovernmentHuffington Post www.worldbulletin.net all 145 news articles »

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Ahmed Fouad Negm, Egypt's top satirical poet, dies at 84 - Boston.com Thu, 05 Dec 2013 02:13:40 GMT

Ahmed Fouad Negm, Egypt's top satirical poet, dies at 84 Boston.com CAIRO — Ahmed Fouad Negm, Egypt's ''poet of the people'' whose sharply political verses in colloquial Arabic skewered the country's leaders and inspired protesters from the 1970s through the current uprisings, has died. He was 84. Mr. Negm died ... and more »

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Egypt to Settle $1.5 Billion Owned to Oil Firms - ABC News Wed, 04 Dec 2013 14:56:05 GMT

Voice of America

Egypt to Settle $1.5 Billion Owned to Oil Firms ABC News Egypt is committed to pay nearly a quarter of the total arrears it owes foreign oil companies and increase economic growth to 3.5 percent by the end of the fiscal year, in a bid to restore investor confidence in an economy damaged by nearly three years ... UPDATE 6-Egypt woos Gulf investors, promises repayments to oil firmsReuters Egypt to Pay $1.5B in Arrears to Foreign Oil FirmsVoice of America Egypt committed to growth and debt repaymentMarlborough Express Gulf Times -The Times of Israel all 77 news articles »

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Billionaire Naguib Sawiris To Invest $1 Billion In Egypt In 2014 - Forbes Wed, 04 Dec 2013 22:42:26 GMT

Trade Arabia

Billionaire Naguib Sawiris To Invest $1 Billion In Egypt In 2014 Forbes Sawiris, who is the second richest man in Egypt with a fortune that FORBES estimates at $2.7 billion, told Reuters during the Egyptian-Gulf Investment Forum on Wednesday that the investment would focus on construction, real estate, agriculture and ... Sawiris to invest $1bn in EgyptDaily News Egypt Tycoon Sawiris announces $1bn Egypt investmentTrade Arabia Tycoon Naguib Sawiris to invest USD1 bn in Egypt in Q1 2014Zawya (registration) all 7 news articles »

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Egypt's Antiquities Fall Victim to Political Chaos - ABC News Wed, 04 Dec 2013 07:43:26 GMT

Calgary Herald

Egypt's Antiquities Fall Victim to Political Chaos ABC News The home of Egypt's mummies and King Tutankhamun's treasures is trying to make the best out of the worst times of political turmoil. But the Egyptian Museum is taking a hammering on multiple levels, from riots on its doorstep to funding so meager it ... Unrest in Egypt creates turmoil for Cairo's fabled Egyptian MuseumCalgary Herald Egyptian Museum Sits Empty After Months Of Political Turmoil (PHOTOS)Huffington Post all 191 news articles »

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Nour says will back Egypt draft constitution - Aljazeera.com Wed, 04 Dec 2013 17:18:43 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Nour says will back Egypt draft constitution Aljazeera.com The Nour Party, Egypt's main Salafi bloc and the second-largest winner in last year's parliamentary elections, will publicly back the country's draft constitution and urge its supporters to vote yes, despite an amendment that could lead to the party ...

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Protest Is Egypt's Last Resort - New York Times Wed, 04 Dec 2013 09:52:24 GMT

Protest Is Egypt's Last Resort New York Times With a vote on a new constitution slated for the next couple of months, and promises of parliamentary and presidential elections by summer, Egypt's military-backed interim government claims it has a road map to correct the country's deviation from the ...

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Activists Fear Egypt's Police Force, First Target of Protests, Is Out for Revenge - New York Times (blog) Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:47:57 GMT

Activists Fear Egypt's Police Force, First Target of Protests, Is Out for Revenge New York Times (blog) As they have for nearly three years, activist filmmakers in Egypt continue to document the death of protesters at the hands of the security forces. The latest offering from the Cairene film collective Mosireen, posted on YouTube on Tuesday, concludes ...