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Egypt police fire tear gas at protesters outside courtroom where senior ... - Washington Post Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:24:37 GMT

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Egypt police fire tear gas at protesters outside courtroom where senior ... Washington Post CAIRO — Riot police fired tear gas Saturday to disperse dozens of demonstrators throwing rocks outside an Alexandria courthouse where the city's ex-security director and other officers are on trial for the killing of protesters during Egypt's 2011 ... Egypt judge dismisses charges against more than 300 protesters after Morsi ...Fox News Egypt drops hundreds of charges over post-Mubarak violenceYahoo! News (blog) Egypt drops charges against 379 protestersThe Australian Bloomberg -Ahram Online all 296 news articles »

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UPDATE 1-Egypt's foreign reserves rise after Qatar deposit - Reuters Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:21:18 GMT

Business Recorder

UPDATE 1-Egypt's foreign reserves rise after Qatar deposit Reuters CAIRO Jan 19 (Reuters) - Egypt's foreign reserves have risen to $15.5 billion, helped by a deposit by Qatar to support the economy, its finance minister said, although they are still close to critical levels after being run down to defend Egypt's currency. Egypt foreign reserves rise after Qatar depositPeninsula On-line Qatar boosts Egypt aid with $2.5 billion bond buysMENAFN.COM all 12 news articles »

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Clashes in Egypt at trial for officers accused of violence against protesters - Globe and Mail Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:07:51 GMT

Globe and Mail

Clashes in Egypt at trial for officers accused of violence against protesters Globe and Mail License; AA. Riot police fired tear gas Saturday to disperse dozens of demonstrators throwing rocks outside an Alexandria courthouse where the city's ex-security director and other officers are on trial for the killing of protesters during Egypt's 2011 ...

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Muslim Brotherhood figures seek Egypt diplomatic posts - Ahram Online Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:05:24 GMT

Ahram Online

Muslim Brotherhood figures seek Egypt diplomatic posts Ahram Online The nomination of Ahmed Mekki, former vice president, to head Egypt's diplomatic mission in the Vatican this week might be a precedent by which the president would use his legal prerogative to appoint selected non-career diplomats to head some of Egypt ... Brotherhood Struggles to Translate Power Into Policy in EgyptNew York Times Egypt's president rejects idea of a theocracyDeutsche Welle Lessons from Egypt's Past Could Prompt Optimism for the FutureHuffington Post UK (blog) New York Daily News all 26 news articles »

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Egypt still undecided on River Nile sharing agreement - Daily Monitor Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:00:09 GMT

Egypt still undecided on River Nile sharing agreement Daily Monitor Egypt is still undecided about signing the River Nile sharing agreement and will not be a part of it soon, the country's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Dr Mohamed Baha'a El-Din has said. Contested clauses. During a press briefing in ... Uganda-Egypt sign the Nile Basin AgreementIndependent all 2 news articles »

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Egypt's Shura council approves controversial new elections law - Ahram Online Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:39:14 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt's Shura council approves controversial new elections law Ahram Online Egypt's Shura council approved a new parliamentary elections law on Saturday sending it to the High Constitution Court (HCC) for revision. The HCC has forty-five days to determine the constitutionality of articles in the new law. If approved, the law ... Egypt's Shura Council approves laws concerning parliamentary electionsShanghai Daily (subscription) all 7 news articles »

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Christian stores burned in southern Egypt after Muslim girl allegedly sexually ... - Washington Post Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:07:41 GMT

Washington Post

Christian stores burned in southern Egypt after Muslim girl allegedly sexually ... Washington Post LUXOR, Egypt — Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of Muslim protesters trying to storm a Coptic Christian church in southern Egypt Friday, after a word spread that a Christian man sexually assaulted a 6-year-old girl. Witnesses in Marashda ... US says Egypt needs to do more on religious toleranceAhram Online Letters: Hate in EgyptLos Angeles Times Egypt's Morsi Tries to Defuse Flap Over Jews SlurABC News Fox News -USA TODAY all 1,338 news articles »

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Egypt: Don't Force Palestinians Back to Syria - Human Rights Watch Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:24:53 GMT

Washington Post

Egypt: Don't Force Palestinians Back to Syria Human Rights Watch Egypt may have a right to detain people temporarily or investigate them on grounds of false documentation but it may not under any circumstance return them to Syria. Egypt is obligated under international law not to return anyone, regardless of status ... HRW urges Egypt to halt deportations to SyriaSaudi Gazette Rights group urges Egypt not to deport asylum seekers back to SyriaWashington Post Egypt urged not to deport Palestinians to SyriaDaily News Egypt all 134 news articles »

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Inside Egypt's first 'Islamic cafe' - BBC News Sat, 19 Jan 2013 01:15:33 GMT

BBC News

Inside Egypt's first 'Islamic cafe' BBC News A cafe in Cairo is being described as Egypt's first "Islamic cafe" after setting up separate areas for women, men and families and dissuading unmarried couples from visiting. The idea is to cater for the needs of customers who would like to have a ...

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Handball: Egypt reach World Championship round of 16 - Ahram Online Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:00:47 GMT

Ahram Online

Handball: Egypt reach World Championship round of 16 Ahram Online Egypt have reached the Handball World Championship second round after defeating Australia 39-14 in their final Group D game on Saturday. The Pharaohs went through virture of a superior goal difference over North African rivals Algeria after both sides ... and more »