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Amid Instability In Egypt, Coptic Christians Flee To US - NPR Fri, 04 Jan 2013 21:32:46 GMT

NPR

Amid Instability In Egypt, Coptic Christians Flee To US
NPR
Coptic Christians will celebrate Christmas on Monday, and many will do so outside their native Egypt. Since the revolution there, their future in the country has looked uncertain, and many are resettling in the United States. Their population in the U ...
This Christmas, Egypt's Coptic Christians are asking for respectGlobe and Mail
Worry taints Egyptian Coptic ChristmasBBC News
Al-Azhar rejects Salafist threats, extends Christmas greetings to Orthodox CoptsAsiaNews.it

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Egypt says it seized US-made missiles near Gaza - Fox News Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:44:09 GMT

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Egypt says it seized US-made missiles near Gaza
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EL-ARISH, EgyptEgyptian authorities seized six U.S.-made missiles in the Sinai Peninsula Friday that security officials said were likely smuggled from Libya and bound for the Gaza Strip. Libya's 2011 uprising and subsequent civil war left the ...
Egypt seizes anti-tank, anti-aircraft rockets in SinaiYahoo! News (blog)
'Egypt stops US-made missiles destined for Gaza'Jerusalem Post
Report: Egypt thwarts smuggling of US-made missiles into Gaza StripHaaretz
Arutz Sheva -Long War Journal -Ahram Online
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Islam is not the problem in Egypt - Christian Science Monitor Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:39:21 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Islam is not the problem in Egypt
Christian Science Monitor
Many conclude that religion is causing turmoil in Egypt. Islam is not the problem. The turmoil comes from the gap between expectations of speedy change by those who made the 2011 revolution and the slow process of dismantling the old way of life while ...
Growing Strains for Muslim Brotherhood and EmiratesNew York Times
Tensions flare between UAE and Muslim BrotherhoodFRANCE 24
The crisis of government isn't overThe Economist
Washington Post -Daily Beast -GlobalPost
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The drip, drip, drip of Egypt's bad economic news - Christian Science Monitor Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:40:06 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

The drip, drip, drip of Egypt's bad economic news
Christian Science Monitor
A man walks next to a currency exchange office in downtown Cairo, Wednesday. On Thursday, the Egyptian pound was being offered at 6.5 to the dollar at money changers in Cairo, the lowest level in eight years and about seven percent lower than it was at ...
Rating agency Fitch praises Egypt's new currency regimeAhram Online
Egypt's currency slides as central bank attempts managed devaluationFinancial Times (blog)
Egypt dips deeper into shrinking currency reservesgulfnews.com
Reuters -BBC News -Saudi Gazette
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Egypt's Islamic Jihad: Jews Deserve to be Killed - Arutz Sheva Fri, 04 Jan 2013 20:34:49 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Egypt's Islamic Jihad: Jews Deserve to be Killed
Arutz Sheva
Last week, Erian caused a storm in Egypt when he said during a television interview that "it is better for Jews to live in a country like Egypt rather than in a country contaminated by occupation." He added that the Jews should return immediately to ...
Egypt's Morsi: No Peace With Descendants of 'Apes and Pigs'Newsmax.com
Egypt steps up campaign against critical mediaCPJ Press Freedom Online
Meet Egypt's Jon Stewart, who is now under investigation for satireWashington Post (blog)
Christian Broadcasting Network -The Times of Israel -Al-Arabiya
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Egypt economy sputters in democratic era - Aljazeera.com Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:17:47 GMT

Egypt economy sputters in democratic era
Aljazeera.com
Egypt staged a successful uprising against the regime of former president Husni Mubarak and has held presidential elections. But the move towards fledgling democracy has not been accompanied by an economic boom. Instead, Egyptians have endured one ...

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Islamist Split in Egypt Buoys Radical Wing - Wall Street Journal Fri, 04 Jan 2013 01:20:05 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Islamist Split in Egypt Buoys Radical Wing
Wall Street Journal
The next polls are critical because the new Parliament will draft laws fleshing out Egypt's new Islamist-tinged constitution. That charter, approved last month in a national referendum, leaves wide room for legislators to interpret Islam's role in the ...
Leader to split from Egypt's largest ultraconservative partyZee News
Egypt's Salafis see political rift deepenFinancial Times
Egypt's Salafist Parties Split, Weakening InfluenceAl-Monitor
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Egypt's central bank fights hard against currency crisis - Hurriyet Daily News Fri, 04 Jan 2013 22:10:27 GMT

Hurriyet Daily News

Egypt's central bank fights hard against currency crisis
Hurriyet Daily News
A man walks next to a currency exchange office in downtown Cairo, Egypt. The Egyptian pound has been sliding despite bringing the exchange rate at banks to 6.42 pounds to the dollar. AP photo. Chinese regulators have fined South Korean companies LG ...

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Egypt begin training camp ahead of Ghana, Ivory Coast friendlies - Ahram Online Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:42:23 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt begin training camp ahead of Ghana, Ivory Coast friendlies
Ahram Online
“Coach Bob Bradley concentrated on improving the players' fitness during Friday's training session, which featured all the players,” Egypt goalkeeping coach Zaki Abdel-Fattah told Ahram's Arabic sports website. “We are employing in training the same ...


Salafists remain strong in Egypt, despite disunity 04.01.2013 - Deutsche Welle Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:10:17 GMT

Deutsche Welle

Salafists remain strong in Egypt, despite disunity 04.01.2013
Deutsche Welle
The former chairman of the Egyptian Al-Nour ("The Light") party had apparently had enough of the internal power struggle that had dogged his group for the past few months. One of the questions that had divided members was what role clerics should play ...