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Egypt activist Gendi died after car crash, not torture: doctor - Reuters Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:34:15 GMT

Yahoo! News (blog)

Egypt activist Gendi died after car crash, not torture: doctor Reuters That account was backed up by the assistant of Egypt's top forensic doctor, Emad al-Deib, who told Egypt's Al-Hayat channel on Tuesday: "The forensic report confirmed that the death of Mohamed el-Gendi was due to a car accident and dismissed he was ... Egypt Women Protest Sex Assault at Site of AttacksABC News Rise in Egypt Sex Attacks Prompts ProtestsVoice of America Egypt: Hundreds of police stage rare protestsYahoo! News (blog) RT -Ahram Online all 139 news articles »

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US concerned at "climate of impunity" in Egypt - Reuters Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:25:14 GMT

Daily News Egypt

US concerned at "climate of impunity" in Egypt Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - The United States expressed concern on Tuesday about growing political polarization in its major ally Egypt and a "climate of impunity" over abuses by police and security forces in the most populous Arab nation. At a news conference ... State Department official concludes Egypt visitDaily News Egypt Priority delivery: US to ship all 20 F-16s to Egypt in 2013World Tribune all 3 news articles »

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Egypt at Risk of More Moody's Cuts as IMF Support Delayed - Bloomberg Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:21:24 GMT

Jewish Daily Forward

Egypt at Risk of More Moody's Cuts as IMF Support Delayed Bloomberg Egypt's credit rating, cut for the fifth time in two years by Moody's Investors Service, may face another downgrade amid stalled talks over International Monetary Fund aid and political unrest, according to the ratings company. The nation'srating was ... Egypt's ElBaradei urges consensus to win IMF loanThe Star Online US Ambassador Urges Egypt's Mohammed Morsi To Address Economic WoesJewish Daily Forward [snap] Egypt downgraded by Moody'sFinancial Times (blog) Al-Arabiya -Ahram Online -Businessweek all 9 news articles »

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Egypt court jails Israeli for two years: court sources - Reuters Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:44:02 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Egypt court jails Israeli for two years: court sources Reuters Pshenichnikov's mother told Israel Radio in December her son had completed compulsory military service and had lived in Palestinian territory in the occupied West Bank before heading to Egypt with plans to meet up with friends in Cairo. Israeli media ... Israeli gets 2-year jail term for illegally entering Egypt's Sinai: Court sourcesAhram Online Israeli Detained in Egypt Sentenced to Two YearsArutz Sheva 2 Israelis convicted of illegally entering EgyptSaudi Gazette Daily News Egypt -Jerusalem Post -GlobalPost all 13 news articles »

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YouTube ban in Egypt is a setback for freedom of expression - Amnesty International Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:32:33 GMT

Wired.co.uk

YouTube ban in Egypt is a setback for freedom of expression Amnesty International A temporary ban on YouTube imposed in Egypt over a video deemed offensive to Islam is a setback for freedom of expression , Amnesty International has said. A court in Cairo this weekend ordered a 30-day block on the video-sharing website in the wake of ... Egypt pressurise Google after YouTube banHindu Business Line As unrest grows, Egypt's courts block YouTube but fail to protect womenWired.co.uk Egypt court bans YouTube over Innocence of Muslims trailerThe Guardian Ahram Online -Gawker -Huffington Post all 15 news articles »

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Egypt Islamists say clerics must approve IMF loan - Reuters Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:01:27 GMT

Egypt Islamists say clerics must approve IMF loan Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's main hardline Islamist party says an IMF loan agreement requires the approval of a body of Muslim scholars under the new constitution and it is considering legal action to make sure the government sticks to the law. The case ... and more »

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The Middle East Channel: Egypt's new mufti - Foreign Policy (blog) Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:33:19 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

The Middle East Channel: Egypt's new mufti Foreign Policy (blog) Egypt watchers were briefly all a-twitter yesterday about the appointment of the country's first post-revolutionary mufti. With rumors widespread that a prominent Muslim Brotherhood leader, Abd al-Rahman al-Barr, would get the nod, concerns that the ... Grand mufti chosen in Egypt; many activists surprised by pickLos Angeles Times Egypt's Muslim Clerics Elect Top Islamic JuristABC News Egypt: setback for Brotherhood as its choice for Grand Mufti is rejectedTelegraph.co.uk Al-Arabiya -Ahram Online all 22 news articles »

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Bipartisan Senate Group Calls for Egypt Aid Restructure - Roll Call Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:32:30 GMT

Roll Call

Bipartisan Senate Group Calls for Egypt Aid Restructure Roll Call McCain supports the idea of shifting assistance to Egypt away from fighter jets, tanks and other conventional weapons systems toward programs that would address the country's most immediate security challenges, such as the deterioration of internal ... “There are no foreign military bases in Egypt”Journal of Turkish Weekly all 2 news articles »

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Egypt rights group calls for investigation into activist's death - Ahram Online Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:57:56 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt rights group calls for investigation into activist's death Ahram Online The Cairo-based Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights (EOHR) has called for an immediate investigation into the death of Mohamed El-Gendy, allegedly tortured to death by police following a protest in January. El-Gendy, 28, disappeared late last month, ... Torture Ties the Egyptian Government to a Brutal PastAllAfrica.com EOHR calls for investigation into El-Gendy's deathDaily News Egypt all 4 news articles »

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Egypt Protests Rock Capital On Anniversary Of Mubarak's Fall - Huffington Post Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:13:50 GMT

Egypt Protests Rock Capital On Anniversary Of Mubarak's Fall Huffington Post Egypt has been gripped by political turmoil since Mubarak's ouster, in an uprising driven largely by anger over widespread abuse at the hands of state security agencies. After he stepped down, Mubarak was replaced by a ruling military council that was ...