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Egypt's women brandish knives at sex assault protests - USA TODAY Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:26:44 GMT

Daily Beast

Egypt's women brandish knives at sex assault protests
USA TODAY
Women's rights groups were infuriated, denouncing the comments in demonstrations in Egypt and elsewhere Tuesday. A Beirut-based online movement, The Uprising of Women in the Arab World, called for worldwide protests in front of Egyptian embassies, ...
Egypt's Sexual TerrorismDaily Beast
Hundreds on Police Force Protest Egypt's GovernmentNew York Times
Egypt Islamist Elite Woos Mubarak Tycoons as Mursi Seeks FundsBloomberg
Huffington Post -The Seattle Times
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Egypt floods Gaza tunnels to cut Palestinian lifeline - Reuters Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:40:53 GMT

Egypt floods Gaza tunnels to cut Palestinian lifeline
Reuters
GAZA (Reuters) - Egyptian forces have flooded smuggling tunnels under the border with the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip in a campaign to shut them down, Egyptian and Palestinian officials said. The network of tunnels is a vital lifeline for Gaza ...


Why Egypt Is Flooding the Gaza Strip's Tunnels - Businessweek Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:34:18 GMT

FRANCE 24

Why Egypt Is Flooding the Gaza Strip's Tunnels
Businessweek
Egyptian security forces flooded smuggling tunnels that run between Egypt and Gaza this weekend, as Egypt appeared to be resuming its commitment to restore order to the beleaguered Sinai Peninsula and quell the flow of contraband into Hamas-controlled ...
'Egypt security forces nix Hamas office in Cairo'Jerusalem Post
Egypt Authorities Flooding Gaza Tunnels to Curb SmugglingBloomberg
Egypt Strangling Gaza by Flooding Smuggling TunnelsThe Jewish Press
FRANCE 24 -The Daily Star
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Group Of Violent Anarchists Emerges Amid Egypt's Political Turmoil - NPR Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:32:04 GMT

Group Of Violent Anarchists Emerges Amid Egypt's Political Turmoil
NPR
A group of anarchic young men and women in Egypt roam through protests, faces covered, and refuse to speak to media. They bill themselves as armed resistance and have flooded YouTube with videos of themselves making Molotov cocktails and ...

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From Our Vault: Port Said, Egypt, Circa 1920 - National Geographic Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:07:08 GMT

National Geographic

From Our Vault: Port Said, Egypt, Circa 1920
National Geographic
Egyptian President Mohmed Morsi imposed a curfew and a state of emergency in Port Said, and two other cities, at the end of January. Residents of the northern gateway city to the Suez Canal defied Morsi's order with riots that left an estimated 40-plus ...
Suez Canal revenue slides 9pct in January on Egypt political violenceAhram Online

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The determinants of social stability in Egypt - Ahram Online Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:23:42 GMT

The determinants of social stability in Egypt
Ahram Online
Amidst the increasing violence on the Egyptian street and the uncertainty regarding the political transition process, the birth of the second Egyptian republic seems to be highly complicated. This is a natural consequence of decades of lethargy and ...


Egypt police strike, seek interior minister's ouster - Jerusalem Post Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:12:43 GMT

Egypt police strike, seek interior minister's ouster
Jerusalem Post
CAIRO - Thousands of Egyptian riot police and conscripts have gone on strike to demand the interior minister's resignation, saying he is too close to the country's Islamist leadership, security sources said on Wednesday. The action takes place after ...

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Egyptian officials accused of covering up torture - Sydney Morning Herald Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:58:33 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Egyptian officials accused of covering up torture
Sydney Morning Herald
Cairo: An Egyptian opposition group has accused the government of covering up torture at the hands of security forces. The charge comes after a government forensic report claimed that 28-year-old activist Mohammed el-Gindy was killed in a car accident.

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Sexual violence in Egypt takes on political dimension - FRANCE 24 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:22:06 GMT

Sexual violence in Egypt takes on political dimension
FRANCE 24
The demonstrators were spurred on by comments on Monday by Egyptian lawmakers, which suggested that women were to blame for sexual attacks against them simply for being on the streets at night. “Women know they are among thugs” when ...


Egypt at Another Crossroads - Consortium News Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:30:00 GMT

Egypt at Another Crossroads
Consortium News
Egypt, arguably the most important Arab state, again finds itself at a crossroads, with growing public unrest challenging the increasingly authoritarian rule of the Muslim Brotherhood-backed President Mohamed Morsi. Even some observers who had hopes ...