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Egypt: Libya Demands Handover of... - ABC News Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:26:11 GMT

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Egypt: Libya Demands Handover of... ABC News The visit comes two days after Egyptian authorities arrested Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam, a former top aide to Gadhafi, at his home in Cairo. He was arrested along with two others wanted for their roles during the eight-month civil war in Libya that ended with ... Egypt seeks prisoner swap with Libyagulfnews.com Gadhafi's cousin arrested in Egypt, faces extradition to LibyaThe Japan Times Gaddafi cousin Ahmed Gaddaf al-Dam arrested in EgyptBBC News euronews -Reuters -Egypt Independent all 45 news articles »

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Court ruling hangs over Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood - Reuters Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:43:12 GMT

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Court ruling hangs over Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Reuters Established in 1928, the Brotherhood has emerged as Egypt's best organized political force despite decades of oppression at the hands of military-backed autocrats. Following the uprising against Mubarak, it established a political party that was headed ... Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood says it rejects violenceMiamiHerald.com Egypt's official women rights council criticizes Islamists' opposition to UN ...Fox News Egypt Muslim Brotherhood to defend buildings against demonstratorsPress TV Xinhua -Saudi Gazette -Ahram Online all 142 news articles »

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Moody's Downgrades Egypt's Credit Rating - Voice of America Thu, 21 Mar 2013 22:07:11 GMT

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Moody's Downgrades Egypt's Credit Rating Voice of America The Egyptian economy has been in crisis since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak in 2011, with Islamist President Mohamed Morsi's cash-strapped government grappling with sliding currency reserves, dwindling tourism, a soaring budget deficit and a wave of ... Rating blow to EgyptArab News Moody's Pushes Egypt Rating Lower Into Junk on Political DivideBloomberg Moody's cuts Egypt's rating on 'unsettled' political conditionsReuters Financial Times (blog) -FRANCE 24 -emergingmarkets.org all 8 news articles »

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Egypt's Security Breakdown Leads to Mob Justice, Citizen Patrols - Voice of America Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:59:32 GMT

Egypt's Security Breakdown Leads to Mob Justice, Citizen Patrols Voice of America Such informal security patrols are the alternative to Egypt's long-reviled police force, which largely disappeared after the 2011 revolution. Many of the police who eventually came back complain they are ill-treated - poorly paid and under-armed, and ...

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Egypt's Financial High Noon - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:55:53 GMT

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Egypt's Financial High Noon Foreign Policy (blog) With another meeting earlier this week in Cairo, the Egyptian government continues its tortuous negotiations with the IMF about a $4.8 billion loan. The loan discussions have been ongoing for nearly two years, since soon after the fall of President ... Egypt Doesn't See Sukuk as IMF Loan Substitute, Official SaysBloomberg Election limbo keeps Egypt's IMF loan on iceGulf Times Egypt and the Challenge of Subsidy ReformCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog) all 4 news articles »

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Mob kills alleged thief in Egypt vigilante attack - MiamiHerald.com Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:17:39 GMT

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Mob kills alleged thief in Egypt vigilante attack MiamiHerald.com CAIRO -- Villagers in Egypt's Nile Delta killed a man suspected of trying to steal a car Thursday in the country's latest incident of vigilante violence, dragging him half-naked and bloody as they kicked and hit him with sticks and fists before tying ... Villagers lynch car thief in northern EgyptYahoo! News (blog) Egypt villagers lynch suspected car thiefGlobalPost all 4 news articles »

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UPDATE 2-Egypt raises rates to curb inflation, support pound - Reuters Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:02:16 GMT

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UPDATE 2-Egypt raises rates to curb inflation, support pound Reuters CAIRO, March 21 (Reuters) - Egypt's central bank raised interest rates on Thursday, hoping to curb soaring inflation and slow a sliding pound currency, but the first increase in over a year is likely to hurt a very weak economy. The bank's Monetary ... Egypt Raises Rates for First Time Since 2011 After Pound SlidesBloomberg Egypt: first rate hike since 2011Financial Times (blog) Egypt central bank raises lending, deposit ratesAhram Online Daily Markets (blog) all 7 news articles »

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How Harvard Students Explore Ancient Egypt From Cambridge With New 3D ... - Forbes Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:31:52 GMT

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How Harvard Students Explore Ancient Egypt From Cambridge With New 3D ... Forbes Back when I was in college and grad school, we still used microfiche and the Dewey Decimal System. Today's students get the full benefit of cutting-edge technology to enhance their education. I was able to check out some proprietary new 3D technology ...

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FP Passport: So, Egypt, you want to be a BRICS country? - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:13:54 GMT

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FP Passport: So, Egypt, you want to be a BRICS country? Foreign Policy (blog) The instability of the revolution has dealt a blow to Egypt's economy, and its estimated growth rate for 2012 is a meager 2 percent, which places it behind four of five BRICS countries. Even as Morsy was meeting with Singh, he was sharing the front ... Egypt: Too Big to Fail?Heritage.org (blog) Will Egypt's President Morsi's visit to India bring the two countries closer ...Times of India Egypt banks on bumper wheat harvestWashington Post The Hindu -Al-Arabiya -Al-Bawaba all 61 news articles »

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What happened to reform? - The Economist Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:35:23 GMT

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What happened to reform? The Economist The political crisis that has engulfed Egypt in the past three months, pitting President Muhammad Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood against a range of opposition groups, has made things worse. Policemen complain that they are being asked to defend the ...