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US Embassy Tweets Jon Stewart's Egypt Monologue; Diplomatic Incident Ensues - NPR (blog) Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:32:18 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

US Embassy Tweets Jon Stewart's Egypt Monologue; Diplomatic Incident Ensues NPR (blog) Then, on Tuesday, we reported that Egyptian authorities are threatening to revoke the license of the private TV station that airs Bassem Youssef's weekly program. As NPR's Steve Mullis wrote, comedian Jon Stewart defended Youssef, a guest on his Comedy ... Egypt and US Argue Over Jon Stewart, 'America's Bassem Youssef'New York Times (blog) When Egypt's satirists poke fun, public prosecutor hits backChristian Science Monitor Political Humor Triggers US-Egypt RowVoice of America TIME -CNN (blog) all 351 news articles »

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Bread riots or bankruptcy: Egypt faces stark economic choices - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:37:05 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Bread riots or bankruptcy: Egypt faces stark economic choices Christian Science Monitor It was a perilous time for Egypt. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) was demanding subsidy cuts in exchange for a loan Egypt's leaders desperately wanted. So they complied, cutting subsidies on the bread, cooking fuel, and gasoline average citizens ... Egypt Summons UAE Diplomat Over Detained EgyptiansVoice of America Egypt's Fallen Police State Gives Way to Vigilante JusticeThe Atlantic Since Fierce Clash, Egypt's Crisis Takes New TurnABC News Press TV -Gulf Daily News -Middle East Online all 34 news articles »

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Egypt Court Stops Extradition of Top Gadhafi Aide - ABC News Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:31:34 GMT

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Egypt Court Stops Extradition of Top Gadhafi Aide ABC News In its ruling, Egypt's Administrative Court suspended the extradition procedures, saying al-Dam had asked not to be extradited. The court said al-Dam is being treated as an asylum seeker and that Egypt is obliged to respond to his request because he ... Egypt court rules against extradition of Gaddafi aideAhram Online Egypt court bars Gaddafi cousin's extradition to LibyaYahoo! News Court halts Qadhaf al-Dam extraditionEgypt Independent Arutz Sheva all 11 news articles »

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Egypt in the Raw - The New York Review of Books (blog) Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:47:44 GMT

The New York Review of Books (blog)

Egypt in the Raw The New York Review of Books (blog) In 1966, a little-known young Egyptian named Sonallah Ibrahim self-published his experimental first novel, That Smell, at a small printing press in downtown Cairo. It was a time of crisis and change in Egypt, as the country negotiated a transition from ... and more »

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Egypt Boosts Short-Term Borrowing as $1.6 Billion a Week Matures - Bloomberg Wed, 03 Apr 2013 23:59:58 GMT

Egypt Boosts Short-Term Borrowing as $1.6 Billion a Week Matures Bloomberg Egypt, facing about $1.6 billion a week of maturing debt as local borrowing costs climb, will sell more of its shortest-term bills and scale back longer-term offerings, a revised Finance Ministry calendar shows. The Arab country aims to raise 79.8 ... and more »

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Crackdown in Egypt: Bassem Youssef and Alaa Abdel Fattah Face Charges - Daily Beast Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:47:54 GMT

Daily Beast

Crackdown in Egypt: Bassem Youssef and Alaa Abdel Fattah Face Charges Daily Beast Alaa Abdel Fattah, one of Egypt's best-known bloggers and activists, was a political prisoner under former dictator Hosni Mubarak, and then again under the cadre of generals that took Mubarak's place, becoming, during a two-month jail stint in late ...

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Students protest mass food poisoning in Egypt - Aljazeera.com Wed, 03 Apr 2013 07:59:08 GMT

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Students protest mass food poisoning in Egypt Aljazeera.com Hundreds of Egyptian students angered by a mass outbreak of food poisoning, have been protesting for a second day after nearly 500 students from Cair's Al-Azhar university were admitted to hospital with food poisoning. Khaled el-Khateib, a senior ... Egypt students storm office of top al-Azhar clericBBC News Egypt authorities summon Al-Azhar officials over food poisoning caseAhram Online Food poisoning catastrophe makes Egypt sickThe Times of Israel ABC News -The Australian -CBS News all 52 news articles »

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For Egypt's rich, a touch of irrational exuberance - Christian Science Monitor Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:43:49 GMT

For Egypt's rich, a touch of irrational exuberance Christian Science Monitor And after a hard stare, a second inner door swung open, letting out a deafening blast of Arabic pop music and exposing a slightly faded 1970s hideaway that's been transformed into a playground for Egypt's very rich and very trendy: The place was ... and more »

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IMF and Egypt discuss $4.8bn loan - BBC News Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:16:47 GMT

BBC News

IMF and Egypt discuss $4.8bn loan BBC News Egypt needs the money to help lift an economy hit by low foreign currency reserves and the weak Egyptian pound. To get the funds Egypt must convince the IMF that it is serious about carrying out economic reforms. Egypt's economy has been affected by ... Egypt in tough talks over IMF loaneuronews Morsi will not meet IMF delegation: Egyptian presidential spokesmanAhram Online Egypt under IMF spotlight as loan talks resumeTVNZ Al-Arabiya -Gulf Times -Businessweek all 78 news articles »

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Egypt: Morsi Distances Himself From Comedian Case - ABC News Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:24:58 GMT

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Egypt: Morsi Distances Himself From Comedian Case ABC News The Egyptian president's office is distancing itself from legal proceedings against a popular comedian questioned over accusations he insulted the president and Islam in his weekly TV show. A late Tuesday statement said President Mohammed Morsi's ...