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OCI's Egypt Tax Deal Seen Easing Bill Gates-Backed Move - Bloomberg Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:18:34 GMT

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OCI's Egypt Tax Deal Seen Easing Bill Gates-Backed Move Bloomberg Orascom Construction Industries's settlement of a tax dispute in Egypt will help a move backed by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) founder Bill Gates to transfer its shares to Amsterdam, EFG-Hermes Holding SAE and VTB Capital said. Egypt's biggest publicly ... Negotiations with Egypt's OCI on hold: Finance ministerAhram Online UPDATE 1-Egypt's OCI to pay $1 bln to settle tax disputeReuters OCI agrees to settle Egypt tax claims amid Dutch transition pushZawya (registration) all 8 news articles »

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Female Genital Mutilation Still Widespread in Egypt - Voice of America - Voice of America Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:44:09 GMT

Female Genital Mutilation Still Widespread in Egypt - Voice of America Voice of America Political activist Galal said there is yet another issue anti-FGM advocates face: the charge they are trying to impose western values on Egypt. “I tell people who accuse us of making this and serving the western agenda, I tell them. 'What is the other ...

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“Danger” of regional arms race after Egypt's withdrawal from the NPT – UK MP - RT Wed, 01 May 2013 01:16:40 GMT

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“Danger” of regional arms race after Egypt's withdrawal from the NPT – UK MP RT James Corbyn: Absolutely huge, I was in Geneva last week for the non-proliferation treaty review conference and listened with great interest to the opening statement by the Egyptian ambassador and he made a very strong statement concerning Egypt's wish ... Egypt walks out of nuclear talks in GenevaAljazeera.com Egypt Walks Out of Nuclear TalksYahoo! News Egypt Walks Out Of Nuclear Talks In Geneva - Huffington PostHuffington Post Jerusalem Post -Eyewitness News -Daily News Egypt all 26 news articles »

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Egypt opposition leader ElBaradei says Islamist president will eventually have ... - Washington Post Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:16:40 GMT

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Egypt opposition leader ElBaradei says Islamist president will eventually have ... Washington Post CAIRO — Egypt's leading opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei said Tuesday he believes the Islamist president will eventually be forced to reach out to the opposition because his group is losing support and isn't able to tackle the country's myriad ... ElBaradei: Egypt Leader Will Need Opposition HelpABC News ElBaradei says Egypt needs political consensus to heal economyYahoo! News Egypt's challenge: Free to speakBBC News Ahram Online -MiamiHerald.com -Al-Arabiya all 65 news articles »

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The Death of Egypt Independent - New Yorker (blog) Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:34:34 GMT

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The Death of Egypt Independent New Yorker (blog) Egypt Independent's bosses cited a lack of resources—a believable claim, given the business situation for most newsrooms today. But there was more to it. A letter signed the “Al Masry Al Youm Institution” (the media company, Al-Masry Al-Youm, owns ... In the Egypt Independent's closure, an end of a beginningColumbia Journalism Review (blog) Hamas killed Egyptian protesters, ex-minister chargesThe Times of Israel Your mission, if you choose to accept it…Daily News Egypt all 4 news articles »

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How an obscure council became Egypt's decisionmaker - Christian Science Monitor Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:10:32 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

How an obscure council became Egypt's decisionmaker Christian Science Monitor When Egypt held elections for the upper house of parliament last year, few Egyptians bothered to go to the polls. They were fatigued from six rounds of voting for the lower house of parliament, and many felt the upper house, called the Shura Council ... and more »

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Egypt to grow only 3% in fiscal year ending June '14 - Gulf times - Gulf Times Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:40:48 GMT

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Egypt to grow only 3% in fiscal year ending June '14 - Gulf times Gulf Times An Egyptian construction worker, who is paid 30 Egyptian pounds ($4.33) a day, builds a wall near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Monday. The North African country's growth prospects have deteriorated over the last six months as political turmoil has made it ... The Multilateralist: More trouble for the IMF in EgyptForeign Policy (blog) INTERVIEW: Leftist leader says Egypt should refuse IMF loanAhram Online UPDATE 1-Egypt says Qatar asking 5 pct interest on $3 bln bondsReuters Bloomberg -Al-Bawaba -Al-Monitor all 23 news articles »

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Egypt opens alcohol-free hotel - Telegraph.co.uk Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:35:59 GMT

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Egypt opens alcohol-free hotel Telegraph.co.uk ... the road outside the hotel. However, with visitor numbers to Egypt still a long way down on pre-Arab Spring levels, the move is likely to raise questions about whether such developments will deter foreign visitors to the country who do want to ... Les Rois Hotel on Egypt's Red Sea is alcohol-freeLos Angeles Times Women-only pool, alcohol ban at Red Sea hotelThe Age Egypt Opens First Alcohol-Free Hotel on the Red Sea CoastTravelersToday Hurriyet Daily News -Al-Arabiya all 14 news articles »

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Egypt Investigates New Student Food Poisoning Case - ABC News Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:27:38 GMT

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Egypt Investigates New Student Food Poisoning Case ABC News A security official says that Egyptian authorities are investigating a new case of food poisoning at Al-Azhar, Cairo's centuries-old seat of Sunni Muslim learning. The official says the investigation opened Tuesday. Some 160 university students fell ... Fingers pointed after second mass food poisoning at Al-AzharAhram Online Food poisoning again hits Egypt's top university - GlobalPostGlobalPost Second food poisoning hits Egypt's Azhar university in less than monthMiddle East Online AllAfrica.com all 23 news articles »

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Egypt's unions struggle after the revolution - Aljazeera.com Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:53:09 GMT

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Egypt's unions struggle after the revolution Aljazeera.com Cairo, Egypt - The revolution came with many promises for people such as Ashraf Mumtaz. A 33-year veteran of Egypt's national railway service, Mumtaz saw the political upheaval as a moment for Egypt's working classes to overhaul a corrupt and abusive ...