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Egypt: Critic of Morsi Is Jailed - New York Times Thu, 02 May 2013 02:20:17 GMT

Arab News

Egypt: Critic of Morsi Is Jailed New York Times Egyptian authorities jailed an anti-Islamist activist late Tuesday on charges that included insulting President Mohamed Morsi, state news media said. After turning himself in to prosecutors, the activist, Ahmed Douma, was transferred to a prison to be ... Egypt Morsi critic detained - GlobalPostGlobalPost Activist detained for insulting Egypt President Mohammad Mursigulfnews.com Morsi: Public sector not for saleEgypt SIS (press release) all 6 news articles »

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Six ministers to change in Egypt cabinet reshuffle: state paper - Reuters Wed, 01 May 2013 23:14:21 GMT

Six ministers to change in Egypt cabinet reshuffle: state paper Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - A limited cabinet reshuffle will see six ministers replaced in Egypt, state newspaper al-Ahram said on Thursday, citing government sources. The new ministers, who could swear oath on Tuesday, are expected to be those of justice, legal ...

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ElBaradei: Egypt Leader Will Need Opposition Help - ABC News Wed, 01 May 2013 14:18:21 GMT

ABC News

ElBaradei: Egypt Leader Will Need Opposition Help ABC News 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 problems alone. ElBaradei says Egypt needs political consensus to heal economyYahoo! News Egypt opposition leader ElBaradei says Islamist president will eventually have ...Fox News Egypt presidency's legal team to be unveiled soon: SourcesAhram Online Daily News Egypt -ikhwanWeb.com all 12 news articles »

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64 percent of Muslims in Egypt and Pakistan support the death penalty for ... - Washington Post (blog) Wed, 01 May 2013 20:43:12 GMT

64 percent of Muslims in Egypt and Pakistan support the death penalty for ... Washington Post (blog) According to Pew's data, 78 percent of Afghan Muslims say they support laws condemning to death anyone who gives up Islam. In both Egypt and Pakistan, 64 percent report holding this view. This is also the majority view among Muslims in Malaysia, Jordan ... and more »

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UPDATE 2-Egypt bank EFG Hermes to sell assets as Qatar deal fails - Reuters Wed, 01 May 2013 17:47:55 GMT

Daily News Egypt

UPDATE 2-Egypt bank EFG Hermes to sell assets as Qatar deal fails Reuters Deal failed to receive nod from Egypt regulator. * EFG says will cut costs and sell non-core assets. * EFG co-CEOs under trial in Egypt on corruption charges (Rewrites throughout, adds details from EFG statement). By Shaimaa Fayed and Dinesh Nair ... Bank tie-up collapses in EgyptFinancial Times EFG-Hermes Deal With QInvest Collapses on Egypt Regulator DelaysBusinessweek Egypt's EFG says deal with QInvest terminated - The PeninsulaPeninsula On-line Daily News Egypt -Law360 (subscription) -Zawya (registration) all 11 news articles »

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Islamist preacher arrested in Egypt for slandering actress - Fox News Wed, 01 May 2013 14:50:48 GMT

FRANCE 24

Islamist preacher arrested in Egypt for slandering actress Fox News CAIRO – Egypt's state news agency says a hard-line Islamist preacher has been arrested for slandering a famous actress by accusing her of "practicing prostitution." In December, Abdullah Badr was sentenced to a year in prison and fined for his remarks ... Sheikh Abdullah Badr arrested for insulting Egyptian actressAhram Online Egypt police arrest Islamist show host over slanderFRANCE 24 Abdallah Badr arrestedDaily News Egypt all 8 news articles »

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

New Yorker (blog)

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 ... Hamas killed Egyptian protesters, ex-minister chargesThe Times of Israel Egypt's Not So Free PressJewish Daily Forward In the Egypt Independent's closure, an end of a beginningColumbia Journalism Review (blog) Daily News Egypt all 5 news articles »

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Can Egypt's Transition and Economy Be Saved? - Brookings Institution Wed, 01 May 2013 18:44:50 GMT

Brookings Institution

Can Egypt's Transition and Economy Be Saved? Brookings Institution The Egyptian economy is unlikely to collapse suddenly. However, in the absence of a serious macroeconomic stabilization program it will continue to deteriorate gradually, with low growth and increasing unemployment and inflation. Even corruption ...

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Egypt Air connects Zimbabwe to other parts of Africa - eNCA Wed, 01 May 2013 22:35:57 GMT

Egypt Air connects Zimbabwe to other parts of Africa eNCA Johannesburg - Zimbabwean air passengers will now get a service linking them to east and north Africa. Egypt Air will re-launch flight services to Zimbabwe after a nine year absence from the route. The tourism ministry said the timing is strategic ...

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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

Aljazeera.com

“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 Talks In Geneva - Huffington PostHuffington Post Egypt Walks Out of Nuclear TalksYahoo! News Eyewitness News -Jerusalem Post -ikhwanWeb.com all 33 news articles »