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Egypt's border with Gaza stays closed as protest continues - Los Angeles Times Mon, 20 May 2013 01:11:17 GMT

BBC News

Egypt's border with Gaza stays closed as protest continues Los Angeles Times Nearly 170 demonstrators have gathered within the confines of the Rafah border crossing to demand that Egyptian authorities rescue the seven, who were abducted Thursday night. It is not clear who captured the soldiers, although suspicion has fallen on ... Sinai abduction: Egypt President Morsi rules out talksBBC News Egypt Kidnapping Video Posted To YouTube Shows Abducted Security Force ...Huffington Post Egypt border police protest Sinai kidnappingsDeutsche Welle Ahram Online -Toronto Star -GlobalPost all 129 news articles »

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Unlikely Alliance to Oppose Egypt's Rulers - Wall Street Journal Mon, 20 May 2013 02:21:45 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Unlikely Alliance to Oppose Egypt's Rulers Wall Street Journal CAIRO—Two ideologically opposed Egyptian political groups are banding together to check the ruling Muslim Brotherhood's growing power and challenge it in the coming parliamentary elections. The unlikely alliance between Islamic fundamentalists and a ... Salafists launch attack on Egypt's 'ruling' Muslim BrotherhoodAhram Online Egypt's opposition attacks Muslim Brotherhood-backed NGO draft lawHaaretz Egypt's opposition attacks Brotherhood-backed NGO draft lawYahoo! News Al-Monitor -ikhwanWeb.com all 9 news articles »

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AP PHOTOS: Palestinians in Egypt Exiled, Forgotten - ABC News Sun, 19 May 2013 12:27:50 GMT

ABC News

AP PHOTOS: Palestinians in Egypt Exiled, Forgotten ABC News In 1948, Suleiman Mamoudi fled by foot with his parents and other families from their village of Bir el-Sabae in Palestine. The 28-year-old and his family walked west for several hundred miles, crossing the Sinai Peninsula before settling in an area ... Photos: Palestinian refugees in EgyptSan Jose Mercury News media center all 2 news articles »

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Egypt's Morsi rules out talks as hostage video appears - Channel News Asia Sun, 19 May 2013 19:17:00 GMT

Channel News Asia

Egypt's Morsi rules out talks as hostage video appears Channel News Asia CAIRO: Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday ruled out negotiating with the kidnappers of three policemen and four soldiers who appeared to plead for their release in an online video. The abductions on Thursday in the Sinai Peninsula prompted ...

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How Egypt lost the Suez Canal - Ahram Online Sun, 19 May 2013 19:32:12 GMT

How Egypt lost the Suez Canal Ahram Online “Ferdinand de Lesseps wrote to his friend and disciple, who loved to eat macaroni (Mohamed Saeed, who became the ruler of Egypt), and the Khedive invited him to visit Egypt where he was warmly welcomed. The 'chief engineer' convinced the Khedive that ... Suez Canal Development Project Will Raise Revenues 20 Folds - OfficialAllAfrica.com all 2 news articles »

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Video appears online purporting to show kidnapped Egypt soldiers - Ahram Online Sun, 19 May 2013 19:22:48 GMT

Video appears online purporting to show kidnapped Egypt soldiers Ahram Online A video appeared online on Sunday purporting to show seven Egyptian security officers kidnapped last week in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and listing their captors' demands. In the video, the seven men – wearing blindfolds – identify themselves by name, age ...

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Auja crossing between Egypt and Israel closed - Ma'an News Agency Sun, 19 May 2013 10:27:39 GMT

Ma'an News Agency

Auja crossing between Egypt and Israel closed Ma'an News Agency EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma'an) – Egyptian police officers closed the Al-Auja crossing in central Sinai on Sunday in an expression of solidarity with their fellow officers at Rafah crossing. The crossing, south of Rafah, is used to transfer goods between Egypt ...

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Protesting Egyptian police block Israel border crossing - Reuters Sun, 19 May 2013 17:55:25 GMT

Protesting Egyptian police block Israel border crossing Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula blocked a commercial border crossing with Israel on Sunday to pressure the Cairo government to help free the men ...

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Egypt security forces clash with protesters - Aljazeera.com Sat, 18 May 2013 00:16:37 GMT

New York Times (blog)

Egypt security forces clash with protesters Aljazeera.com Egyptian security forces have fired tear gas at protesters hurling firebombs at them in central Cairo, hours after hundreds of opponents of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi rallied peacefully in the streets denouncing his rule and demanding early ... Egypt's army dots the i's and crosses the t'sAl-Arabiya The Law Against the JudgesNew York Times (blog) Investors Flee Egypt as Violence SpreadsBusinessweek Los Angeles Times -Wall Street Journal all 66 news articles »

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Egypt closes Gaza crossing for third day in row - Ma'an News Agency Sun, 19 May 2013 08:19:09 GMT

Ma'an News Agency

Egypt closes Gaza crossing for third day in row Ma'an News Agency "The ministry of foreign affairs is holding talks with senior officials in Egypt to re-open the Rafah crossing and ensure the safe return of people stranded by the closure," deputy foreign minister Ghazi Hamad told Ma'an. Maher Abu Sabha, the general ...