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Secret treasure in Great Pyramid awaits discovery, Egypt's 'Indiana Jones' says - Fox News Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:45:11 GMT

Secret treasure in Great Pyramid awaits discovery, Egypt's 'Indiana Jones' says Fox News TORONTO Zahi Hawass is back. The famous, and at times controversial, Egyptologist is free of legal charges, free to travel and is launching a worldwide lecture tour with the aim of getting tourists back to Egypt, he told LiveScience in an interview ... and more »

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Egypt's president dismisses calls for early vote - USA TODAY Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:50:59 GMT

Egypt's president dismisses calls for early vote USA TODAY CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's embattled president on Friday dismissed calls for early presidential elections as attackers torched the Cairo campaign headquarters of a youth group petitioning for Mohammed Morsi's removal from office. The developments come as ...

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Egypt's president dismisses opposition calls for early elections - Fox News Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:41:06 GMT

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Egypt's president dismisses opposition calls for early elections Fox News CAIRO – Egypt's embattled president is dismissing opposition calls for early presidential elections in a show of confidence ahead of his first anniversary in office. On June 30, Mohammed Morsi will mark one year in power as Egypt's first freely elected ... Egypt's opposition decries attack on anti-Morsi Rebel HQAhram Online War as a win-win option for Egypt's down-and-out regimeWorld Tribune all 80 news articles »

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Pyramid treasures await discovery, Egypt's 'Indiana Jones' says - NBCNews.com Fri, 07 Jun 2013 16:07:57 GMT

Pyramid treasures await discovery, Egypt's 'Indiana Jones' says NBCNews.com By Owen Jarus LiveScience. TORONTO — Zahi Hawass is back. The famous, and at times controversial, Egyptologist is free of legal charges, free to travel and is launching a worldwide lecture tour with the aim of getting tourists back to Egypt, he told ...

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Kerry's Secret Gift to Egypt - Daily Beast Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:32:28 GMT

Daily Beast

Kerry's Secret Gift to Egypt Daily Beast Several members of Congress said this week that Egypt's sentencing of American NGO workers, who were there to help Egypt build up its civil society and to promote democracy, flew in the face of that very law, meaning that Egypt should not get the money. Last American NGO worker in Egypt takes flight to avoid prisonChristian Science Monitor INSIGHT: NGO Verdict Revives Calls for Reevaluating US Assistance to EgyptMiddle East Voices Egypt convicts NGO workers, including 16 AmericansDeseret News SDPB Radio all 73 news articles »

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Brotherhoodization of the Opera: Egypt's Assault on the Arts - The Atlantic Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:32:04 GMT

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Brotherhoodization of the Opera: Egypt's Assault on the Arts The Atlantic Abdel Aziz said the decision was in an effort to inject "new blood" into Egypt's art world, which he said is growing increasingly corrupt. That same week, the country's upper house of parliament recommended budget cuts for the Opera, which has been ... Culture Minister Takes Part in March to Support JerusalemAllAfrica.com all 5 news articles »

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Egypt dismisses early election calls - Aljazeera.com Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:18:53 GMT

Egypt dismisses early election calls Aljazeera.com Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has rejected calls for early presidential elections as attackers torched the Cairo campaign headquarters of a youth group petitioning for his removal from office. The developments on Friday come as tensions rise ahead ...

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US quietly allows military aid to Egypt despite rights concerns - Yahoo! News Fri, 07 Jun 2013 03:16:27 GMT

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US quietly allows military aid to Egypt despite rights concerns Yahoo! News Reuters/Reuters - Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr (L), sits with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (R) during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in …more Cairo March 3, 2013.

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US waives condition on $1.3B in aid to Egypt - Yahoo! News Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:49:51 GMT

US waives condition on $1.3B in aid to Egypt Yahoo! News WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has waived the conditional human rights string attached to Egypt's $1.3 billion in U.S. military support for 2013. In a letter to Congress last month, Secretary of State John Kerry noted the Egyptian military ...

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Egypt's NGOs matter - Foreign Policy (blog) Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:33:01 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Egypt's NGOs matter Foreign Policy (blog) Yesterday a court in Cairo sentenced dozens of NGO workers -- Egyptians, Americans, and Germans -- to prison for violating laws restricting the operation and funding of civil society organizations in Egypt. The verdict follows hard on Egyptian ... US groups lash out at Egyptian court convictons of 16 American non-profit workersUSA TODAY US criticises Egypt sentencing of NGO workersAljazeera.com Egypt's civil society faces continued crackdownWashington Post ABC News -Wall Street Journal- India all 336 news articles »