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In Egypt's Sinai, rising militancy threatens peacekeeping force - Washington Post Wed, 28 Aug 2013 21:00:26 GMT

Washington Post

In Egypt's Sinai, rising militancy threatens peacekeeping force
Washington Post
A dramatic rise in militancy and violence in the vast Sinai desert is increasingly threatening a peacekeeping force there that includes nearly 700 U.S. troops acting as guarantors of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, according to Western ...


Egypt police arrest Brotherhood members' relatives - USA TODAY Wed, 28 Aug 2013 18:12:15 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Egypt police arrest Brotherhood members' relatives
USA TODAY
CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities detained more than 60 people associated with the Muslim Brotherhood in less than 24 hours, including relatives of the group's leaders, officials said Wednesday. The crackdown on the group, from which ousted President ...
Egypt PM rolls back on Muslim Brotherhood banAljazeera.com
Egypt backs away from plan to dissolve Muslim BrotherhoodReuters
Egypt backs off dissolving Muslim Brotherhood amid new calls for protestsABC Online
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How does Egypt crisis affect Gaza? - BBC News Tue, 27 Aug 2013 05:39:03 GMT

Daily Mail

How does Egypt crisis affect Gaza?
BBC News
Yolande Knell reports on the impact the turmoil in Egypt has been having in the Gaza Strip. The Hamas leadership there is ideologically aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood, the movement to which former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi belongs.
Egypt Envoy to Palestine Accuses Hamas of IncitementAl-Monitor

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What Egypt Is Losing - Slate Magazine Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:05:10 GMT

Slate Magazine

What Egypt Is Losing
Slate Magazine
What is happening in Egypt and what is being lost? Lives, above all else; hundreds of them—on the streets of Cairo mainly, but also outside the capital in towns and villages beyond the gaze of the global media. It feels remarkable to have to say this ...
Egypt's revolution must support Syria and PalestineAhram Online
Egypt deports 10 Syrians for 'violating' residency termswww.worldbulletin.net
Egypt's Tourist Trade TumblesKMBZ

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Egypt Cabinet Approves $3.2 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan - Voice of America Wed, 28 Aug 2013 20:36:55 GMT

Independent Online

Egypt Cabinet Approves $3.2 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan
Voice of America
August 28, 2013. CAIRO — Egypt's cabinet on Wednesday approved an additional 22.3 billion Egyptian pounds ($3.2 billion) in spending on investment projects to boost the economy over the coming 10 months, Deputy Prime Minister Ziad Bahaa el-Din said.
Egypt approves $3.2bn stimulus planNews24
Egypt to launch economic stimulus planIndependent Online
Egypt may get more aid from Gulf, debt official saysThe Daily Star
Gulf Daily News -Ahram Online
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UK suspends Egypt military export licences - The Guardian Wed, 28 Aug 2013 17:43:49 GMT

The Guardian

UK suspends Egypt military export licences
The Guardian
... London's Docklands next month. The UK has already taken action to restrict exports to Egypt, last month withdrawing five licences including for components for armoured fighting infantry vehicles, communication equipment for tanks and machine gun parts.
Britain suspends 49 export licenses to EgyptReuters
UK blocks export of aircraft parts and communication equipment to EgyptThe Independent
Spain suspends military export licenses to EgyptKuwait News Agency

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Army rule divides Egypt's once-united worker heroes - Reuters Wed, 28 Aug 2013 12:17:09 GMT

Army rule divides Egypt's once-united worker heroes
Reuters
EL-MAHALLA EL-KUBRA (Reuters) - The workers at the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company once locked arms long enough to wring pay rises out of the Egyptian state, and inspired the pro-democracy uprising of 2011 that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

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Egypt and the limits of democracy - Los Angeles Times Tue, 27 Aug 2013 01:32:45 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Egypt and the limits of democracy
Los Angeles Times
The events in Egypt are causing a great deal of moral and intellectual confusion in Western circles, preoccupied as they are with the concept of democracy (after all, ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi was elected). Populist sentimentality abounds.
Even if Egypt is a democracy in name only, US reluctantly preparing to accept ...Fox News
How US can use aid to nudge EgyptChristian Science Monitor

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Christians in Egypt in the crosshairs - Washington Post (blog) Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:14:10 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

Christians in Egypt in the crosshairs
Washington Post (blog)
What should Americans think about Egypt? We have been doling out aid to the Egyptian military since 1979. The cold peace between Sadat and Mubarak and the Israelis was a purchased peace. It cost us Americans dearly. But, as we have seen in this ...


Quiet pyramids, empty hotels: Egypt unrest takes a toll on tourism - Los Angeles Times Tue, 27 Aug 2013 15:25:35 GMT

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Quiet pyramids, empty hotels: Egypt unrest takes a toll on tourism
Los Angeles Times
SHARM EL SHEIK, Egypt -- The deadly protests and political turbulence that have swept Egypt in recent months are keeping Western tourists away from the resorts, beaches and famous scuba diving waters across the southern Sinai Peninsula. "This summer ...
Egypt: tourism industry in deep declineeuronews
Egypt safe for travellers, says tourism ministerTravel Weekly

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