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US faces substantial losses if Egypt aid halted: official - Reuters Wed, 04 Sep 2013 20:32:09 GMT

US faces substantial losses if Egypt aid halted: official Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government faces billions of dollars in potential costs if it decides to cancel foreign military aid to Egypt, a senior Pentagon official told Reuters on Wednesday. Richard Genaille, deputy director of the Pentagon's ... and more »

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Who ruled ancient Egypt and when: The most precise timeline yet - NBCNews.com (blog) Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:49:41 GMT

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Who ruled ancient Egypt and when: The most precise timeline yet NBCNews.com (blog) The new finding reveals a robust timeline for the first eight kings and queens of Egypt, including, in order of succession, King Aha, King Djer, King Djet, Queen Merneith, King Den, King Anedjib, King Semerkhet and King Qa'a. The accession of Aha to ... New timeline for origin of ancient EgyptBBC News Ancient Egypt's transition to statehood happened faster than thoughtChristian Science Monitor First pharaoh ruled Ancient Egypt 500 years LATER than first thought: Maths ...Daily Mail New Scientist -Catholic Online all 15 news articles »

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Egypt interim president defends military coup - Aljazeera.com Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:11:01 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Egypt interim president defends military coup Aljazeera.com In his first interview since he took office, Adly Mansour on Wednesday said that Egypt was "moving towards democracy" and that the country's was sticking to a military-backed road map for transition after the July 3 coup. Mansour said Egypt's interim ... Egypt rethinking who its 'real friends' are, Interim President Adly Mansour saysCNN Egypt 'on road back to democracy'Scotsman Egypt interim leader defends Morsi ousterIndian Express Zee News -AllAfrica.com all 8 news articles »

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APNewsBreak: Obama Weighs Egypt Aid Suspension - ABC News Wed, 04 Sep 2013 18:49:17 GMT

APNewsBreak: Obama Weighs Egypt Aid Suspension ABC News U.S. officials say President Barack Obama's top national security aides have recommended that the U.S. suspend hundreds of millions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Egypt in response to the Egyptian military's ouster of the country's ...

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The Battle of the Archives: What Egypt's Intellectuals Lost - New Yorker (blog) Wed, 04 Sep 2013 18:34:31 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

The Battle of the Archives: What Egypt's Intellectuals Lost New Yorker (blog) It was mostly coincidence that drew Khaled Fahmy into the fight over the Ministry of Culture. It was early June, less than a month before a mass protest movement, and then a military coup, would force the Muslim Brotherhood and its President, Mohamed ...

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Obama to decide on suspending aid to Egypt after Syria vote - RT (blog) Wed, 04 Sep 2013 23:01:16 GMT

RT (blog)

Obama to decide on suspending aid to Egypt after Syria vote RT (blog) Top US national security aides have advised President Obama to suspend hundreds of millions of dollars in economic and military aid to Egypt because of remaining uncertainty after the Egyptian military forced the nation's president out of power. Egypt Aid Suspension Recommended By Obama's National Security AidesHuffington Post Obama Will Wait for Syria Decision Before Considering Egypt AidThe Atlantic Wire Obama asked to suspend Egypt aid: US officialsPress TV The Hill (blog) all 25 news articles »

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Egypt Speeds Use of Trials for Jailing of Islamists - New York Times Wed, 04 Sep 2013 04:44:09 GMT

Egypt Speeds Use of Trials for Jailing of Islamists New York Times CAIRO — The two-month-old Egyptian government on Tuesday stepped up its use of swift military trials to lock up Islamist supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, while an administrative court banned four satellite networks considered ...

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Rising as a Tennis Player With Egypt's Pyramids in View - New York Times Wed, 04 Sep 2013 18:58:40 GMT

New York Times

Rising as a Tennis Player With Egypt's Pyramids in View New York Times Some top tennis players grew up near public courts in places like Compton, Calif.; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; and Douglaston, Queens. Some lived in expensive houses overlooking exclusive golf courses, and others were raised near dusty clay courts on ...

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Egypt's president says Muslim Brotherhood's fate in hands of judiciary ... - Fox News Wed, 04 Sep 2013 08:46:26 GMT

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Egypt's president says Muslim Brotherhood's fate in hands of judiciary ... Fox News CAIRO – Egypt's interim president has defended the military's ouster of his predecessor and said his government's top priority was restoring security, as gunmen killed a police officer Wednesday in the country's south. Adly Mansour's interview Tuesday ... Egypt's president says road map on track as Islamists protest againReuters UK Egypt shuts down four TV stationsBBC News Egypt press crackdown and propagandaChristian Science Monitor Aljazeera.com -Los Angeles Times all 1,297 news articles »

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Egypt sacks head of prisons over Islamist meetings - CBC.ca Wed, 04 Sep 2013 19:22:59 GMT

Haaretz

Egypt sacks head of prisons over Islamist meetings CBC.ca Egypt's Interior Minister removed the head of the country's prison authority Wednesday amid reports he facilitated meetings between detained Islamists, an official said. The decision was part of a limited reshuffle in the ministry in charge of security ... Fears of insurgency in Egypt as armed attacks increaseFinancial Times Egypt: Church Vandal Caught in the ActPJ Media Egypt Helicopters Hit Sinai Militants as Islamist JailedBloomberg Haaretz -Ahram Online -Telegraph.co.uk all 80 news articles »