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6 Are Killed in Egypt After a Call for Protests Rattles the Authorities - New York Times Sat, 29 Nov 2014 02:03:37 GMT

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6 Are Killed in Egypt After a Call for Protests Rattles the Authorities
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The Salafi Front, a small, ultraconservative group with no track record of major public demonstrations, had called for the day of protest to defend what it said was Egypt's Islamic identity, contending that that identity had come under assault since ...
Explosions rattle Egypt amid calls for Islamic uprisingUSA TODAY
Egypt police clash with Islamists: Two deadBBC News
Three dead in attack and Islamist protests in EgyptReuters
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Islamists Hold Small Protests in Egypt, 5 Killed - ABC News Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:35:43 GMT

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Islamists Hold Small Protests in Egypt, 5 Killed
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Egyptian security forces quickly put down scattered protests Friday as an attempt by Islamists to hold the first major anti-government rallies in months fizzled, with at least two protesters and three army and navy officers killed in separate incidents ...

​2 senior army officers killed in Egypt - CBS News Fri, 28 Nov 2014 15:03:06 GMT

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​2 senior army officers killed in Egypt
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CAIRO - Two senior Egyptian army officers were killed early Friday morning as security forces arrested nearly 150 Islamists ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations. The officers were killed in separate shooting incidents by unidentified ...

Banks to arrange $1.5 billion loan for Egypt to repay foreign energy firms - Reuters Fri, 28 Nov 2014 21:02:08 GMT

Banks to arrange $1.5 billion loan for Egypt to repay foreign energy firms
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L), National Bank of Egypt and National Bank of Abu Dhabi will arrange a $1.5 billion syndicated loan to Egypt's state oil company in order for the country to pay back foreign energy companies, a statement from the banks said on Friday. Egypt hopes the ...

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Egypt plans blanket anti-terrorism law against 'disrupting order' - Reuters Wed, 26 Nov 2014 17:39:05 GMT

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Egypt plans blanket anti-terrorism law against 'disrupting order'
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Egypt declared Mursi's Muslim Brotherhood a banned terrorist organization last December and Egyptian courts have sentenced hundreds of the group's members to death in mass trials that have drawn strong international criticism. The Brotherhood formally ...
Egypt, France sign arms deal despites rights oppositionMiddle East Eye
Hollande calls on Sisi to continue 'democratic transition' in Egypteuronews
Egypt's Sisi in Paris in search of legitimacy, firepowerFRANCE 24
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Egypt Braces for New Islamist Protest - ABC News Thu, 27 Nov 2014 16:44:21 GMT

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Egypt Braces for New Islamist Protest
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Egyptians are bracing for potential violence ahead of a planned major protest Friday by Islamists calling for the toppling of the government and the defense of their religion, with security forces vowing to confront any unrest with "lethal force." The ...

Egypt: Trial Shows Need to Combat Female Genital Mutilation - Human Rights Watch Thu, 27 Nov 2014 09:19:46 GMT

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Egypt: Trial Shows Need to Combat Female Genital Mutilation
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“Female genital mutilation is banned in Egypt but the practice continues possibly because there is a lack of investigations, prosecutions, and convictions,” said Rothna Begum, researcher on women's rights in the Middle East and North Africa for Human ...
HRW: First FGM trial in Egypt ends in acquittalsJURIST
A rural community calls for an end to FGMDaily News Egypt

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Egypt sentences 78 minors to prison - Aljazeera.com Wed, 26 Nov 2014 17:04:33 GMT

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Egypt sentences 78 minors to prison
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Seventy-eight Egyptian minors have been handed sentences of between two and five years in prison by a juvenile court in Alexandria on charges of "belonging to an outlawed group," according to Egypt's state news agency. Heavy security was seen outside ...

Egypt temporarily opens Gaza border crossing - Aljazeera.com Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:40:34 GMT

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Egypt temporarily opens Gaza border crossing
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Egypt has temporarily reopened the Rafah border crossing with Gaza for the first time since its closure in late October after a bombing in the Sinai Peninsula, officials have said. The crossing, which is the only access point to the Palestinian ...
Egypt: End wave of home demolitions, forced evictions in SinaiAmnesty International
Egypt opens Rafah crossing to stranded Palestinians bound for GazaReuters
Egypt Opens Crossing to Gaza for 1st Time in MonthABC News
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Egypt court sends 78 youths to jail for pro-Morsi protests - BBC News Wed, 26 Nov 2014 22:56:35 GMT

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Egypt court sends 78 youths to jail for pro-Morsi protests
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A court in Egypt has given 78 youths up to five years in prison for protesting with the Muslim Brotherhood. The boys, from 13 to 17 years old, joined rallies calling for the return of ousted President Mohammed Morsi. The authorities have cracked down ...