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Egypt mulls military news ban - The Guardian Fri, 07 Nov 2014 15:39:02 GMT

The Guardian

Egypt mulls military news ban
The Guardian
The army is the single most influential institution in contemporary Egypt and revered by a majority of Egyptians. But its critics have drawn attention to the lack of oversight in the military budget, and lack of accountability for its alleged human ...
Return of Law 313: Barring coverage of the Egyptian armyal-Akhbar English

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Egypt Crackdown Angers People in Sinai Border Town - ABC News Fri, 07 Nov 2014 08:27:26 GMT

ABC News

Egypt Crackdown Angers People in Sinai Border Town
ABC News
Egyptian troops are pressing ahead with the demolition of hundreds of homes along the border with the Gaza Strip, cutting off electricity and firing warning shots in the air in a heavy-handed campaign to evict thousands of residents from the volatile area.
In Egypt, Business as UsualNew York Times
Sinai Crisis Binds Egypt and IsraelThe Weekly Standard (blog)
Israel okays Egypt request to deploy more military forces in SinaiJerusalem Post

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Anti-government protesters killed in Egypt - Aljazeera.com Fri, 07 Nov 2014 18:38:53 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Anti-government protesters killed in Egypt
Aljazeera.com
At least two people have been killed in the latest anti-governement protests in Egypt officials have said. Violence erupted in the province of Fayoum, south of the capital Cairo, after supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi staged a protest ...
Four killed in clashes and attacks across Egypt: sourcesReuters
Four Protesters Killed, Dozens Arrested across EgyptCenter for Research on Globalization
Bombs Shake Egypt As The Country Comes Under Fire From UNMintpress News (registration) (blog)

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Egypt Elevates an Official Hostile to US - New York Times Thu, 06 Nov 2014 03:22:57 GMT

Egypt Elevates an Official Hostile to US
New York Times
CAIRO — President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is appointing a national security adviser who two years ago spearheaded criminal charges that nonprofit groups were acting as agents of an American conspiracy to weaken and destabilize Egypt. The new adviser ...


Egypt under fire during UN Human Rights Council review - BBC News Wed, 05 Nov 2014 19:24:57 GMT

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Egypt under fire during UN Human Rights Council review
BBC News
Egypt's human rights record has been criticised during a session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). At a regular review process, which all member states undergo, the US and UK envoys to the UNHRC urged Egypt to free political prisoners and ...
Egypt's Human Rights Record Slammed at UN MeetingABC News
Egypt: UN Should Condemn Worsening AbusesHuman Rights Watch
Egypt's defence of human rights record 'cynical'Amnesty International
Reuters -Voice of America -Ahram Online
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Locals displaced as Egypt razes homes for Gaza buffer zone - Deutsche Welle Fri, 07 Nov 2014 17:11:16 GMT

Deutsche Welle

Locals displaced as Egypt razes homes for Gaza buffer zone
Deutsche Welle
In a scene evocative of war, clouds of smoke billowed as bulldozers and explosives leveled neighborhoods in the border town of Rafah in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula. Residents who were given 48 hours' notice of the demolitions were seen fleeing with ...


Egypt's sad record on human rights - Los Angeles Times Sat, 08 Nov 2014 01:54:06 GMT

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Egypt's sad record on human rights
Los Angeles Times
To the editor: Yes, Egypt is an important ally and deserves some financial support. But Ahmed H. Zewail's attempt to minimize Egypt's human rights problems is not persuasive. ("Don't cut aid to Egypt: The hopeful case for supporting Egyptian President ...
The Muslim Brotherhood and parliamentAhram Online

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Bomb Blast Aboard Egyptian Trains Kills 4 - ABC News Thu, 06 Nov 2014 17:51:31 GMT

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Bomb Blast Aboard Egyptian Trains Kills 4
ABC News
A bomb blast aboard a train north of Cairo killed four people, including two policemen, and wounded nine, officials said Thursday, the latest attack by suspected Islamic militants battling the government of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. The ...
Egypt train blast kills policemenAljazeera.com
Egypt train bombings: attacks kill two policemen and wound others in Cairo and ...ABC Online
At Least 18 Killed in School Bus Crash in EgyptVoice of America
The Daily Star -The Times of Israel
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Amal Clooney calls on Egypt to release journalist Mohamed Fahmy - The Guardian Thu, 06 Nov 2014 11:31:26 GMT

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Amal Clooney calls on Egypt to release journalist Mohamed Fahmy
The Guardian
“Mr Fahmy's trial was fundamentally unfair and his imprisonment a travesty of justice,” Clooney said in a text co-authored with Mark Wassouf, another barrister at Doughty Street chambers. “Egypt's Supreme Court should overturn his conviction and ...
Amal Clooney calls on Egypt to release jailed Canadian journalist Mohamed ...CBC.ca
Amal Clooney Calls On Egypt To Release Al Jazeera JournalistsBuzzFeed News
Lawyers for jailed Al Jazeera journalist demand release for hep C treatmentAhram Online

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Inside the 1000-Year-Old Gardens of Egypt - Munchies_ Food by VICE Sat, 08 Nov 2014 00:09:49 GMT

Inside the 1000-Year-Old Gardens of Egypt
Munchies_ Food by VICE
The Egyptian city of St. Katherine lies at the end of a dusty road that snakes through jagged, rust-colored mountains, weather-beaten palm tree oases, and military checkpoints manned by bored teenagers. The road ends and the town appears, fitting ...