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Human Rights Groups in Egypt Brace for Crackdown Under New Law - New York Times Sat, 27 Dec 2014 00:56:53 GMT

New York Times

Human Rights Groups in Egypt Brace for Crackdown Under New Law New York Times CAIRO — Egyptian rights advocates and nonprofit groups are bracing for a crackdown and fleeing the country, but the official who oversees them says there is nothing to fear. It depends in large part on how prosecutors will apply a sweeping law decreed ... and more »

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Egypt bans movie 'Exodus' - CNN Sat, 27 Dec 2014 15:34:31 GMT

New York Times

Egypt bans movie 'Exodus' CNN (CNN) -- Another Hollywood movie is running afoul of a foreign government this month. "Exodus: Gods and Kings" was banned in Egypt. "The Ministry of Culture bans the film 'Gods and Kings' for historical inaccuracies," the Egyptian agency said in a ... Egypt Reported to Ban Latest US 'Exodus' FilmNew York Times 'Exodus' Banned In Egypt & Morocco, May Face Other Middle East StrugglesDeadline.com Ridley Scott's Exodus Banned in Both Egypt and MoroccoGawker FRANCE 24 -BBC News -TIME all 312 news articles »

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Egypt cuts 'gay wedding video' jail terms - BBC News Sat, 27 Dec 2014 14:08:23 GMT

BBC News

Egypt cuts 'gay wedding video' jail terms BBC News A court in Egypt has reduced to one year the three-year jail sentences given to eight men for appearing in a video alleged to show a gay marriage. All eight denied charges of inciting debauchery and offending public morality during the trial in November. Upheld convictions, reduced terms for men in Egypt gay marriage video casePBS NewsHour Egypt Reduces Sentences in Same-Sex Wedding CaseABC News Egypt court upholds 'debauchery' conviction amid anti-gay campaignLos Angeles Times Aljazeera.com all 100 news articles »

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Citing 'Historical Inaccuracies,' Egypt Bans 'Exodus' From Theaters - NPR Sat, 27 Dec 2014 12:44:36 GMT

Citing 'Historical Inaccuracies,' Egypt Bans 'Exodus' From Theaters NPR The movie Exodus: Gods and Kings has been banned in Egypt on the grounds of "inaccuracies" and a "Zionist view of history." Copyright © 2014 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required.

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Egypt catches Islamic State infiltrating Sinai - WND.com Sat, 27 Dec 2014 23:25:09 GMT

Egypt catches Islamic State infiltrating Sinai WND.com TEL AVIV – Egypt in recent weeks arrested dozens of foreign jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula, stoking fears Islamic State militants are seeking to open a new front in the land of Moses, an Egyptian security official told WND. The official said the ... Islamic State's 'provinces' claim attacks in Egypt, LibyaLong War Journal all 2 news articles »

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Worse than the dictators: Egypt's leaders bring pillars of freedom crashing down - The Guardian Fri, 26 Dec 2014 18:49:28 GMT

The Guardian

Worse than the dictators: Egypt's leaders bring pillars of freedom crashing down The Guardian Egypt is enacting authoritarian laws at a rate unmatched by any regime for 60 years, legal specialists from four institutions have told the Guardian. Since the overthrow of Mohamed Morsi in July 2013, Morsi's successors in the presidency, Adly Mansour ... Roadside bomb kills 2 soldiers in Egypt's SinaiYahoo News all 57 news articles »

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Shifting sands: Egypt's Sisi goes all out on China visit - Al-Arabiya Sat, 27 Dec 2014 07:11:15 GMT

Daily News Egypt

Shifting sands: Egypt's Sisi goes all out on China visit Al-Arabiya There is a significant imbalance of trade between China and Egypt, so as part of the new strategic partnership China's President Xi Jinping declared this week that the government would encourage the Chinese business community (which includes its ... 3 cooperation agreements signed in ChinaDaily News Egypt Egypt, China discuss boosting cooperation in new, renewable energyEgypt SIS (press release) China, Egypt elevate bilateral ties to comprehensive strategic partnershipCCTV Business Standard all 74 news articles »

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Egypt Bans 'Exodus: Gods And Kings', 20th Century Fox Says - Huffington Post Sat, 27 Dec 2014 00:58:21 GMT

Egypt Bans 'Exodus: Gods And Kings', 20th Century Fox Says Huffington Post LOS ANGELES, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Egypt has banned Hollywood's big screen biblical epic "Exodus: Gods and Kings," a 20th Century Fox spokesman said on Friday. The studio owned by Twenty-First Century Fox Inc declined to give a reason for the ban, but ...

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Egypt jails Muslim Brotherhood leader - Aljazeera.com Sun, 28 Dec 2014 02:00:55 GMT

The Times of Israel

Egypt jails Muslim Brotherhood leader Aljazeera.com A senior Muslim Brotherhood leader in Egypt has been sentenced to six years in prison for insulting a panel of judges. Mohamed el-Beltagy, who heads the Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Part, was accused of offending presiding judge Shaaban ... Change Marches on in Tunisia and Egypt Despite ObstaclesHuffington Post Egypt court approves 78 minors' appealDaily Sabah Protests to continue: Egyptian Muslim BrotherhoodPress TV all 26 news articles »

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Gunmen Kill Policeman in Egypt - ABC News Sat, 27 Dec 2014 18:29:44 GMT

Press TV

Gunmen Kill Policeman in Egypt ABC News Gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed an Egyptian policeman and wounded a second who were guarding banks in a busy commercial district of the capital Cairo on Saturday, Egypt's state news agency said. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack ... Gunmen kill policeman in Egypt capitalPress TV all 113 news articles »