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Security Forces in Egypt Detain Employee of American Embassy - New York Times Thu, 13 Feb 2014 02:06:39 GMT

Montreal Gazette

Security Forces in Egypt Detain Employee of American Embassy New York Times CAIRO — Security forces have detained an Egyptian employee of the United States Embassy who worked as a liaison to the Muslim Brotherhood, Egyptian news reports said Wednesday, stirring fears of pressure on Western diplomats who communicate with ... Egypt detains US Embassy employeeLos Angeles Times Egypt's army chief heads to Moscow, posing in a presidential look ahead of ...Montreal Gazette Egypt outlook raised to 'stable' by Fitch but risks 'substantial'Financial Times Telegraph.co.uk -Stuff.co.nz -Ahram Online all 77 news articles »

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Egypt Military Chief Heads to Moscow in Rare Visit - ABC News Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:17:09 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Egypt Military Chief Heads to Moscow in Rare Visit ABC News Egypt's military chief headed to Russia Wednesday on his first trip abroad since ousting the country's Islamist president, part of a shift to reduce reliance on the United States at a time of frictions between the longtime allies. Making a rare ... Egypt's Sisi heads to Moscow for talksAljazeera.com Egypt Blackouts Raise New WorriesWall Street Journal Egypt's al-Sisi Makes Rare Visit to MoscowTIME all 153 news articles »

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US Embassy Employee Detained in Egypt - ABC News Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:31:35 GMT

US Embassy Employee Detained in Egypt ABC News Moufid Deak, spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, says Ahmed Aleiba, an Egyptian citizen who works at the embassy, was arrested on Jan. 25, the anniversary of the uprising that deposed former President Hosni Mubarak in 2011. A security official ... Egypt Detains Local US Embassy EmployeeWall Street Journal U.S. embassy worker held 3 weeks without charges in EgyptWashington Times US embassy employee detained in Egypt: APAhram Online all 125 news articles »

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Egypt's Sabahi calls for release of 'prisoners of conscience' - Reuters Wed, 12 Feb 2014 23:20:42 GMT

Saudi Gazette

Egypt's Sabahi calls for release of 'prisoners of conscience' Reuters "At the moment there are real prisoners of conscience in Egypt," Sabahi said in an interview with a privately-owned television channel. He was referring to young people involved in the 2011 uprising that swept autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power and the ... New Egypt revolt predictedNews24 Former presidential hopeful predicts new revolt in EgyptSaudi Gazette Former presidential hopeful predicts new Egypt revoltReuters UK all 38 news articles »

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Rights group: Egypt turns blind eye to human trafficking in Sinai - Los Angeles Times Tue, 11 Feb 2014 16:56:31 GMT

The Guardian

Rights group: Egypt turns blind eye to human trafficking in Sinai Los Angeles Times Egyptian officials have rejected claims they turn a blind eye to the traffickers' abuses and have denied that security forces at times actively collude with the people-smugglers in the peninsula, where Egyptian forces have been battling an increasingly ... Traffickers Who Torture in Egypt and SudanHuffington Post Time for Egypt and Sudan to rein in traffickersCNN (blog) Hundreds of Eritreans enslaved in torture camps in Sudan and EgyptThe Guardian Daily News Egypt -Human Rights Watch -IRINnews.org all 38 news articles »

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Oscar-nominated 'The Square:' How Egypt's hope turned to fury - CNN Tue, 11 Feb 2014 13:05:25 GMT

NPR (blog)

Oscar-nominated 'The Square:' How Egypt's hope turned to fury CNN I wondered -- would the filmmakers do what so many writers on Egypt have done, and go for the easy way out, focusing on spoiled rich kids, playing revolutionary? They didn't -- the first revolutionary character, Ahmad, is hardly rich -- he's a young ... Egyptian Authorities Accuse Islamist Group of Forming 'Military Wing'TIME Egypt's Crackdown Widens, But Insurgency Still BurnsNPR (blog) REVIEW: 'The Square' sheds light on Egypt's religious and political divisionsWashington Post Aljazeera.com -Seattle Post Intelligencer all 248 news articles »

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Atheists in Egypt say they struggle to have their views heard - BBC News Tue, 11 Feb 2014 21:58:23 GMT

BBC News

Atheists in Egypt say they struggle to have their views heard BBC News A leading Egyptian cleric says Islamic extremism is motivating some people in the country to reject religion entirely. Atheism is widely considered a taboo topic in Egypt and non-believers say that they often feel the need to keep their discussions ...

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Tourist desert – Egypt desperate to woo back visitors after years of unrest - The Guardian Tue, 11 Feb 2014 00:30:59 GMT

The Guardian

Tourist desert – Egypt desperate to woo back visitors after years of unrest The Guardian Egypt's tourism industry is battling to recover from what the tourism minister has described as its "worst year in modern history", after millions of tourists were put off visiting Egyptian resorts and heritage sites in 2013 by reports of civil unrest ... Egypt tourist towns are “ghost cities”, minister saysFirst News all 5 news articles »

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Egypt's el-Sissi heads to Moscow - CTV News Wed, 12 Feb 2014 13:15:50 GMT

CTV News

Egypt's el-Sissi heads to Moscow CTV News CAIRO, Egypt -- Egypt's army chief headed to Moscow on Wednesday amid reports of a $2 billion arms deal in the making that would significantly expand Russia's military influence with a key U.S. ally in the Middle East. The visit by Field Marshal Abdel ...

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Egypt's Ousted President Says Protests "Useless" - ABC News Mon, 10 Feb 2014 23:25:53 GMT

Egypt's Ousted President Says Protests "Useless" ABC News Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi says protests by his supporters and the violent crackdown against them are "useless" in a recording of a private conversation with one of his lawyers that was leaked by security authorities eager to show the ... and more »