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Egypt warning: Britons told to avoid South Sinai - BBC News Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:18:29 GMT

BBC News

Egypt warning: Britons told to avoid South Sinai BBC News Britons are being advised to avoid the Egyptian region of South Sinai - except the holiday resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. The Foreign Office said British nationals should avoid "all but essential travel" to the region. An Egyptian bus driver and three ... Egypt Travel Warning For British HolidaymakersSky News UK Foreign Office issues new advice on travel to Egypt in wake of terror ...The Independent Egypt dreads Sinai bus bomb impact on tourismAhram Online The Week UK -Daily Star -Reuters all 128 news articles »

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Egypt taking 'ultimatum against tourists' seriously - BBC News Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:20:37 GMT

BBC News

Egypt taking 'ultimatum against tourists' seriously BBC News The Egyptian government has struggled against rising militancy in the Sinai. The Twitter message gave all tourists until Thursday to leave Egypt or face attacks. Ansar Beit al-Maqdis has denied using social media, but Reuters says the account has ... Egypt militants warn tourists to leave country or face attackeuronews Sinai terrorist group targets Egypt's tourist industry (+video)Christian Science Monitor Egyptian militants warn tourists to leave or face attackReuters International Business Times -TIME all 1,062 news articles »

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Egypt's commitment to press freedom on trial - BBC News Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:15:15 GMT

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Egypt's commitment to press freedom on trial BBC News Three journalists from al-Jazeera's English news channel go on trial in Egypt on Thursday, in a case which campaigners say is part of a sweeping crackdown on freedom of speech, reports the BBC's Orla Guerin in Cairo. In mid-December, the award-winning ... Protesters in London demand an end to Egypt's crackdownDaily News Egypt Why Egypt Hates Al JazeeraForeign Policy (blog) Media muzzle: Egypt's propaganda driveDeutsche Welle NEWS.com.au -The Australian all 146 news articles »

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Egypt's energy quagmire could sink Sisi - Reuters Tue, 18 Feb 2014 09:08:31 GMT

POLITICO Magazine

Egypt's energy quagmire could sink Sisi Reuters Sisi, who toppled Islamist leader Mohamed Mursi in July and promised to bring calm to Egypt, is expected soon to stage a triumphal run for the presidency in elections due within months. His first big challenge is likely to be power cuts and fuel ... Egypt's new First Lady? Introducing Mrs. SisiAl-Arabiya Egypt's New Dictator Was Made in the USAPOLITICO Magazine Egypt: Pro-Mursi parties move to hold dialogue with governmentAsharq Alawsat English Brown Political Review all 84 news articles »

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Egypt's 'Rhinoceros' Allegory - New York Times Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:57:47 GMT

Egypt's 'Rhinoceros' Allegory New York Times CAIRO — The third anniversary of Egypt's 2011 revolution passed late last month, and I've just finished rereading “Rhinoceros,” the 1959 play by Eugène Ionesco. For someone living in Cairo these days, the parallels between the Romanian-French ... and more »

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In Egypt, a Chasm Grows Between Young and Old - New York Times Mon, 17 Feb 2014 03:18:20 GMT

In Egypt, a Chasm Grows Between Young and Old New York Times “Egypt is facing the tragedy of an entire generation incapable and unqualified to deal with their plight,” Mahmoud Salem, a 32-year-old blogger known as Sandmonkey, wrote last month in a widely circulated post. Even Egyptian popular culture is stuck in ... and more »

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Egypt raises police pay as labor unrest spikes - Washington Post Wed, 19 Feb 2014 20:45:03 GMT

Washington Post

Egypt raises police pay as labor unrest spikes Washington Post CAIRO — Egypt's interim president ordered a pay raise for police on Wednesday, after some of their forces joined factory workers, doctors and pharmacists increasingly on strike over the past month. Adly Mansour said police will receive a 30 percent ... Egypt's schools to further delay start of second term until 8 MarchAhram Online all 16 news articles »

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Egypt warns tourists of Islamist terror threat - Telegraph.co.uk Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:08:35 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Egypt warns tourists of Islamist terror threat Telegraph.co.uk Egypt's prime minister yesterday issued a warning to the tourism industry after a terror group claimed a suicide bombing on a bus which killed three South Koreans and threatened to stage more attacks. The statement by Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, or ...

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Slaying of South Korean tourists signals turn in Egypt's Islamist insurgency - Washington Post Tue, 18 Feb 2014 01:40:06 GMT

Slaying of South Korean tourists signals turn in Egypt's Islamist insurgency Washington Post CAIRO — An explosion ripped through a bus carrying South Korean tourists in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Sunday and killed three people, the deadliest attack on vacationers here in years, signaling a potential escalation in the fight by Islamist ...

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Peter Greste and fellow journalists to finally appear in Egyptian court - The Guardian Wed, 19 Feb 2014 09:34:13 GMT

The Guardian

Peter Greste and fellow journalists to finally appear in Egyptian court The Guardian Three al-Jazeera English journalists seized last December from their Cairo hotel rooms are due to appear in court on Thursday for the first time since their arrest on December 29 after spending the past fortnight locked up next-door to Egypt's former ...