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Egypt Veers Toward Return of Security State - TIME Thu, 22 May 2014 19:44:47 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

Egypt Veers Toward Return of Security State
TIME
From beyond its borders, Egypt seems poised to revert to form after next week's presidential election a security state led, as it has been for the last half-century, by a military strongman in uniform or out. The headlines suggest little room for any ...
Poll: Only Slight Majority in Egypt Backs El-SissiABC News
Picturing Egypt's Next PresidentNew Yorker (blog)
Attitudes in Egypt Shifting sandsThe Economist (blog)
The Guardian -Washington Post -Daily Beast
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Path to an Asylum Request, From Egypt Jail to California Fair - New York Times Fri, 23 May 2014 01:02:50 GMT

Path to an Asylum Request, From Egypt Jail to California Fair
New York Times
After spending two weeks in jail, Mr. Assem, a celebrated science prodigy in Egypt, was released and eventually permitted to travel to Los Angeles to participate in the prestigious Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Continue reading the ...

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Shopping not sphinxes: Egypt's new campaign to win back tourists - CNN Thu, 22 May 2014 18:02:28 GMT

Shopping not sphinxes: Egypt's new campaign to win back tourists
CNN
Cairo (CNN) -- To say that Elhamy Elzayat misses the glory days when huge numbers of visitors flocked to Egypt's ancient sites is probably an understatement. A veteran of the travel industry who now heads the Egyptian Tourism Federation, he's seen his ...
Egypt's Arabian Cement makes $16 mln net profit in Q1Reuters Africa

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If Thailand is a coup, why wasn't Egypt? - Washington Post (blog) Thu, 22 May 2014 20:12:48 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

If Thailand is a coup, why wasn't Egypt?
Washington Post (blog)
That's a remarkable contrast to the considerable lengths Kerry went to avoid describing last year's military takeover in Egypt as a coup. Remember the comments he made during an interview on a Pakistani TV show shortly after it happened? "The military ...

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Al Jazeera staff appear in Egypt court - Aljazeera.com Thu, 22 May 2014 09:35:16 GMT

VICE News

Al Jazeera staff appear in Egypt court
Aljazeera.com
One photo presented by prosecutors, described as "clearly doctored" by court reporters, showed Fahmy standing behind former Egyptian military chief, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi. A chart hit by Australian singer Gotye was also presented as evidence.
Egypt: Al-Jazeera's Lawyer Complains to JudgeABC News
Even Weirder Evidence Surfaces as Egypt Al Jazeera Trial Edges Towards VerdictVICE News
Australian journalist accuses Egyptian prosecutors of unbelievable inefficiencyThe Guardian

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Egypt Election Boycotts Can't Stop Sisi's Inevitable March to Presidency - TIME Wed, 21 May 2014 20:43:22 GMT

Egypt Election Boycotts Can't Stop Sisi's Inevitable March to Presidency
TIME
... was a serious contender for Egypt's presidency. Today, as Egypt lurches toward its second presidential contest in as many years, and its first since the military overthrew elected president Mohamed Morsi last July, Aboul Fotouh has refused to run ...


Egypt officials: Militant leader killed in Sinai - Yahoo News Thu, 22 May 2014 23:25:36 GMT

Socialist Worker Online

Egypt officials: Militant leader killed in Sinai
Yahoo News
EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Senior Egyptian security officials say the top leader of an al-Qaida-inspired group in restive Sinai and three associates have been killed in a drive-by shooting in the peninsula. The development is a heavy blow to the militant ...
Jailed in Egypt for daring to speak outSocialist Worker Online
Egyptian police arrest activists after solidarity demo with Mahienour MasryAhram Online
Egypt Police Arrest 15 for Staging Unauthorized ProtestThe Epoch Times
OMCT World Organisation Against Torture
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Key takeaways from our Egypt survey - Pew Research Center Thu, 22 May 2014 14:03:09 GMT

Key takeaways from our Egypt survey
Pew Research Center
It's been nearly a year since former Egyptian president and Muslim Brotherhood leader, Mohamed Morsi, was removed from power by the country's military, following huge demonstrations in Cairo and throughout the nation. On May 26-27, presidential ...


Pharaohs in Harlem: Ancient Egyptian Kemetic religion opening its first temple ... - New York Daily News Wed, 21 May 2014 17:33:11 GMT

Pharaohs in Harlem: Ancient Egyptian Kemetic religion opening its first temple ...
New York Daily News
Pharaohs in Harlem: Ancient Egyptian Kemetic religion opening its first temple uptown. Priest and priestess Jabari (Heru Djeden Ma'at Aten-Ra) Osaze and Anika (Nfr-Ka Ma'at) Daniels-Osaze want 42 converts to join their flock's first immersion program.


Hope for strongman fuels Egypt's el-Sissi campaign - Yahoo News Thu, 22 May 2014 18:46:52 GMT

Yahoo News

Hope for strongman fuels Egypt's el-Sissi campaign
Yahoo News
CAIRO (AP) — Posters of former army chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi hang everywhere on the streets of Egypt. In Cairo, his face lines highways and bridges and towers over city squares. In Alexandria, loudspeakers blast down the Mediterranean seaside road ...