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Egypt Sharply Raises Prices for Fuel, Drawing Protests - New York Times Sat, 05 Jul 2014 15:27:08 GMT

New York Times

Egypt Sharply Raises Prices for Fuel, Drawing Protests New York Times As Egypt has weathered years of economic crisis since the 2011 uprising against President Hosni Mubarak, talk of overhauling the subsidy program, which eats up more than a quarter of the state budget, has taken on added urgency. In a sign of worry at ... Egypt fuel prices soar up to 70%, exasperating the publicLos Angeles Times Egypt to raise fuel prices by up to 78 percent from midnight: sourceReuters Egypt declares huge increase in gasoline pricesCBC.ca BBC News -CNN (blog) -Financial Times all 209 news articles »

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Egypt Premier Defends Steep Rise in Energy Prices - ABC News Sat, 05 Jul 2014 15:25:38 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Egypt Premier Defends Steep Rise in Energy Prices ABC News Egypt's prime minister on Saturday defended a steep rise in fuel prices as necessary move to shore up the treasury, as outraged commuters bickered with public transport drivers over fare hikes and some rushed to gas stations over fears of shortages. Protests hit Egypt on coup anniversaryAljazeera.com Egypt Court Upholds Death Verdicts Against 10 IslamistsWall Street Journal all 733 news articles »

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Canadian journalist convicted in Egypt undergoing surgery - Globalnews.ca Sat, 05 Jul 2014 19:41:55 GMT

Globalnews.ca

Canadian journalist convicted in Egypt undergoing surgery Globalnews.ca In a trial widely denounced by media advocates and human rights groups, the three were convicted of giving support to the Muslim Brotherhood — which Egypt labels a terrorist group — and compromising the country's national security. The journalists ... Mohamed Fahmy, Canadian journalist held in Egypt, to undergo arm surgeryCBC.ca Canadian journalist convicted in Egypt in 'terrible state of mind,' family saysThe Globe and Mail Parents visit jailed Al-Jazeera journalist in EgyptRTE.ie all 98 news articles »

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Egypt's government dramatically raises fuel prices - Telegraph.co.uk Sat, 05 Jul 2014 03:33:50 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Egypt's government dramatically raises fuel prices Telegraph.co.uk Egypt's government has raised the prices of fuel by up to 78 per cent, following up on a promise to cut subsidies that eat up nearly a quarter of the state budget, the official news agency reported. The price hikes, in effect as of midnight on Friday ...

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sisi the strongman Egypt's new ruler wants to be international lenders ... - Quartz Sat, 05 Jul 2014 22:27:48 GMT

Quartz

sisi the strongman Egypt's new ruler wants to be international lenders ... Quartz Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has made his first major move since formally becoming Egypt's president in early June. He is starting to eliminate fuel and food subsidies that have crippled the country's budget. On July 4, prices on 80-octane petrol rose by 78 ...

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Egyptian premier defends steep rise in energy prices, citing ailing economy - U.S. News & World Report Sat, 05 Jul 2014 16:37:30 GMT

Egyptian premier defends steep rise in energy prices, citing ailing economy U.S. News & World Report Egyptian drivers wait in line to buy fuel at a gasoline station in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 5, 2014. Egypt's government raised the prices of fuel by up to 78 percent starting Saturday, following on a promise to cut subsidies that eat up nearly a ...

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One Year After The Coup, Egypt Is Still Divided - NPR Sat, 05 Jul 2014 11:50:54 GMT

One Year After The Coup, Egypt Is Still Divided NPR In the year since Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was ousted, a military man was elected president and a budding insurgency has grown, as correspondent Leila Fadel tells NPR's Tamara Keith. Copyright © 2014 NPR. For personal, noncommercial use ...

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Egypt premier defends steep energy price hike - News & Observer Sat, 05 Jul 2014 16:39:26 GMT

News & Observer

Egypt premier defends steep energy price hike News & Observer An Egyptian rides his bicycle past a gasoline station in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 5, 2014. Egypt's government raised the prices of fuel by up to 78 percent starting Saturday, following on a promise to cut subsidies that eat up nearly a quarter of ...

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Egyptian Premier Defends Decision to Increase Fuel Prices - Businessweek Sat, 05 Jul 2014 22:04:09 GMT

Egyptian Premier Defends Decision to Increase Fuel Prices Businessweek Egypt's premier defended gasoline-price increases of as much as 78 percent as necessary to fix an ailing economy and strike at a subsidy system past administrations have avoided to escape public backlash. The increase, which also affects other refined ...

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Egypt court sentences Brotherhood leader - Aljazeera.com Sat, 05 Jul 2014 10:28:38 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Egypt court sentences Brotherhood leader Aljazeera.com The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Mohamed Badie, has been sentenced to life in prison for inciting violence in street protests last year, an Egyptian television channel has reported. Egypt's ONTV reported that the presiding judge, Hassan ...