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Egypt's Fondness for Foreigners - New York Times Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:01:15 GMT

Egypt's Fondness for Foreigners
New York Times
That paragraph was written not by a modern Egyptian militant but by Nubar Pasha (1825-99), a Christian of Armenian descent, who was Egypt's first prime minister. Nubar served under six Egyptian rulers, including Muhammad Ali, who ruled for 43 years ...

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Deaths as Egypt's Rabaa killings marked - Aljazeera.com Fri, 15 Aug 2014 00:46:58 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Deaths as Egypt's Rabaa killings marked
Aljazeera.com
The protesters were shot dead as Egyptian security forces on Thursday dispersed hundreds of supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, who had blocked several highways and roads in Cairo and Giza. It was the first anniversary of the violent ...
Three dead in Egypt clashes on crackdown anniversaryThe Daily Star
Egypt rallies mark crackdown's anniversary; 3 killed, scores arrestedLos Angeles Times
Egypt's Islamists Mark The Anniversary Of Mass KillingHuffington Post
Middle East Eye -SBS -News24
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Australian study finds Egyptian mummies may date back to 4500BC - The Guardian Thu, 14 Aug 2014 12:55:17 GMT

The Guardian

Australian study finds Egyptian mummies may date back to 4500BC
The Guardian
Jones said the artefacts the team studied were excavated from tombs in Badari and Mostagedda in Egypt in the 1920s and 30s, and displayed in Britain's Bolton Museum. She visited the museum and found that the samples, some dating back to 4,500BC, had ...


After Human Rights Watch Report, Egypt Says Group Broke Law - New York Times Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:14:08 GMT

The Guardian

After Human Rights Watch Report, Egypt Says Group Broke Law
New York Times
CAIRO — The government on Tuesday accused the nonprofit group Human Rights Watch of breaking the law, violating Egypt's sovereignty and insulting the judiciary after it issued a report criticizing top officials for the repeated mass shootings of ...
Egypt is in the grip of a violent tyranny – with the west's backingThe Guardian
Egypt should be a pariah state for its bloody crackdown on dissentWashington Post
Egypt's Rabaa deaths 'crime against humanity'Aljazeera.com
Los Angeles Times -Open Democracy -Huffington Post (blog)
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Egypt's Mubarak tells Cairo court his conscience is clear - Reuters Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:43:54 GMT

Reuters

Egypt's Mubarak tells Cairo court his conscience is clear
Reuters
The political demise of Mursi and his Muslim Brotherhood at the hands of the military means voices more sympathetic to the former airforce officer are now being heard. Mubarak used his testimony, which was beamed live into millions of homes across ...
Egypt Islamists Mark Anniversary of Mass KillingABC News
Mubarak Tells Court He Gave All For EgyptNew York Times
Egypt's Mubarak denies killing protestersAljazeera.com
Gulf Business News -Middle East Eye -WRAL.com
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Gaza Truce Extension Fans Hope of Cairo Talks Deal - ABC News Thu, 14 Aug 2014 06:18:30 GMT

Gaza Truce Extension Fans Hope of Cairo Talks Deal
ABC News
Hamas is seeking an end to a crippling blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2007. The blockade has greatly limited the movement of Palestinians in and out of the territory of 1.8 million people. It has also restricted the flow of goods into Gaza and ...
Israeli-Gaza conflict: Egypt says ceasefire extended 5 daysCBC.ca
Egypt and Israel seek demise of Hamas as politico-military forceIrish Times
Canadian doctor who was detained in Egypt denied entry to IsraelThe Globe and Mail
Jerusalem Post
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One killed, dozens arrested in Egypt at Rabaa anniversary rallies - Middle East Eye Thu, 14 Aug 2014 11:20:31 GMT

Middle East Eye

One killed, dozens arrested in Egypt at Rabaa anniversary rallies
Middle East Eye
A demonstrator has been killed in western Cairo and more than 60 arrested as Egyptian security forces on Thursday forcibly dispersed several rallies staged by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Held to mark to mark the passage of one year ...


Egyptian Mummy-Making May Have Started Way Earlier Than Scientists Thought - Huffington Post Thu, 14 Aug 2014 13:18:14 GMT

Ahram Online

Egyptian Mummy-Making May Have Started Way Earlier Than Scientists Thought
Huffington Post
Previously, the earliest known use of resin for mummification in Egypt was around 2200 bc, says Stephen Buckley, an archaeological chemist at the University of York, UK, and a co-author of the new paper. It was thought that before then, bodies buried ...
Mummification started in Egypt '1500 years earlier than previously thought'Sydney Morning Herald
Mummies in Egypt began long before Age of Pharoahs: studyAhram Online
Mummies in Egypt began long before Age of PharoahsYahoo News
Rappler -Haaretz -Phys.Org
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Palestinian bomb disposal experts also killed as they defused Israeli missile - Daily Mail Wed, 13 Aug 2014 15:16:10 GMT

Daily Mail

Palestinian bomb disposal experts also killed as they defused Israeli missile
Daily Mail
One child was killed and two others were wounded when a rocket landed on their home in an Egyptian town near the border with Gaza, security and medical sources said tonight. Sara Salama, 13, died in el-Mattallah, south of Rafah, while her eight-year ...

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US Still Funding Repression in Egypt - CounterPunch Thu, 14 Aug 2014 09:07:11 GMT

The Week UK

US Still Funding Repression in Egypt
CounterPunch
It has been one year since the August 14, 2013 Rab'a Square massacre in Egypt, when the Egyptian police and army opened fire on demonstrators opposed to the military's July 3 ouster of President Mohamed Morsi. Using tanks, bulldozers, ground forces, ...
Egypt's Rab'a massacre: what we know nowThe Week UK
Egypt's cover-up: one year after the Rab'a Square massacreNew Internationalist (blog)
Rights Organizations Mark One Year Since Rab'a Massacre in Egypt:Talk Radio News Service
Onislam.net -DigitalJournal.com
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