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Egypt Starts Digging New Section of Suez Canal - ABC News Tue, 05 Aug 2014 19:06:05 GMT

The Guardian

Egypt Starts Digging New Section of Suez Canal ABC News Egypt's president on Tuesday inaugurated the digging of a new section of the Suez Canal, a $4 billion military-led project to expand a key corridor of world trade that he says will be finished next year. As warplanes flew overhead in a ceremony ... Egypt to build new Suez canalThe Guardian Egypt plans to dig new Suez Canal costing $4 billionReuters Egypt Plans to Build Channel Parallel to Suez CanalBloomberg Daily Mail -Middle East Eye all 233 news articles »

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Hollywood likes to pretend that ancient Egypt was full of white people - Vox Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:39:46 GMT

Hollywood likes to pretend that ancient Egypt was full of white people Vox Hollywood is a sucker for a story about ancient Egypt. Movies like The Ten Commandments, Cleopatra, and even The Mummy prove it. Upcoming movies like Exodus and Gods of Egypt all but confirm it. Unfortunately though, those films have something in ... and more »

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Palestine's Egypt problem at the ICC - Washington Post Tue, 05 Aug 2014 14:07:22 GMT

Palestine's Egypt problem at the ICC Washington Post In May, the OTP just rejected an attempt by Mohammed Morsi, the first democratically elected president of Egypt, to invoke the Court's jurisdiction over his country under article 12(3). The OTP concluded that when Morsi filed the declaration last ... and more »

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Gaza crisis: Israel and Hamas begin 72-hour ceasefire - The Guardian Tue, 05 Aug 2014 21:10:37 GMT

Haaretz

Gaza crisis: Israel and Hamas begin 72-hour ceasefire The Guardian The Palestinian Authority's envoy to Egypt, Gamal Shobky, who was also present at the talks in Cairo, said "many people" in the Egyptian capital were working to reach a ceasefire agreement. Egyptian officials said they were hopeful an Israeli ... Egypt: The new power broker?Haaretz Israel and Palestinians accept Egyptian-brokered truce, prepare for talksReuters Gaps Remain Wide As Israel, Palestinians Negotiate Truce In EgyptHuffington Post RTE.ie -Deutsche Welle all 11,378 news articles »

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Egypt should consider military action in Libya, says senior statesman - The Guardian Mon, 04 Aug 2014 11:23:57 GMT

The Guardian

Egypt should consider military action in Libya, says senior statesman The Guardian "The situation in Libya is a major concern for Egypt, Libya's neighbouring countries, and the Arab world at large," Moussa said. "Statelets, sects and extremist factions in Libya directly threaten Egypt's national security. I call for a broad public ... Egypt denies plans for militarily intervention in LibyaMiddle East Monitor Egypt's ex-FM mulls military action in LibyaMiddle East Eye Former Arab League chief: Egypt must consider using military force in LibyaAsharq Alawsat English Ahram Online -StarAfrica.com -AllAfrica.com all 30 news articles »

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Israel-Hamas Truce Sets Stage for Talks on Gaza - ABC News Tue, 05 Aug 2014 11:00:03 GMT

ABC News

Israel-Hamas Truce Sets Stage for Talks on Gaza ABC News Israel said it withdrew the last of its ground forces from Gaza on Tuesday as it and Hamas began a temporary cease-fire. The calm sets the stage for talks in Egypt on a broader deal for a long-term truce and the rebuilding of the battered, blockaded ...

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Egypt orphanage video 'brutality' triggers outrage - BBC News Mon, 04 Aug 2014 16:00:10 GMT

BBC News

Egypt orphanage video 'brutality' triggers outrage BBC News A video showing the manager of an orphanage in Egypt beating children in his care has provoked outrage in Egyptian media. President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has intervened and the manager has now been arrested. The video shows children aged between ... Egypt's roleJerusalem Post all 14 news articles »

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Israel, Hamas Accept Egypt-Brokered Ceasefire Plan - Huffington Post Tue, 05 Aug 2014 06:53:13 GMT

Israel, Hamas Accept Egypt-Brokered Ceasefire Plan Huffington Post JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas on Monday accepted an Egyptian cease-fire proposal meant to halt a bruising monthlong war that has claimed nearly 2,000 lives, raising hopes that the bloodiest round of fighting between the bitter enemies could ...

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Time for a New Suez Canal, Egypt Says - Newsweek Tue, 05 Aug 2014 15:23:58 GMT

Newsweek

Time for a New Suez Canal, Egypt Says Newsweek CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt said on Tuesday it plans to build a new Suez Canal alongside the existing 145-year-old historic waterway in a multi-billion dollar project to expand trade along the fastest shipping route between Europe and Asia. The project, to ...

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Did an Israeli drone strike militants in Egypt? - Al-Monitor Tue, 05 Aug 2014 18:40:49 GMT

Did an Israeli drone strike militants in Egypt? Al-Monitor A close reading of the security situation in the Israeli-Egyptian border region, from which attacks are launched from time to time toward Israeli territory, makes this situation clear. On July 23, a debate took place in Egyptian media about a precise ... Egypt: US Observer Wounded by Gunfire in SinaiArutz Sheva all 2 news articles »