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The sad state of Egypt's liberals - The Economist Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:47:29 GMT

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The sad state of Egypt's liberals The Economist IF YOU believe Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt's president, his country will take a final step towards democracy later this month, when voters start the process of choosing a new parliament. The previous one, freely elected and dominated by Islamists, was ... Egypt Bans a Businessman, a Belly Dancer, and 'Drug Users' From Upcoming ElectionsVICE News Ex- Egyptian general sees his bloc leading new parliamentNews24 Egypt's President Sisi visits General Intelligence Service headquartersAhram Online all 23 news articles »

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An Ancient Egyptian Show That's Low on Bling but High on Beauty - New York Times Thu, 08 Oct 2015 15:36:56 GMT

New York Times

An Ancient Egyptian Show That's Low on Bling but High on Beauty New York Times Ancient Egypt is box office gold: Do a show, and people will come. Why? Mummies, Hollywood and Queen Nefertiti certainly contribute to its allure. Also, we tend to identify with Egyptians of thousands of years ago. In art, they look exotic, but not out ...

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As Egypt Floods Gaza Tunnels, Smugglers Fear an End to Their Trade - New York Times Wed, 07 Oct 2015 14:35:21 GMT

New York Times

As Egypt Floods Gaza Tunnels, Smugglers Fear an End to Their Trade New York Times Now, the smugglers fear that Egypt has settled on a strategy that could spell doom for their trade: flooding the tunnels so they collapse. Within the past month, Egypt has flooded part of the nine-mile border area twice, causing two tunnels to cave in ... Egypt to partially open Rafah border crossing for pilgrims returning to GazaAhram Online all 10 news articles »

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Egypt's stalled $35 bln housing scheme: big dreams to harsh reality - Reuters Thu, 08 Oct 2015 08:15:40 GMT

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Egypt's stalled $35 bln housing scheme: big dreams to harsh reality Reuters But the project announced in March 2014 and a pillar of Sisi's election campaign, has stalled, possibly risking his reputation and highlighting Egypt's habit of promising grandiose ventures and then struggling to deliver. Egyptians were promised one ... Egypt's stalled $35b housing scheme: big dreams to harsh realitygulfnews.com Egypt's stalled US$35 billion housing scheme - big dreams to harsh realityChannel News Asia all 20 news articles »

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Egypt's foreign reserves fall amid fears of devaluation - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 08 Oct 2015 16:34:55 GMT

Egypt's foreign reserves fall amid fears of devaluation U.S. News & World Report CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's foreign currency reserves fell for the third consecutive month in September, according to central bank figures, putting pressure on authorities to devalue the currency, limit non-essential imports and take urgent steps to promote ... and more »

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Egypt's women-only taxi service promises protection from male drivers - The Guardian Wed, 07 Oct 2015 09:00:06 GMT

The Guardian

Egypt's women-only taxi service promises protection from male drivers The Guardian Appearing on influential TV talk shows, Fawzi promises Egyptian women “privacy and safety” from male taxi drivers. “Just enter 'taxi driver' into Google [in Egypt] and it will suggest 'taxi driver kills'; 'taxi driver rapes'; 'taxi driver steals',” she ...

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Mad Solutions Beefs Up Distribution Slate With First Luxembourg-Egypt Co-Prod ... - Variety Thu, 08 Oct 2015 10:55:00 GMT

Variety

Mad Solutions Beefs Up Distribution Slate With First Luxembourg-Egypt Co-Prod ... Variety Mad Solutions, the innovative Arab marketing and distribution company based in Cairo and Abu Dhabi, is beefing up its distribution slate with “Sawah,” a pic with cross-border potential about an Egyptian student torn between living in Egypt or Europe ...

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Egypt court frees scores of Muslim Brotherhood members - Middle East Eye Thu, 08 Oct 2015 14:38:36 GMT

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Egypt court frees scores of Muslim Brotherhood members Middle East Eye An Egyptian court has ordered the release of scores of supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi who had been jailed earlier on violence-related charges, an Egyptian defence lawyer said on Thursday. The defendants, who had been accused of ... Egypt bellydancer's ambitions to become lawmaker dashedgulfnews.com all 4 news articles »

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Riddle of Sectarian Problems in Egypt - ABOUT US EDITOR'S NOTE About Us The Cairo Review of Thu, 08 Oct 2015 13:03:57 GMT

Riddle of Sectarian Problems in Egypt ABOUT US EDITOR'S NOTE About Us The Cairo Review of Relations between Muslims and Christians in Egypt are unique in the region. Sectarian divides along geographic and political (save Islamist groups) lines do not exist the way they do in some neighboring countries. And yet there remains the riddle of ...

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Egypt call off Senegal friendly - SuperSport (blog) Thu, 08 Oct 2015 09:38:31 GMT

SuperSport (blog)

Egypt call off Senegal friendly SuperSport (blog) Apparently the Egypt FA was hoping that the Senegalese will present their senior national team, the Teranga Lions, and not their under-23s for the warm-up game. "After we knew that Senegal came to UAE with their Olympic team and our head coach Hector ... and more »