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Egypt Raids 2 Major Independent Cultural Institutions In 2 Days - NPR Tue, 29 Dec 2015 19:57:49 GMT

NPR

Egypt Raids 2 Major Independent Cultural Institutions In 2 Days NPR Egyptian authorities have raided two pillars of the independent arts and culture scene in Cairo over the past 48 hours. They targeted the Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art and the Merit Publishing House, both in downtown Cairo. NPR's Leila Fadel in ... and more »

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Egypt Shuts Arts Venues Amid Signs of Clampdown - New York Times Wed, 30 Dec 2015 01:49:25 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt Shuts Arts Venues Amid Signs of Clampdown New York Times CAIRO — Over the past two days, the Egyptian authorities have shut down an internationally respected art gallery and raided an independent publishing house in what free-speech advocates said Tuesday were the latest moves in an expanding crackdown ... Cairo's Townhouse Gallery shut down by Egypt's authoritiesAhram Online Art Spaces in Downtown Cairo Shut Down in Government RaidEgyptian Streets all 6 news articles »

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Stop the Massacre of Stray Animals in Egypt - Huffington Post Tue, 29 Dec 2015 16:23:00 GMT

International Business Times

Stop the Massacre of Stray Animals in Egypt Huffington Post The images are brutal. Dogs shot in the streets, left to die in pools of their own blood. The new governor of Alexandria in Egypt, on his first day in office, ordered that the streets be culled of stray dogs. Ruthlessly, these innocent animals were ... Stray Dogs Shot In Egypt: Alexandria Governor Called A 'Murderer' As Bloody ...International Business Times all 4 news articles »

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An Underwater Museum in Egypt Could Bring Thousands of Sunken Relics Into View - Smithsonian Tue, 29 Dec 2015 14:10:27 GMT

Smithsonian

An Underwater Museum in Egypt Could Bring Thousands of Sunken Relics Into View Smithsonian The Great Sphinx, the pyramids at Giza, the temples at Luxor—if you've been to Egypt, you've probably seen them. Next time, you might try putting the Lighthouse of Pharos on your Egyptian bucket list, and don't worry that it's at the bottom of a ... An Underwater Museum in Egypt Might Show Off Ruins of Cleopatra's PalaceInverse all 2 news articles »

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Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Sign New Dam Project Accord - Voice of America Tue, 29 Dec 2015 23:47:10 GMT

Voice of America

Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Sign New Dam Project Accord Voice of America Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan signed an agreement Tuesday finalizing the two firms tasked with carrying out studies on the potential impact of Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam on the flow of the Nile, the countries' foreign and water ministers said. The ... Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan sign new Grand Renaissance Dam agreementYahoo News Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan sign Renaissance Dam agreementAl-Arabiya Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan sign agreement on GERDDaily News Egypt Egyptian Streets -Ahram Online all 92 news articles »

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Mohamed Fahmy Asks Egypt To Restore His Citizenship - Huffington Post Canada Tue, 29 Dec 2015 22:20:23 GMT

Huffington Post Canada

Mohamed Fahmy Asks Egypt To Restore His Citizenship Huffington Post Canada A Canadian journalist who was released from prison in Egypt this fall said Monday he has asked authorities in that country to restore the citizenship he renounced in hopes of regaining his freedom. Mohamed Fahmy said he initially refused to give up his ... Mohamed Fahmy asks Egyptian authorities to restore his citizenshipCBC.ca Reporter released from Egypt prison wants citizenship backWBAL Radio Fahmy wants Egypt citizenship backSBS all 76 news articles »

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Palestinian anger after man shot dead at Egypt border - Al-Arabiya Tue, 29 Dec 2015 03:22:40 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Palestinian anger after man shot dead at Egypt border Al-Arabiya Palestinians take part in a protest to condemn what Gaza's interior ministry said was the killing of a mentally-ill Palestinian by Egyptian forces, after he waded across the sea into Egyptian territory, in Gaza City December 27, 2015. (Reuters) ... Hamas condemns killing of mentally ill man at border with EgyptNew York Post GRAPHIC VIDEO: Egyptian troops gun down Palestinian on beach who crossed Sinai ...Jerusalem Post Israel News Egyptian soldiers gun down Palestinian man after he swims past Gaza borderDaily Mail Ynetnews -TheBlaze.com all 129 news articles »

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Egypt Court Upholds Jail for Man Convicted of Defaming Islam - ABC News Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:18:06 GMT

News24

Egypt Court Upholds Jail for Man Convicted of Defaming Islam ABC News An Egyptian court confirmed a prison term for a former TV host who was convicted of "defaming religious symbols" and Muslim scholars after he called for removal of what he called extremist material in texts of religious interpretation and heritage. A ... Egypt jails Muslim scholar for insulting IslamNews24 Egypt court reduces jail term of Islamic scholarBusiness Standard all 59 news articles »

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Inside Egypt's Blacked-Out War With ISIS-Affiliated Militants - TIME Sun, 27 Dec 2015 18:34:20 GMT

TIME

Inside Egypt's Blacked-Out War With ISIS-Affiliated Militants TIME The communications blackouts are one of the best illustrations of the intensity of Egypt's ongoing military campaign in Sinai, in which hundreds of people have been killed over the past two and a half years in attacks by both insurgents and the ... Egypt Military Says 2 Militants Killed in Northern SinaiABC News all 47 news articles »

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Egypt's Jewish literary heritage in danger of being forgotten - i24news Tue, 29 Dec 2015 17:28:06 GMT

i24news

Egypt's Jewish literary heritage in danger of being forgotten i24news In 1988 the Jewish Heritage Library in Egypt was established within the Synagogue by the Jewish Community Council of Cairo and the Israeli Academic Center in Cairo, but government ministries have long avoided taking the steps necessary to review and ... Egyptian Jewish antiquities uncared for as community dwindlesJerusalem Post Israel News all 3 news articles »