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Egypt's expanding crackdown now appears to include cultural institutions - Los Angeles Times Wed, 30 Dec 2015 22:57:53 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Egypt's expanding crackdown now appears to include cultural institutions Los Angeles Times An art student paints the Facebook logo on a mural commemorating the 2011 uprising against former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo. Facebook says Egyptian authorities have shut down a program that was providing free basic Internet service to ... Egypt Raids 2 Major Independent Cultural Institutions In 2 DaysNPR Egypt Shuts Arts Venues Amid Signs of ClampdownNew York Times Cairo gallery, publishing house latest victims of Egypt's art-scene crackdownThe Globe and Mail U.S. News & World Report -i24news all 145 news articles »

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Egypt Officials Stop Facebook Program for Free Access to Internet - New York Times Thu, 31 Dec 2015 01:58:58 GMT

Fortune

Egypt Officials Stop Facebook Program for Free Access to Internet New York Times CAIRO — A program that provided more than three million Egyptians with free access to Internet services was abruptly shut down on Wednesday, according to Facebook, the social media company that provided the program in cooperation with an Egyptian ... Facebook's Free Internet App Shut Down in EgyptFortune Facebook's free internet service has been shut down in EgyptThe Verge Facebook 'disappointed' by shutdown of free internet service in EgyptThe Guardian Deutsche Welle -The Times of Israel -The Province all 388 news articles »

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Egypt Plans a Spectacular $150 Million Underwater Antiquities Museum - artnet News Wed, 30 Dec 2015 12:08:22 GMT

artnet News

Egypt Plans a Spectacular $150 Million Underwater Antiquities Museum artnet News Back in September, the Egyptian Minister of Antiquities, Mamdouh al-Damaty, announced that the government has revived its plans to construct an underwater antiquities museum in Alexandria. Now, authorities have started to develop the museum, which has ...

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Egypt parliament desperately seeks speaker as first session looms - Middle East Eye Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:29:00 GMT

Middle East Eye

Egypt parliament desperately seeks speaker as first session looms Middle East Eye Egypt's parliament has been left scrambling to find a speaker after the head of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court and ex-interim president Adly Mansour turned down a request by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi to join the body. Mansour said on Tuesday ... Egypt's former interim president denies parliament postMiddle East Monitor Egypt's Sisi inaugurates 1.5 million feddan reclamation megaprojectAhram Online all 11 news articles »

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Another Fundraising Door Shutting for Egypt as Bond Yields Soar - Bloomberg Wed, 30 Dec 2015 12:04:21 GMT

Another Fundraising Door Shutting for Egypt as Bond Yields Soar Bloomberg Nineteen months after the election of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, the former head of the military, Egypt is still unable to meet its economy's hunger for dollars and is running out of resources to plug the gap. Cash aid from Gulf Arab allies has ...

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Life Meets Death in Egypt's Cairo Necropolis - Voice of America Wed, 30 Dec 2015 15:18:58 GMT

Voice of America

Life Meets Death in Egypt's Cairo Necropolis Voice of America Amid a housing crisis in Egypt, and with the population of the capital estimated at 20 million, thousands of people count themselves lucky to call Cairo Necropolis home. For some in the neighborhood of cemeteries, final resting place to hundreds of ... and more »

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Egypt's Sisi tells Egyptians 'not to worry' about Ethiopian dam - Ahram Online Wed, 30 Dec 2015 15:50:56 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt's Sisi tells Egyptians 'not to worry' about Ethiopian dam Ahram Online "I totally understand the concern of Egyptians as water is a matter of life or death," the Egyptian president said during his Wednesday speech at Farafra oasis during the inauguration of the first phase of a national project to expand the country's ... Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan sign new deal on Nile damNews24 Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Sign New Dam Project AccordVoice of America Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan sign new Grand Renaissance Dam agreementYahoo News The Muslim News -i24news -Egyptian Streets all 137 news articles »

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'Security crackdown threatens stability in Egypt,' says Egyptian Social ... - Ahram Online Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:43:37 GMT

'Security crackdown threatens stability in Egypt,' says Egyptian Social ... Ahram Online The party described the authorities' raids on cultural venues in the past few days as a crackdown on freedom of expression and creativity, as well as an attack on constitutional rights the Egyptian people fought for. On Monday evening, Egypt's ... and more »

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Photo highlights of the day: Storm Frank and Egypt's first female bodybuilder - The Guardian Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:00:51 GMT

The Guardian

Photo highlights of the day: Storm Frank and Egypt's first female bodybuilder The Guardian Photo highlights of the day: Storm Frank and Egypt's first female bodybuilder. The Guardian's picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world, including golden monkeys and a chess world champion. Karin Andreasson. and more »

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Egypt's nuclear dream realised with Russian technology after 60-year delay - Daily News Egypt Wed, 30 Dec 2015 17:13:36 GMT

Daily News Egypt

Egypt's nuclear dream realised with Russian technology after 60-year delay Daily News Egypt Egypt's nuclear dream realised with Russian technology after 60-year delay. Egypt will enter 2016 with economic solutions for the provision of sustainable electricity through the nuclear plant, along with other projects to generate solar and wind power. Egypt to Sign Final Contract On Dabaa Nuclear Plant in JanuaryAllAfrica.com Egypt to sign contract with Russia on NPP construction in January — ministerTASS Russia, Egypt to Sign $26-Bln Contract in 1Q16 for Egypt's First NPPSputnik International all 21 news articles »