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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

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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 ...
Egypt Suspends Facebook's 'Free Basics' ServiceWall Street Journal (blog)
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Egypt says shelling levelled home, killed entire family - CBS News Thu, 31 Dec 2015 15:28:00 GMT

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Egypt says shelling levelled home, killed entire family
CBS News
El-ARISH, Egypt -- Egyptian officials say militants in the restive northern Sinai have shelled a home near a security checkpoint, killing an entire family of five and wounding a teenage neighbor. Medical and security officials said Thursday that one of ...
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'Sinai is safe': Hiker battles to dispel Egypt security fearsThe Observers (blog)

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After Delays, Egypt's New Parliament to Convene Jan. 10 - ABC News Thu, 31 Dec 2015 13:30:10 GMT

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After Delays, Egypt's New Parliament to Convene Jan. 10
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FILE -- In this July 10, 2012 file photo, Egyptian Parliament Speaker Saad el-Katani presides over a brief session of Parliament, in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's state-run news agency said Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, that the recently elected parliament will ...
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Egypt's president calls for parliament to assemble after three-year hiatusThe Guardian
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Tech Wizardry Solves Mysteries of Egypt's Royal Mummies - WIRED Thu, 31 Dec 2015 19:02:45 GMT

Tech Wizardry Solves Mysteries of Egypt's Royal Mummies
WIRED
Caption: As a result of subcutaneous packing, the mummy of King Seti I (1294-1279 BC) has “the most life-like and attractive face of the many Egyptian mummies, royal and commoner, that have survived down to present time,” according to the authors.


Egypt Revives Plans for Underwater Museum in Alexandria - Observer Thu, 31 Dec 2015 14:00:55 GMT

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Egypt Revives Plans for Underwater Museum in Alexandria
Observer
The city of Alexandria has revived plans to build a museum for visitors to see antiquities that just happen to be underwater. Mamdouh al-Damaty, Egypt's minister of antiquities, recently announced that plans shelved since the Arab Spring are back on ...

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New Year's Eve 2015: Egypt stages celebrations for 2016 in front of iconic ... - Mirror.co.uk Thu, 31 Dec 2015 21:49:00 GMT

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New Year's Eve 2015: Egypt stages celebrations for 2016 in front of iconic ...
Mirror.co.uk
Egypt is seeing in the New Year with celebrations in front of the iconic pyramids in Cairo. The Arab country will see the clock strike twelve at 10pm UK time, with fireworks set to follow. Authorities will no doubt be hoping for the sights to give the ...

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

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Egypt Raids 2 Major Independent Cultural Institutions In 2 Days
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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 ...
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Egypt opens Gaza border to return body of Palestinian it killed - 12/31/2015 3 ... - Anadolu Agency Thu, 31 Dec 2015 13:46:32 GMT

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Egypt opens Gaza border to return body of Palestinian it killed - 12/31/2015 3 ...
Anadolu Agency
Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing Thursday to allow the passage of the body of a Palestinian killed by the Egyptian army, a Palestinian border source told Anadolu Agency. Al-Jazeera had broadcast a video on Friday that showed a completely naked ...
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Red Sea tourism slump spells disaster for Egypt - The Times (subscription) Thu, 31 Dec 2015 21:03:39 GMT

Red Sea tourism slump spells disaster for Egypt
The Times (subscription)
Flanked by dust-coated shelves of plastic sphinxes, Emad Khalil, a 27-year-old technology graduate, goes over the books from the past week. He runs a shop in Sharm el-Sheikh's old market, which would usually be bustling during the peak new year period.


2015: Mass trials for Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Egypt - 12/31/2015 12:25:05 PM - Anadolu Agency Thu, 31 Dec 2015 10:27:01 GMT

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2015: Mass trials for Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Egypt - 12/31/2015 12:25:05 PM
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The court also slapped Morsi with a life sentence on charges of conspiring with Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah to carry out “terrorist acts” in Egypt. The same court sentenced 16 Brotherhood leaders, including Brotherhood deputy leader ...

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