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John Baird flies to Egypt to seek Mohamed Fahmy's release - CBC.ca Wed, 14 Jan 2015 00:06:57 GMT

CBC.ca

John Baird flies to Egypt to seek Mohamed Fahmy's release CBC.ca Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird left for Egypt late Monday evening to push for the release of Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, CBC News has learned. Baird, who has since arrived in Egypt, is expected to discuss the issue with government ... Canada's foreign minister on way to Egypt to push for journalist's releaseThe Globe and Mail Canada's top envoy to go to Egypt to free journalistYahoo News Baird to push Egypt to release journalistGlobalnews.ca SBS -Monday Mag all 55 news articles »

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Egypt: Hosni Mubarak fraud conviction overturned - BBC News Tue, 13 Jan 2015 15:07:13 GMT

BBC News

Egypt: Hosni Mubarak fraud conviction overturned BBC News A court in Egypt has overturned the convictions for embezzlement of former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons and ordered a retrial. Mr Mubarak was jailed for three years in May after being found guilty of fraudulently billing the government for ... Egypt's high court overturns last conviction against MubarakReuters Egypt's judicial politicsThe Economist Egypt's ex-President Mubarak set to go free?CBS News SunHerald.com all 440 news articles »

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Britain Opens Egypt Trade Mission, Largest in Over a Decade - ABC News Tue, 13 Jan 2015 22:43:30 GMT

Britain Opens Egypt Trade Mission, Largest in Over a Decade ABC News Britain launched its largest trade mission to Egypt in over a decade on Tuesday, involving more than 40 companies from the top foreign investor in the Arab world's most populous country. The meeting in a palace-turned-hotel focused on developing the ... and more »

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Shock ruling in Egypt "bathhouse" trial - CBS News Mon, 12 Jan 2015 12:03:04 GMT

CBS News

Shock ruling in Egypt "bathhouse" trial CBS News CAIRO -- A Cairo court acquitted 26 men on Monday who had been accused of "debauchery" in a rare victory for Egypt's gay community that has of late faced an increasingly oppressive police crackdown. The defendants had faced between 1-9 years in ... Egypt's crackdown on gays includes disturbing medical examUSA TODAY Egypt court clears men accused of bathhouse 'debauchery'BBC News Egypt Acquits Men in Gay Bathhouse Raid TrialWall Street Journal Huffington Post -Newsweek all 316 news articles »

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Egyptian Muslim Group Warns Charlie Hebdo: Don't Publish New Issue - NBCNews.com Tue, 13 Jan 2015 20:22:38 GMT

Jerusalem Post

Egyptian Muslim Group Warns Charlie Hebdo: Don't Publish New Issue NBCNews.com CAIRO — An influential Muslim institution in Egypt has warned the French satirical magazine that was attacked by Islamist militants last week against publishing its new issue, which features a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad on its cover. Egypt's ... Egypt's Grand Mufti warns Charlie Hebdo against publishing new Mohammad ...Jerusalem Post Egypt's Grand Mufti Warns Charlie Hebdo Not To Publish 'Racist' Muhammad ...Huffington Post Egypt clerics warn French journal over planned cartoonNewsOK.com all 1,782 news articles »

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The Rise And Fall Of Egypt's Democracy - Mintpress News (registration) (blog) Tue, 13 Jan 2015 01:10:08 GMT

The Rise And Fall Of Egypt's Democracy Mintpress News (registration) (blog) Morsi's background was from the Muslim Brotherhood, a group which also won parliamentary seats in the new Egyptian Parliament. During Morsi's brief tenure, Egypt experienced freedoms it had never seen, from freedom of press and the ability to criticize ... and more »

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Watchdog: Student jailed in Egypt's crackdown on atheism - CNN Tue, 13 Jan 2015 16:42:30 GMT

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Watchdog: Student jailed in Egypt's crackdown on atheism CNN "Atheists are one of Egypt's least-protected minorities, although the constitution ostensibly guarantees freedom of belief and expression," said Sarah Leah Whitson, HRW's Middle East and North Africa director. "Egyptian authorities need to be guided by ... Egypt: 3-Year Sentence for AtheistHuman Rights Watch Student is given jail sentence in Egypt for declaring himself an atheist on ...Daily Mail Egyptian student gets 3 years in jail for coming out as atheist on FBRT all 56 news articles »

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Egyptian Authorities Release a Morsi Adviser - New York Times Mon, 12 Jan 2015 05:01:08 GMT

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Egyptian Authorities Release a Morsi Adviser New York Times CAIRO — Egyptian authorities on Sunday released, for the first time, one of the advisers to ousted President Mohamed Morsi who were detained with him at the time of the military takeover on July 3, 2013. The reasons for the release or its timing were ... Khaled Al-Qazzaz reportedly released from custody in EgyptCBC.ca Adviser of Egypt's Ousted Islamist President ReleasedABC News all 99 news articles »

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Egypt Muslim authority slams new Charlie Hebdo Mohammed cartoon - Yahoo News Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:28:27 GMT

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Egypt Muslim authority slams new Charlie Hebdo Mohammed cartoon Yahoo News Cairo (AFP) - Egypt's state sponsored Islamic authority on Tuesday denounced as a provocation the planned publication of another cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed in the new issue of French magazine Charlie Hebdo. "This action is an unjustified ... Egypt's Top Islamic Cleric Warns 'Charlie Hebdo'The Jewish Press all 96 news articles »

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Egypt: 26 Acquitted of Homosexual Conduct - Human Rights Watch Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:45:05 GMT

Human Rights Watch

Egypt: 26 Acquitted of Homosexual Conduct Human Rights Watch Government prosecutors have appealed the decision, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), a nongovernmental group, reported, but authorities released all 26 men. This is the first time since 2011 that a trial court is known to have handed ... and more »