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Mohamed Fahmy case: John Baird pushes for release as Egypt's media looks ... - CBC.ca Thu, 15 Jan 2015 23:23:45 GMT

CBC.ca

Mohamed Fahmy case: John Baird pushes for release as Egypt's media looks ... CBC.ca Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird admits he didn't expect that jailed Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy would be released from a Cairo prison and get on a plane bound to Canada while on Baird's two-day trip to Egypt. “I wasn't naive to ... Canadian FM, in Egypt, presses for journalist's releaseYahoo News Canada's FM discusses jailed reporters on Egypt visitCharlotte Observer Canadian minister hopes for Jazeera reporter's release after Cairo talksReuters all 190 news articles »

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Militant Leader Urges Jihad, or Holy War, in Egypt - ABC News Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:58:45 GMT

Militant Leader Urges Jihad, or Holy War, in Egypt ABC News The call came in an hour-long interview with a man identified as Magd Eddin al-Masri, who claims to be the leader of Ajnad Misr, or "Egypt's Soldiers," a group that surfaced as part of a rising insurgency in Egypt following the ouster of Islamist ... and more »

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Egypt's judicial politics - The Economist Thu, 15 Jan 2015 17:43:29 GMT

The Economist

Egypt's judicial politics The Economist THE television images of Egypt's ex-dictator, Hosni Mubarak, being wheeled into a courtroom cell on a hospital trolley in August 2011 represented, for many Egyptians, the culmination of their revolution: the Pharaoh was being put behind bars. More than ... Mubarak sons' trial postponedDaily News Egypt Egypt court overturns last Mubarak conviction. Will he walk?Boston Globe Egypt: Court overturns Mubarak convictionScotsman Sky News Australia -Mintpress News (registration) (blog) -www.worldbulletin.net all 87 news articles »

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Closing Jewish tomb in Egypt raises tensions - Al-Monitor Fri, 16 Jan 2015 00:08:40 GMT

Closing Jewish tomb in Egypt raises tensions Al-Monitor CAIRO — The women in Beheira governorate, west of Cairo, cheered following the announcement of the Egyptian judiciary's ruling to cancel the annual celebration of the birth of the Jewish rabbi known as Abu Hasira, whose tomb is in the village of Damtu ...

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Family of Mohamed Fahmy hoping John Baird visit ends Egypt imprisonment - Toronto Star Thu, 15 Jan 2015 02:54:56 GMT

Toronto Star

Family of Mohamed Fahmy hoping John Baird visit ends Egypt imprisonment Toronto Star On Wednesday, Baird was in the tourist city of Luxor, where he met with young Egyptians to discuss the country's future and announced $20 million worth of funding to “support to encourage economic growth and empower women and young people in Egypt,” ...

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Egypt's leader challenges the Muslim world's extremists - Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog) Thu, 15 Jan 2015 00:35:13 GMT

Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog)

Egypt's leader challenges the Muslim world's extremists Fort Worth Star Telegram (blog) Just a week before the horrific assault by two Islamic extremists on the Paris office of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a Muslim, gave a remarkable speech before an audience of religious leaders ... John Bolton: Egypt's president is a courageous warriorNew York Daily News Egypt's Sisi urges religious moderation, but no space for insulting imagesChristian Science Monitor Egypt's President Urges Muslim Clerics to End Violent Islamic Ideology, Lead ...Christian Post Middle East Monitor -AllAfrica.com all 95 news articles »

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Will a 'remove the hijab' campaign turn heads in Egypt? - Al-Arabiya Thu, 15 Jan 2015 08:26:17 GMT

Will a 'remove the hijab' campaign turn heads in Egypt? Al-Arabiya The headscarf, or “hijab,” has always been a controversial issue in Egypt, with most clerics saying it is obligatory in Islam, while intellectuals call it a tradition rather than a religious rule. The controversy intensified with a campaign called “The ...

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The Pulse of the Middle East - Al-Monitor Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:44:57 GMT

The Cairo Post

The Pulse of the Middle East Al-Monitor People watch a television interview broadcast on CBC and ONtv with presidential candidate and Egypt's former army Chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, at a cafe in Cairo, May 6, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh) ... Egypt's FM heads to Morocco: Is Cairo searching for a North Africa strategy?Ahram Online Egypt's FM in Morocco to heal strained tiesThe Cairo Post all 6 news articles »

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Is Egypt verdict a victory for LGBT rights? - Al-Monitor Thu, 15 Jan 2015 22:23:28 GMT

Human Rights Watch

Is Egypt verdict a victory for LGBT rights? Al-Monitor CAIRO — The scene described by lawyers at a Cairo court on Jan. 4-5 evoked classic paintings of Roman orgies. Quoting a police report, they described how 21 out of 26 defendants standing trial on charges of indecency and habitual debauchery had been ... Egypt: 26 Acquitted of Homosexual ConductHuman Rights Watch all 12 news articles »

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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 Acquits 26 Men Arrested In Gay Bathhouse RaidHuffington Post Egypt court acquits 26 men in gay trialAljazeera.com Wall Street Journal -BBC News all 316 news articles »