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Former Kuwait Lawmaker Detained for Tweets Critical of Egypt - ABC News Wed, 07 Jan 2015 13:03:29 GMT

New York Times

Former Kuwait Lawmaker Detained for Tweets Critical of Egypt ABC News Kuwaiti authorities detained a former liberal lawmaker overnight for questioning and on Wednesday ordered him held for 10 days for tweets criticizing the Arab Gulf country's ruler and his support for Egypt's president, a defense lawyer said. Abdullah ... Egypt's Appalling Crackdown on GaysNew York Times all 160 news articles »

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Egypt's President calls for a 'religious revolution' - CNN International Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:27:35 GMT

CNN International

Egypt's President calls for a 'religious revolution' CNN International A former defense minister, he led the ouster of Mohamed Morsy -- the Islamist who was Egypt's first democratically elected President -- and has long positioned himself as a more secular option, and defender against extremist views. "It's inconceivable ... Video Captures Moment Police Officer Killed Defusing Bomb in EgyptEgyptian Streets Egypt's Coptic Christians celebrate ChristmasAl-Arabiya Egypt's President al-Sissi makes historic Christmas visit to Coptic church in ...euronews The Daily Star -Fox News -Jerusalem Post all 455 news articles »

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Archaeologists unearth new tombs in Egypt, identifying unknown queen - PBS NewsHour Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:55:54 GMT

PBS NewsHour

Archaeologists unearth new tombs in Egypt, identifying unknown queen PBS NewsHour Egypt's Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Eldamaty said in a statement to Agence France-Presse that this was the first time any mention of the queen had been found. “This discovery will help us shed light on certain unknown aspects of the Fifth Dynasty ... 'God's tomb' discovered in EgyptGMA News Tomb of unknown queen discovered in EgyptCNN International Tomb of Osiris discovered at Luxor: The legend of ancient Egypt's god of the deadInternational Business Times UK NBCNews.com -Washington Post all 192 news articles »

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Al Jazeera Journalists Are Not Egypt's Enemies - New York Times Tue, 06 Jan 2015 23:30:36 GMT

CBC.ca

Al Jazeera Journalists Are Not Egypt's Enemies New York Times TORA, Egypt — Together with two colleagues from the cable news channel Al Jazeera English, I have spent more than a year in jail. We were accused of joining a terrorist group conspiring against the Egyptian state and reporting “false news.” In reality ... Mohammed Fahmy's family seeks his deportation from EgyptCBC.ca Amal Clooney disputes Egypt arrest warning storyTelegraph.co.uk Peter Greste: lawyer says release not imminent as deportation request lodgedThe Guardian all 271 news articles »

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Migrants in post-revolution Egypt - Washington Post (blog) Wed, 07 Jan 2015 13:29:38 GMT

Migrants in post-revolution Egypt Washington Post (blog) Egypt is a major receiver of migrants and refugees from the Horn of Africa and other Arab states. Although the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' official number of registered refugees in Egypt is about 250,000, the Egyptian government's ...

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Egyptian Leader Visits Coptic Christmas Eve Service - New York Times Wed, 07 Jan 2015 03:52:23 GMT

Egyptian Leader Visits Coptic Christmas Eve Service New York Times CAIRO — President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Tuesday visited the main Coptic Christian cathedral during its Christmas Eve Mass, and the Egyptian state news media declared him the first Egyptian president to attend such a service. “Let no one say, 'What ...

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Police Shot Dead While Guarding Coptic Christian Church in Egypt - NBCNews.com Tue, 06 Jan 2015 19:37:33 GMT

NBCNews.com

Police Shot Dead While Guarding Coptic Christian Church in Egypt NBCNews.com MINYA, Egypt - Two Egyptian policemen were shot dead by masked men on Tuesday as they stood guard at a Coptic Christian church in a city south of Cairo, witnesses and a local security source said. Egypt's Coptic Christmas falls on Wednesday and ... and more »

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The Winter of Egypt's Dissent - Newsweek Tue, 06 Jan 2015 14:53:36 GMT

Newsweek

The Winter of Egypt's Dissent Newsweek Riot police walk in front of graffiti depicting Bassem Mohsen, 20, who was killed in the 2011 Egypt uprising, along Mohamed Mahmoud street during the third anniversary of violent and deadly clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo November 19, 2014. and more »

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Mohamed Fahmy's family seeks his deportation from Egypt - CBC.ca Tue, 06 Jan 2015 17:43:23 GMT

CBC.ca

Mohamed Fahmy's family seeks his deportation from Egypt CBC.ca Mohamed Fahmy's brother, Adel Fahmy, told CBC News that a senior Egyptian government official told him that Mohamed's deportation is in its "final phase." Adel Fahmy said deportation documents have been signed and lawyers and government officials are ... and more »

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The Tomb of a Previously Unknown Queen Has Been Unearthed in Egypt - TIME Mon, 05 Jan 2015 04:57:07 GMT

The Tomb of a Previously Unknown Queen Has Been Unearthed in Egypt TIME Archeologists in Egypt have stumbled across the tomb of a previously unknown queen, believed to be the wife of a pharaoh who ruled 4,500 years ago, Egyptian officials announced Sunday. From inscriptions found on a wall of the tomb, the mystery queen ...