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Egypt Militants Behind Cairo Blast Name New Leader - ABC News Fri, 10 Apr 2015 12:26:07 GMT

Egypt Militants Behind Cairo Blast Name New Leader
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The Egyptian militant group behind a deadly Cairo bombing earlier this week has appointed a new leader after his predecessor was killed in a police shootout, while a separate group operating in the Sinai Peninsula claimed the killing of two police ...

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Q & A: BP gas deal with Egypt a giveaway? - Aljazeera.com Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:56:21 GMT

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Q & A: BP gas deal with Egypt a giveaway?
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An investigation by the online publication Middle East Eye has revealed that the British energy giant BP secured an agrement with the Egyptian government that gives the company 100 percent of profits, after paying royalties and taxes. Analysts said the ...

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In Egypt, ex-military men fire up Islamist insurgency - Jerusalem Post Israel News Fri, 10 Apr 2015 03:53:28 GMT

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In Egypt, ex-military men fire up Islamist insurgency
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A senior Egyptian military official told Reuters the defections were not a phenomenon. "It is logical and normal that we monitor deviant thinking. Any armed forces must have loyalty and we take all the measures needed against others. The percentage is ...
Mortar fire kills 11 civilians in Egypt's SinaiThe Nation

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Egypt: Journalist defends taking her son to work - BBC News Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:36:29 GMT

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Egypt: Journalist defends taking her son to work
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A Egyptian journalist has defended herself after being subjected to criticism for taking her son to work. Lamia Hamdin, who works for the private channel ON TV, was photographed recording interviews with people in a Cairo street while carrying her ...
Media reacts after Egypt reporter brings child to workAl-Arabiya

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Were US Arms to Egypt Ever Really Frozen? - CounterPunch Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:48:56 GMT

Were US Arms to Egypt Ever Really Frozen?
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On February 31, Obama announced the lifting of what the New York Times called “an arms freeze on Egypt”. The US arms export restrictions the Times is referring to had been put in place following a 2013 coup, which removed Egypt's democratically elected ...

Egypt Hellfire Buy OK'd Amidst Yemen Strikes - DefenseNews.com Wed, 08 Apr 2015 17:44:10 GMT

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Egypt Hellfire Buy OK'd Amidst Yemen Strikes
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WASHINGTON — An Egyptian procurement of 356 AGM-114K/R3 Hellfire II missiles has been cleared by the State Department, the first new procurement since the White House lifted a freeze on weapon sales to that nation. The sale also comes as Egypt ...
Hellfire missiles approved for EgyptUPI.com

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Egypt's delegates at Confederation of African Football event leave over Dina ... - Daily Mail Thu, 09 Apr 2015 20:17:04 GMT

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Egypt's delegates at Confederation of African Football event leave over Dina ...
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Egyptian officials left an African football event early after they were offended by a belly dancing performance. Dina Talaat put on a spectacular show at the opening ceremony of the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) Ordinary General Assembly in ...

Egypt's Coptic Christians flock to Jerusalem despite ban - The Times of Israel Fri, 10 Apr 2015 03:43:36 GMT

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Egypt's Coptic Christians flock to Jerusalem despite ban
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Egyptian Copts were forbidden from visiting Israel by their late Pope Shenouda III, who put the prohibition in place to protest Israel's annexation of Jerusalem. Shenouda passed away in March 2012 at the age of 88 after leading the ancient church for ...
Egypt, Syria, Kenya: Easter Under Islam, Churches Under AttackChristian Post

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Obama Wrecked US-Egypt Ties - The National Interest Online Tue, 07 Apr 2015 20:05:22 GMT

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Obama Wrecked US-Egypt Ties
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Last Tuesday, during a call with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, President Obama outlined a mixed, but nonetheless significant shift in U.S. policy towards Egypt. On the one hand, Obama released the weapons systems—12 F-16 jets, 20 Harpoon ...
As U.S. Resumes Military Aid To Egypt, Reports Show How Little We Know On ...Forbes
Obama Approves Weapons for Egyptian TyrantAllGov

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Trapped in Egypt by Yemen conflict - BBC News Fri, 10 Apr 2015 18:19:37 GMT

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Trapped in Egypt by Yemen conflict
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In Egypt, thousands of Yemenis are stuck, unable to go back home because of the military operation. They went for medical treatment before air-strikes began and now they are facing increasing difficulties as their access to money dries up. The Yemeni ...