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Egypt arrests 2 Muslim Brotherhood leaders, amid divisions - Washington Post Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:50:42 GMT

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Egypt arrests 2 Muslim Brotherhood leaders, amid divisions
Washington Post
CAIRO — Egypt arrested two senior Muslim Brotherhood leaders, officials said Tuesday, increasing pressure on the Islamist group at a time when its ranks are divided over whether to pursue a course of direct violent confrontation with the government in ...
Former Dearborn resident released from prison in EgyptDetroit Free Press
Egypt court postpones final ruling on Morsi death sentence until June 16Al Jazeera America
Egypt Says It Has Arrested 2 Senior Muslim Brotherhood LeadersNew York Times
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The depths of Egypt's human rights crisis - Washington Post Wed, 03 Jun 2015 00:12:18 GMT

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The depths of Egypt's human rights crisis
Washington Post
MOHAMED SOLTAN, a U.S. citizen imprisoned for nearly two years in Egypt on trumped-up political charges, was abruptly freed Saturday and allowed to return to the United States. His release marked a rare concession by the regime of Abdel Fatah al-Sissi ...
Egypt's Sissi Visits Germany Seeking Western SupportVoice of America
Egypt rights activist says banned from traveling to GermanyReuters
I was sentenced to die in Egypt alongside Mohamed Morsi—and I need the US ...Quartz
Defense One
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Egyptian historian calls for normalization with Israel - Jerusalem Post Israel News Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:57:41 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News
Egyptian historian calls for normalization with Israel
Jerusalem Post Israel News
According to a report by MEMRI, the Middle East Media Research Institute, Farag said in an interview aired last week on the Egyptian Mehwar TV station that Egypt could gain culturally, in trade, tourism, and from Israel's advanced agricultural and ...

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Al Jazeera Trial Tests Egypt's Courts - Voice of America Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:35:45 GMT

Voice of America
Al Jazeera Trial Tests Egypt's Courts
Voice of America
CAIRO—. After months of delays, the retrial of three convicted Al Jazeera journalists and five others continues this week, with defense lawyers expected to begin final arguments on Thursday. Once seen as a “mud fight” between Egypt and rival Qatar ...
Al Jazeera's Bayoumi breaks silence on Egypt's chargesYahoo! Maktoob News
Egypt adjourns Al Jazeera journalists trialNews24
Canadian journalist on trial in Egypt distances himself from Al JazeeraGlobalnews.ca
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Two journalists given prison sentences in Egypt - CPJ Press Freedom Online Tue, 02 Jun 2015 19:51:03 GMT

Two journalists given prison sentences in Egypt
CPJ Press Freedom Online
The TV host told journalists that he was in Egypt, but that he didn't receive any information about the case and was not given a chance to defend himself. No arrest warrant has been issued for the journalist. In a TV interview after the sentence ...

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Egypt/Germany: Press al-Sisi on Rights Violations - Human Rights Watch Tue, 02 Jun 2015 04:01:44 GMT

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Egypt/Germany: Press al-Sisi on Rights Violations
Human Rights Watch
German authorities are well aware of the terrible human rights situation in Egypt today. Chancellor Merkel should speak out against Egyptian government policies like shutting down peaceful protests and mass arrests solely for alleged sympathy with the ...
In Egypt, Thieves Fall OutHuffington Post
Special Report: Egypt deploys scholars to teach moderate Islam, but skepticism ...Reuters
Sisi Islam Reform: Blasphemy Case Against Reformist Islam El-Beheiry ...International Business Times
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Egypt postpones ruling on Morsi death sentence to June 16 - Deutsche Welle Wed, 03 Jun 2015 01:38:45 GMT

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Egypt postpones ruling on Morsi death sentence to June 16
Deutsche Welle
Morsi, Egypt's first democratically elected president, was ousted in a military coup in 2013. Former army chief and current President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has since led a sweeping crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood movement. The group has been banned ...

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Squalor and death in Egypt's prisons - Deutsche Welle Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:19:37 GMT

Deutsche Welle
Squalor and death in Egypt's prisons
Deutsche Welle
As a sweeping crackdown on dissent has left thousands of political prisoners jailed, a rising number of deaths in Egypt's crowded prisons and detentions centers has fueled allegations of inhumane conditions and medical neglect. While government ...

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Will Egypt Join the Eurasian Economic Union? - The Diplomat Tue, 02 Jun 2015 15:39:33 GMT

The Diplomat
Will Egypt Join the Eurasian Economic Union?
The Diplomat
Today, a headline on Russia's Sputnik News read: “Egypt to Join Russia-Led Eurasian Economic Union in 2016.” It's a misleading claim — dispelled immediately in the lede, which says Egypt is working on establishing a free trade zone with the countries ...

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Saudi, Egypt downplay reports of discord over Syria - Rudaw Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:53:20 GMT

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Saudi, Egypt downplay reports of discord over Syria
Rudaw
CAIRO — Egypt and Saudi Arabia sought Sunday to downplay reports of discord among the close allies over Syria during a visit of the Saudi foreign minister to Cairo. Riyadh is a key backer of Islamist rebels battling to overthrow Syrian President ...

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