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Egypt furniture factory fire kills at least 25 people - BBC News Tue, 28 Jul 2015 21:26:10 GMT

BBC News

Egypt furniture factory fire kills at least 25 people
BBC News
At least 25 people have died in a fire at a furniture factory north of the Egyptian capital Cairo, officials say. A further 22 people suffered injuries from burns and smoke inhalation from the blaze in the city of Obour, media reports said. The fire is ...
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Egypt's timid press lashes out at harsh measures aimed at media, journalists - Washington Post Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:33:52 GMT

Egypt's timid press lashes out at harsh measures aimed at media, journalists
Washington Post
CAIRO — They've cheered for officials at news conferences. They've smeared government critics. Egypt's reporters threw their support behind a 2013 coup, becoming a mouthpiece for the new, military-backed regime. But this month, Egyptian journalists ...


Egypt's ambition: The Suez Canal, then and now - CNN Tue, 28 Jul 2015 07:02:42 GMT

CNN

Egypt's ambition: The Suez Canal, then and now
CNN
Egypt began its first trial run of its 'new Suez Canal,' which will be inaugurated on August 6, 2015 -- a year after construction started -- bringing the 150-year-old waterway into the 21st century. More from Middle East. turkey airstrikes against isis ...


Egypt: Factory Fire Near Cairo Kills 25 - New York Times Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:44:14 GMT

Egypt: Factory Fire Near Cairo Kills 25
New York Times
A fire that erupted Tuesday at a furniture factory east of Cairo killed 25 people and injured 22, Egypt's Health Ministry said. It appeared that the blaze in Obour started when a gas cylinder exploded, a security official said.


Greste holds breath on Egypt court ruling - 9news.com.au Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:29:00 GMT

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Greste holds breath on Egypt court ruling
9news.com.au
Mr Greste has already served 400 days behind bars in Egypt after being convicted alongside his Al Jazeera colleagues of supporting the black-listed Muslim Brotherhood of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. The journalists were sentenced to years ...
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SA man jailed in Egypt 'needs surgery' - Independent Online Tue, 28 Jul 2015 16:43:00 GMT

Independent Online

SA man jailed in Egypt 'needs surgery'
Independent Online
Johannesburg -. A medical report of a South African man detained in an Egyptian prison for the past eight months has suggested he is in desperate need of surgery, with his family continuing their fight to have him released. Sheikh Abdel Bassiouni was ...


Sekhemka statue export: Group wants Egypt government to make claim - BBC News Tue, 28 Jul 2015 08:12:38 GMT

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Sekhemka statue export: Group wants Egypt government to make claim
BBC News
A campaign group in Egypt has joined the fight over the £15.76m sale of a 4,000-year-old statue by Northampton Borough Council. Save Sekhmeka Group Egypt said the statue of a court official was a symbol of its ancient civilisation, and "belongs to the ...

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Will Sisi succeed in taking on Egypt's subsidies? - Global Risk Insights Tue, 28 Jul 2015 20:24:32 GMT

Global Risk Insights

Will Sisi succeed in taking on Egypt's subsidies?
Global Risk Insights
To make Egypt a more attractive home for investment, President Sisi made tackling unsustainable food and energy subsidies a top priority. A year later, it is still unclear whether Sisi's government can follow through on reforms that have stymied ...


Rubio wants Kerry to up pressure on Egypt - The Hill (blog) Mon, 27 Jul 2015 23:51:08 GMT

Rubio wants Kerry to up pressure on Egypt
The Hill (blog)
"We are troubled by recent developments in Egypt that suggest the country is not on a path to long-term sustainable security or political inclusion," the senators say in the letter. "We are also concerned that recent U.S. policy and assistance ...


Kerry heads for Egypt and the Gulf to discuss Iran deal, ISIS - Reuters Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:40:00 GMT

Reuters

Kerry heads for Egypt and the Gulf to discuss Iran deal, ISIS
Reuters
2 for a session of the U.S.-Egypt Strategic Dialogue, a forum that "reaffirms the United States' longstanding and enduring partnership with Egypt," the State Department said on Monday. On Aug. 3 he will travel to Doha to meet with counterparts from the ...
Kerry Heads for Egypt, the Gulf to Discuss Iran Deal, ISISVoice of America

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