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Egypt faces the ghosts of Algeria - FT.com (registration) (blog) Wed, 29 Jul 2015 17:39:18 GMT

Egypt faces the ghosts of Algeria
FT.com (registration) (blog)
Two years after President Mohamed Morsi's ouster, Egypt faces a growing insurgency. The situation is eerily similar to Algeria in the 1990s, when civil war claimed over 100,000 lives. Strong steps must be taken to avert this, but we seem to be moving ...


Authorities in Egypt 'killing independent journalism' - Deutsche Welle Wed, 29 Jul 2015 09:21:37 GMT

Deutsche Welle

Authorities in Egypt 'killing independent journalism'
Deutsche Welle
A seasoned foreign correspondent shrugged: Like several others, he was mulling the prospects of leaving Egypt for good and moving to another country in the Middle East, maybe Lebanon. He hadn't quite made up his mind, he said. Egypt, he explained, was ...
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Egypt: Improving Access to Sanitation Services for More than 800000 Poor ... - World Bank Group Wed, 29 Jul 2015 16:16:21 GMT

Egypt: Improving Access to Sanitation Services for More than 800000 Poor ...
World Bank Group
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2015 — A new project in Egypt will improve sanitation services for more than 800,000 poor Egyptians in the Nile Delta where there is need to increase access to water, waste disposal, and health services. The US$550 million program ...

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Egypt Says Work Finished on New Suez Canal - Voice of America Wed, 29 Jul 2015 17:37:38 GMT

Voice of America

Egypt Says Work Finished on New Suez Canal
Voice of America
ISMAILIA, EGYPT—. Egypt has finished building its New Suez Canal, its overseer said on Wednesday, a project President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi sees as a symbol of national pride and a major chance to stimulate an economy suffering double-digit ...
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Gunmen in Egypt kill guard outside Niger embassy - Reuters Wed, 29 Jul 2015 04:41:19 GMT

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Gunmen in Egypt kill guard outside Niger embassy
Reuters
Egypt is facing an insurgency mainly based in North Sinai that has killed hundreds of soldiers and policemen since mid-2013, when then-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi after protests against his rule. While the ...
Overnight Shooting at Niger Embassy in Egypt Kills 1ABC News
Gunmen kill police officer guarding Niger embassy in CairoPress TV

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Egypt furniture factory fire kills at least 25 people - BBC News Tue, 28 Jul 2015 21:43:02 GMT

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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 CIB Q2 net profit up 23 percent year-on-year -statement - Reuters Wed, 29 Jul 2015 21:04:51 GMT

Egypt's CIB Q2 net profit up 23 percent year-on-year -statement
Reuters
Second quarter net profit after minority interest was 1.15 billion Egyptian pounds ($146.87 million), CIB said. The bank reported revenues of 2.38 billion Egyptian pounds, up 17 percent from the same period last year. ($1 = 7.8300 Egyptian pounds ...

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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 military economy - Open Democracy Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:23:19 GMT

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Egypt's military economy
Open Democracy
In Egypt, a country of approximately 84 million people, one person in four lives below the poverty line. The last two presidents were toppled after mass protests: it is estimated that fifteen million expelled Mubarak, and thirty Morsi. If there was any ...


Egypt rejects US criticism of human rights record after military aid boost - Middle East Eye Wed, 29 Jul 2015 21:02:57 GMT

Middle East Eye

Egypt rejects US criticism of human rights record after military aid boost
Middle East Eye
Egypt has rejected criticism of its human rights record by a group of US senators, saying Washington remains “a stable ally” of Cairo. Egypt's foreign ministry spokesperson Badr Abdel Ati said on Wednesday that any demands for political reform by US ...
US media criticism will not affect Egypt: Egypt's foreign ministryAhram Online

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