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The Questionable Legality of Military Aid to Egypt - New York Times Wed, 19 Aug 2015 07:21:29 GMT

New York Times

The Questionable Legality of Military Aid to Egypt New York Times Egypt's rising authoritarianism has been met with a collective shrug in Washington, which sends Cairo $1.3 billion in military aid each year. One notable exception is Senator Patrick Leahy, who is raising alarm about human rights abuses Egyptian ... US may pull out Sinai force that helps keep Israel-Egypt peaceThe Times of Israel all 70 news articles »

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Egyptian security building in Cairo rocked by bomb blasts - BBC News Thu, 20 Aug 2015 01:57:28 GMT

BBC News

Egyptian security building in Cairo rocked by bomb blasts BBC News Security sources in Egypt say a state security building in northern Cairo was the target of a series of bombs in the early hours of Thursday morning. State media said at least six people were injured by three explosions in the northern Shubra district ... Six Injured As Huge Blast Rocks Egypt CapitalSky News Egyptian security building in Cairo rocked by bomb blastBBC News A large bomb exploded near a national security building in EgyptBusiness Insider Australia TheBlaze.com -Washington Times all 136 news articles »

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Expert with new theory on Nefertiti's tomb invited to Egypt - U.S. News & World Report Wed, 19 Aug 2015 19:37:47 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Expert with new theory on Nefertiti's tomb invited to Egypt U.S. News & World Report FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2009 file photo, a 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti is seen at the New Museum, in Berlin, Germany. Egypt's Antiquities Ministry announced Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015, that it is inviting an Egyptologist behind a theory that ... Nefertiti archaeologist invited to Egypt over theory of hidden tombThe Guardian Egypt invites expert behind new theory on Nefertiti's tombFox News all 72 news articles »

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In Egypt, the "disappeared" resurface on TV as terrorists - Yahoo! Maktoob News Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:23:42 GMT

Yahoo! Maktoob News

In Egypt, the "disappeared" resurface on TV as terrorists Yahoo! Maktoob News CAIRO (Reuters) - Plainclothes Egyptian state security officers pounced on Suhayb Saad as he left a Cairo restaurant in June. They blindfolded the activist and his two dining companions, a student and a photojournalist, and drove them away in a white ... In Egypt, the disappeared resurface on TV as terroristsGrand Forks Herald all 17 news articles »

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Four Palestinians abducted in Egypt's Sinai - Hamas, security sources - Reuters UK Wed, 19 Aug 2015 22:48:00 GMT

Haaretz

Four Palestinians abducted in Egypt's Sinai - Hamas, security sources Reuters UK A bus with about fifty Palestinians on it was travelling from Rafah on the Egypt-Gaza border to Cairo airport when it was ambushed by the gunmen, the security sources said. Hamas' interior ministry confirmed that four Palestinians were kidnapped on ... Four Palestinians Abducted in Egypt's SinaiHaaretz Four Palestinians abducted by gunmen in EgyptThe Times of Israel Four Palestinians kidnapped by gunmen in Egyptian SinaiJerusalem Post Israel News Minneapolis Star Tribune -Firstpost all 415 news articles »

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HRW Criticizes Egypt's New Anti-Terror Law - Voice of America Wed, 19 Aug 2015 07:12:02 GMT

Voice of America

HRW Criticizes Egypt's New Anti-Terror Law Voice of America Human Rights Watch leveled harsh criticism Wednesday at Egypt's new anti-terrorism law, saying the measure has an overly broad definition of what constitutes a terrorist act and leaves Egyptians open to stiff sentences for things that may amount to ... Egypt's Sisi is making a mockery of US diplomatic effortsBusiness Insider Human rights group slams Egypt's new anti-terrorism lawWRAL.com Egypt hits back at criticism of anti-terror lawYahoo News all 230 news articles »

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Libyan guards at main crossing to Egypt stop working - Reuters Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:31:58 GMT

Libyan guards at main crossing to Egypt stop working Reuters The incident will reinforce worries in Egypt that militants are using the desert border to smuggle in fighters and weapons from Libya, which is in a state of chaos four years after rebels overthrew Muammar Gaddafi. The border is also a transit route ... and more »

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What it looks like when Egypt's banned ultras soccer fans take to streets - Stars and Stripes Thu, 20 Aug 2015 02:06:38 GMT

Stars and Stripes

What it looks like when Egypt's banned ultras soccer fans take to streets Stars and Stripes They were considered one of the most organized movements in Egypt after the Muslim Brotherhood, which the government outlawed as a terrorist organization following the 2013 military overthrow of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Since 2011, ultras ... Egypt's transfers centre: Former Ahly midfielder Khayri joins Arab Contractors ...Ahram Online all 13 news articles »

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Egypt Widens Government Power With New Anti-Terrorism Law - New York Times Mon, 17 Aug 2015 19:33:56 GMT

CNN

Egypt Widens Government Power With New Anti-Terrorism Law New York Times CAIRO — President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt has issued a counterterrorism law that gives state security officers wider immunity from prosecution, expands the government's surveillance powers and penalizes journalists for contradicting official ... Egypt passes tough - and controversial - counter terrorism lawCNN Egypt enacts sweeping anti-terror laws in wake of June car bombing (+video)Christian Science Monitor Egypt's al-Sisi imposes strict anti-terrorism lawsBBC News Business Insider -The Independent all 510 news articles »

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Egypt's new missile corvette heads back to Russia - IHS Jane's 360 Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:31:53 GMT

IHS Jane's 360

Egypt's new missile corvette heads back to Russia IHS Jane's 360 The Russian Molnya-class missile corvette R-32 (832) was spotted transiting the Bosporus into the Black Sea on 19 August: four days after the Egyptian Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced it had taken delivery of the vessel. Egypt's new missile corvette ...