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Muzzling the media: Egypt's new 'anti-terror' laws - Aljazeera.com (blog) Sat, 22 Aug 2015 11:15:52 GMT

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Muzzling the media: Egypt's new 'anti-terror' laws
Aljazeera.com (blog)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has signed a controversial and wide-ranging anti-terrorism bill that has far-reaching implications for journalists and the media. The law, which rights groups say will be used to crush dissent, will see ...
Egypt's Terror Law Violates Fundamental FreedomsTruth-Out
Egypt's power consumption increased 5000 megawatts during heatwave, says minsterAhram Online
Daesh affiliate in Egypt kills Croatian hostageJunior College
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Egypt Trying to 'Crowdsource' Purchase of Ancient Statue - Haaretz Sat, 22 Aug 2015 20:59:33 GMT

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Egypt Trying to 'Crowdsource' Purchase of Ancient Statue
Haaretz
Egypt's antiquities minister urged his countrymen Saturday to raise nearly $25 million so that the country can buy back an ancient statue sold by the English Northampton Museum to an unknown party. Mamdouh el-Damaty said a British ban on the Sekhemka ...
Egypt asks citizens to help buy back ancient statue on sale in UKCTV News
Could Egypt recover the statue of Sekhemka?Ahram Online
Egypt's antiquities ministry urges Egyptians to donate to buy ancient statue ...Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Egyptian Brotherhood leader handed sixth life prison sentence: judicial sources - Reuters Sat, 22 Aug 2015 11:23:36 GMT

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Egyptian Brotherhood leader handed sixth life prison sentence: judicial sources
Reuters
The attack was part of a wave of violence that swept across Egypt after the army removed elected Islamist president Mohamed Mursi from power in July 2013 following mass protests against his rule. Senior Brotherhood leader Mohamed El-Beltagy, Islamist ...
Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leaderNEWS.com.au
Egypt Sentences Muslim Brotherhood Leader to Life in PrisonWall Street Journal
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood chief gets new life termThe Times of Israel

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Egypt looking for Indian investment, regional security cooperation - gulfnews.com Sat, 22 Aug 2015 11:28:00 GMT

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Egypt looking for Indian investment, regional security cooperation
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A ship named 'Long life Egypt' crosses the new section of the Suez Canal after the opening ceremony of the new Suez Canal, in Esmailiya, Egypt. Egypt's ambassador said that Egypt is working on a number of mega projects from which Indian investors can ...
Egypt eyeing Indian investment, regional security cooperationThe Hindu
Sushma Swaraj's Egypt visit an opportunity to review bilateral ties ...Economic Times
'Swaraj's Egypt visit an opportunity to review bilateral ties'Times of Oman

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Egypt frees Sudanese nationals held for 'trespassing' - Anadolu Agency Sat, 22 Aug 2015 14:41:00 GMT

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Egypt frees Sudanese nationals held for 'trespassing'
Anadolu Agency
The Egyptian authorities have released 44 Sudanese nationals detained since March for allegedly trespassing on Egyptian territory, according to Sudanese Ambassador to Egypt Abdul-Mahmoud Abdul-Halim. Abdul-Halim told Sudan's official news agency ...

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Egypt Has a Water Problem - International Policy Digest Sat, 22 Aug 2015 13:52:30 GMT

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Egypt Has a Water Problem
International Policy Digest
Since his inauguration just over a year ago, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has attempted to reconcile and rebuild relations between Egypt and Ethiopia, focusing on reaching agreements with both Sudan and Ethiopia concerning the effects of the ...
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia review consultants' work on GERDDaily News Egypt

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US special envoy Jonathan Winer in Egypt for talks on Libya developments - Daily News Egypt Sat, 22 Aug 2015 14:10:17 GMT

Daily News Egypt
US special envoy Jonathan Winer in Egypt for talks on Libya developments
Daily News Egypt
US Special Envoy for Libya Jonathan Winer arrived in Egypt Friday evening for talks on Libya with Egyptian officials, according to state-run MENA news agency. The visit comes two days following a meeting between foreign ministers Sameh Shoukry and ...

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Egypt's grim summer: Islamic State affiliate claims latest bombing - Los Angeles Times Thu, 20 Aug 2015 18:20:00 GMT

Los Angeles Times
Egypt's grim summer: Islamic State affiliate claims latest bombing
Los Angeles Times
It's been a very hot summer in Egypt, with not only more scorching temperatures than usual, but an accelerating tempo of violence. Rights groups and political opponents blame increasingly repressive policies by the government of President Abdel Fattah ...
Egyptian security building in Cairo rocked by bomb blastBBC News
Six Injured As Huge Blast Rocks Egypt CapitalSky News
Islamic State's attempt to push Egypt into chaosChicago Tribune
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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
Obama mulls pulling US peacekeepers from Egypt's Sinai PeninsulaJNS.org

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Tunisia releases 15 Egyptian fishermen - Ahram Online Sat, 22 Aug 2015 16:55:24 GMT

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Tunisia releases 15 Egyptian fishermen
Ahram Online
Fifteen Egyptian fishermen arrived on Saturday from Tunisia after being released from detention for a territorial breach, a security source told Al-Ahram Arabic news website. The fishermen were detained in July near Sfax port, located southeast Tunisia.
15 Egyptian fishermen released from TunisiaDaily News Egypt

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