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Egypt to tender retina scan system for airport security - Fox News Sun, 02 Oct 2016 13:48:00 GMT

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Egypt to tender retina scan system for airport security Fox News CAIRO – Egyptian officials say they will soon announce a tender for a new security system for Cairo airport employees involving retina scans, attempting to meet a key Russian condition to resume flights to Egypt. They say Egypt has met most of Russia's ... Egypt to tender retinal scan system for airport securityMinneapolis Star Tribune Roadside Bomb Kills 4 Workers in Egypt's SinaiABC News Egypt: 5 policemen killed in Sinai attacksAnadolu Agency Washington Post -Times Colonist all 39 news articles »

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Egypt group after lawmaker over virginity test comments - Fox News Sun, 02 Oct 2016 09:50:43 GMT

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Egypt group after lawmaker over virginity test comments Fox News CAIRO – An independent Egyptian daily says the state's top women's advocacy group has filed a complaint with the chief prosecutor against a lawmaker who called for mandatory virginity tests for women seeking university admission. Maya Morsi, head of ... Egyptian lawmaker's call for virginity tests draws fireChicago Tribune Egyptian lawmaker says women should prove they are virgins to go to collegeWashington Post MP calls for 'virgin tests' on Egypt's girl studentsIrish Independent RT -The Independent -Ahram Online all 39 news articles »

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Halawa trial delayed in Egypt for 15th time - RTE.ie Sun, 02 Oct 2016 13:43:11 GMT

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Halawa trial delayed in Egypt for 15th time RTE.ie Amnesty International, who are calling for Mr Halawa's unconditional release, said it is the 15th time the Dubliner's trial has been delayed. Mr Halawa was arrested by the Egyptian army as he took refuge in a Cairo mosque while Muslim Brotherhood ... Egyptian court adjourns Ibrahim Halawa trial for 15th timeIrish Times Lawyers urge maximum pressure to free Ibrahim Halawa from custody in EgyptIrish Independent all 10 news articles »

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Three journalists 'beaten and electrocuted' after being arrested in Egypt - Middle East Eye Sun, 02 Oct 2016 13:49:07 GMT

Middle East Eye

Three journalists 'beaten and electrocuted' after being arrested in Egypt Middle East Eye Three photojournalists have been detained on charges of spreading false information after conducting interviews on the streets with members of the public in central Cairo, officials said on Sunday. The trio were arrested on 26 September and remanded in ... Lawyer Says 3 Egyptian Journalists Arrested Were TorturedABC News all 6 news articles »

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Egypt detains reporters conducting street interviews - Aljazeera.com Sat, 01 Oct 2016 21:23:44 GMT

Anadolu Agency

Egypt detains reporters conducting street interviews Aljazeera.com Egyptian police have arrested three opposition journalists who were conducting street interviews in downtown Cairo about President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi's request for small donations of spare change to fund development programmes, security officials say. Militant group claims attack on Egypt prosecutorAnadolu Agency Three reporters arrested while conducting street interviews in EgyptToronto Star Car bomb explodes near Egypt prosecutorYahoo News AllAfrica.com -Reuters all 71 news articles »

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Egypt condemns Houthi attack on Emirati vessel - Ahram Online Sun, 02 Oct 2016 16:01:03 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt condemns Houthi attack on Emirati vessel Ahram Online Egypt's foreign ministry spokesman sad in a statement that the attack "was a violation of international law" and wished the injured a speedy recovery. The UAE is a key member of the Saudi-led coalition that has been battling the Iran-backed Houthis and ... and more »

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Egyptian Who Hijacked Jet Is Ordered Deported From Cyprus - New York Times Fri, 30 Sep 2016 13:43:01 GMT

New York Times

Egyptian Who Hijacked Jet Is Ordered Deported From Cyprus New York Times A court in Cyprus ordered on Friday the deportation of an Egyptian man accused of hijacking a passenger jet, forcing it to divert to Cyprus and demanding to see his former wife, who lives there. Judge Dona Constantinou of the Nicosia District Court ... Cyprus court orders extradition of Egyptian hijackerReuters Cyprus court orders Egyptian hijacker extraditedUSA TODAY all 25 news articles »

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SEE IT: Brawl breaks out on Egyptian TV; guests beat each other - New York Daily News Sun, 02 Oct 2016 17:19:02 GMT

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SEE IT: Brawl breaks out on Egyptian TV; guests beat each other New York Daily News A brawl erupted on Egyptian television after two guests battled over Islamic religious law, physically attacking each other with a studio chair and shoe. The brawl — which aired on Egypt's LTC TV — was fueled by the men disagreeing over the use of ...

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The flight out of Egypt | Middle East | DW.COM | 30.09.2016 - Deutsche Welle Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:36:17 GMT

Deutsche Welle

The flight out of Egypt | Middle East | DW.COM | 30.09.2016 Deutsche Welle Egypt is becoming a key transit country for refugees wanting to travel across the Mediterranean. Even more Egyptians seem to be leaving their country. Now the ... Survivors tell of fights over lifejackets as boat flipped off EgyptUNHCR all 5 news articles »

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Egypt is building a new capital -- and China is bankrolling it - USA TODAY Thu, 29 Sep 2016 11:05:54 GMT

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Egypt is building a new capital -- and China is bankrolling it USA TODAY CAIRO — The Egyptian government is determined to build a new capital in the desert 28 miles southeast of this iconic city — and it's no longer a mirage now that China is bankrolling most of the $45 billion project. Work has already begun on a ... and more »