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Sweet-Toothed Egypt Endures a Sugar Crisis: 'People Are Going to ... - New York Times Thu, 20 Oct 2016 09:54:46 GMT

New York Times
Sweet-Toothed Egypt Endures a Sugar Crisis: 'People Are Going to ...
New York Times
Shortages of sugar, a staple of the national diet, and of other products have led to brewing anger against President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
The case of the disappearing money - or how Egypt descended into economic crisisMiddle East Eye
Why does Egypt need such expensive weapon systems?Ynetnews
Sorry, Sissi, Egypt is already a 'country of refugees' - Opinion - Israel ...Haaretz
Middle East Monitor -The National -World Tribune
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Iran 'wanted Egypt at Syria talks' as Middle Eastern alliances shift - The Guardian Thu, 20 Oct 2016 10:03:29 GMT

The Guardian
Iran 'wanted Egypt at Syria talks' as Middle Eastern alliances shift
The Guardian
The Iranian foreign minister personally requested that Egypt attend last weekend's key Syria talks – a move that has sparked concerns that Cairo is being wooed away from its traditional pro-western stance in the region. Talks convened by the US ...
Egypt Turns to Iran for Oil After Saudi Relationship Deteriorates over SyriaBreitbart News
A Familiar Pattern in Egypt's Spat With Saudi ArabiaWall Street Journal (blog)
How Syria is pushing Egypt and Iran closerAl-Monitor

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UN refugee chief warns of "forgotten population" in Egypt - UNHCR Thu, 20 Oct 2016 15:40:07 GMT

UNHCR
UN refugee chief warns of "forgotten population" in Egypt
UNHCR
But they made it to Egypt. Sayida and her children are some of the over 70,000 African refugees now registered with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Egypt. She told her family's story to UN High Commissioner for refugees Filippo Grandi. He had come to ...
Health Ministry, UNHCR sign MOU on refugees in EgyptDaily News Egypt

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A belated victory for Egypt's 'golden general' - News from Al Jazeera - Aljazeera.com Wed, 19 Oct 2016 14:29:15 GMT

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A belated victory for Egypt's 'golden general' - News from Al Jazeera
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The fates of Hosni Mubarak and General El-Shazly collided in Tahrir, with one honoured in death and the other disgraced.

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As Egypt's economy struggles, calls for protests against Sissi grow louder - Washington Post Wed, 19 Oct 2016 07:06:23 GMT

Washington Post
As Egypt's economy struggles, calls for protests against Sissi grow louder
Washington Post
CAIRO — Egypt's economic and social inequalities helped ignite the populist revolt that toppled President Hosni Mubarak five years ago. Now the economy is on the skids again, as discontent rises in the Arab world's most populous nation. Food shortages ...

Qaddafi's surviving cousin: Egypt plotted for war against Libya - Al-Arabiya Thu, 20 Oct 2016 21:48:34 GMT

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Qaddafi's surviving cousin: Egypt plotted for war against Libya
Al-Arabiya
Eventually, Gaddaf al-Dam says Qaddafi then gave a speech in which he announced that he did not plan to attack Egypt nor demolish the Aswan Dam. That speech then Paved the way for direct peaceful negotiations in a number of European and Arab cities ...

Mossad man 'met with Morsi on eve of his becoming Egypt president' - The Times of Israel Thu, 20 Oct 2016 20:20:31 GMT

The Times of Israel
Mossad man 'met with Morsi on eve of his becoming Egypt president'
The Times of Israel
According to Army Radio, the Egyptian journalist obtained a copy of the account of the get-together written in Hebrew by the Mossad operative. The spook said that the meeting was facilitated and attended by representatives of the US administration.

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Fuel aid halt suggests Saudi-Egyptian rift - NEWS.com.au Fri, 21 Oct 2016 01:21:27 GMT

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Fuel aid halt suggests Saudi-Egyptian rift
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Under the deal signed in April, Riyadh was meant to send 700,000 tonnes a month of refined fuel to Egypt. The agreement threw a lifeline to Cairo and was meant to bury suggestions that the relationship had unravelled. But sources say the fuel stopped ...
Iran requested US invite Egypt to Syria peace talksThe New Arab

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Chinese Companies Are Paying $45 Billion to Build Egypt's Next Capital - Architectural Digest Thu, 20 Oct 2016 21:54:33 GMT

Architectural Digest
Chinese Companies Are Paying $45 Billion to Build Egypt's Next Capital
Architectural Digest
As soon as it was announced in March of 2015, Egypt's plan to relocate its capital from Cairo to a plot of desert 28 miles east received a healthy dose of skepticism from critics at home and abroad. With political turmoil dominating headlines and no ...

Subsea 7 lands new work offshore Egypt - UPI.com Thu, 20 Oct 2016 11:06:00 GMT

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Subsea 7 lands new work offshore Egypt
UPI.com
LONDON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- British energy services company Subsea 7 said it secured a contract valued at more than $150 million for work offshore Egypt, four months after deep staff cuts. Subsea 7 said it secured what it considered a substantial contract ...

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