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On anniversary of Yom Kippur war, Egypt wonders: Is Israel still the enemy? - Jerusalem Post Israel News Thu, 06 Oct 2016 19:42:39 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News
On anniversary of Yom Kippur war, Egypt wonders: Is Israel still the enemy?
Jerusalem Post Israel News
October 6 is a national holiday in Egypt to celebrate what is considered to be the Egyptian army's victory over Israel. Although Israel had the upper hand when the cease-fire went into effect and the IDF had the Egyptian Third Army surrounded, the ...

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President Sisi deploys army to tackle Egypt's economic woes — FT ... - Financial Times Wed, 05 Oct 2016 04:30:38 GMT

Financial Times
President Sisi deploys army to tackle Egypt's economic woes — FT ...
Financial Times
Critics fear impact on private sector as military ventures increase.
Egyptian parliament approves civil service law after rare defiance of SisiReuters
Egypt state TV officials to be disciplined for airing wrong Sisi interviewMiddle East Monitor
Al-Bashir, Al-Sisi sign strategic partnership between Sudan and EgyptSudan Tribune
Daily News Egypt
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Egyptian Pound Tumbles to Record Low on Black Market - WSJ - Wall Street Journal Wed, 05 Oct 2016 12:40:59 GMT

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Egyptian Pound Tumbles to Record Low on Black Market - WSJ
Wall Street Journal
It has been a bad week for pounds. The Egyptian pound hit a record low against the dollar on the black market on Wednesday after the North African country's ...
IMF to meet Egypt over loanIndependent Online
Spotlight: Dollar skyrockets in Egypt amid speculations of pound floatationShanghai Daily (subscription)
Egypt: The IMF is not to blame—we are - Opinion - Ahram OnlineAhram Online
Daily News Egypt -Trend News Agency -New Jersey Herald
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Tracking the Hasam Movement, Egypt's Ambitious New Militant Group - STRATFOR Thu, 06 Oct 2016 08:12:13 GMT

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Tracking the Hasam Movement, Egypt's Ambitious New Militant Group
STRATFOR
A budding Egyptian militant group known as the Hasam Movement appears to be getting bolder in its choice of targets and tactics. On the evening of Sept. 29, a bomb placed inside a car exploded just after a vehicle carrying Egyptian Assistant Attorney ...

US Muslim Activist: Egyptian Christians Waging 'War against Islam' - Middle East Forum (blog) Thu, 06 Oct 2016 22:40:11 GMT

US Muslim Activist: Egyptian Christians Waging 'War against Islam'
Middle East Forum (blog)
At a time when Coptic Christians are suffering abuses "every two or three days" in Egypt, a Muslim woman in America has made a video [see MEMRI translation] calling for more Muslim hostility against the Christian minority, in this case, in the guise of ...

Illness, bullets decimate ranks of Egypt's Brotherhood - Anadolu Agency Thu, 06 Oct 2016 18:54:28 GMT

Anadolu Agency
Illness, bullets decimate ranks of Egypt's Brotherhood
Anadolu Agency
Since mid-2013, when Egypt's military ousted Mohamed Morsi -- the country's first freely-elected president and a Muslim Brotherhood leader -- the army-backed authorities have waged a vicious crackdown on Morsi's supporters and members of the ...

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Egypt is experimenting with the IMF's ideal reforms - Middle East Monitor Thu, 06 Oct 2016 13:18:25 GMT

Middle East Monitor
Egypt is experimenting with the IMF's ideal reforms
Middle East Monitor
President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (C) and President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir (L) take part in the celebrations staged within 43rd anniversary of the 1973 victory over Israel on October 5, 2016 in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt celebrates the 43rd anniversary ...
Why Sisi needs more implicit 'walk-the-talk' policiesAl-Arabiya

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Egypt receives 54% of its financing portfolio from World Bank - Daily News Egypt Thu, 06 Oct 2016 11:28:47 GMT

Daily News Egypt
Egypt receives 54% of its financing portfolio from World Bank
Daily News Egypt
Minister of International Cooperation, Sahar Nasr, said that Egypt received 54% of its $8bn financing portfolio from the World Bank, stating that there are ongoing negotiations to increase it. The minister revealed that two new agreements were signed ...

Giulio Regeni's research on trade unions in Egypt was not unusual or subversive - The Guardian Wed, 05 Oct 2016 18:30:49 GMT

The Guardian
Giulio Regeni's research on trade unions in Egypt was not unusual or subversive
The Guardian
But I do know that, as Stille observed, those colleagues with direct research interests and contacts in Egypt are necessarily constrained by the current situation. I should add that, in March, after delivering an international petition to the Egyptian ...

Russian Deputy Prime Minister hopes Egypt-Russia air travel to resume in 2016 - Ahram Online Thu, 06 Oct 2016 10:53:39 GMT

Ahram Online
Russian Deputy Prime Minister hopes Egypt-Russia air travel to resume in 2016
Ahram Online
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich expressed hope for the resumption of flights between Egypt and Russia by the end of this year at a press conference on Thursday. "I hope so. At least, the situation in the airport of Cairo has improved," ...

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