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Egypt: Hasam claims killing of Gamal al-Deb of police - Aljazeera.com Sat, 08 Oct 2016 17:08:00 GMT

Egypt: Hasam claims killing of Gamal al-Deb of police
Aljazeera.com
A new Egyptian armed group, the Hasam Movement, has claimed responsibility for the killing of a police officer in the country's north. Armed men shot Gamal al-Deeb, a policeman working with the Homeland Security agency, eight times outside his home in ...
Militant group claims assassination of Egyptian policemanReuters

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Egypt expresses 'annoyance' with US Embassy over threat warning - Reuters Sat, 08 Oct 2016 13:06:04 GMT

The Times of Israel

Egypt expresses 'annoyance' with US Embassy over threat warning
Reuters
Thursday was a public holiday in Egypt in celebration of Armed Forces Day. The Egyptian weekend is Friday and Saturday. The foreign ministry said it expressed dismay to the embassy because such "unjustifiable warnings" could have negative effects ...
Egypt Admonishes US Embassy Over Travel WarningABC News
Egypt admonishes US over Cairo security warningThe Times of Israel
Egypt: British Embassy Urges Citizens in Cairo to Avoid Gatherings, Public Spaces On Oct.9AllAfrica.com
Ahram Online -Al-Arabiya
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New phone app tracks forced disappearances in Egypt - Washington Post Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:04:47 GMT

Washington Post

New phone app tracks forced disappearances in Egypt
Washington Post
CAIRO — Opponents of the Egyptian government seem to just vanish. Over the past two years, hundreds of political activists, journalists and students — anyone deemed a threat to the government — have been picked up by the national security agency and ...

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Congo v Egypt preview: Hector Cuper, Mohamed Salah and some points to prove for Pharoahs - The National Sat, 08 Oct 2016 14:15:41 GMT

The National

Congo v Egypt preview: Hector Cuper, Mohamed Salah and some points to prove for Pharoahs
The National
Cuper's project for the last year and a half has taken him to the other side of the Med, charged with rebuilding the fallen reputation of what not so long ago was the mightiest country in African football, an Egypt who between 2006 and 2010 won an ...
Preview: Egypt dream big in another shot at elusive World Cup appearanceAhram Online
All Egypt's players fit for Congo clash in World Cup qualifiersAl-Bawaba
Egypt boss Cuper not surprised with Ghana-Uganda stalemateGoal.com
Kawowo Sports -Ghanasoccernet.com -GhanaWeb
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The Story of Egypt - Truthdig Sat, 08 Oct 2016 15:54:24 GMT

Truthdig

The Story of Egypt
Truthdig
Joann Fletcher, the author of “The Story of Egypt,” has an unusual academic specialty: “world mummification and funerary archaeology.” No doubt her area of expertise partly explains why her book focuses so heavily on ancient monuments and ...


China's yuan global push to facilitate Chinese investments in Egypt - Xinhua Sat, 08 Oct 2016 23:34:40 GMT

China's yuan global push to facilitate Chinese investments in Egypt
Xinhua
CAIRO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese yuan's recent inclusion in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket is expected to facilitate investments in Egypt, said Egyptian experts. "The yuan SDR inclusion will facilitate ...

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Lagarde Says Egypt Has More Action to Take for IMF Loan Approval - Bloomberg Sat, 08 Oct 2016 21:05:53 GMT

Daily News Egypt

Lagarde Says Egypt Has More Action to Take for IMF Loan Approval
Bloomberg
The comments will likely add to speculation that Egyptian policy makers will cut subsidies and devalue the pound before the IMF board meets and not after securing the first installment of the loan. The pound has plunged to record lows in recent days on ...
IMF Middle East Development director hopes Egypt can secure $6bn by end of month to receive $12bn loanDaily News Egypt
IMF chief foresees 'prompt' start of Egypt lendingYahoo7 News
IMF official sees first payout to Egypt at around $2.5 billionReuters

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Egypt 'virginity tests' proposed for university entry - CNN.com - CNN Fri, 07 Oct 2016 14:03:38 GMT

CNN

Egypt 'virginity tests' proposed for university entry - CNN.com
CNN
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) A member of Egypt's parliament has sparked an outcry after reportedly calling for women to be submitted to virginity tests before being ...

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How social media undermined Egypt's democratic transition - Washington Post Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:03:14 GMT

Washington Post

How social media undermined Egypt's democratic transition
Washington Post
Egypt's 2011 uprising has become synonymous with the successful use of social media to overthrow an entrenched authoritarian regime. Popular and academic literature hold it up as the paradigm of social media's effects on contentious politics. Activists ...


Egypt's obesity battle: 'No one cares about calories here' - The Guardian Fri, 07 Oct 2016 14:00:22 GMT

The Guardian

Egypt's obesity battle: 'No one cares about calories here'
The Guardian
Inside the neon palace that is Koshary Abou Tarek in downtown Cairo, the air smells of fried onions. Plates are heaped high with koshary, a traditional dish containing rice, macaroni and lentils topped with tomato sauce and onions – a filling mainstay ...