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Egypt's All-Woman Roller Derby Team Is Skating Past Stereotypes - NPR Sat, 05 Nov 2016 11:00:19 GMT

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Egypt's All-Woman Roller Derby Team Is Skating Past Stereotypes
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In Egypt, Saturday nights are for staying in — the workweek starts on Sunday. But for the members of CaiRollers, Egypt's first all-female roller derby team, it's for skating. The team's 20 members meet for three hours every week, at the Cairo ...

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Egypt Averts Economic Collapse, for Now - New York Times Sat, 05 Nov 2016 18:30:17 GMT

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Egypt Averts Economic Collapse, for Now
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Egypt took an important step toward saving its economy from collapse when it decided on Thursday to allow its currency to float freely, thus paving the way for a $12 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. Yet much more remains to be done to ...
Can Egypt's currency devaluation boost its economy?Aljazeera.com

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Too Many People Have Stolen Egypt's History; Here's How It's Getting It Back - The Root Sat, 05 Nov 2016 10:16:28 GMT

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Too Many People Have Stolen Egypt's History; Here's How It's Getting It Back
The Root
When one asks Tarek Sayed Tawfik about the centuries of theft of Egypt's historical treasures, he becomes visibly angry. “We are not encouraging anybody to continue stealing Egyptian objects,” declares the general director of the Grand Egyptian Museum, ...


Egypt Floats Currency, Appeasing IMF at Risk of Enraging Poor - New York Times Thu, 03 Nov 2016 18:44:10 GMT

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Egypt Floats Currency, Appeasing IMF at Risk of Enraging Poor
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CAIRO — Egypt's central bank on Thursday said it would soon allow the country's currency to trade freely, part of a broader effort to save a free-falling economy and combat an increasingly prevalent black market for American dollars. The move will ...
Egypt Floats Its Currency, Paving Way For An International BailoutNPR
Egypt's Extremely Sensible Decision To Float The Pound - Greece Should Take NoteForbes
Egypt allows its currency to float freelyBBC News
Wall Street Journal -Financial Times -CNNMoney
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Lack of sugar highlights Egypt's bitter, deepening financial crisis - The Times of Israel Sat, 05 Nov 2016 06:56:54 GMT

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Lack of sugar highlights Egypt's bitter, deepening financial crisis
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The drop in supply caused the price of sugar to soar from three Egyptian pounds a kilo a few years ago to five several weeks back, and to 10 and even 12 Egyptian pounds in the past few days. The government decided this week to set the price of ...
Egypt Fears More Social Unrest After Sharp Devaluation of CurrencyBreitbart News
Amid anger, Egypt PM defends painful economic measuresFox News
Hungry for dollars after float, Egyptian banks offer market ratesReuters
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Middle East|Treating Battered Horses in the Shadow of Egypt's Pyramids - New York Times Wed, 02 Nov 2016 13:30:15 GMT

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Middle East|Treating Battered Horses in the Shadow of Egypt's Pyramids
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GIZA, Egypt — In a dank stable in the shadow of the Pyramids, a stallion lay on the ground, his broken leg at an odd angle despite the cast wrapped around it. The owner, Farag Abu Ghoneim, hovered nearby as the animal was tended by an Australian nurse ...


Sugar crash sparks crisis in Egypt - CNN Wed, 02 Nov 2016 14:07:52 GMT

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Sugar crash sparks crisis in Egypt
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Egypt has long consumed more sugar than it produces, plugging the gap through imports. But government tariffs on foreign sugar, combined with high global prices, and a shortage of foreign currency, have made imports prohibitive. The market has also ...
Egypt's Sugar Shortage a Window on Economic Policy ConfusionVoice of America
Egypt's army continues recovery efforts in flood-stricken areasAhram Online

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Egypt arrests militants, links them to Muslim Brotherhood - Reuters Fri, 04 Nov 2016 20:01:14 GMT

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Egypt arrests militants, links them to Muslim Brotherhood
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CAIRO Egyptian authorities said on Friday they had arrested members of two recently emerged militant groups, along with weapons, explosives and evidence that the organizations had been set up by the Muslim Brotherhood. Police detained five leaders and ...
Egypt warning Hillary victory will 'arouse' Muslim BrotherhoodWND.com
Isis claims responsibility for killing of Egyptian general | World news ...The Guardian
Third high-ranking Egypt army officer killed in 2 weeksAnadolu Agency
Ahram Online -News24
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'We Don't Owe Anyone': Egypt Jousts With Its Chief Benefactor, Saudi Arabia - New York Times Tue, 01 Nov 2016 09:00:38 GMT

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'We Don't Owe Anyone': Egypt Jousts With Its Chief Benefactor, Saudi Arabia
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CAIRO — In the tumultuous two years since President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt came to power, one ally has kept the Arab world's most populous country from economic ruin: Saudi Arabia pumped more than $25 billion into the faltering Egyptian economy ...
ML--Saudi Arabia-Egypt-OICYahoo News
Egypt Criticizes Ex-Saudi Minister For Sissi 'Fridge' JokeNewsweek
Head of Saudi-based Islamic Organization Resigns After Mocking Egypt's PresidentVoice of America

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Smouha top-scorer 'Paolo' called up by Egypt ahead of Ghana clash - Ahram Online Sat, 05 Nov 2016 15:19:01 GMT

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Smouha top-scorer 'Paolo' called up by Egypt ahead of Ghana clash
Ahram Online
Smouha striker Hossam Salama 'Paolo' has been called up by Egypt as a potential replacement for doubtful Sporting Braga hitman Ahmed Hassan Koka, with the Pharaohs gearing up for their World Cup home qualifier against Ghana on 13 November.

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