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Egypt's oil minister makes rare trip to Iran for oil talks after Saudi sus... - Reuters Sun, 06 Nov 2016 21:31:34 GMT

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Egypt's oil minister makes rare trip to Iran for oil talks after Saudi sus... Reuters Tarek El Molla, Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, is seen during a meeting with Cypriot Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nicosia, Cyprus August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou. and more »

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Egypt to Approach IMF Within Days as Free Currency Trade Debuts - Bloomberg Sun, 06 Nov 2016 16:30:23 GMT

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Egypt to Approach IMF Within Days as Free Currency Trade Debuts Bloomberg Egypt will ask the International Monetary Fund's executive board within a day or two to consider its $12 billion loan request, Finance Minister Amr El-Garhy said, after the central bank freed the pound's exchange rate to help spur investments and ease ... Dollar shortage stifles trade in newly floated Egyptian poundReuters Egypt's Further Economic Good Sense - Cutting Fuel Subsidies As Well As Floating The PoundForbes Egyptian Pound Slides Further After FloatNew York Times Anadolu Agency -gulfnews.com -Ahram Online all 168 news articles »

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Foreign Office criticised by MPs over 'misguided' report into Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood - Telegraph.co.uk Sun, 06 Nov 2016 11:22:45 GMT

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Foreign Office criticised by MPs over 'misguided' report into Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Telegraph.co.uk The Foreign Office have been criticised by MPs for their "misguided" report into Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood. The Foreign Affairs Committee said that appointing Sir John Jenkins, the ambassador to Saudi Arabia, to lead the "secretive" review gave the ... Egyptian Government Favors Trump, Fears Clinton Will Support Muslim BrotherhoodBreitbart News Foreign Office Egypt report harmed BritainThe Times (subscription) Egypt detains 30 Brotherhood supporters over assassination attemptsGlobal Times Ahram Online all 12 news articles »

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

New York Times

Egypt Floats Currency, Appeasing IMF at Risk of Enraging Poor New York Times 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 -CNNMoney -The Guardian all 234 news articles »

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Egypt Opens Gaza Crossing in Move Seen as Backing for Abbas' Archrival - Haaretz Mon, 07 Nov 2016 01:27:44 GMT

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Egypt Opens Gaza Crossing in Move Seen as Backing for Abbas' Archrival Haaretz Sources in Gaza said this is the second time in the past month that a high-level Palestinian delegation – some of whose members are supporters of Mohammed Dahlan – has been allowed to enter Egypt via Rafah. Dahlan is considered a bitter rival of ... Palestinian businessmen in Egypt for Gaza conferencewww.worldbulletin.net all 22 news articles »

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Egypt banks seek dollars on first day of flotation, black market makes shy comeback - Ahram Online Sun, 06 Nov 2016 18:26:08 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt banks seek dollars on first day of flotation, black market makes shy comeback Ahram Online As Egyptian banks started on Sunday to freely set the rates of foreign currencies since the central bank floated the Egyptian pound at the end of last week, the black market has unexpectedly resumed its activities after a three-day hiatus to challenge ... and more »

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How Egypt's First All-Woman Roller Derby Team Is Breaking ... - NPR - NPR Sat, 05 Nov 2016 11:00:19 GMT

NPR	How Egypt's First All-Woman Roller Derby Team Is Breaking ... - NPR NPR 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 ... and more »

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Renaissance Capital's Badr: Egypt Is More Attractive - Bloomberg Sun, 06 Nov 2016 22:59:00 GMT

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Renaissance Capital's Badr: Egypt Is More Attractive Bloomberg Ahmed Badr, chief executive officer at Renaissance Capital Dubai, discusses Egypt floating its currency, his positioning for Egypt and his outlook for the economy. He speaks to Manus Cranny and Tracy Alloway on "Bloomberg Markets: Middle East." (Source ...

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Egypt Defends Decision to Float Currency - Bloomberg Sun, 06 Nov 2016 22:37:09 GMT

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Egypt Defends Decision to Float Currency Bloomberg Egypt's government is defending its decision to float the currency even as households worry about managing the costs. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said that he doesn't have the luxury to postpone these decisions. Bloomberg's Alaa Shahine reports on ...

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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

The Root

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, ...