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Egypt Is Shutting Down the Group That Rehabilitated the People It Tortured - VICE News Thu, 18 Feb 2016 19:52:35 GMT

BBC News

Egypt Is Shutting Down the Group That Rehabilitated the People It Tortured VICE News Barely a month after the Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence accused Egyptian authorities of torturing 600 prisoners, the government is trying to close the organization down. On Wednesday, a policeman and a government bureaucrat ... Egypt attempts to shut down anti-torture centerCNN Egypt to shut prominent centre that documents tortureBBC News Egypt to shut NGO that documents alleged rights abusesTimes of India Deutsche Welle -JURIST all 83 news articles »

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Egypt Buries Veteran Diplomat Boutros-Ghali With Top Honors - ABC News Fri, 19 Feb 2016 02:01:00 GMT

Egypt Buries Veteran Diplomat Boutros-Ghali With Top Honors ABC News Egypt on Thursday laid to rest its veteran diplomat Boutros Boutros-Ghali, holding a funeral procession with top honors in the capital, Cairo, followed by a service at the nation's largest Coptic cathedral for the man who was the first U.N. chief from ... and more »

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Egypt Sentences 3 Year Old To Life In Prison For Rampage When He Was 1 - Daily Caller Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:32:00 GMT

Egypt Sentences 3 Year Old To Life In Prison For Rampage When He Was 1 Daily Caller A 3-year-old Egyptian boy was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday, for a number of crimes he committed when he was just a year old, including four murders. Ahmed Mansour Karni has been listed as “wanted” by Egyptian authorities for a number of crimes ... and more »

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Egypt: Why blasphemy cases are rising under General Sisi - Christian Science Monitor Thu, 18 Feb 2016 20:32:00 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Egypt: Why blasphemy cases are rising under General Sisi Christian Science Monitor Egyptian Sufi Muslims practice ritualized Zikr (invocation) as they celebrate Moulid Al-Hussein, the birthday of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Hussein, in Cairo on Feb. 10. Prosecutions for contempt of religion have increased dramatically in Egypt since ... and more »

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Can Egypt and Ethiopia Share the Nile? - Town Hall Thu, 18 Feb 2016 18:08:00 GMT

Town Hall

Can Egypt and Ethiopia Share the Nile? Town Hall In 1929, the British government, representing Egypt, signed an agreement with the independent government of Ethiopia guaranteeing an annual flow of 55.5 billion cubic meters (bcm) of water to Egypt. Counting a minimum of 1,000 cubic meters per capita ... Projected Egypt-Sudan-Ethiopia Summit to give impetus to Dam negotiations - diplomatEgypt SIS (press release) all 4 news articles »

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How heavy metal music is causing a stir in Egypt - Al-Monitor Thu, 18 Feb 2016 22:42:54 GMT

Al-Monitor

How heavy metal music is causing a stir in Egypt Al-Monitor Nader Sadek, an Egyptian metal music performer, said on his Facebook page Jan. 7 that a Masters of the Middle East concert will be held Feb. 20 at Amoun Hotel in Giza featuring four famous metal bands: Inquisition (United States), Perversion (United ...

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In Egypt, clamp on academic freedoms sparks scholar backlash - WSOC Charlotte Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:03:36 GMT

WSOC Charlotte

In Egypt, clamp on academic freedoms sparks scholar backlash WSOC Charlotte CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities are increasingly harassing foreign academics with restrictions, bans on entering the country and deportations. Particularly targeted are those researching anything related to Egypt's "revolution" or social issues like ... and more »

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Egypt Struggles to Get Subsidized Food to Poor Amid Dollar Crisis - Voice of America Thu, 18 Feb 2016 22:48:35 GMT

Voice of America

Egypt Struggles to Get Subsidized Food to Poor Amid Dollar Crisis Voice of America Though essential foods are high on the priority list, a foreign exchange shortage has made it more difficult for Egypt's state food importers to pay promptly over the past year. Worst affected by the shortages has been cooking oil, with payment ... Egypt struggles to get subsidised food to poor amid dollar crisiseuronews all 19 news articles »

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Suspicion falls on Egypt's security forces after the violent death of a young Italian - The Economist Wed, 17 Feb 2016 16:47:23 GMT

The Economist

Suspicion falls on Egypt's security forces after the violent death of a young Italian The Economist So suspicions are growing that Egypt's security services had a role in the death of Mr Regeni, whose research on labour movements in Egypt and occasional writing for Il Manifesto, a left-wing Italian newspaper, may have put him in contact with groups ... Egypt: Italian student tortured to deathWorld Socialist Web Site all 16 news articles »

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Deadly police shooting sparks Egypt protests - Deutsche Welle Fri, 19 Feb 2016 01:41:53 GMT

Deutsche Welle

Deadly police shooting sparks Egypt protests Deutsche Welle "Hundreds marched from Cairo's security directorate to Ahmed Maher Hospital, where the corpse of a young Mohamed Ali - a victim of police - is [located]," Omar Elhady, an Egyptian journalist, wrote in a tweet accompanied by a video of the demonstration. Egypt's interior ministry says policeman kills citizen 'by mistake' in CairoAhram Online all 13 news articles »