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Ahmed Naji: Egypt Prosecutes Artistic Freedom - Lawfare (blog) Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:50:58 GMT

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Ahmed Naji: Egypt Prosecutes Artistic Freedom
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When Egyptian novelist Ahmed Naji was acquitted of “harming public morality” in January 2016, civil society and the artistic community rejoiced at the judiciary's decision reinforcing the country's constitutional commitment to freedom of artistic and ...
Egyptian author gets two-year prison term for 'sexually explicit' writingsCNN
Egypt author Ahmed Naji jailed over explicit novelBBC News
Egypt author jailed for violating 'public modesty'Yahoo News
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Seven Takeaways From President Buhari's Visit To Egypt - SaharaReporters.com Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:19:35 GMT

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Seven Takeaways From President Buhari's Visit To Egypt
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In the difficult moments of our history, looking precisely at the period of Nigeria's war of unity 1966-1971, Egypt proved to be a strategic partner from helping to train our military to support with equipment and aircraft maintenance.
Presidency explains benefits of Buhari's visit to EgyptThe Guardian Nigeria (satire) (press release) (blog)

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Egypt centre for torture victims challenges order to close - BBC News Mon, 22 Feb 2016 07:47:09 GMT

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Egypt centre for torture victims challenges order to close
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An Egyptian centre that helps alleged torture victims and documents their cases has vowed to continue to work despite an order for it to shut down. Officials had given the Nadeem Centre until Monday to cease activities, saying it had breached regulations.
Egypt anti-torture group fights closureIndependent Online
Prominent Egyptian NGO Faces Threat Of Closure Amid CrackdownVocativ
Egypt's Decision to Shut Down El Nadeem Center 'Final,' NGO Vows to Fight BackEgyptian Streets
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In desperation, struggling Egypt discovers its African roots - Daily Maverick Mon, 22 Feb 2016 22:06:52 GMT

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In desperation, struggling Egypt discovers its African roots
Daily Maverick
With its economy in trouble, Egypt is aggressively – and expensively – wooing African business. Having long snubbed the continent, favouring its Arab heritage over its geography, Egypt's leaders are hoping that it's not too late to get in on the great ...
Egyptian columnist delivers stinging attack against el-SissiYahoo News
Africa: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia Eye Stronger TiesAllAfrica.com
Egyptian Columnist Calls Egypt a 'Theocracy' in Scathing al-Sissi CritiqueHaaretz
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Egypt tightens security coordination with Hezbollah amid Syrian civil war - Jerusalem Post Israel News Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:21:00 GMT

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Egypt tightens security coordination with Hezbollah amid Syrian civil war
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A high-level delegation representing Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah arrived in Cairo on Monday to discuss the security coordination with Egypt in light of the inner conflict in Lebanon and the Syrian civil war, the Kuwaiti newspaper al ...

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Egypt's Tourism Free Fall Forces Government to Cut Growth Forecast - Skift Mon, 22 Feb 2016 17:51:49 GMT

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Egypt's Tourism Free Fall Forces Government to Cut Growth Forecast
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Egypt cut its economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year after the downing of a Russian passenger jet last year battered tourism, Finance Minister Hany Kadry Dimian said Monday. The revision to a range of 4 percent to 4.25 percent from a ...

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Former Scotland manager McLeish to coach Egypt's Zamalek - Reuters UK Tue, 23 Feb 2016 00:28:00 GMT

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Former Scotland manager McLeish to coach Egypt's Zamalek
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“We have reached an agreement with Scottish coach Alex McLeish to lead the first team,” Zamalek President Mortada Mansour told club's website. Mansour told local media McLeish would soon come to Egypt to sign the contract and take charge of the club.

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Egyptian four-year-old's life sentence a mistake, military says - BBC News Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:24:36 GMT

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Egyptian four-year-old's life sentence a mistake, military says
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An Egyptian military court made a mistake by sentencing a four-year-old boy to life in prison for murder last week, the military has acknowledged. Spokesman Col Mohammed Samir said the court should have sentenced a 16-year-old with a similar name ...
Boy, 4, sentenced to life imprisonment in Egypt a mistakeAfricaNews

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Afreximbak to lend Egypt $500 million to ease dollar crunch - AfricaNews Mon, 22 Feb 2016 15:03:28 GMT

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Afreximbak to lend Egypt $500 million to ease dollar crunch
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The deal will provide a trade liquidity facility to Egyptian importers, focusing on imports considered strategic to the economy. Egypt's central bank reserves dwindled from some $36 billion before 2011 to $16.48 billion at the end of January this year ...
Egypt's stocks continue rally amid purchases by institutionsAhram Online
Immigration Ministry prepares media campaign to promote dollar portfolios for Egyptian expatsDaily News Egypt
Egypt to `Think' About Floating Pound When FX Reserves Hit $25BBloomberg
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Egypt's record of torture, disappearances and murder - ABC Online Sun, 21 Feb 2016 20:20:11 GMT

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Egypt's record of torture, disappearances and murder
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The date is significant, because it was also the fifth anniversary of Egypt's bloody mass uprising. The 28-year-old Italian PhD student was in Cairo studying the controversial and independent trade union movement, one of the key groups behind the ...
No return of military trials for Egypt's lower-ranking policemen, says ministerAhram Online
Egypt minister apologises over police abusesYahoo News
Egypt minister apologizes over police abusesAl-Arabiya
Middle East Monitor -Egyptian Streets
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