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Egypt's dirty wheat problem - Reuters UK Tue, 15 Mar 2016 11:29:07 GMT

Reuters UK

Egypt's dirty wheat problem Reuters UK CAIRO – When Egyptian lawyer Ahmed Gad stepped out of a cafe on the outskirts of Cairo to take a call last October, a gunman on the back of a motorcycle trained a semi-automatic rifle on him and opened fire. Three bullets ripped into Gad's right side ... Bread Scare Entangles Egypt's Effort to End Wheat SpatAgWeb Cancerous Bread Scare Entangles Egypt's Effort to End Wheat Spat ...Bloomberg SPECIAL REPORT-How Egypt is struggling to end corruption in wheatThomson Reuters Foundation Chicago Tribune -Newsweek ME all 14 news articles »

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Egypt's Political Gamble: Devaluing the Pound - The National Interest Online (blog) Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:56:11 GMT

The National Interest Online (blog)

Egypt's Political Gamble: Devaluing the Pound The National Interest Online (blog) Just as I was heading out the door yesterday, I received a message from my friend Timothy Kaldas with just two words: “They caved.” I knew exactly what he was referring to. The Central Bank of Egypt determined that it could no longer defend the ... Egypt Devalues Currency as Central Bank Looks to Ease Dollar ShortageWall Street Journal Egypt's Central Bank Seen Escalating War on Dollar Black MarketBloomberg UPDATE 2-Egypt's central bank to offer $1.5 bln to "finish off" black marketReuters The National -U.S. News & World Report -Financial Times all 343 news articles »

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Egypt's justice minister sacked for saying he would arrest prophet Muhammad - The Guardian Mon, 14 Mar 2016 06:43:07 GMT

The Guardian

Egypt's justice minister sacked for saying he would arrest prophet Muhammad The Guardian Egypt's prime minister has sacked the justice minister, Ahmed al-Zind, after he was criticised for saying he would jail Islam's prophet Muhammad himself if he broke the law. Zind's comments came in a televised interview on Friday. Upon realising what ... Egyptian minister sacked for pledge to jail Prophet MuhammadBBC News Egypt justice minister sacked for saying he would arrest Prophet MohammedFRANCE 24 Egypt's justice minister sacked after comments criticized as blasphemousReuters Los Angeles Times -Daily Mail -ABC News all 296 news articles »

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Giulio Regeni death: Italian prosecutor arrives in Egypt - The Guardian Mon, 14 Mar 2016 14:41:47 GMT

The Guardian

Giulio Regeni death: Italian prosecutor arrives in Egypt The Guardian Italy's chief prosecutor has arrived in Egypt to follow up on the investigation into the killing of an Italian researcher whose body was found on the outskirts of Cairo bearing signs of torture. Suspicions that Egypt's security forces may have been ... Italy offers to help Egypt probe murder of Giulio RegeniAl-Arabiya Italian prosecutor in Egypt to probe killing of researcherMinneapolis Star Tribune Despite reports of Egypt's instability, Sisi regime not falling tomorrowJerusalem Post Israel News Middle East Eye all 221 news articles »

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HRC Global Fellow Participates on Panel About LGBT Rights in Egypt - Human Rights Campaign (blog) Tue, 15 Mar 2016 20:03:52 GMT

Human Rights Campaign (blog)

HRC Global Fellow Participates on Panel About LGBT Rights in Egypt Human Rights Campaign (blog) Last week, HRC Global Fellow and Egyptian human rights activist Ahmed Hafez spoke on a panel about the widespread violation of human rights in his country since a military coup overthrew an elected Islamist government in 2013. Then-army chief and now ...

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Daily News Egypt becomes international media partner for Cityscape exhibitions - Daily News Egypt Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:51:28 GMT

Daily News Egypt becomes international media partner for Cityscape exhibitions Daily News Egypt Cityscape International signed a cooperation protocol with Daily News Egypt to become the international media partner of Cityscape's exhibitions and conventions outside Egypt and the official English-language newspaper of its exhibition in Egypt.

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Egypt OKs Plan for €3B Military Gear Loan From France - DefenseNews.com Mon, 14 Mar 2016 02:06:36 GMT

DefenseNews.com

Egypt OKs Plan for €3B Military Gear Loan From France DefenseNews.com GABORONE, Botswana — The Egyptian parliament has approved government plans to secure a €3.37 billion (US $3.76 billion) loan to fund the acquisition of weapons and military equipment, including Navy vessels and fighter jets, as part of the country's ... High-level French delegation arrives in Egypt ahead of Hollande ...Ahram Online Egypt Military Spending: Parliament Clears French Loan For Navy, Air Force Technology Amid ISIS FightInternational Business Times all 20 news articles »

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Egypt to raise security at airports to maximum level for Russia - Pravda - Pravda Tue, 15 Mar 2016 13:15:43 GMT

Pravda

Egypt to raise security at airports to maximum level for Russia - Pravda Pravda The authorities of Egypt have accepted the highest level of cooperation with Russia to check security at the airports of Cairo, Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada. Egypt, in nod to Russia, raising airport security to highest level ...World Tribune all 3 news articles »

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Apache, Shell to Jointly Drill for Unconventional Gas in Egypt - Zacks.com Tue, 15 Mar 2016 18:28:26 GMT

Apache, Shell to Jointly Drill for Unconventional Gas in Egypt Zacks.com The companies are expected to begin drilling Egypt's first unconventional gas well by the end of this month. Notably, two additional wells will be drilled before the companies engage in discussions with the government about the complete development of ... and more »

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Egyptian Teens Convicted of Blasphemy for Video Mocking ISIS - NBCNews.com Mon, 14 Mar 2016 12:46:00 GMT

NBCNews.com

Egyptian Teens Convicted of Blasphemy for Video Mocking ISIS NBCNews.com A leading rights group on Monday called on Egyptian authorities to quash blasphemy sentences handed down to four teens and their teacher for a video they made mocking ISIS. An Egyptian court convicted the four Christian teenagers for contempt of Islam ... Egypt urged to quash prison sentences of four children convicted of ...The Independent Egypt: Reverse Blasphemy Sentences Against Christian ChildrenHuman Rights Watch all 11 news articles »