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President defends Egypt's investigation of Giulio Regeni murder - The Guardian Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:16:22 GMT

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President defends Egypt's investigation of Giulio Regeni murder
The Guardian
The Egyptian president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, has defended his country's handling of the investigation into the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni, and said that allegations of complicity on the part of Egypt's security forces were putting the ...
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Sisi stirs uproar on free speech after Egypt transfers islandsReuters
President Sisi Thinks He Owns EgyptHuffington Post
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Egypt hosts Miss Eco Universe 2016 - AfricaNews Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:10:25 GMT

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Egypt hosts Miss Eco Universe 2016
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Egypt's tourism sector has received a boost as the North African country is hosting an international beauty contest. The Miss Eco Universe now in its second year is supported by Egypt's government and the United Nations. The beauty contest aims at ...

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World Bank Set to Provide Egypt With First $1 Billion of $3 Billion Loan - Voice of America Wed, 13 Apr 2016 13:34:26 GMT

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World Bank Set to Provide Egypt With First $1 Billion of $3 Billion Loan
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The World Bank will provide the first $1 billion tranche of a $3 billion loan to Egypt after parliament approves the government's economic program, World Bank vice president Hafez Ghanem said at a news conference late Tuesday. Parliament is expected to ...
Egypt to receive first $1 billion of a $3 billion loan from World BankAfricaNews

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Can Egypt's new Cabinet avoid mistakes of the past? - Al-Monitor Wed, 13 Apr 2016 21:08:02 GMT

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Can Egypt's new Cabinet avoid mistakes of the past?
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Egypt's new Investment Minister Dalia Khorshid speaks during the first news conference with journalists after her appointment to the new government at the headquarters of the Ministry of Investment in Cairo, Egypt, April 3, 2016. (photo by REUTERS/Amr ...

Israel gives blessing to Egypt's return of Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia - Reuters Tue, 12 Apr 2016 16:45:00 GMT

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Israel gives blessing to Egypt's return of Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia
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JERUSALEM Israel gave its blessing on Tuesday to Egypt's return of two Red Sea islands in a strategic strait to Saudi Arabia, and Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said that Riyadh had undertaken to respect relevant terms of the Israeli-Egyptian peace deal.
Egypt hands Saudi Arabia two islands in gratitude. Egyptians are outraged.Washington Post
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Dispelling rumors, Egypt says stars at ancient temple not new, not Jewish - The Times of Israel Wed, 13 Apr 2016 15:23:00 GMT

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Dispelling rumors, Egypt says stars at ancient temple not new, not Jewish
The Times of Israel
Egypt's Antiquities Ministry dispelled rumors that a German archaeologist etched two Stars of David into the limestone block of an ancient temple in Elephantine, saying in a statement released last week that the inscription was at least 1,400 years old.

Sameh Shoukry to represent Egypt in OIC summit in Turkey - Daily News Egypt Wed, 13 Apr 2016 18:48:38 GMT

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Sameh Shoukry to represent Egypt in OIC summit in Turkey
Daily News Egypt
The Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry will head the Egyptian delegation in the 13th round of the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) to be held in Istanbul. The summit will discuss various pertinent topics, such as the Syrian and ...

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US informs Israel and Egypt of plans to 'modernize' its Sinai peacekeeping force - Jerusalem Post Israel News Wed, 13 Apr 2016 03:39:24 GMT

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US informs Israel and Egypt of plans to 'modernize' its Sinai peacekeeping force
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WASHINGTON – The United States informed Egypt and Israel on Tuesday that it would be reviewing its peacekeeping mission in Sinai, where extremist militant groups are growing in strength and number. The three decade-old Multinational Force and ...
The rise of ISIS in Egypt is forcing the Pentagon to rethink troop numbers thereMilitary Times

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US names allies Egypt and Turkey in report on global attacks on freedom - Middle East Eye Wed, 13 Apr 2016 20:29:00 GMT

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US names allies Egypt and Turkey in report on global attacks on freedom
Middle East Eye
Governments around the world are cracking down on basic freedoms, the United States warned on Wednesday, in a report that did not spare key US allies like Turkey and Egypt. Secretary of State John Kerry, writing the preface to his department's annual ...

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War strands Yemenis in Egypt, separated from their families - UNHCR (press release) Tue, 12 Apr 2016 08:07:24 GMT

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War strands Yemenis in Egypt, separated from their families
UNHCR (press release)
Hoda*, 37, came to Egypt for a routine medical check-up following cancer treatment she received in the country four years ago. She travelled with her mother and two sons, fully expecting to return to Yemen. But then war broke out, stranding them in ...

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