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Egypt Rights Lawyer Arrested, Another Detained in Cairo - New York Times Fri, 06 May 2016 20:26:15 GMT

STRATFOR

Egypt Rights Lawyer Arrested, Another Detained in Cairo New York Times Malek Adly's detention came amid a wave of arrests in Egypt as security forces put down protests against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi decision on the islands. Adly, a member of the April 6 youth movement that was part of the uprising that toppled ... Egypt's Journalists Have Launched a Fightback Against Government RepressionVICE News Egypt: The Boundaries of Acceptable DissentSTRATFOR Egypt's Newspapers in Open Revolt Over Police Attack on Press FreedomThe Intercept all 145 news articles »

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U.S. doubles down on Egypt's dictator - Chicago Tribune Fri, 06 May 2016 12:22:00 GMT

U.S. doubles down on Egypt's dictator Chicago Tribune Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has been trampling human rights, the rule of law and freedom of the press since he became Egypt's president two years ago. For almost as long, the international community has called on him to stop. But his critics in Washington ... and more »

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Lawyer's Arrest in Egypt Signals Determination to Quell Criticism - New York Times Fri, 06 May 2016 18:10:42 GMT

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Lawyer's Arrest in Egypt Signals Determination to Quell Criticism New York Times Mr. Sisi has blamed unspecified hostile forces for his woes, and in speeches he has urged Egyptians to give him their unwavering support. “The more you succeed, the more the forces of evil will look for new wiles and more schemes,” he told farmers at a ... Permission to Speak: Crackdowns on Free Speech in Sisi's EgyptLawfare (blog) Egypt crackdown widens with arrest of leading rights lawyerBBC News Egypt Prosecution Orders Detention of Rights Lawyer Malek AdlyAllAfrica.com GlobalPost all 9 news articles »

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Egypt's latest target: Gays - Washington Post Fri, 06 May 2016 00:17:00 GMT

Washington Post

Egypt's latest target: Gays Washington Post APOLOGISTS FOR Egyptian strongman Abdel Fatah al-Sissi say the brutal repression he has unleashed since leading a 2013 military coup is necessary to combat domestic terrorists, including a branch of the Islamic State. That does not explain why dozens ... and more »

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Egypt gives Italy phone records of union chief: source - Reuters Fri, 06 May 2016 18:15:00 GMT

Reuters

Egypt gives Italy phone records of union chief: source Reuters ROME Egypt has handed over the mobile phone records of the head of a street vendors union to Italian investigators who are looking into the killing in Cairo of student Giulio Regeni, a legal source said on Friday. Regeni, who was doing postgraduate ... and more »

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Egypt Official Blames 'Tom and Jerry' for Spreading Violence - ABC News Fri, 06 May 2016 12:50:25 GMT

Washington Post

Egypt Official Blames 'Tom and Jerry' for Spreading Violence ABC News An Egyptian government official has blamed the animated "Tom and Jerry" series for allegedly spreading a culture of violence. The accusations by Salah Abdel-Sadek, head of State Information Service, which is affiliated with the presidency, came at a ... Egypt official blames 'Tom and Jerry' cartoons for violence in the Middle EastWashington Post A top Egyptian official blamed the rise of extremism on "Tom and Jerry." Yes, the cartoon.Vox Senior Egypt Official Blames 'Tom and Jerry', Video Games for Violence Across Middle EastEgyptian Streets Daily Mail all 34 news articles »

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Ancient Egyptian treasures of sunken cities go on show this weekend after years in Nile - Daily Mail Fri, 06 May 2016 07:34:20 GMT

Daily Mail

Ancient Egyptian treasures of sunken cities go on show this weekend after years in Nile Daily Mail Lost artefacts from sunken cities dubbed the Atlantis of Egypt are to be together for the first time after laying submerged for more than a thousand years. Enormous statues, golden jewellery and hieroglyphic tablets which were feared lost forever have ... Found: The Secrets of Lost, Underwater Egyptian CitiesAtlas Obscura all 3 news articles »

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The Best Thing to Come Out of Gods of Egypt Is Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther - Gizmodo Fri, 06 May 2016 22:31:32 GMT

Gizmodo

The Best Thing to Come Out of Gods of Egypt Is Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther Gizmodo This story is just weird enough to go down in history as one of those great actor as character origin stories. Like Ryan Reynolds picking up an issue of Deadpool only to see the character describe himself as looking like “cross between a Shar-Pei and ...

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The secrets of a lost Egyptian city were underwater - CNN Thu, 05 May 2016 09:16:59 GMT

CNN

The secrets of a lost Egyptian city were underwater CNN Likely founded around 700BC, Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus acted as major trade hubs between ancient Egypt, Greece and the wider Mediterranean, located as they were at a handy intersection. But circumstances ultimately conspired against them, ... and more »

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Kidnapped Saudi businessman freed in Egypt: See what happened - Al-Arabiya Fri, 06 May 2016 12:41:14 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Kidnapped Saudi businessman freed in Egypt: See what happened Al-Arabiya Saudi businessman Hassan Ali al-Sanad has been released with the help of Egyptian security after being kidnapped over a week ago. The Saudi ambassador to Egypt confirmed Thursday that he had been safely released. Sanad was abducted by a masked ...