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Death of teenage girl casts doubt on Egypt's efforts to end female genital mutilation: activists - Fox News Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:36:00 GMT

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Death of teenage girl casts doubt on Egypt's efforts to end female genital mutilation: activists
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The death of a teenage girl during an operation to illegally perform female genital mutilation (FGM) on her in Egypt raises questions about the north African nation's efforts to end the practice, anti-FGM campaigners said on Tuesday. Mayar Mohamed ...
Egyptian teenager dies during illegal genital mutilation surgery, official saysCNN
Female Circumcision: Girl, 17, Dies in Egypt After Undergoing Illegal ProcedureU.S. News & World Report
Egyptian Girl Dies From Botched FGM SurgeryDaily Beast
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Israel, Palestinians Court Egypt's Sisi as Broker in Peace Talks - Wall Street Journal Thu, 02 Jun 2016 19:39:51 GMT

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Israel, Palestinians Court Egypt's Sisi as Broker in Peace Talks
Wall Street Journal
Israeli and Palestinian officials have been pushing Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi to assume a lead mediating role in attempts to restart a fraught peace process ahead of a conference in Paris on Friday. Israeli officials have held discussions ...
Ahead of Paris Summit, Israel Sees Egypt's Regional Initiative as Preferable to French Peace PlanHaaretz

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Millions of tourists too scared to visit these countries - CNNMoney Thu, 02 Jun 2016 12:30:06 GMT

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Millions of tourists too scared to visit these countries
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Millions of travelers have been nixing their dreams of visiting places like the pyramids in Egypt and the Tunisian coast due to heightened terrorism concerns. Here are the countries that are among the worst hit: Egypt. The prospects for Egypt's vital ...

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Rare look at Egypt's sunken cities - BBC News Thu, 02 Jun 2016 23:43:46 GMT

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Rare look at Egypt's sunken cities
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Rare look at Egypt's sunken cities. 2 hours ago. More than twelve centuries ago, two Greco-Egyptian cities sank into the Nile Delta off the coast of Egypt. Now, thanks to underwater excavation, the public has the chance to see some amazingly well ...

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Team testing new scanner on Egypt's Great Pyramid - Minneapolis Star Tribune Thu, 02 Jun 2016 12:56:02 GMT

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Team testing new scanner on Egypt's Great Pyramid
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CAIRO — What mysteries might still be hidden under Egypt's pyramids? A team accompanied by Egypt's former antiquities minister and famed archaeologist Zahi Hawass are testing a new scanner on the Great Pyramid of Giza on Thursday, hoping that ...
Egypt's former interior minister leads new treasure hunt inside the pyramidsGlobalnews.ca

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Egypt's Former Top Auditor Detained, Refused to Pay Bail - ABC News Thu, 02 Jun 2016 17:36:29 GMT

Egypt's Former Top Auditor Detained, Refused to Pay Bail
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After refusing to pay bail, Egypt's former top auditor has been detained over allegations he spread false news, his lawyers said Thursday. Hesham Genana "refused to pay bail because he does not believe he committed a crime. He was only doing his job ...

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Generation revolution: how Egypt's military state betrayed its youth - The Guardian Thu, 02 Jun 2016 05:00:16 GMT

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Generation revolution: how Egypt's military state betrayed its youth
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Six weeks earlier, on 30 June, hundreds of thousands of people had marched in Egypt's major cities, demanding the resignation of their president. The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate, Mohamed Morsi, had been elected only a year earlier, in a run-off with ...

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Egypt warship: First French-made Mistral ship handed over - BBC News Thu, 02 Jun 2016 15:18:17 GMT

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Egypt warship: First French-made Mistral ship handed over
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Egypt has received the first of two advanced warships from France in a deal worth $1bn (£692m). The Mistral helicopter carriers were originally made for Russia, but the contract was cancelled in 2014 over the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The first of ...
France hands first 'ex-Russian' Mistral ship to EgyptRT
Egypt receives first of two French Mistral warshipsReuters
Egypt Receives First Mistral Warship Originally Intended For RussiaThe Moscow Times (registration)
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Egypt's Former Corruption Auditor Charged With Disturbing Public Order - Wall Street Journal Thu, 02 Jun 2016 21:24:48 GMT

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Egypt's Former Corruption Auditor Charged With Disturbing Public Order
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CAIRO—Egypt's former corruption auditor was charged with disturbing public order Thursday, his attorney said, the latest political maneuver against him since he alleged billions of dollars were siphoned from Egypt's coffers through pervasive corruption.
Egypt's former top auditor to face trial after alleging mass corruptionReuters
Egypt's former top auditor referred to court for 'spreading false news'Ahram Online

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In Egypt's Broad Crackdown, Prominent Journalists Are Now Facing Trial - NPR Thu, 02 Jun 2016 08:42:53 GMT

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In Egypt's Broad Crackdown, Prominent Journalists Are Now Facing Trial
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Balshy is the undersecretary of the journalists union in Egypt, also called the Press Syndicate. Balshy; the head of the union, Yehia Qalash; and another board member, Gamal Abdel Raheem, are facing trial on Saturday and the prospect of going to prison ...

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