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Egypt Due for Another Devaluation in 2016/17, Economists Say - Fortune Sun, 03 Jul 2016 14:18:27 GMT

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Egypt Due for Another Devaluation in 2016/17, Economists Say
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The dollar shortage has stifled business activity and hit confidence in the Egyptian economy. Egypt devalued the pound by 13% in March in an effort to close the gap between the official and parallel rates but the move failed to boost dollar liquidity ...
Supporting Egypt's Pound Was 'Grave Mistake,' Amer SaysBloomberg
UPDATE 1-Egypt's current account deficit at $5.6 bln in Q3 2015-16Reuters
Egypt's BoP deficit jumps 260pct in Jul-Mar on falling tourism revenues, transfersAhram Online
Daily News Egypt -Reuters Africa -Egypt SIS (press release)
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Ottawa group marks Egypt's military coup that left human rights 'under siege' - CBC.ca Sun, 03 Jul 2016 14:32:03 GMT

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Ottawa group marks Egypt's military coup that left human rights 'under siege'
CBC.ca
An Ottawa group plans to gather in front of the Egyptian Embassy in Sandy Hill to highlight human rights abuses in the country on the third anniversary of the military coup. In 2013, Egypt's first democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi, was ...
Egypt's official rights body notes torture, violationsFox News
Egypt govt. under fire for failure to change rights situationPress TV
Egypt's human rights body reports torture, other violationsCTV News
Ahram Online -Daily News Egypt -Egypt Independent
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Egypt appoints new top wheat buyer as confusion over imports lingers - Reuters Sun, 03 Jul 2016 14:39:00 GMT

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Egypt appoints new top wheat buyer as confusion over imports lingers
Reuters
CAIRO Egypt appointed a new head on Sunday for its state wheat-importing body - one of the most influential positions in the global wheat market - as it remains mired in a dispute over the quality of grain it will buy. Minister of Supply Khaled Hanafi ...

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Egypt marks an unhappy anniversary: Editorial - Toronto Star Sun, 03 Jul 2016 04:01:50 GMT

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Egypt marks an unhappy anniversary: Editorial
Toronto Star
Three years ago today, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood-linked president, Mohamed Morsi, was overthrown after millions staged massive protests, blaming him for stifling the economy and their hard-won freedoms. But it is proving a very unhappy anniversary for ...
Egypt three years on: Division, anger and no way outMiddle East Eye
Egypt rights watchdog criticizes disappearances, tortureThe Daily Star
Egypt rights watchdog criticises disappearances, tortureDaily Mail

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Egypt's Christians already have a Savior, they need a friend - Crux: Covering all things Catholic Sun, 03 Jul 2016 07:27:56 GMT

Crux: Covering all things Catholic

Egypt's Christians already have a Savior, they need a friend
Crux: Covering all things Catholic
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, right, visits Coptic Pope Tawadros II, center, during Christmas Eve Mass at St. Mark's Cathedral, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. The Coptic Christian population is considered to be the largest Christian ...
Egypt to establish Higher Council for Investment chaired by President SisiAhram Online

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'Thug Life:' Exposing Egypt's disturbing revenge attack industry - Al-Arabiya Sun, 03 Jul 2016 07:43:09 GMT

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'Thug Life:' Exposing Egypt's disturbing revenge attack industry
Al-Arabiya
A new take on thuggery has sparked uproar in Egypt this week after a Facebook page gaining prominence across the country appeared to promote violent revenge attacks. For years, Egypt's thuggery culture existed to fill a power vacuum in areas where weak ...

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Turkish FM 'ready to meet' Egyptian counterpart - Hurriyet Daily News Sun, 03 Jul 2016 09:41:47 GMT

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Turkish FM 'ready to meet' Egyptian counterpart
Hurriyet Daily News
But there is a fact that Egypt cannot go on like this. Egypt has to take positive steps. I can of course talks about these issues with my [Egyptian] counterpart. There is no problem in this,” Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told TRT in an interview ...

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The Extraordinary Privilege of the Wealthy Suburbs in Egypt - CityLab Fri, 01 Jul 2016 16:33:25 GMT

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The Extraordinary Privilege of the Wealthy Suburbs in Egypt
CityLab
The Egyptian group 10 Tooba recently published findings on government spending on the country's built environment—and the results are stark. The study looks at public spending on six sectors: housing, urban development, water, waste water, electricity ...


Egypt 'fully supports' Iraqi government after Baghdad's Karada and Shaab attacks - Ahram Online Sun, 03 Jul 2016 16:42:23 GMT

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Egypt 'fully supports' Iraqi government after Baghdad's Karada and Shaab attacks
Ahram Online
The Egyptian foreign ministry strongly condemned early Sunday's terror attacks in the Karada and Shaab areas of Baghdad that killed almost 90 people and injured over 210. "The foreign ministry spokesman assured that Egypt stands by and fully supports ...

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Why did Egypt deport this British-Lebanese TV host? - Al-Monitor Sun, 03 Jul 2016 19:15:05 GMT

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Why did Egypt deport this British-Lebanese TV host?
Al-Monitor
CAIRO — Just hours after British-Lebanese TV presenter Liliane Daoud announced June 27 that her contract had ended with private satellite channel ONTV, the Egyptian authorities decided to deport her from the country under the pretext that her ...