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Egypt's rap sheet of rights abuses gets longer - Al-Monitor Fri, 08 Jul 2016 21:08:24 GMT

Al-Monitor

Egypt's rap sheet of rights abuses gets longer
Al-Monitor
CAIRO — Many Egyptians live in fear because of the repressive practices of Egyptian security forces. Still, in June, Egyptian diplomat Ahmed Fathallah was granted a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), which Egyptian authorities ...


Egypt joins in condemnations of Israeli construction - Arutz Sheva Fri, 08 Jul 2016 23:18:01 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Egypt joins in condemnations of Israeli construction
Arutz Sheva
Egypt has joined the flurry of condemnations of Israel over its plans to build new housing units in Maale Adumim and in Jerusalem. The plans were announced Sunday following last week's terrorist attacks against Israelis in Judea and Samaria. In a ...

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Egypt monitoring North Coast waters after fin whale sighting - Ahram Online Fri, 08 Jul 2016 10:57:06 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt monitoring North Coast waters after fin whale sighting
Ahram Online
Fin whales are an endangered species that are known to reside in Egyptian waters. Unprovoked, fin whales are harmless to humans, the ministry's statement added. The environment ministry concluded the statement by emphasizing that all whales registered ...

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Demanding Order, El-Sissi Turns to Military to Rebuild Egypt - Voice of America Fri, 08 Jul 2016 08:03:33 GMT

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Demanding Order, El-Sissi Turns to Military to Rebuild Egypt
Voice of America
During two years in office, Egypt's general-turned-president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has sought to impose a military-style discipline to end years of turmoil and has turned to the armed forces to help rebuild the deeply damaged economy to a degree unseen ...

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Call for Ireland to cut diplomatic ties with Egypt over Halawa detention - RTE.ie Thu, 07 Jul 2016 15:25:45 GMT

Irish Times

Call for Ireland to cut diplomatic ties with Egypt over Halawa detention
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Ireland should consider suspending diplomatic relations with Egypt over the continued detention without trial of Ibrahim Halawa, the Dáil has heard. Green Party TD Catherine Martin made the call during a debate on an all-party motion calling for his ...
Call to suspend diplomatic links with Egypt until Halawa set freeIrish Times
Ibrahim Halawa: Irish parliament calls for release of man held in Egypt since 2013BBC News
Break Egypt ties over Halawa, Kenny urgedThe Times (subscription)
Irish Independent -thejournal.ie -98FM
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Rider relocates from Egypt to focus on sport - Calgary Herald Fri, 08 Jul 2016 22:51:01 GMT

Calgary Herald

Rider relocates from Egypt to focus on sport
Calgary Herald
That 2011 uprising that toppled Egypt's government was also the last straw for El Dehan, who soon left his native Cairo behind for more equestrian-friendly territory in Spain. “I was going to leave anyway, but it kind of helped my decision,” said El ...


Egypt reports drop in harassment during Eid - gulfnews.com Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:03:22 GMT

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Egypt reports drop in harassment during Eid
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Cairo: Heavy security presence on Egypt's busy streets during the Eid Al Fitr holiday when sexual harassment is usually high has deterred would-be offenders, authorities and volunteers said on Friday. “Rates of harassment have dropped this Eid because ...
No complaints of physical sexual harassment during Eid: Egypt's NCWAhram Online
18-Year-Old Killed for 'Sexually Harassing' Girl During Eid in EgyptEgyptian Streets

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Civilization VI: Cleopatra's Egypt debuts in video form - TechnoBuffalo Sat, 09 Jul 2016 00:37:24 GMT

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Civilization VI: Cleopatra's Egypt debuts in video form
TechnoBuffalo
Firaxis and 2K have released a First Look video that briefly details Egypt and its ruler, Cleopatra. The video briefly touches on Egypt's special ability known as Eteru. Taking the Nile River as inspiration, Eteru lets Egyptian civs build districts and ...
Wondrous Egypt in Civilization 6 is led by Queen CleopatraSTGIST
Civilization 6 unveils its first look at EgyptVG247
'Civilization 6' Release Date News: Firaxis Games' Title Trailer Unveils Egypt As Trade ExpertBREATHEcast
Digital Trends -iDigitalTimes.com
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Sisi's Egypt replaces Saudis as chair of UN rights panel - UN Watch (press release) Fri, 08 Jul 2016 11:45:06 GMT

UN Watch (press release)

Sisi's Egypt replaces Saudis as chair of UN rights panel
UN Watch (press release)
GENEVA, July 8, 2016 — A representative of the Egyptian regime of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has replaced the delegate of Saudi Arabia as chair of the UN Human Rights Council panel which nominates global investigators, which this week will include ...
How does Sisi really feel about Egypt's constitution?Al-Monitor
Egypt's Christians already have a Saviour – they need a friendThe Irish Catholic

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National Anti-Coup Coalition Calls 'Never Let Egypt Down' Protest Week - ikhwanWeb.com Fri, 08 Jul 2016 23:32:26 GMT

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National Anti-Coup Coalition Calls 'Never Let Egypt Down' Protest Week
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His talk about "a strong Egypt" has turned to "Egypt is now a quasi-state". His ever treacherous, discriminatory speeches aimed at distracting Egyptians now have support in the form of emotional speeches by a failed chorus of mindless henchmen who do ...