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Rio Olympics Today: Egyptian Judoka Refuses to Shake Hands With Israeli - New York Times Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:16:52 GMT

New York Times

Rio Olympics Today: Egyptian Judoka Refuses to Shake Hands With Israeli
New York Times
An Egyptian judoka declined to shake hands with his Israeli opponent after their match on Friday, eliciting jeers from the audience. Or Sasson of Israel defeated Islam El Shehaby of Egypt in a first-round match in the heaviest weight class. After a ...
Egyptian judo fighter refuses to shake Israeli opponent's handCBS News
Egyptian judoka refuses to shake hand with Israeli after lossUSA TODAY
Egyptian Judo Fighter Refuses to Shake Israeli Opponent's Hand After Olympic LossPeople Magazine
TheWrap -The Times of Israel
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Egypt reaches a deal with the IMF - The Economist Fri, 12 Aug 2016 10:28:59 GMT

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Egypt reaches a deal with the IMF
The Economist
EGYPT is a strong country with great potential but it has some problems that need to be fixed urgently.” So says Chris Jarvis, the IMF's mission chief for Egypt, who has just wrapped up a visit to Cairo. On August 11th Mr Jarvis agreed to let the fund ...
IMF Lends $12 Billion to Egypt to Fix Ailing EconomyNew York Times
Egypt, IMF sign initial deal for $12 billion, 3-year loanBusiness Insider
IMF agrees to $12 billion 3-year loan deal for EgyptCNBC
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Rio 2016: Egypt's Sara Ahmed becomes first Arab woman to win ... - The Independent Fri, 12 Aug 2016 07:52:33 GMT

The Independent

Rio 2016: Egypt's Sara Ahmed becomes first Arab woman to win ...
The Independent
An Egyptian athlete has become the first woman from an Arab country to win an Olympic medal in weightlifting. Sara Ahmed won bronze in the women's 69kg ...
Rio Olympics 2016: Egypt's Sara Ahmed Becomes The First Arab Woman To Win A Weightlifting MedalTimes of India

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Canada cruises past Egypt in unique beach volleyball clash: DiManno - Toronto Star Thu, 11 Aug 2016 23:34:27 GMT

Toronto Star

Canada cruises past Egypt in unique beach volleyball clash: DiManno
Toronto Star
When the implication was put to the Canadians in the mixed zone Thursday, after they defeated the duo from Egypt in straight sets — 21-12, 21-16 — in their last pool group match, they were momentarily nonplussed. Believe me, nobody wants to express ...
Egypt's hijab-wearing volleyballer raises eyebrows in RioAnadolu Agency
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How do Egypt's official religious authorities view Shiites? - Al-Monitor Fri, 12 Aug 2016 21:56:15 GMT

Al-Monitor

How do Egypt's official religious authorities view Shiites?
Al-Monitor
According to the report, some media outlets provided unbalanced coverage that incited hatred and discrimination against this minority in Egypt. While there are no confirmed statistics on their numbers, estimates range from the thousands to 3 million ...


Egypt's state TV: 23 Egyptian workers kidnapped in Libya freed - Press TV Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:44:28 GMT

Press TV

Egypt's state TV: 23 Egyptian workers kidnapped in Libya freed
Press TV
In an interview at a border crossing between Egypt and Libya, one of the released hostages said they had been kidnapped by people demanding ransom. The state TV aired footage of the workers arriving at the border crossing. They waved Egyptian flags.
Libyan special forces free 23 kidnapped Egyptian workersDaily News Egypt

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Paddlers romp to win over Egypt - TODAYonline Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:09:47 GMT

Paddlers romp to win over Egypt
TODAYonline
RIO DE JANEIRO — Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu put aside their recent disappointments in the women's singles to help lead the Republic to a 3-0 romp over Egypt in their first-round women's team clash yesterday. Feng, the world No 4 and Yu, ranked 15th ...

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Egyptian Judo Competitor Booed After Refusing To Shake Hand Of Israeli Who Beat Him - kurv Fri, 12 Aug 2016 18:05:09 GMT

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Egyptian Judo Competitor Booed After Refusing To Shake Hand Of Israeli Who Beat Him
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(AP) – Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby was loudly booed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after his first-round loss to Israel's fifth-ranked Or Sasson, when he refused to bow or shake Sasson's hand, in a major breach of judo etiquette. Sasson defeated ...

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Eni talks to big oil about stake sale in giant Egypt gas field - sources ... - Reuters Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:12:18 GMT

Eni talks to big oil about stake sale in giant Egypt gas field - sources ...
Reuters
Italy's Eni is talking tooil companies including Lukoil, ExxonMobil,Total and BP about selling at least a 20percent stake in its giant gas field in Egypt, industry ...

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Uproar over Egypt's policy of state-dictated Friday sermons - Fox News Thu, 11 Aug 2016 18:35:00 GMT

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Uproar over Egypt's policy of state-dictated Friday sermons
Fox News
CAIRO – Inside a large mosque in the Nile Delta, an Egyptian cleric looked over his congregation as he climbed the pulpit clutching a piece of paper and began to speak — delivering a 13-minute discourse on the virtues of personal hygiene. For the ...

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