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As Egypt Struggles, a Black Market Emerges for Dollars - Wall Street Journal Mon, 29 Aug 2016 21:22:34 GMT

Wall Street Journal

As Egypt Struggles, a Black Market Emerges for Dollars Wall Street Journal In a working-class suburb of the Egyptian capital, Kamal sells suitcases and handbags out of a small shop. He also delivers U.S. dollars stashed in plastic bags once a rate is agreed to over the phone. The 45-year-old dealer is part of a black market ... and more »

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'May God Protect Us From the Backlash in the Streets': Egypt's New Law on Churches Angers Christian Critics - TheBlaze.com Tue, 30 Aug 2016 23:14:01 GMT

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'May God Protect Us From the Backlash in the Streets': Egypt's New Law on Churches Angers Christian Critics TheBlaze.com CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's lawmakers on Tuesday passed the country's first law spelling out the rules for building a church, a step Christians have long hoped would free up construction that was often blocked by authorities. But angry critics in the ... Will Egypt take step towards religious freedom with new law?Catholic News Agency Egypt parliament adopts disputed law on churchesAl-Arabiya Egypt parliament approves new church building lawAhram Online The Daily Star all 15 news articles »

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Reporting From Egypt On The Day 'There Was A Rip In The Fabric Of Society' - NPR Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:30:40 GMT

Reporting From Egypt On The Day 'There Was A Rip In The Fabric Of Society' NPR For more than five years, NPR's Leila Fadel has been reporting from Cairo. She looks back on that time — from the optimism she arrived with to the massacre that tore Egyptian society apart. DAVID GREENE, HOST: When you're a foreign correspondent, ...

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Egypt opens Gaza border crossing for Palestinian pilgrimage - UPI.com Tue, 30 Aug 2016 18:48:19 GMT

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Egypt opens Gaza border crossing for Palestinian pilgrimage UPI.com Palestinian Muslim pilgrims arrive at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday ahead of their departure to the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca. The crossing is normally closed but Egypt ... Egypt opens Gaza border crossing for Muslim pilgrimageColorado Springs Gazette Egypt Opens Rafah-Gaza Crossing for Hajj Pilgrimage to MeccaThe Jewish Press Egypt Opens Rafah Border Crossing to Gaza for Three DaysInternational Middle East Media Center Petra News Agency -Business Standard all 15 news articles »

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How Egypt plans to 'return to Africa' - Al-Monitor Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:08:08 GMT

Al-Monitor

How Egypt plans to 'return to Africa' Al-Monitor CAIRO — Representatives from Egypt, other African nations and Japan met in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 27 for the launch of the sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Summit. According to TICAD's official website, the conference ...

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Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Frozen Strawberries From Egypt - ABC News Tue, 30 Aug 2016 14:29:09 GMT

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Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Frozen Strawberries From Egypt ABC News 12 when officials from the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention noticed multiple people sickened by the same strain of hepatitis A. The outbreak has now been linked to frozen strawberries from Egypt that were used in smoothies at Tropical ... Egyptian Strawberries 'Thought to be the Source' of Hepatitis Outbreak in USACNSNews.com 40 Cases of Hepatitis A Linked to Smoothies With Egyptian-Sourced BerriesComplex all 19 news articles »

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When Egypt Goes to the Beach - New York Times Sun, 28 Aug 2016 22:42:55 GMT

When Egypt Goes to the Beach New York Times Cairo — I paused for a second as I packed for a last-minute break on Egypt's North Coast, known as Sahel in Arabic. Should I take my bikini? Or a one-piece? Or what? I hadn't been to the beach in Egypt for years and was unsure of what now passed for ...

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Four soldiers hurt in militant attack in Egypt's Sinai - Anadolu Agency Tue, 30 Aug 2016 12:16:32 GMT

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Four soldiers hurt in militant attack in Egypt's Sinai Anadolu Agency No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Since mid-2013, when Mohamed Morsi -- Egypt's first democratically-elected president -- was ousted in a military coup, hundreds of Egyptian security personnel have been killed in Sinai amid an ... Egypt Chipping Away at Energy Debt, but Billions RemainForbes International experts in Egypt to inspect Metrojet wreckageReuters Sinai attacks decline as Egypt's fight against IS yields resultsThe Times of Israel News24 -Sputnik International all 36 news articles »

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What's next for Egypt's corruption battle following minister's ... - Al-Monitor Tue, 30 Aug 2016 20:33:05 GMT

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What's next for Egypt's corruption battle following minister's ... Al-Monitor Egyptian Minister of Supply Khaled Hanafy resigns amid a wheat scandal, but questions remain about official efforts to battle corruption. Egypt prosecutor sifts wheat from chaff in corruption probe | Middle ...Middle East Eye Second defendant released on bail in Egypt wheat corruption case ...Ahram Online all 6 news articles »

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Egypt Fungus-Wheat Ban Fuels Confusion, Higher-Price Concern - AgWeb Tue, 30 Aug 2016 05:57:37 GMT

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Egypt Fungus-Wheat Ban Fuels Confusion, Higher-Price Concern AgWeb Egypt will no longer accept imported wheat containing any traces of the ergot fungus, the Agriculture Ministry said, sowing fresh regulatory confusion that has hampered shipments to the world's biggest buyer of the grain. The new ruling runs counter to ... Egypt's parliament chief refers wheat corruption report to prosecutor gene...Reuters all 63 news articles »