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Egypt's former grand mufti survives shooting west of Cairo - Washington Post Fri, 05 Aug 2016 13:57:44 GMT

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Egypt's former grand mufti survives shooting west of Cairo
Washington Post
CAIRO — Egypt's former grand mufti survived an attempt on his life in a western Cairo suburb when two masked gunmen opened fire as he was walking toward a mosque to hold Friday prayers, officials said. It was the first assassination attempt against a ...
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Head of Isis in Egypt killed by security forces - The Guardian Thu, 04 Aug 2016 22:03:00 GMT

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Head of Isis in Egypt killed by security forces
The Guardian
An Egyptian airstrike has killed the head of the Islamic State affiliate behind scores of deadly attacks on security forces and the suspected of downing a Russian airliner, the army has said. A posting on the Facebook page of the Egyptian military's ...
ISIS leader killed in Sinai, Egypt saysCNN
Egypt says army killed head of ISIL's Sinai branchAljazeera.com
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The ruining of Egypt - The Economist Thu, 04 Aug 2016 10:44:15 GMT

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The ruining of Egypt
The Economist
IN EGYPT they are the shabab al-ahawe, “coffee-shop guys”; in Algeria they are the hittistes, “those who lean with their backs to the wall”; in Morocco they go by the French term, diplômés chômeurs, “graduate-jobless”. Across the Arab world the ranks ...
Can Sisi's new investment council save Egypt's economy?Al-Monitor
Christian Children Reveal Horror of Radical Muslim Attacks in EgyptChristian Post
Egypt's economic noose tightens around Sisi's neckMiddle East Eye

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The Israel-Egypt partnership deepens - The Hill (blog) Fri, 05 Aug 2016 18:28:21 GMT

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The Israel-Egypt partnership deepens
The Hill (blog)
In decades past, Israeli leaders saw Egypt they way they now do Iran: the existential threat around which virtually all other strategy revolved. The 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty ended the state of war between them, but persistent Israeli-Palestinian ...

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Egypt's solar power delays clouds outlook for foreign investors - The Globe and Mail Fri, 05 Aug 2016 14:31:09 GMT

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Egypt's solar power delays clouds outlook for foreign investors
The Globe and Mail
When Egypt announced plans to develop renewable power in 2014, investors piled in, drawn by year-round sunshine and chronic electricity shortages. Two years on, many projects have stalled, hitting confidence among foreign investors Egypt sorely needs.

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Bafana to host Egypt in Mandela Challenge - Sport24 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 21:39:00 GMT

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Bafana to host Egypt in Mandela Challenge
Sport24
“The clash against Egypt could not have come at such an important time on our football calendar. We will use this match and the one before it against Mauritania to fine tune the team for the upcoming World Cup qualifier against Burkina Faso. Egypt have ...

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In Egypt, an Italian student stirred suspicion before he died - Reuters Thu, 04 Aug 2016 08:29:54 GMT

In Egypt, an Italian student stirred suspicion before he died
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CAMBRIDGE, England – Ten days before he vanished, Italian doctoral student Giulio Regeni made a Skype call from his Cairo flat to an academic in Germany. It was the middle of January and Egyptian police were braced for political protests ahead of the ...

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Egypt receives new advanced warship from Russia - Al-Arabiya Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:39:23 GMT

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Egypt receives new advanced warship from Russia
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The Egyptian armed forces received an advanced new warship from Russia on Thursday, Egypt's military said in a statement. “Granted by Russia to Egypt as part of mutual military cooperation between Cairo and Moscow,” the English-language state-owned ...

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A Gloomy Egypt Sees Its International Influence Wither Away - New York Times Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:02:59 GMT

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A Gloomy Egypt Sees Its International Influence Wither Away
New York Times
Since it made peace with Israel in 1979, Egypt has served as the fulcrum of American influence in the Arab world. The Egyptian and American militaries have cooperated closely for decades, and Egypt went to war against Saddam Hussein alongside United ...
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Egyptian Women's Hijab Dilemma: To Wear or Not to Wear - Voice of America Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:20:57 GMT

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Egyptian Women's Hijab Dilemma: To Wear or Not to Wear
Voice of America
August 05, 2016 1:19 PM. CAIRO—. Many Muslim women in Egypt wear the hijab by choice. For them, it represents piety - and in Egypt, religion is in fashion. “I wear it to get closer to God and make Him happy in whatever way I can,” says Mai Hisham, ...

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