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Egypt Recovers Over 160 Bodies From Sunken Migrant Boat - New York Times Fri, 23 Sep 2016 19:25:24 GMT

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Egypt Recovers Over 160 Bodies From Sunken Migrant Boat
New York Times
CAIRO — The Egyptian authorities said Friday that they had recovered 162 bodies after the sinking of a ship full of mostly Egyptian migrants in the Mediterranean this week. The death toll, which is expected to rise to nearly 300, reflects the mounting ...
Death toll in migrant shipwreck off Egypt rises to 300The Guardian
The Latest: 162 bodies recovered after Egypt boat tragedyWashington Post
Over 160 bodies recovered from Egypt refugee shipwreckAljazeera.com
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It used to be a busy Egyptian resort. Then an airplane fell from the sky. - Washington Post Fri, 23 Sep 2016 08:03:16 GMT

Washington Post

It used to be a busy Egyptian resort. Then an airplane fell from the sky.
Washington Post
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt —Last year during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, this stunning Red Sea resort town was crowded with tourists from all around the world. During the same festival season last week, the beaches were half-filled, and hotel ...

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Egypt and Iran have the same problem — and the same answer - Washington Post Thu, 22 Sep 2016 23:43:35 GMT

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Egypt and Iran have the same problem — and the same answer
Washington Post
NEW YORK. What do the presidents of Egypt and Iran, two countries across the Sunni-Shiite chasm in the Middle East, have in common? A lot, it turns out, including preoccupation with their internal stability and hunger for economic growth. Both talk ...

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Netizen Report: Internet Shutdowns Are Ever-Present in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula - Slate Magazine (blog) Fri, 23 Sep 2016 21:02:20 GMT

Slate Magazine (blog)

Netizen Report: Internet Shutdowns Are Ever-Present in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
Slate Magazine (blog)
17, citizens in Egypt's North Sinai region weathered a shutdown of phone and Internet services that went on for at least eight hours. Al-Masry Al-Youm reports that service has been restored in most areas of the region, but there's little hope that ...


Egypt shipwreck: Four arrested, 'death toll 'to rise' - Aljazeera.com Thu, 22 Sep 2016 14:47:35 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Egypt shipwreck: Four arrested, 'death toll 'to rise'
Aljazeera.com
Egyptian authorities have arrested four people in connection with the death of at least 43 refugees whose Europe-bound boat capsized off Egypt's Mediterranean coast. Officials said on Thursday that the four were members of the vessel's crew, and would ...
Migrant Boat Capsizes Off Egypt, Killing at Least 42New York Times
Dozens drown after migrant boat capsizes off Egypt's coastWashington Post
Egypt migrant boat capsize: Hundreds feared deadBBC News
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Egypt takes new approach to tourism - Al-Monitor Fri, 23 Sep 2016 21:01:34 GMT

Al-Monitor

Egypt takes new approach to tourism
Al-Monitor
Tourism in Egypt has been suffering severely for the past five years. According to an economic performance report issued Sept. 5 by the Ministry of Planning, the tourism sector shrank by 34% during the period from January to March, compared with 9.3% ...


Trump praises Egypt's al-Sisi: 'He's a fantastic guy' - POLITICO - Politico Fri, 23 Sep 2016 01:46:25 GMT

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More than 100 bodies recovered from Egypt migrant shipwreck: Officials - Times of India Fri, 23 Sep 2016 12:17:13 GMT

Times of India

More than 100 bodies recovered from Egypt migrant shipwreck: Officials
Times of India
CAIRO: Rescuers recovered 53 bodies on Friday from a migrant boat that capsized off the Egyptian coast, bringing the death toll from the disaster to at least 108, a health ministry official said. "There have been 53 bodies recovered as of 11 am (0900 ...

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Egypt reverses zero tolerance policy over wheat fungus - Financial Times Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:28:14 GMT

Financial Times

Egypt reverses zero tolerance policy over wheat fungus
Financial Times
The government said it was reinstating the international threshold of 0.05 per cent tolerance level for the fungus, which is a hallucinogenic but considered harmless in small quantities. “The cabinet has decided to work according to Egyptian standards ...
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Egypt edge Italy in extra-time thriller - FIFA.com Fri, 23 Sep 2016 03:07:59 GMT

Egypt edge Italy in extra-time thriller
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Abdelrahman Elashwal scored a hat-trick, capped by a extra-time winner, as Egypt saw off Italy with a 4-3 scoreline to earn passage into the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 quarter-finals on Thursday. A fascinating first half was played out in Cali ...