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Death toll in migrant shipwreck off Egypt rises to 202 - Reuters Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:53:00 GMT

Reuters

Death toll in migrant shipwreck off Egypt rises to 202 Reuters CAIRO Thirty-three bodies were recovered on Tuesday as a wreck of boat that sank off Egypt last week with hundreds of migrants aboard was lifted from the depths, raising the confirmed death toll to 202, a local official said. The boat capsized off the ... Toll From Egypt Migrant Boat Sinking Rises to More Than 200ABC News Fears of Migrant 'Exodus' from EgyptBreitbart News 194 dead in Egypt migrant shipwreckNEWS.com.au Xinhua -Aljazeera.com all 201 news articles »

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Egypt Hires Swiss Firm SGS to Inspect Wheat After Ergot U-Turn - AgWeb Tue, 27 Sep 2016 20:19:42 GMT

AgWeb

Egypt Hires Swiss Firm SGS to Inspect Wheat After Ergot U-Turn AgWeb Egypt will hire SGS SA, a Geneva-based inspection service, to review wheat cargoes, a move that may ease trader concerns about the country's frequently changing import standards. SGS will examine imported wheat at origin and arrival ports, Hamed ... Egypt's move to ditch government wheat inspectors upsets tradersReuters Egypt hires Swiss firm to inspect imported wheat shipmentsAhram Online Egypt in talks to end Russia banFruitnet Sputnik International -Business Recorder (press release) (registration) (blog) -New York Times all 47 news articles »

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Strong bilateral relations promote China-Egypt investment cooperation: Egypt's trade minister - Xinhua Tue, 27 Sep 2016 23:23:31 GMT

Xinhua

Strong bilateral relations promote China-Egypt investment cooperation: Egypt's trade minister Xinhua Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Song Aiguo (C) applauds with guests when cutting a cake at a reception celebrating the 67th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Cairo, Egypt, on Sept. 27, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe). CAIRO ...

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Irishman writes of prison hell in Egypt as peers graduate - Irish Examiner Wed, 28 Sep 2016 00:00:08 GMT

Irish Examiner

Irishman writes of prison hell in Egypt as peers graduate Irish Examiner While his peers are busy getting ready to graduate from universities all across the country, a young Irish man has described being subjected to “physical and mental torture” in a crowded Egyptian prison. In a handwritten letter seen by the Irish ... and more »

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Egypt's Scorpion prison: Inmates dying due to lack of medical care, says HRW - Middle East Eye Tue, 27 Sep 2016 23:16:18 GMT

Middle East Eye

Egypt's Scorpion prison: Inmates dying due to lack of medical care, says HRW Middle East Eye The routine abuse of political prisoners in Egypt's most notorious jail may have led to the deaths of some, Human Rights Watch has said. Staff at Cairo's Tora Maximum Security Prison – known as Scorpion Prison – have severely assaulted inmates, refused ... and more »

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

New York Times

Egypt Recovers Over 160 Bodies From Sunken Migrant Boat New York Times 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. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS on Publish Date September 24, 2016. Photo by Agence ... Death toll in migrant shipwreck off Egypt rises to 300The Guardian 162 Bodies Retrieved After Migrant Boat Capsizes off EgyptABC News Egypt's Sisi promises justice after migrant ship capsizeReuters CNN -Aljazeera.com -BBC News all 334 news articles »

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Egypt's former top auditor says his trial is political - Al-Monitor - Al-Monitor Tue, 27 Sep 2016 00:20:45 GMT

Al-Monitor

Egypt's former top auditor says his trial is political - Al-Monitor Al-Monitor In an interview with Al-Monitor, the former head of Egypt's Accountability State Authority, Hisham Geneina, speaks about his controversial statements on ... and more »

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Egypt: Stopping A Massacre At A Newspaper - Huffington Post Tue, 27 Sep 2016 13:08:10 GMT

Egypt: Stopping A Massacre At A Newspaper Huffington Post In the days that followed January 26, 2011, the showdown between the Egyptian people and the government continued. And while the number of demonstrators in Tahrir Square grew, the uprising was not confined to Cairo. In the city of Suez, the crowds were ...

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Egypt's aviation minister & Russia's transport minister presser cancelled - Ahram Online Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:28:15 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt's aviation minister & Russia's transport minister presser cancelled Ahram Online Russian Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov arrived in Egypt on Tuesday for talks with President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on the resumption of flights between the two countries. It is unclear if Sokolov, who leaves Cairo on Tuesday, will hold a press ... and more »

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BP inks three Egypt amendments - OE Digital Tue, 27 Sep 2016 20:27:27 GMT

Reuters

BP inks three Egypt amendments OE Digital BP will also drill additional wells in Ras El Barr and Temsah areas that are expected to bring significant gas to the Egyptian domestic market, Mekawi said. BP holds a 50% interest in Temsah and Ras El Barr, and a 25% interest in the Nile Delta ... BP signs three concession amendments with EgyptReuters all 7 news articles »