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Coptic diocese says hundreds attack church in Egypt - USA TODAY Sat, 23 Dec 2017 18:41:00 GMT

Coptic diocese says hundreds attack church in Egypt
USA TODAY
CAIRO — Hundreds of Muslim demonstrators attacked an unlicensed church south of Cairo wounding three people, an Egyptian Coptic Christian diocese said on Saturday, in the latest assault on members of the country's Christian minority. The incident took ...
In Egypt, Mary, Joseph, Jesus—and ISISDaily Beast
How ISIS Recruits in Egypt's PrisonsHuffPost
Coptic diocese says hundreds assault church in EgyptWashington Post
Daily Mail -Deutsche Welle -Vanguard
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Hundreds Storm Coptic Church in Egypt - Wall Street Journal Sat, 23 Dec 2017 11:25:00 GMT

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Hundreds Storm Coptic Church in Egypt
Wall Street Journal
CAIRO—An Egyptian Coptic Christian diocese said Saturday that hundreds of Muslim demonstrators had assaulted one of its churches. The diocese in Atfih said the incident in Giza just outside Cairo took place after Friday prayers when demonstrators ...

Egypt to Launch Building Project in Sinai: Sisi - U.S. News & World Report Sat, 23 Dec 2017 13:20:00 GMT

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Egypt to Launch Building Project in Sinai: Sisi
U.S. News & World Report
FILE PHOTO: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during a news conference in Cairo, Egypt December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool Reuters. CAIRO (Reuters) - President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday Egypt will in the ...
National project inaugurations will secure Egypt's future developmentEgypttoday (blog)
Egypt's Sisi vows to use "utmost violence" to eradicate terrorism in SinaiXinhua
Egypt's Sisi announces huge Sinai infrastructure projectThe New Arab
Ahram Online
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Egypt's health ministry says 13 killed in road accident - ABC News Sat, 23 Dec 2017 09:12:59 GMT

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Egypt's health ministry says 13 killed in road accident
ABC News
Egypt's Health Ministry says a deadly road accident has left 13 people dead and eight others injured in south Cairo. The ministry says Saturday's accident happened when a small bus crashed into a truck on the main road connecting the southern city of ...
Egypt road accidents leave 26 dead – Punch NewspapersThe Punch
Scores of Casualties in Egypt Road AccidentsAsharq Al-awsat English

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Mimi chooses for season two of 'Kalabsh' - Egypttoday (blog) Sat, 23 Dec 2017 15:05:02 GMT

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Mimi chooses for season two of 'Kalabsh'
Egypttoday (blog)
CAIRO – 23 December 2017: The famous Egyptian director Peter Mimi has chosen cast for the second season of “Kalabsh.” Season two will include a notable cast alongside famous Egyptian actor Amir Karara, including Ashraf Zaki, Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel Aziz ...

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Rights Groups Call on Egypt to Free Al-Jazeera Journalist - U.S. News & World Report Fri, 22 Dec 2017 16:13:00 GMT

Rights Groups Call on Egypt to Free Al-Jazeera Journalist
U.S. News & World Report
Rights Groups Call on Egypt to Free Al-Jazeera Journalist. Rights groups and other organizations have renewed calls on Egyptian authorities to release an Al-Jazeera journalist whose detention has passed the one-year mark. Dec. 22, 2017, at 11:13 a.m ...

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Egypt hopes to normalize ties with Turkey, FM Shoukry says - Daily Sabah Sat, 23 Dec 2017 10:51:16 GMT

Daily Sabah
Egypt hopes to normalize ties with Turkey, FM Shoukry says
Daily Sabah
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Saturday his country hoped to resume normal relations with Turkey. In an interview published by the state-run Akhbar Al Youm, Shoukry said Cairo had a permanent desire to overcome tension with Ankara. "There ...

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Al Jazeera demands Egypt release reporter held for year | News | Al ... - Aljazeera.com Thu, 21 Dec 2017 06:32:55 GMT

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Al Jazeera demands Egypt release reporter held for year | News | Al ...
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Egypt's actions against Mahmoud Hussein are in 'clear and blatant violation of his basic human rights', network says.

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Britain designates 2 militant groups in Egypt as 'terrorist' | Fox News - Fox News Fri, 22 Dec 2017 17:10:46 GMT

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Britain designates 2 militant groups in Egypt as 'terrorist' | Fox News
Fox News
Britain says it has designated two militant groups targeting Egyptian security personnel and public figures as terrorist organizations.
UK designates 'Hasm', 'Liwaa el-Thawra' militant groups in Egypt as 'terrorist'Al-Arabiya

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2017 in numbers: Egyptian projects in Hala'ib, Shalateen - Egypttoday (blog) Sat, 23 Dec 2017 17:06:18 GMT

Egypttoday (blog)
2017 in numbers: Egyptian projects in Hala'ib, Shalateen
Egypttoday (blog)
CAIRO – 23 December 2017: The Comprehensive Development Projects Program led by the Ministry of Agriculture is dedicated to the raising of living standards and constructing development projects in the south of the Red Sea governorate, specifically in ...

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