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Egyptian Court Rules Against Government Bid To Give Two Islands To Saudi Arabia - NPR Mon, 16 Jan 2017 15:47:26 GMT

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Egyptian Court Rules Against Government Bid To Give Two Islands To Saudi Arabia NPR This started last April, when Sissi announced that he planned to give the territory to Saudi Arabia during a visit to the kingdom. Saudi Arabia has given Egypt billions of dollars in aid since the 2013 ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, which ... Egyptian court rejects government attempt to give islands to Saudi ArabiaWashington Post Egypt Court Strikes Down Islands Deal in Blow to PresidentNew York Times Egypt court blocks transfer of Red Sea islands to Saudi ArabiaCNN The Guardian -Wall Street Journal -BBC News all 88 news articles »

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Six reported dead in attack on security checkpoint in Egypt | Fox News - Fox News Mon, 16 Jan 2017 21:04:16 GMT

Fox News

Six reported dead in attack on security checkpoint in Egypt | Fox News Fox News An attack on a security checkpoint in Egypt's Western Desert killed at least six people Monday, state media reported. Gunmen open fire at checkpoint in southwest Egypt, kill 8 policemen: GovtHindustan Times Eight killed in attack on police checkpoint in Egypt's Western DesertReuters Egypt Says Gunmen Kill 8 Policemen at Desert CheckpointABC News Times of India -Business Standard -Press TV all 17 news articles »

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Egypt drops case against mob that attacked Christian woman - Fox News Sun, 15 Jan 2017 18:34:56 GMT

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Egypt drops case against mob that attacked Christian woman Fox News CAIRO – Egyptian prosecutors have thrown out a case brought by an elderly Christian woman against several members of a Muslim mob who stripped off her clothes and paraded her naked through the streets, her lawyer said Sunday. Last May's assault in ... Egypt drops case against men accused of beating Christian grandmother – but prosecutes her son for adulteryTelegraph.co.uk Egypt: Case dropped against Muslim mob accused of parading ...International Business Times UK Egypt Drops Case Against Muslim Mob Accused of Attacking Christian Woman, Stripping Her NakedChristian Post all 9 news articles »

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Mali v Egypt (Tuesday) - BBC Sport Mon, 16 Jan 2017 13:59:56 GMT

BBC Sport

Mali v Egypt (Tuesday) BBC Sport Egypt goalkeeper Essam El Hadary will become the oldest player to compete at the African Nations Cup finals if he plays against Mali. But El Hadary, who turned 44 on Sunday, is not certain of his place as Egypt insist a choice has yet to be made ... AFCON: Five Egypt v Mali factsVanguard Soccer-Tricky start for Egypt on Nations Cup returnYahoo Sports Mali vs Egypt: Prediction, head to head, squads, UK start time and betting odds – AFCON 2017 previewEvening Standard Daily News Egypt -beIN SPORTS -eNCA all 35 news articles »

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Foreign Purchases of Egypt Debt May Reach $11 Billion - Bloomberg Sun, 15 Jan 2017 16:29:58 GMT

Bloomberg

Foreign Purchases of Egypt Debt May Reach $11 Billion Bloomberg Egypt sees foreigners buying as much as $10 billion to $11 billion in local Treasury bills and bonds in the coming period, Finance Minister Amr El-Garhy told reporters Sunday. Government moves to reform the economy and growing investor confidence are ... Egypt says foreign investment in treasuries set to reach $10-11 bln in one yearReuters Egypt sees budget deficit of 5pct in Jul-Dec of 2016/17, targets 10pct in full fiscal yearAhram Online Finance Minister announces terms of IMF loan agreementDaily News Egypt Al-Arabiya -Reuters Africa all 13 news articles »

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Egypt sees gas self-sufficiency by 2018 - Globes Mon, 16 Jan 2017 15:33:26 GMT

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Egypt sees gas self-sufficiency by 2018 Globes Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Tarek el-Molla expects Egypt to supply all of its own natural gas needs within two years, the Zawya news website, owned by Reuters news agency, has reported. This further reduces the chances of exporting gas from Israel's ... and more »

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Sinai residents accuse state of extrajudicial killings - Aljazeera.com Sun, 15 Jan 2017 22:18:45 GMT

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Sinai residents accuse state of extrajudicial killings Aljazeera.com Egyptians in El Arish, a city in the north of the Sinai Peninsula, are accusing the government of the extra-judicial killing of 10 youths by security forces. The Egyptian interior ministry, which heads the security forces, said on Friday that members ... Sinai: Eastern Gate of Egypt Defies ExtremistsAsharq Al-awsat English Residents of Egypt's Northern Sinai Threaten ProtestsABC News Residents of Egypt's Al-Arish demand investigation into police raidAhram Online all 13 news articles »

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Belarus president's visit to Egypt over - Belarus News (BelTA) Mon, 16 Jan 2017 13:44:27 GMT

Belarus News (BelTA)

Belarus president's visit to Egypt over Belarus News (BelTA) After that Alexander Lukashenko and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi took part in the opening ceremony of the Belarusian-Egyptian business forum. During the forum it was stated that new horizons are opening up in Belarus-Egypt cooperation. In particular, Belarus ... Egypt, Belarus working to reach a free trade agreement: SisiAhram Online Al-Sisi highlights measures to stimulate investment during opening of Egyptian-Belarusian Business ForumDaily News Egypt Egyptian comedy group's final middle finger to their presidentThe Observers (blog) Bloomberg all 49 news articles »

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Egypt retains the region's highest economic strength assessment: Moody's - Daily News Egypt Mon, 16 Jan 2017 15:05:58 GMT

Daily News Egypt

Egypt retains the region's highest economic strength assessment: Moody's Daily News Egypt Egypt has implemented a number of credit-positive reforms in 2016 as part of its three-year $12bn loan programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in November 2016. These included the introduction of a value-added tax (VAT) in August 2016 and ... and more »

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Rights group slams Egypt's record in 2016 - Washington Post Thu, 12 Jan 2017 15:58:19 GMT

Rights group slams Egypt's record in 2016 Washington Post CAIRO — Egypt has banned public criticism of the government, Human Rights Watch said Thursday, with hundreds of people disappearing at the hands of security forces and detainees routinely tortured. In its “World Report 2017,” the New York-based ... and more »