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Egypt shuts El Nadeem Centre for torture victims - Aljazeera.com Thu, 09 Feb 2017 16:53:22 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Egypt shuts El Nadeem Centre for torture victims Aljazeera.com Egyptian authorities have closed the offices of a prominent human rights group that helps victims of violence and torture, according to the organisation and a police official quoted by the AFP news agency. El Nadeem Centre for the Rehabilitation of ... Widening Crackdown, Egypt Shutters Group That Treats Torture VictimsNew York Times Egypt shuts down organization treating torture victimsThe Spokesman-Review Egypt shuts torture victims treatment center: lawyerReuters Amnesty International all 19 news articles »

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Rights Groups Fear Egypt's Sissi Will Intensify Crackdown on Dissent - Voice of America Thu, 09 Feb 2017 19:48:37 GMT

Voice of America

Rights Groups Fear Egypt's Sissi Will Intensify Crackdown on Dissent Voice of America Egyptian officials are buoyed by media reports that U.S. President Donald Trump is considering designating as a terrorist organization the Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Islamist movement Egypt's general-turned-president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has ...

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Highly-trained Hamas commandos head to Egypt to team-up with terror group ISIS - The Sun Thu, 09 Feb 2017 13:35:00 GMT

The Sun

Highly-trained Hamas commandos head to Egypt to team-up with terror group ISIS The Sun ... which already has a heavy ISIS presence, reports the Times of Israel. Highly-trained bomb makers are among those said to have joined up with Islamis State jihadis. ISIS has carried out a string of bloody attacks targeting both civilians and the ... Egypt, Israel or accident? Mystery shrouds Gaza tunnel blastThe Times of Israel Hamas blames Israel for Gaza tunnel attack; Report claims it was EgyptJerusalem Post Israel News Israeli jets strike Gaza-Egypt border areaThe Sydney Morning Herald News24 -ABC News -Hindustan Times all 144 news articles »

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Captivated by Egypt since childhood, a traveler finally visits the Great Pyramid - Washington Post Thu, 09 Feb 2017 20:22:23 GMT

Washington Post

Captivated by Egypt since childhood, a traveler finally visits the Great Pyramid Washington Post Where, when, why: I've always been fascinated by Egypt — I grew up watching Egyptologist Zahi Hawass on PBS, read all about Tutankhamen and watched the movie “The Mummy” too many times to count. So, when I graduated high school in 2011, my ...

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Prehistoric Stone Ax Returned to Egypt - Archaeology Thu, 09 Feb 2017 20:58:18 GMT

Archaeology

Prehistoric Stone Ax Returned to Egypt Archaeology BRUSSELS, BELGIUM—Ahram Online reports that scientists at Louvain University handed over a 35,000-year-old ax to the Egyptian Embassy in Brussels. The stone ax was discovered by an excavation team from Louvain University at the Nazlet Khater ...

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Israeli military shoots down rockets fired from Egypt - Washington Post Wed, 08 Feb 2017 21:47:23 GMT

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Israeli military shoots down rockets fired from Egypt Washington Post JERUSALEM — The Israeli military says its missile defense system has intercepted several rockets fired from Egypt toward the southern Israeli city of Eilat. The military said sirens sounded in Eilat late Wednesday. Israeli Army Radio said residents ... IS claims rocket fire at Israel resort from EgyptYahoo News ISIS reportedly responsible for rockets fired from Egypt into EilatJerusalem Post Israel News Isis claims it attacked Israeli port of Eilat with rockets launched from EgyptThe Independent Khaleej Times -World Tribune -Daily Mail all 72 news articles »

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Egypt: Workers Charged over Protests | Human Rights Watch - Human Rights Watch Thu, 09 Feb 2017 05:09:14 GMT

Human Rights Watch

Egypt: Workers Charged over Protests | Human Rights Watch Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Egyptian prosecutors should drop all charges against at least 26 workers who were arrested and charged in recent months in connection with peaceful ... and more »

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Egypt Said to Clear Backlog of Investors Repatriating Funds - Bloomberg Thu, 09 Feb 2017 20:45:59 GMT

Bloomberg

Egypt Said to Clear Backlog of Investors Repatriating Funds Bloomberg Egypt has cleared the backlog of investors seeking to repatriate funds, a central bank official said, a further indication that the shortage of hard currency that crippled the economy is easing. The official, who asked not to be identified because the ... and more »

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Quality, supply chain verified by Cotton Egypt Assn: Welspun - Moneycontrol.com Thu, 09 Feb 2017 12:19:30 GMT

Moneycontrol.com

Quality, supply chain verified by Cotton Egypt Assn: Welspun Moneycontrol.com Home linen major Welspun India Ltd (WIL) today said Cotton Egypt Association (CEA) has verified its quality and supply chain reliability processes while also announcing a pact to promote and market the African country's cotton products worldwide. Welspun to invest ₹20 cr in Egyptian cotton promotionHindu Business Line Welspun India surges over 7% on signing pact with Egypt Cotton AssociationEconomic Times Welspun India inks pact with Cotton Egypt AssociationLivemint ETRetail.com -Forbes India -Business Standard all 10 news articles »

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Trump presidency heralds new era of closer ties with Egypt - Reuters Wed, 08 Feb 2017 17:48:54 GMT

Reuters

Trump presidency heralds new era of closer ties with Egypt Reuters In contrast, weeks into Trump's presidency, the White House has already discussed declaring the Brotherhood a terrorist group - sure to be welcomed by Sisi, who was condemned by Obama for his crackdown on Egypt's oldest Islamist group. Egyptian and ... and more »