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Egypt attracts foreign investment as currency falls - Financial Times Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:02:42 GMT

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Egypt attracts foreign investment as currency falls
Financial Times
It was the nettle that successive Egyptian governments had consistently shied away from grasping but could no longer avoid: the full float of the currency. Finally adopted in November 2016, the Egyptian pound halved in value against the dollar ...

Ibrahim Halawa's family call for legal action against Egypt - BBC News Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:26:05 GMT

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Ibrahim Halawa's family call for legal action against Egypt
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The family of an Irishman who has been imprisoned without trial in Egypt since 2013 has called on the Irish government to take international legal action. Ibrahim Halawa, now 21, was 17 when he was arrested with three of his sisters during a siege at a ...
Ibrahim Halawa trial postponed for 20th time in EgyptRTE.ie
Government to send medical expert to Egypt for Ibrahim HalawaIrish Times
Government Asks Egypt For Medical Assessment Of Ibrahim HalawaTodayFM

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Over 400 students fall ill of Egypt army's school meals - The ... - Washington Post Wed, 22 Mar 2017 16:40:26 GMT

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Over 400 students fall ill of Egypt army's school meals - The ...
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At least 435 students fell ill of suspected food poisoning in public schools across Egypt on Tuesday and Wednesday after consuming government-issued school ...
Over 400 students fall ill of Egypt army's school mealsNews24
UPDATED: Hundreds more students treated for food poisoning in EgyptAhram Online

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Neolithic rock art discovered in Egypt - UPI.com - UPI.com Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:40:04 GMT

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Neolithic rock art discovered in Egypt - UPI.com
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Newly discovered rock art may offer a link between the Neolithic period and Ancient Egyptian culture.
Egyptian ritual images from the Neolithic period - Phys.orgPhys.Org

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Egypt camel racers hope desert sport will spread to fresh pastures ... - Reuters Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:15:24 GMT

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Egypt camel racers hope desert sport will spread to fresh pastures ...
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On a desert track in eastern Egypt camels race across the sand, urged on by their young jockeys and a convoy of cars speeding alongside them.

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Egypt, Sudan schedule talks after disputed territory escalation - The New Arab Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:50:09 GMT

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Egypt, Sudan schedule talks after disputed territory escalation
The New Arab
Egypt and Sudan are scheduled to hold discussions in Khartoum in April, Egypt's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, two days after Sudan made moves on disputed territory on the Egypt-Sudan border. Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry ...
Egypt: Sudan and Egypt - No Tolerance for Attempts Seeking to Debase or Disgrace Any SideAllAfrica.com
Egypt, Sudan reject any attempt to affect their relationsEgypt SIS (press release)

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Lebanese PM's visit to Egypt - Egypt SIS (press release) Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:34:54 GMT

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Lebanese PM's visit to Egypt
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President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, currently on a visit to Egypt. Talks tackled expanding cooperation between Egypt and Lebanon in addition to the latest Arab developments. The meeting took up several issues of ...
Why Egypt's Sisi is pushing Abbas-Dahlan reconciliationAl-Monitor
Egyptian, Palestinian leaders meet for reconciliation talksNews24
Egyptian women participated effectively in saving Egypt from extremism: Al-Sisi - Daily News EgyptDaily News Egypt
The New Indian Express -Middle East Monitor
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BA and Easyjet laptop ban 'in force by Saturday' - BBC News Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:21:04 GMT

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BA and Easyjet laptop ban 'in force by Saturday'
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The cabin baggage ban on laptops and tablets on direct flights to the UK from six countries will be in place by Saturday, the government has confirmed. Passengers travelling from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia must put big ...
A New Start For Egypt And Saudi Arabia's Weathered RelationshipOilPrice.com
Passengers From Egypt, Saudi, UAE And 5 Other Countries Can't Carry iPads, Laptops On US-Bound Flights AnymoreIndiatimes.com

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Checking in with Bassem Youssef, “the Jon Stewart of Egypt” - PGH City Paper Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:09:45 GMT

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Checking in with Bassem Youssef, “the Jon Stewart of Egypt”
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Youssef, 43, a cardiac surgeon by training, was once the quick-witted if unlikely host of AlBernameg, the Daily Show-like satiric news program that was Egypt's highest-rated TV show. Youssef's mockery of the government got him arrested and interrogated ...

Are women the solution to Egypt's economic problems? - Al-Monitor Wed, 22 Mar 2017 22:07:30 GMT

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Are women the solution to Egypt's economic problems?
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CAIRO — Efforts and programs calling for the empowerment of women at all levels, especially the economic level, have become an important part of the statements and plans of international organizations and Egyptian institutions. Hassan Behnam, general ...