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Hundreds mourn bombing victims at Egypt church - ABC News Sun, 16 Apr 2017 20:11:14 GMT

Express.co.uk

Hundreds mourn bombing victims at Egypt church ABC News Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Mar Girgis church in Tanta, Egypt, on Easter Sunday, one week after twin bombings claimed the lives of 45 people and sent the country into a state of emergency. The Coptic Christian church was the site of the first ... Egypt arrests 13 'preparing attacks': ministryeNCA Terror fears mount for Pope Francis visit as ISIS look to 'purify' Egypt of ChristiansExpress.co.uk Despite Bombings, Egypts Martyred Christian Church Celebrates EasterDaily Beast Minneapolis Star Tribune -New York Times -Malaysiakini (subscription) -CNN all 437 news articles »

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Egypt frees US charity worker held for three years in pretrial detention - Washington Post Sun, 16 Apr 2017 17:49:25 GMT

Washington Post

Egypt frees US charity worker held for three years in pretrial detention Washington Post CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Saturday acquitted a U.S. charity worker who had spent almost three years in pretrial detention for her work with an organization helping street children. Police arrested Aya Hijazi, her husband and six others in May 2014 ... American Aid Worker Is Cleared of Child Abuse Charges in EgyptNew York Times Egyptian court clears American woman of child abuse charges after human rights criticismFox News Egypt acquits American woman detained for 3 yearsWichita Eagle Aljazeera.com -Deutsche Welle -BBC News all 37 news articles »

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Israelis Sue Government To Go To Egypt On Passover – The Forward - Forward Sun, 16 Apr 2017 11:52:29 GMT

Forward

Israelis Sue Government To Go To Egypt On Passover – The Forward Forward On the Passover holiday, Jews commemorate the exodus from Egypt. But this Passover, two Israeli Jews are suing their government to go to Egypt. and more »

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Between Sissi and Morsi, Egyptian Cinema Remains a Slave to Politics - Haaretz Sun, 16 Apr 2017 18:48:30 GMT

Haaretz

Between Sissi and Morsi, Egyptian Cinema Remains a Slave to Politics Haaretz In February 2012, when the Muslim Brotherhood led Egypt following its sweeping victory in the elections a year earlier, the famous actor and director Adel Imam was sentenced to three years in prison. Intellectuals, theater people, journalists and the ...

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1 dead in Egypt gas pipeline explosion - Wichita Eagle Sat, 15 Apr 2017 14:41:00 GMT

The New Arab

1 dead in Egypt gas pipeline explosion Wichita Eagle Egypt's Health Ministry says that one person was killed and 17 were injured when the driver of a vehicle used in sewage system maintenance in a Cairo suburb accidentally struck a main gas pipeline, causing an explosion. Health Ministry spokesman Khaled ... One dead, 17 injured in Egypt gas pipeline explosionThe New Arab all 7 news articles »

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Egypt Declares State of Emergency, as Attacks Undercut Promise of Security - New York Times Mon, 10 Apr 2017 05:14:15 GMT

New York Times

Egypt Declares State of Emergency, as Attacks Undercut Promise of Security New York Times TANTA, Egypt — Rattling a country already wrestling with a faltering economy and deepening political malaise, two suicide bombings that killed 44 people at Coptic churches in Egypt on Palm Sunday raised the specter of increased sectarian bloodshed led ... Dozens Killed As 2 Attacks Target Coptic Christians In EgyptNPR Egypt on edge as Christians bury dead from church attacksLA Daily News Egypt Cabinet OKs state of emergency after Palm Sunday church bombingsCNN Washington Post -Los Angeles Times -Reuters all 2,020 news articles »

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Court jails former Egypt minister - The Japan News Sun, 16 Apr 2017 18:01:00 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Court jails former Egypt minister The Japan News The verdict can be appealed against before Egypt's top civil court, the Court of Cassation. A long-serving official at the head of Egypt's feared internal security apparatus, Adly was acquitted of other graft charges two years ago. He was also cleared ... Habib el-Adly: Seven-year jail sentence for corruptionAljazeera.com all 12 news articles »

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After Attacks, Egypt's Pope Curbs Easter Celebrations - Voice of America Fri, 14 Apr 2017 22:59:32 GMT

Voice of America

After Attacks, Egypt's Pope Curbs Easter Celebrations Voice of America Over the past decades, they have been the immediate targets of Islamic extremists as Egypt's Orthodox Coptic Christians strongly supported longtime autocratic President Hosni Mubarak before his ouster in 2011. They rallied behind el-Sissi in 2013 as he ... and more »

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Egypt lawyer gets 10 years, social media ban for Facebook posts - BBC News Thu, 13 Apr 2017 15:53:42 GMT

BBC News

Egypt lawyer gets 10 years, social media ban for Facebook posts BBC News Human rights groups have condemned the 10-year jail term given to an Egyptian lawyer for criticising the government. Amnesty International called the conviction of Mohamed Ramadan over online posts a "blatant assault on freedom", and proof that ... Egypt: 10-year prison term for insulting President an outrageous assault on freedom of expressionAmnesty International all 7 news articles »

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Egypt's leader juggles insurgency, economy - Fox News Wed, 12 Apr 2017 06:37:25 GMT

Fox News

Egypt's leader juggles insurgency, economy Fox News CAIRO – The deadly bombings of two churches have left Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi grappling with the question of how to defeat a tenacious Islamic State insurgency that three years of warfare have failed to crush. ADVERTISEMENT. He's also ... Copts attacked: Can Egypt resist ISIS incitement of sectarian strife?Christian Science Monitor Egypt names Mubarak-era figures to head media watchdogsWashington Post Pope to visit pope in EgyptNational Catholic Reporter (blog) New York Times -BBC News -Aljazeera.com -CNN all 375 news articles »