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Rights group urges end to Egypt aid after video showing apparent executions - Chicago Tribune Sat, 22 Apr 2017 01:24:14 GMT

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Rights group urges end to Egypt aid after video showing apparent executions
Chicago Tribune
An international rights group late Friday urged suspension of military aid to Egypt after video leaked by an Islamist TV channel showed troops appearing to carry out executions of as many as eight detainees in the northern Sinai Peninsula, where the ...
Egyptian soldiers accused of killing unarmed Sinai men in leaked videoBBC News
Rights group: Halt Egypt aid over video showing executionsFox News
Egypt: Videos Show Army Executions in SinaiHuman Rights Watch
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Egyptian-American Aid Worker, Released From Cairo Jail, Returns To US - NPR Fri, 21 Apr 2017 14:03:08 GMT

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Egyptian-American Aid Worker, Released From Cairo Jail, Returns To US
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Updated at 2:41 p.m. ET. An Egyptian-American aid worker and her Egyptian husband have returned to the U.S. after being imprisoned for nearly three years in Egypt, over charges of child abuse that were widely regarded as specious. U.S. officials had ...
Freed US aid worker visits Oval Office after 3 years in Cairo prisonUSA TODAY
Trump Welcomes American Aid Worker, Freed by Egypt, to Oval OfficeNew York Times
Aya Hijazi meets Donald Trump after release from EgyptAljazeera.com
Washington Post -Vox -WJLA -Washington Post
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Father of US-Egyptian teen jailed in Egypt says US should do more to help free him - ABC News Fri, 21 Apr 2017 23:23:28 GMT

Father of US-Egyptian teen jailed in Egypt says US should do more to help free him
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The family of a 17-year-old New Jersey boy who has been imprisoned in Egypt since December are calling on U.S. authorities to do more to secure his release. Ahmed Hassan was arrested on Dec. 1, 2016 while staying with his extended family at their home ...

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Australian couple's Walk Like an Egyptian video goes viral in Egypt ... - ABC Online Fri, 21 Apr 2017 07:39:34 GMT

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Australian couple's Walk Like an Egyptian video goes viral in Egypt ...
ABC Online
A Brisbane couple whose Walk Like an Egyptian holiday video went viral in Egypt is delighted they could give the country's struggling tourist industry a shot in ...

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Activists push for other prisoners to be released following Egyptian-American's return - WJLA Sat, 22 Apr 2017 01:51:00 GMT

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Activists push for other prisoners to be released following Egyptian-American's return
WJLA
“The regime in Egypt is completely politicized,” said Mohamed Soltan, who is also a former political prisoner in Egypt. He was sent back to the United States in May 2015, after nearly two years and a hunger strike. He is now equally relieved, following ...

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Trump welcomes aid worker freed after years in Egyptian jail - Los Angeles Times Fri, 21 Apr 2017 18:02:55 GMT

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Trump welcomes aid worker freed after years in Egyptian jail
Los Angeles Times
Hijazi, a dual American Egyptian citizen who founded a non-governmental organization to help Egyptian street children, was imprisoned in 2014 on what U.S. officials and human rights advocates said were unsubstantiated charges of human trafficking.

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Egypt says air raids kill 19 ISIL fighters in Sinai - Aljazeera.com Thu, 20 Apr 2017 15:14:38 GMT

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Egypt says air raids kill 19 ISIL fighters in Sinai
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Egypt has for years been battling an armed movement in the rugged and thinly populated Sinai Peninsula which has gained pace since the military overthrew democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood in mid-2013.
Middle East|Gunmen Kill Police Officer Near St. Catherine's Monastery in EgyptNew York Times
Pope in Egypt: Strengthening weary Christians, reaching out to allCatholic News Service
Gunmen Kill Police in Attack Near Egypt's Iconic St. Catherine's MonasteryTIME
Bloomberg -BBC News -Jerusalem Post Israel News
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3500-year-old Mummy Surprise Found in Egypt - History Wed, 19 Apr 2017 17:21:04 GMT

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3500-year-old Mummy Surprise Found in Egypt
History
Egyptian archaeologists working near the ancient city of Thebes (modern-day Luxor) have made a stunning discovery. A tomb located near the Draa Abul Nagaa necropolis containing eight mummies, colorful wooden coffins and more than 1,000 Ushabti ...
Mummies, Thousand Statues Discovered in Ancient Egyptian TombNational Geographic
3000-year-old nobleman's tomb discovered by Egyptian archeologistsThe Independent
Egyptian archaeologists uncover 1000 statues, 10 sarcophagi and mummies in ancient tombABC Online
Aljazeera.com -CBS News -Jerusalem Post Israel News
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Mattis 'Confident' in Advancing US-Egypt Military Relationship - Voice of America Thu, 20 Apr 2017 13:45:00 GMT

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Mattis 'Confident' in Advancing US-Egypt Military Relationship
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They have included, of course, terror bombings against Egyptian citizens in the Sinai, (and) in greater Egypt, against Egyptians who are Christian,” Mattis said. After meeting with Egyptian officials, Mattis laid a wreath at Cairo's Tomb of the Unknown ...
In Departure From Obama Strategy, Mattis Prioritizes Military Cooperation On Egypt TripWHQR
U.S. Defense Secretary Looks to Rebuild Trust in Egypt VisitU.S. News & World Report

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Egyptian-American woman freed in Egypt goes home on US military plane - Reuters Fri, 21 Apr 2017 03:01:00 GMT

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Egyptian-American woman freed in Egypt goes home on US military plane
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WASHINGTON An Egyptian-American woman detained in Egypt for nearly three years on human trafficking charges was flown back to the United States on Thursday on a U.S. military plane, accompanied by a top White House official, a senior administration ...
Freed Egyptian American prisoner returns home following Trump interventionWashington Post

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