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Is Egypt using passports to punish its opponents? - Aljazeera.com Tue, 02 May 2017 20:05:43 GMT

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Is Egypt using passports to punish its opponents? Aljazeera.com Mohamed ElBaradei, Egypt's former vice president, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former head of the UN's Atomic Energy Agency, has said there should be "no confusion between citizenship rights and state policies". He is accusing the government of ... and more »

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Human Rights in Egypt: One Prisoner's Release is Not Enough - Human Rights First (blog) Tue, 02 May 2017 21:30:02 GMT

Human Rights in Egypt: One Prisoner's Release is Not Enough Human Rights First (blog) During his recent visit to Egypt, Pope Francis met with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and pointedly reminded him: “History does not forgive those who preach justice, but then practice injustice.” The Pope also called on him to ensure “unconditional ...

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Egypt upset by UK'S refusal to cancel Sharm El Sheikh flight ban - The Sun Tue, 02 May 2017 15:00:42 GMT

The Sun

Egypt upset by UK'S refusal to cancel Sharm El Sheikh flight ban The Sun EGYPTIANS have blasted the UK government for refusing to cancel the flight ban to Sharm El Sheikh. Tourist travel to the Egyptian resort was suspended in December 2015 after a Russian passenger plane was blown out of the sky, killing 224 people. and more »

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Islamic State seeks to impose religious rules in Egypt's North Sinai - Reuters UK Tue, 02 May 2017 10:26:17 GMT

Reuters UK

Islamic State seeks to impose religious rules in Egypt's North Sinai Reuters UK TARGETED: An armed policeman secures a Coptic church that was bombed in Tanta, Egypt, in April. The country's Christian minority has come under fire as Islamic State tries to sow sectarian division. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany ... Islamic State Tries to Impose Sharia on Christians in Egypt's SinaiCBN News ISIS' Slaughter of Christians 'The First Step' to Unraveling Egypt: ReportChristian Post all 36 news articles »

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Egyptian police officers dead in Cairo shooting - Aljazeera.com Tue, 02 May 2017 09:33:22 GMT

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Egyptian police officers dead in Cairo shooting Aljazeera.com Three Egyptian police officers have been killed in a drive-by-shooting in Cairo by men armed with machine guns, according to the country's interior ministry. Two cars approached a police patrol in the busy neighbourhood of Nasr City late on Monday ... Egypt violence: Three police killed in Cairo attackBBC News Gunmen kill 3 police in Egypt's capitalABC News Egypt militant group claims police killingsNews24 WBOC TV 16 all 29 news articles »

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Egypt tribesmen kill 8 suspected IS militants in Sinai - Minneapolis Star Tribune Tue, 02 May 2017 13:46:04 GMT

Egypt tribesmen kill 8 suspected IS militants in Sinai Minneapolis Star Tribune CAIRO — A powerful local tribe in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula says it killed eight suspected Islamic State fighters in battle and captured three more. The Tarabeen tribe has clashed repeatedly with a local IS affiliate in recent weeks, opening a new front ... and more »

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Forgiveness shows the light of Christ in Egypt - Mennonite World Review Tue, 02 May 2017 12:13:19 GMT

Forgiveness shows the light of Christ in Egypt Mennonite World Review The Middle East has experienced much darkness during the last years. But a light is drawing attention. Christians make up between 15-20 percent of the population of Egypt; most are members of the ancient Coptic church. The nation's leaders talk about ... and more »

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Christians in Middle East call Pope Francis's visit to Egypt a blessing - Crux: Covering all things Catholic Tue, 02 May 2017 07:07:23 GMT

Crux: Covering all things Catholic

Christians in Middle East call Pope Francis's visit to Egypt a blessing Crux: Covering all things Catholic “The pope's visit for Catholics in Egypt was a great happening, very positive,” Jesuit Father Samir Khalil Samir, a noted Egyptian Catholic theologian and Islamic studies scholar, told CNS. The professor teaches at the Pontifical Oriental Institute in ... Pope Francis spreads wisdom in EgyptNational Catholic Reporter (blog) Pope Francis Preaches Tolerance While Celebrating Mass at Stadium in EgyptKTLA Pope to Egyptian Christians: Show Extremism Only in a Love of OthersLifeZette World Religion News -CatholicPhilly.com -StepFeed all 163 news articles »

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Jordan and Egypt key to Abbas' Washington visit - Al-Monitor Tue, 02 May 2017 21:26:31 GMT

Al-Monitor

Jordan and Egypt key to Abbas' Washington visit Al-Monitor Summary⎙ Print With the support of Egypt and Jordan, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is hoping that he can slightly change the balance of forces in favor of a fair process in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict ahead of his visit to the United States. Israeli 'Brotherhood' and Egypt the victimArab Times Kuwait English Daily all 474 news articles »

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A show of faith: The pope's mission to Egypt was bold and brave - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tue, 02 May 2017 04:03:00 GMT

The New Arab

A show of faith: The pope's mission to Egypt was bold and brave Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pope Francis has just carried out a mission to Egypt, one of the scenes of the two aspects of the problem, to try to push back on the problem through contact, discussion and prayer with very senior Muslim leaders, including Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, grand ... Pope leaves Egypt with a strong 'No' to violenceThe New Arab Egyptian priests: Pope's visit a big successCatholic Culture Pope Francis Delivers Message Of Peace During Egypt VisitThe National Memo (blog) ChristianToday -The Christian Times all 42 news articles »