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Dilemma for Uber and Rival: Egypt's Demand for Data on Riders - New York Times Sat, 10 Jun 2017 17:44:03 GMT

New York Times

Dilemma for Uber and Rival: Egypt's Demand for Data on Riders New York Times CAIRO — As Uber sought this year to expand in Egypt, one of the most competitive ride-sharing markets, its executives faced a troubling request from Egyptian ministers: Could they provide access to heaven? “Heaven” is Uber's term for an internal ...

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Egypt's el-Sissi sees vindication in moves against Qatar - The Philadelphia Tribune Sat, 10 Jun 2017 09:29:35 GMT

The Philadelphia Tribune

Egypt's el-Sissi sees vindication in moves against Qatar The Philadelphia Tribune From left to right, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Saudi King Salman, U.S. first lady Melania Trump and President Donald Trump, visit a new Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. — Saudi Press Agency via AP ... Egypt's El-Sissi praises Trump's stance on QatarWashington Times Trump discusses Qatar with Egypt's president: report | TheHillThe Hill Trump spoke by phone to Egypt's Sisi to discuss Qatar: officialReuters Asharq Al-awsat English -Al-Monitor all 29 news articles »

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Egypt will not bring back fungus ban vows grain authority - Daily Mail Sat, 10 Jun 2017 13:07:26 GMT

Egypt will not bring back fungus ban vows grain authority Daily Mail CAIRO, June 10 (Reuters) - Egypt will not reinstate a controversial ban on ergot, state-grain buyer GASC told Reuters on Saturday, despite a court ruling which could allow a return to the common grain fungus being barred entirely from wheat cargoes ... Lowest bid at Egypt tender $192.77/T for Russian wheatReuters Africa all 4 news articles »

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With Eyes on Libya, France Cements Egypt Security Ties - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 08 Jun 2017 18:45:15 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

With Eyes on Libya, France Cements Egypt Security Ties U.S. News & World Report Libya is split between a U.N.-backed government in Tripoli, which is loosely supported by militias in the west that includes Islamist groups backed by Turkey and Qatar, and eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar, which the United Arab Emirates and ... Donald Trump's “great friend” locks up more dissidents in EgyptThe Economist Egypt's Sissi sees vindication in Gulf moves against QatarThe Times of Israel Egypt's Sisi and Bahrain King: Qatar has taken an anti-Arab stanceAl-Arabiya all 24 news articles »

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Nigeria pledges support for Egypt's candidate for UNESCO top job - Premium Times Sat, 10 Jun 2017 09:39:17 GMT

Premium Times

Nigeria pledges support for Egypt's candidate for UNESCO top job Premium Times Ethiopia says the Nile Dam project poses no threat to Egypt water supply. The Ethiopian Government said it would not halt the on-going Renaissance Dam Project on the disputed Nile river "for a single second" due to pressure and war threats from Egypt.

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Egypt is blocking access to news sites on an 'unprecedented level' - PRI Thu, 08 Jun 2017 17:16:47 GMT

PRI

Egypt is blocking access to news sites on an 'unprecedented level' PRI The tweet was one of the first signs of a brazen new assault on press freedoms in Egypt. It would soon become apparent that authorities had blocked access to at least 21 news websites earlier that day, including Al Jazeera, The Huffington Post Arabic ...

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Feature: Syrians in Egypt feel at home during Ramadan, yet homesick - Xinhua Sat, 10 Jun 2017 22:12:59 GMT

Feature: Syrians in Egypt feel at home during Ramadan, yet homesick Xinhua CAIRO, June 10 (Xinhua) -- "We feel at home here in Egypt. Syria and Egypt are two countries but one people. We're very happy here and we enjoy so much the various celebratory features of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Egypt," said Samer ... and more »

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Egypt is in dire shape. Yet how I wish I could go back. - Washington Post Sun, 04 Jun 2017 05:01:13 GMT

Washington Post

Egypt is in dire shape. Yet how I wish I could go back. Washington Post Nancy Okail is the executive director of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. Today is the anniversary of the day an Egyptian court sentenced me to five years in prison. My “crime”: working for an international organization that supports human ...

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DNA Testing on Mummies Reveals Surprise Ancestry for Ancient Egyptians - Observer Fri, 09 Jun 2017 20:36:17 GMT

Observer

DNA Testing on Mummies Reveals Surprise Ancestry for Ancient Egyptians Observer It's taken over twenty years of trying, but finally scientists have been able to sequence the DNA of an ancient Egyptian mummy—and the results are surprising. Stephen Schiffels, head of the Max Planck Institute's Population Genetics Group, and his ...

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Egypt Says Inflation Drops for First Time in 7 Months - U.S. News & World Report Thu, 08 Jun 2017 15:56:22 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Egypt Says Inflation Drops for First Time in 7 Months U.S. News & World Report Egypt floated its currency in November to meet a key demand set by the International Monetary Fund in exchange for a $12 billion loan to support the country's economy — which has been struggling since 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni ... Egypt's core inflation decreases to 30.057 percent year on year in MayAl-Arabiya all 10 news articles »