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Power hit in Gaza after lack of fuel payment to Egypt - Aljazeera.com Sat, 08 Jul 2017 19:14:19 GMT

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Power hit in Gaza after lack of fuel payment to Egypt
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Power supplies have taken a fresh hit in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip with authorities accusing the rival Palestinian Authority of blocking fuel payments to Egypt from going through banks. The electricity authority said on Saturday two of the three ...
Hamas tightens security measures on borders with EgyptXinhua
Gaza power authority: Egypt curbs fuel delivery after PA freezes bank transfersMa'an News Agency (press release)

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ISIS claims attack in Egypt that killed 23 soldiers - ABC News Sat, 08 Jul 2017 10:44:13 GMT

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ISIS claims attack in Egypt that killed 23 soldiers
ABC News
FILE - This file photo posted on a file sharing website Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, by the Islamic State Group in Sinai, a militant organization, shows a deadly attack by militants on an Egyptian police checkpoint in el-Arish, north Sinai, Egypt ...
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack on Egyptian SoldiersThe Atlantic
Egypt: 26 soldiers killed in Sinai suicide attackAljazeera.com
At least 23 Egyptian soldiers killed in attack on Sinai checkpointThe Guardian
Washington Post -New York Post -UN News Centre
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Egypt Bans Scores of News Websites in Growing Censorship Crackdown - U.S. News & World Report Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:55:51 GMT

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Egypt Bans Scores of News Websites in Growing Censorship Crackdown
U.S. News & World Report
CAIRO (Reuters) - An often fiery government critic, Egyptian journalist Khaled al-Balshi has been arrested, had his operations monitored, and staff harassed by police for years. Yet his website Al-Bedaiah, a rare dissident voice in Egypt, had never ...
Just days after tech community abandons plans to punish internet shutdowns… Egypt goes censorship crazyThe Register
Dozens of news sites blocked as Egypt ramps up digital censorshipAmnesty International USA
Egypt continue to censor websites and now targets VPN providers even as el-Sissi seeks investorsThe Peninsula Qatar

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Egypt's Best Friends in DC - The Atlantic Sat, 08 Jul 2017 12:53:51 GMT

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Egypt's Best Friends in DC
The Atlantic
The firm began its work for Egypt by creating a catchy brand name, “Egypt Forward,” and setting up a website and Twitter account to churn out a steady diet of upbeat videos and articles characterizing Egypt as a vibrant, stable place, marching towards ...


Egypt's Nubians call for their right to return home - Aljazeera.com Sat, 08 Jul 2017 07:25:11 GMT

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Egypt's Nubians call for their right to return home
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Under the 2014 Constitution, the Egyptian government officially recognised the Nubians as an ethnic group for the first time and promised them the right to return to their homeland. But a few months later, more than 2,400 square miles of land was ...


Egypt: Don't Deport Uyghurs to China | Human Rights Watch - Human Rights Watch Sat, 08 Jul 2017 03:51:55 GMT

Egypt: Don't Deport Uyghurs to China | Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
(Beirut, July 8, 2017) – Egyptian authorities should not deport dozens of detained Chinese Muslim Uyghurs to China, where they are at serious risk of arbitrary ...

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Gonzaga's Rui Hachimura, Japan beat Egypt for third victory at U19 World Cup - The Spokesman-Review Sat, 08 Jul 2017 18:46:44 GMT

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Gonzaga's Rui Hachimura, Japan beat Egypt for third victory at U19 World Cup
The Spokesman-Review
Gonzaga's Rui Hachimura scored 16 of his 18 points after halftime to help Japan to a 76-73 overtime victory against Egypt at the FIBA U19 World Cup. Hachimura was just 4 of 13 from the field but the sophomore forward made 9 of 12 at the free-throw line.

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From Egypt to Canada: Reuniting a refugee family in Saint John - CBC.ca Sat, 08 Jul 2017 12:03:16 GMT

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From Egypt to Canada: Reuniting a refugee family in Saint John
CBC.ca
When Nehad Almouradi escaped Syria's civil war and fled to Egypt with half his family five years ago, he was asked at the embassy if he'd be willing to resettle in another country. "Yes, even if we have to go all the way to Canada," he said, naming the ...


Egypt arrests Chinese Muslim students amid police sweep - Aljazeera.com Fri, 07 Jul 2017 11:12:53 GMT

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Egypt arrests Chinese Muslim students amid police sweep
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Egyptian police have detained scores of Chinese students from the Uighur ethnic minority on Beijing's request, forcing dozens into hiding or to flee to Turkey, activists have said. The sweep began on Tuesday when police raided two restaurants ...
Egyptian Police Detain Uighurs and Deport Them to China - The ...New York Times
Egypt detains Chinese Uighur students, who fear return to China: rights groupReuters

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Egypt Reportedly Approves $22m Plan to Restore Alexandria's Only Active Synagogue - Haaretz Sat, 08 Jul 2017 16:55:19 GMT

Haaretz

Egypt Reportedly Approves $22m Plan to Restore Alexandria's Only Active Synagogue
Haaretz
... seat over 700 people and is considered to be one of the largest synagogues in the Middle East. It is the last active synagogue in Alexandria, which once was home to 50,000 Jews. Estimates today put the number of Jews living in all of Egypt at fewer ...

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