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With Obama Gone, Trump Pentagon Resumes Major Egyptian War Game - Foreign Policy (blog) Mon, 14 Aug 2017 18:46:49 GMT

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With Obama Gone, Trump Pentagon Resumes Major Egyptian War Game
Foreign Policy (blog)
In the latest sign the Trump administration is looking to overturn Obama-era policy at home and abroad, the U.S. military is preparing to restart a long-running military exercise with Egypt after President Barack Obama cancelled it in 2013 to protest ...
4 years since Egypt massacre, justice remains elusiveAnadolu Agency
Egypt says 2 militants killed in shootout with policeMiami Herald
Egypt: Rampant impunity for security forces illustrates dark legacy of Rabaa massacreAmnesty International
Open Democracy -Middle East Eye -Daily Sabah
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Egypt extends detention of Al Jazeera's Mahmoud Hussein - Aljazeera.com Mon, 14 Aug 2017 09:52:48 GMT

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Egypt extends detention of Al Jazeera's Mahmoud Hussein
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A court in Egypt has extended the detention, without charge, of Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein for another 45 days. Egyptian authorities announced the seventh extension on Thursday since Hussein was arrested in December last year. Hussein, an ...


Italy to return envoy to Cairo, ending Regeni standoff - Aljazeera.com Mon, 14 Aug 2017 22:10:00 GMT

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Italy to return envoy to Cairo, ending Regeni standoff
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Regeni, who had been looking into Egypt's independent unions for his doctorate thesis at Cambridge, attracted the suspicion of the Cairo government before his disappearance, sources told Reuters last year. Security and intelligence sources told Reuters ...
Israeli Delegation Meets With Egyptian Leadership to Discuss Reopening Cairo EmbassyHaaretz
New Regeni documents sent from Egypt (3)ANSA (registration)
Italy sends envoy back to Egypt ending standoff over murdered studentDeutsche Welle
Xinhua -Kuwait News Agency
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In Egypt, A Rising Sea β€” And Growing Worries About Climate Change's Effects - NPR Sun, 13 Aug 2017 12:33:00 GMT

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In Egypt, A Rising Sea β€” And Growing Worries About Climate Change's Effects
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On Egypt's Mediterranean coast, August should be prime tourist season. But the seaside restaurants in Alexandria are almost empty. Worries over security are keeping a lot of foreign tourists away. But there's a much bigger worry looming: that hotter ...
Egypt's train crash staff detained, railway authority chief resignsToronto Star
Egypt punishes train disaster 'selfie medics'SBS
Egypt rail accident: Railway authority chief resigns as 41 killed in Alexandria; drivers detainedFirstpost
HuffPost -U.S. News & World Report -Times of India -Times of India
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Train Crash In Egypt Kills More Than 40 People - NPR Fri, 11 Aug 2017 21:07:00 GMT

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Train Crash In Egypt Kills More Than 40 People
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A passenger train smashed into the back of another train outside the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Friday afternoon. More than 40 people died and about 120 others were injured, according to news reports citing Egypt's health ministry. It was not ...
Train Crash in Egypt Kills at Least 37, Injures 123New York Times
Train collision in Egypt leaves dozens deadCNN
43 Dead and 122 Injured After Trains Collide in EgyptTIME
The Guardian -New York Post -ABC Online
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Egypt: Rafah crossing opened to allow Gaza pilgrims travel to Saudi Arabia - The Nation Newspaper Mon, 14 Aug 2017 19:51:41 GMT

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Egypt: Rafah crossing opened to allow Gaza pilgrims travel to Saudi Arabia
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Egypt on Monday opened the Rafah border crossing to allow intending pilgrims from Gaza Strip leave the blockaded coastal enclave to travel to Saudi Arabia, a local media reported. The first group of about 800 intending pilgrims crossed the Rafah ...
Egypt opens Rafah crossing for Gaza pilgrimsAnadolu Agency
Egypt opens Gaza crossing for pilgrimsThe Daily Star
Egypt opens Gaza border crossing for hajj pilgrimsMa'an News Agency (press release)
Middle East Monitor
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Egypt: Detained Journalist's Health Deteriorating | Human Rights ... - Human Rights Watch Mon, 14 Aug 2017 04:01:00 GMT

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Egypt: Detained Journalist's Health Deteriorating | Human Rights ...
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(Beirut) – Egyptian authorities should immediately provide appropriate health care to the imprisoned journalist Hisham Gaafar, whose health, including his ...
Egyptian journalist's health deteriorating in prison, says HRW ...Middle East Eye

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Egypt: 3RP Monthly Statistical Update as of June 2017: Education - Reliefweb Mon, 14 Aug 2017 15:02:28 GMT

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Egypt: 3RP Monthly Statistical Update as of June 2017: Education
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UNHCR continued its joint capacity building programme with the Ministry of Education. During this reporting period, 361 teachers were trained. The training was conducted over a period of one week by senior academics from MoE and University professors.
Egypt: 3RP Monthly Statistical Update as of June 2017: Food SecurityReliefWeb

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Egypt's Moussa rejects calls to extend presidential terms - ABC News Sat, 12 Aug 2017 17:37:48 GMT

Egypt's Moussa rejects calls to extend presidential terms
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, file photo, Amr Moussa, the chairman of Egypt's 50-member panel tasked with amending its Islamist-drafted constitution, listens during an interview with The Associated Press at the Shoura Council in Cairo. The ...

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Nigeria: Egypt wins international table tennis tournament - africanews Mon, 14 Aug 2017 20:34:06 GMT

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Nigeria: Egypt wins international table tennis tournament
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β€œIt is very special for me to play in Lagos, it is a fantastic feeling because there are many spectators and fans of table tennis, then you feel that you must play well here if you want to improve your ranking so I really appreciate coming here every ...