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Three New Ancient Tombs Discovered in Egypt - National Geographic Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:13:00 GMT

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Three New Ancient Tombs Discovered in Egypt
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The fragments indicate that the tombs span the 27th Dynasty (525 - 404 B.C.), when Egypt first became a province of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, as well as the period of Greco-Roman Ptolemaic rule that began nearly a century later. "This fact ...
Archaeologists have uncovered a 2000 year-old cemetery in EgyptQuartz
2000 year old tombs discovered in EgyptThe Independent
Egypt archaeologists discover tombs dating back 2000 yearsWashington Post
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US to participate in biennial military exercise with Egypt for first time since Arab Spring - CNN Wed, 16 Aug 2017 02:42:15 GMT

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US to participate in biennial military exercise with Egypt for first time since Arab Spring
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Bright Star was carried out every other year since -- until 2012, when the exercise was canceled due to instability in Egypt after Mubarak's ouster. Then-President Barack Obama canceled the exercise in 2014 over allegations of human rights abuses by ...

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Two killed on Gaza-Egypt border in confrontation between Hamas and rival Islamist militants - Reuters Thu, 17 Aug 2017 00:00:02 GMT

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Two killed on Gaza-Egypt border in confrontation between Hamas and rival Islamist militants
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GAZA (Reuters) - A Hamas security man and a member of a rival Islamist militant group were killed on Thursday in a confrontation in the Gaza Strip near the Palestinian enclave's border with Egypt, security sources said. Hamas, which rules the Gaza ...
Egypt opens the Rafah crossing in both directionsMiddle East Monitor
Gaza Strip: Hamas guard killed in suicide bombing near Egypt borderi24NEWS
Egypt opens Gaza crossing for two daysYeni Şafak English

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Egypt's 'iron lady' keeps up decades-old tradition - The Star Online Thu, 17 Aug 2017 01:37:20 GMT

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Egypt's 'iron lady' keeps up decades-old tradition
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ALEXANDRIA, Egypt: In a narrow alleyway in the heart of Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, Ebtesam Mohamed is busy working on a decades-old Egyptian tradition of ironing clothes using her feet. Unlike in regular ironing, she smoothes out creases by ...

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Why Was an Italian Graduate Student Tortured and Murdered in ... - New York Times Tue, 15 Aug 2017 09:00:30 GMT

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Why Was an Italian Graduate Student Tortured and Murdered in ...
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The strange twists in the case of Giulio Regeni's disappearance in Cairo.

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MIDEAST STOCKS-Region sags as Union Properties loss hits Dubai, Egypt continues slide - Business Insider Wed, 16 Aug 2017 22:23:59 GMT

MIDEAST STOCKS-Region sags as Union Properties loss hits Dubai, Egypt continues slide
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DUBAI, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Middle Eastern stock markets sagged again on Tuesday because of a mediocre economic outlook, with a shock loss at a real estate developer weighing on Dubai and Egypt dropping for a sixth straight day. Union Properties sank ...

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Egypt Weighs $4 Billion Eurobond Sale in January, Official Says - Bloomberg Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:17:47 GMT

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Egypt Weighs $4 Billion Eurobond Sale in January, Official Says
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Egypt plans to return to the international debt markets in January to raise as much as $4 billion to fund the budget deficit, a Finance Ministry official said. The ministry may approach investment banks to select advisers for the possible sale within ...
Egypt jobless rate slips below 12% | Oman TribuneOman Tribune

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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 ...
Egypt officials: 2 militants killed in shootout with policeFox News

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Egypt Tourism Revenue Bounces Back After Crippling Dollar Shortage - Bloomberg Tue, 15 Aug 2017 10:31:55 GMT

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Egypt Tourism Revenue Bounces Back After Crippling Dollar Shortage
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Egypt's tourism receipts almost tripled and worker remittances rose in the last three months of its fiscal year, marking another step in the country's economic recovery from a crippling dollar shortage. Tourism revenue rose to $1.5 billion in the ...

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In Egypt, A Rising Sea — And Growing Worries About Climate Change's Effects - NPR Sun, 13 Aug 2017 12:33:31 GMT

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In Egypt, A Rising Sea — 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
Train Crash Kills Dozens In EgyptHuffPost
Egypt punishes train disaster 'selfie medics'SBS
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