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Egypt charges lawyer investigating Italian student's murder - The Guardian Wed, 13 Sep 2017 14:00:12 GMT

The Guardian

Egypt charges lawyer investigating Italian student's murder The Guardian Metwally represents families of people forcibly disappeared by the Egyptian state – when a person is secretly arrested and held in an unknown location without access to legal services – after his son disappeared in 2013. His son had been campaigning ... Egypt acknowledges secret arrest of rights lawyerNews24 Lawyer Who Worked for Egypt's Disappeared Himself VanishesNew York Times Egypt detains lawyer investigating enforced disappearancesBBC News The Independent -Anadolu Agency all 35 news articles »

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Updated: Researchers rally around science advocate convicted in Egypt - Science Magazine Wed, 13 Sep 2017 21:20:39 GMT

Science Magazine

Updated: Researchers rally around science advocate convicted in Egypt Science Magazine Scientists, engineers, and others are hoping an Egyptian court will reconsider a prison sentence given to one of the nation's most prominent science advocates. Last week, in a surprising outcome, an Egyptian judge sentenced Ismail Serageldin, founding ...

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Egypt is making renewed efforts to reform its economy - The Economist Thu, 14 Sep 2017 15:06:51 GMT

The Economist

Egypt is making renewed efforts to reform its economy The Economist At one point more than half of Egypt's industrial production and 90% of its banking revenue came from the public sector. This socialised economy helped create an urban middle class. But by the 1970s it had become bloated and inefficient. Anwar Sadat ... and more »

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Egypt Weighs Debut 1.5 Billion Euro-Denominated Bond Sale ... - Bloomberg Thu, 14 Sep 2017 15:34:38 GMT

Bloomberg

Egypt Weighs Debut 1.5 Billion Euro-Denominated Bond Sale ... Bloomberg Egyptian policy makers are weighing plans to raise 1.5 billion euros from the country's first sale of euro-denominated bonds, Finance Minister Amr El-Garhy said. and more »

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Egypt president expects inflation to fall by half in 2018 - News & Observer Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:30:42 GMT

News & Observer

Egypt president expects inflation to fall by half in 2018 News & Observer Egypt's president says he expects the country's inflation rate to fall by more than half in 2018, forecasting an improving economy after years of political unrest. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi told a financial conference on Thursday that the ... Egypt's Sisi says reforms put economy "on right track"Xinhua Egypt budget deficit at 9.5 pct in Q4 FY 2016-17: presidentReuters Africa Egyptian President Meets with US Council of Churches, Commits to Promoting Religious FreedomTownhall all 5 news articles »

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Lawyer assisting in murdered Italian student investigation detained in Egypt - Reuters Thu, 14 Sep 2017 15:52:55 GMT

Egypt Independent

Lawyer assisting in murdered Italian student investigation detained in Egypt Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian lawyer who is helping investigate the case of murdered Italian student Giulio Regeni was prevented from flying to a U.N. conference and detained by a special prosecutor, his supporters and a security source said. Italian ambassador to Egypt commences workEgypt Independent Egypt, Italy ties warm as Rome sends new envoygulfnews.com Egypt Detains Rights Lawyer Investigating Enforced Disappearance, Regeni's MurderEgyptian Streets all 12 news articles »

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Egypt: 2 soldiers, 5 militants killed in Sinai shootout - Washington Post Wed, 13 Sep 2017 17:26:15 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Egypt: 2 soldiers, 5 militants killed in Sinai shootout Washington Post EL-ARISH, Egypt — Egypt's military said Wednesday that troops killed five militants who attacked a checkpoint in the northern Sinai Peninsula, where an Islamic State assault on a convoy two days earlier killed 18 police. Military spokesman Col. Tamer ... Deadly attack hits Egypt's Sinai Peninsula | News | Al JazeeraAljazeera.com Two Egyptian soldiers, 5 militants killed in Sinai shootout | The ...The Times of Israel Five militants, two soldiers, killed in Egypt's North SinaiTODAYonline all 31 news articles »

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Report: Egypt proposes new formula for prisoner swap talks - The Jerusalem Post Thu, 14 Sep 2017 14:27:10 GMT

The Jerusalem Post

Report: Egypt proposes new formula for prisoner swap talks The Jerusalem Post Al-Quds reported that Egyptian officials presented the plan to a Hamas delegation that visited Cairo this past week. Egyptian Intelligence chief Khalid Fawzy and Hamas Politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh and a number of other senior Hamas officials met in ... Egypt renews push to end Palestinian splitWashington Post Egypt Reportedly Proposes New Plan for Hamas-Israel Prisoner SwapHaaretz Hamas engagement with Egypt fails reconcile Palestinian rivalsThe National The Times of Israel -The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com -Al-Monitor all 86 news articles »

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Egypt: Detained Couple Denied Fundamental Rights - Human Rights Watch Thu, 14 Sep 2017 09:15:00 GMT

Human Rights Watch

Egypt: Detained Couple Denied Fundamental Rights Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Egyptian authorities have repeatedly violated a married couple's due process rights since their June 30, 2017 arrest and subsequent detention, Human Rights Watch said today. Interior Ministry forces arrested Ola al-Qaradawi, 55, and her ...

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Facing Potential Wheat Crisis, Egypt Plays Down Poppy Seed Risk - U.S. News & World Report Wed, 13 Sep 2017 17:26:18 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Facing Potential Wheat Crisis, Egypt Plays Down Poppy Seed Risk U.S. News & World Report Banna's comments are the first by an Egyptian official to take a similar view. He said the seeds were "not very dangerous", and that "there is still a study that has not been completed to determine whether to re-export it to the country of origin or ... and more »