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Egypt is trying to get the tourists back to see the pyramids after years of security fears - Quartz Fri, 15 Sep 2017 08:13:11 GMT

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Egypt is trying to get the tourists back to see the pyramids after years of security fears
Quartz
For generations, Mohammed Ahmed's family made a living offering tourists visiting the Egyptian pyramids in Giza a ride on their gaily decorated horses. But in the years since the Arab Spring uprising in 2011, as arrivals dwindled from over 14 million ...

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Egypt's long, bloody fight against the Islamic State in Sinai is going nowhere - Washington Post Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:33:47 GMT

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Egypt's long, bloody fight against the Islamic State in Sinai is going nowhere
Washington Post
CAIRO — Egyptian security forces are finding themselves increasingly bogged down in their four-year fight against an Islamic State affiliate in the northern Sinai Peninsula, despite billions of dollars in U.S. counterterrorism aid. The struggle has ...

Egypt's El Gouna Fest Kicks off Freshman Edition - Variety Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:02:31 GMT

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Egypt's El Gouna Fest Kicks off Freshman Edition
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On the banks of the Red Sea, in a man-made Egyptian oasis better suited to snorkeling than cinema, a new Middle Eastern festival is hedging its bets on the future of Arab film. The inaugural El Gouna Film Festival will kick off Sept. 22, bringing with ...

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

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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 ...

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Egyptian, Saudi warplanes take part in joint war games - News24 Fri, 15 Sep 2017 07:58:05 GMT

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Egyptian, Saudi warplanes take part in joint war games
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Cairo - Warplanes from allies Egypt and Saudi Arabia have begun joint war games that are coinciding with separate drills between Egypt and both the United States and Russia. Thursday's announcement by Egypt's official MENA news agency says the ...
Deaths among Egyptian pilgrims on hajj reaches 101: Health ministryAhram Online

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

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Egypt charges lawyer investigating Italian student's murder | World ...
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Ibrahim Metwally Hegazy, who was looking into forced disappearance of Giulio Regeni in 2016, secretly arrested in Cairo.
Egypt detains lawyer investigating enforced disappearancesBBC News
Lawyer Who Worked for Egypt's Disappeared Himself VanishesNew York Times
Egypt acknowledges secret arrest of rights lawyerABC News
TODAYonline -The Independent -Anadolu Agency
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Jesse Walker photographer Egypt arrested | News Local - Daily Telegraph Fri, 15 Sep 2017 07:58:45 GMT

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Jesse Walker photographer Egypt arrested | News Local
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A FORMER Manly photographer has no regrets over being arrested for taking photos of a nude model outside an Egyptian temple.

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Eman Helal on Covering Street Harassment in Egypt - PDN Online Fri, 15 Sep 2017 12:00:21 GMT

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Eman Helal on Covering Street Harassment in Egypt
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With “Just Stop,” her long-term project about gender-based abuse in Egypt, Cairo photojournalist Eman Helal has tried to depict victims of harassment in a way that counters the common assumption that women are to blame for provoking attacks. She began ...
Egypt's central bank considers obligating banks to classify loans and deposits by genderEgypt Independent

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US, Egyptian armed forces combine for Bright Star 2017 - Edwards Air Force Base Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:21:44 GMT

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US, Egyptian armed forces combine for Bright Star 2017
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jon Mott, U.S. Central Command exercises director, sits alongside Egyptian Maj. Gen. Khaled Khairy, Bright Star 2017 exercise director for the Egyptian armed forces, during the Bright Star 2017 opening ceremony, Sept. 10, 2017 ...

Politics, religion and humanity come into conflict in Egyptian drama 'Clash' - Los Angeles Times Thu, 14 Sep 2017 19:35:00 GMT

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Politics, religion and humanity come into conflict in Egyptian drama 'Clash'
Los Angeles Times
In Egypt, the Arab Spring of 2011 brought an end to a 30-year regime and resulted in democratically elected change the following year. By 2013, however, the new president, Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, had been removed from office by the ...