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Mursi appeals to Egypt opposition for unity – Al-Arabiya
Aljazeera.com (blog)Mursi appeals to Egypt opposition for unity
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“To all those who love Egypt, to the opposition, those who love this country and care for its interests, let's proceed together… help each other, love each other more… and move forward,” said Mursi. The Islamist president was speaking after a …
The root cause of Egypt's Sinai conflictAljazeera.com (blog)
Leading FJP figure calls for 'purge' of Egypt's 'Mubarak-era' judiciaryAhram Online
Egypt: Brotherhood Guide Congratulates Country for Release of SoldiersAllAfrica.com
Businessweek -Catholic Online -Daily News Egypt
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Posted on 22 May 2013 | 12:05 pm
Seven Egypt security force hostages freed in Sinai – BBC News
BBC NewsSeven Egypt security force hostages freed in Sinai
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Seven members of the Egyptian security forces who were abducted in the Sinai peninsula have been freed. The men arrived at a military base in a Cairo suburb on Wednesday where they were received by President Mohammed Morsi and government …
Sinai kidnappers release Egypt security force hostagesDeutsche Welle
Egypt TV: 7 security personnel kidnapped in Sinai freedCBS News
Egypt: 7 security men kidnapped in Sinai freedYahoo! News
Hurriyet Daily News -The Star Online -Ma’an News Agency
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Posted on 22 May 2013 | 10:15 am
Egypt Boosts FX Sale for Commodities as S&P Warns on Inflation – Bloomberg
Egypt Boosts FX Sale for Commodities as S&P Warns on Inflation
Bloomberg
Egypt's central bank will offer a record $800 million at a currency auction to local lenders today to finance imports of staple foods and medicines after Standard & Poor's warned of accelerating inflation. The regulator, which normally offers $40 …
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Posted on 22 May 2013 | 9:45 am
Egypt: Security Forces Fire on Funeral – New York Times
Egypt: Security Forces Fire on Funeral
New York Times
Egyptian officials say soldiers and police officers mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula during a search for kidnapped security personnel. The officials say the troops thought the funeral convoy was carrying gunmen who refused …
Posted on 22 May 2013 | 4:34 am
Egypt troops in Sinai sweep mistakenly hit funeral – CBS News
CBS NewsEgypt troops in Sinai sweep mistakenly hit funeral
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CAIRO Egyptian troops and police mistakenly fired on a Bedouin funeral in the Sinai Peninsula on Tuesday, security officials said, in the opening salvo of a sweep searching for security personnel kidnapped by suspected militants. The incident …
Posted on 22 May 2013 | 1:36 am
Chevron Nears Sale of Egypt, Pakistan Downstream Assets: Sources- Reuters – Fox Business
Ahram OnlineChevron Nears Sale of Egypt, Pakistan Downstream Assets: Sources- Reuters
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Chevron Corp. (CVX) is in advanced talks to sell most of its downstream assets in Egypt and Pakistan in a sale that could be valued at around $300 million, the Reuters news agency said Tuesday on its website, citing three unnamed banking sources.
Chevron to sell downstream assets in Egypt, PakistanAl-Bawaba
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Posted on 22 May 2013 | 12:22 am
Egypt army ready to launch Sinai rescue – Aljazeera.com
Egypt army ready to launch Sinai rescue
Aljazeera.com
Egypt's army says it is ready to start an operation to rescue seven kidnapped soldiers and policemen but it has not received the order to move yet. The men were taken hostage last Thursday in the Sinai. Al Jazeera sources say the kidnappers are …
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 11:03 pm
New Egypt tax law: cuts for poor, business hikes – Yahoo! News
Yahoo! NewsNew Egypt tax law: cuts for poor, business hikes
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Associated Press/Amr Nabil – The sun sets over the Nile River and the historical site of the Giza Pyramids as seen from Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Egypt's president has signed a new tax law that cuts …more the amount paid by poorer Egyptians …
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 9:07 pm
Egypt’s Challenge – Far From Cairo – BBC News
Egypt's Challenge – Far From Cairo
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Our view of Egypt has been focussed on the capital. Yet much of the population still live in rural areas, with ways of life that have changed little for decades. Shaimaa Khalil accompanies a young revolutionary back to his home town in Upper Egypt to …
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 6:36 pm
Egypt: Echoes of the revolution far from Cairo – BBC News
BBC NewsEgypt: Echoes of the revolution far from Cairo
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When the 25 January revolution happened in Egypt in 2011, the capital Cairo became the focus of world attention. Millions of Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square to call for bread, freedom and social justice. But millions more watched events from afar.
Egypt's songs of revolution have given way to a literature of despairHaaretz
Egypt's 'rebels' gather millions of signatures to protest MorsiNBCNews.com (blog)
Egypt court renews Mubarak detention for additional 30 daysAhram Online
Independent Online -Deutsche Welle -Press TV
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Posted on 21 May 2013 | 1:21 am
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Egypt Boosts FX Sale for Commodities as S&P Warns on Inflation
Egypt’s central bank will offer a record $800 million at a currency auction to local lenders today to finance imports of staple foods and medicines after Standard & Poor’s warned of accelerating inflation.
Posted on 22 May 2013 | 9:50 am
New Egypt tax law: cuts for poor, business hikes
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president signed a new tax law Tuesday that cuts the amount paid by poorer Egyptians in the latest move aimed at reforming the country's economy.
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 9:00 pm
Egypt's 'rebels' protest Morsi
CAIRO – Once again, a handful of activists has managed to galvanize and inspire Egypt’s grumbling masses in a way no opposition political parties have been able to.
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 3:08 pm
Egypt's army blocks roads in Sinai in hunt for kidnappers
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt's army and police stepped up roadblocks in an area of northern Sinai as they tried to track down militant Islamists who kidnapped seven security officers last week, a security source said on Tuesday. The militants seized the men on a road between the towns of el-Arish and Rafah near the border with Gaza on Thursday, in a challenge to the government's failing efforts to …
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 3:02 pm
IMF says Egypt budget gap worrying, urges Yemen to finalise economic programme
By Martin Dokoupil DUBAI (Reuters) – Egypt's worsening fiscal gap is a concern but the International Monetary Fund is still ready to continue talks on a $4.8 billion loan once Cairo completes a review of its economic programme, a senior IMF official said. "We are ready to engage with them on reviewing and finalising the programme as soon as they completed it," Masood Ahmed, IMF Director for the …
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 2:37 pm
Egypt’s Dollar Black Market Premium Falls Amid Pound Decline
The premium dealers demand for dollars in Egypt’s unofficial currency market is falling as the pound goes through what JPMorgan Asset Management called “non- chaotic maximum devaluation.”
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 1:20 pm
Egypt tourist arrivals rise, not back to pre-revolt levels
CAIRO (Reuters) – The number of tourists visiting Egypt rose in the first four months of 2012, the cabinet said on Tuesday, but analysts say the sector is still suffering from the aftermath of the country's 2011 uprising. The revolt that ousted President Hosni Mubarak sparked more than two years of protests, riots and political instability, denting Egypt's tourism sector – a major employer and …
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 12:25 pm
Egypt's 'rebels' gather millions of signatures
CAIRO – Once again, a handful of activists has managed to galvanize and inspire Egypt’s grumbling masses in a way no opposition political parties have been able to.
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 9:27 am
IMF raises Egypt 2013 CPI f'cast to 10.9 pct, highest since 2010
DUBAI (Reuters) – Inflation in Egypt is expected to climb to 10.9 percent this year, the highest level since 2010, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, more than it expected in April. "Inflation is expected to rise in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia, reflecting recent and planned subsidy cuts and, in some cases, pressure from monetization of fiscal deficits and supply shortages …
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 6:41 am
Echoes of Egypt's revolution far from Cairo
How the shake-up in Egypt is being felt far from Cairo
Posted on 21 May 2013 | 1:29 am
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Father of five-year-old who drowned in Egypt tells of attempt to save her
The father of a five-year-old who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt fought back tears as he told how he was forced to try and resuscitate because there was no one to help him.
Posted on 20 May 2013 | 8:42 am
Five-year-old British girl ‘drowns’ in hotel pool at Egyptian resort
Chloe Johnson, from south London, died after apparently drowning in a hotel pool while on holiday with her family in Sharm El-Sheikh
Posted on 18 May 2013 | 7:25 am
Six-year-old British girl ‘drowns’ in hotel pool at Egyptian resort
A six-year-old British girl has died after apparently drowning in a hotel pool while on holiday with her family at a popular Egyptian resort.
Posted on 18 May 2013 | 7:25 am
Clashes between Muslims and Christians leave one dead and dozens injured in Egyptian city of Alexandria
One person died and dozens were wounded during clashes between Muslims and Christians outside a Coptic church in Egypt’s second city, Alexandria.
Posted on 18 May 2013 | 1:26 am
Al-Qaeda militants ‘planned to blow up US and French embassies in Egypt
An al-Qaeda-linked militant cell detained in Egypt was planning suicide attacks on the French and US embassies, according to state media.
Posted on 15 May 2013 | 7:33 pm
‘Bikinis and booze welcome in Egypt’
Authorities in Egypt have insisted that the country will remain open to visitors who drink alcohol and wear bikinis.
Posted on 5 May 2013 | 3:33 pm
Egyptian schoolgirl, 10, becomes media sensation with protest poem
A 10-year-old prize-winning schoolgirl recites poem in front of education minister denouncing the state of Egypt.
Posted on 1 May 2013 | 2:56 pm
Lost city of Heracleion gives up its secrets
A lost ancient Egyptian city submerged beneath the sea 1,200 years ago is starting to reveal what life was like in the legendary port of Thonis-Heracleion.
Posted on 28 April 2013 | 6:20 am
What would you do if one of the richest men in the world dumped you? Muslim ‘divorcee’ Nivin El-Gamal explains all
Nivin El-Gamal was “married” to a billionaire Arab prince reportedly worth $19bn who dumped her after she fell pregnant with his child. The London-based Muslim “divorcee” tells Louisa Peacock how she is finally escaping from the Sheikh’s shadow and putting two fingers up to her traditional upbringing, to forge her and her son a new life.
Posted on 26 April 2013 | 6:00 am
What would you do if one of the richest men in the world dumped you? Muslim ‘divorcee’ Nivin El-Gamal explains all
Nivin El-Gamal was “married” to a billionaire Arab prince reportedly worth £19bn who dumped her after she fell pregnant with his child. The London-based Muslim “divorcee” tells Louisa Peacock how she is finally escaping from the Sheikh’s shadow and putting two fingers up to her traditional upbringing, to forge her and her son a new life.
Posted on 26 April 2013 | 6:00 am
