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China’s Geely Plans Plant in Egypt – Wall Street Journal
China Car TimesChina's Geely Plans Plant in Egypt
Wall Street Journal
the owner of Swedish car brand Volvo—plans to start assembling Geely cars in Egypt this year for sale in markets across North Africa in cooperation with a local company, according to a person close to the companies. The move, which the auto maker is …
Geely enters Egypt with CKD Operation, aiming to take on North African marketsChina Car Times
Egypt: Chinese cars comingFinancial Times (blog)
China's Geely to assemble cars in EgyptAFP
Reuters -Bloomberg
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 8:55 pm
Court challenges constitutionality of Egypt’s new Parliament – Ahram Online
Ahram OnlineCourt challenges constitutionality of Egypt's new Parliament
Ahram Online
Were Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliamentary elections unconstitutional? Doubts to this effect emerged this week after the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) on Monday referred several articles of the law governing parliamentary polls to the State …
Egypt court rules parliament vote system unconstitutionalKipp Report
Egypt's ElBaradei describes political scene as “travesty”Bikya Masr
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 8:29 pm
Egypt’s ousted president to get verdict and possible death sentence on June 2 – Washington Post
AFPEgypt's ousted president to get verdict and possible death sentence on June 2
Washington Post
CAIRO — An Egyptian judge on Wednesday set June 2 as the date for the verdict and sentencing in the trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, which could put the man who spent nearly 30 years as one of the Arab world's key strongmen on death row.
Egypt judge sets Mubarak verdict for June 2AFP
Verdict in trial of Egypt's Mubarak set for June 2
The Associated Press
Egypt's Hosni Mubarak declines chance to address courtTimes of India
BBC News
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 8:05 pm
Verdict in trial of Egypt’s Mubarak set for June 2 – Newsday
NewsdayVerdict in trial of Egypt's Mubarak set for June 2
Newsday
Click here Verdict in trial of Egypt's Mubarak set for June 2 Originally published: February 22, 2012 8:37 AM Updated: February 22, 2012 2:31 PM By The Associated Press BEN HUBBARD (Associated Press) (AP) — An Egyptian judge on Wednesday set June 2 as …
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 7:46 pm
Egyptian court to rule in Mubarak trial on June 2 – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Egyptian court to rule in Mubarak trial on June 2
Seattle Post Intelligencer
BEN HUBBARD, AP An Egyptian anti-Mubarak protestor wears a head band with Arabic writing that reads "retribution," during a trial session for the ousted president Hosni Mubarak, outside a courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 6:19 pm
Market Report: Egypt stocks slip 0.25 pct, investors holding tight – Ahram Online
Ahram OnlineMarket Report: Egypt stocks slip 0.25 pct, investors holding tight
Ahram Online
Egyptian stocks trimmed their losses on Wednesday with investors reining in trade and holding to recent acquisitions as the country sees a period of relative political calm ahead of presidential elections. The benchmark EGX30 tumbled in the opening …
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 6:11 pm
A year later, Egypt still dreaming of change – Macleans.ca
Salem-News.ComA year later, Egypt still dreaming of change
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by Sally Armstrong on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 10:50am – 0 Comments It has all the trappings of a circus—tents with guy wires, wagons of fast food, green tea, trinkets and Egyptian flags being hawked to families with small children.
The Egyptian Revolution, A Year LaterHarvard Crimson
Imprisoned for Love: Human Rights in EgyptHuffington Post UK
Egypt Revolution – Tweets from Tahrir (Video)Salem-News.Com
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 5:50 pm
Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role – Jerusalem Post
Reuters Blogs (blog)Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role
Jerusalem Post
By REUTERS 02/22/2012 19:11 By Reuters PARIS – After months of reassuring secularist critics, Islamist politicians in Tunisia and Egypt have begun to lay down markers about how Muslim their states should be — and first signs show they want more …
Islamists put down markers for bigger religion role in Tunisia and EgyptReuters Blogs (blog)
Religion And Politics In Arab Transitions – AnalysisEurasia Review
McCain & Graham [Heart] the Muslim BrotherhoodNational Review Online (blog)
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 5:13 pm
Egypt: Govt-US Standoff Could Hit 40000 NGOs – AllAfrica.com
Ahram OnlineEgypt: Govt-US Standoff Could Hit 40000 NGOs
AllAfrica.com
By Cam Mcgrath, 22 February 2012 Cairo — The ongoing crackdown by Egypt's military rulers on a handful of civil society groups accused of receiving illegal foreign funds has far-reaching implications for the estimated 40000 non-governmental …
McCain not in Egypt to 'negotiate' release of rights' workers but to affirm …Fox News
McCain in talks over trial in EgyptTampabay.com
Egypt NGOs brace for longer legal battle in foreign funding caseAhram Online
RT -Wall Street Journal
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 10:54 am
Egypt’s Step Backward – New York Times
New York TimesEgypt's Step Backward
New York Times
Sadly, the transitional government in Egypt today appears determined to shoot itself in both feet. On Sunday, it will put on trial 43 people, including at least 16 US citizens, for allegedly bringing unregistered funds into Egypt to promote democracy …
PM gives PA details on Egypt's smuggled money next SundayEgypt SIS (press release)
Rude Awakening – by Christian CarylForeign Policy (blog)
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Posted on 22 February 2012 | 2:41 am
Egypt – Yahoo! News Search Results
Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role
PARIS (Reuters)- After months of reassuring secularist critics, Islamist politicians in Tunisia and Egypt have begun to lay down markers about how Muslim their states should be — and first signs show they want more religion than previously admitted. Islamist parties swept the first free elections in both countries in recent months after campaigns that stressed their readiness to work with the …
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 4:58 pm
Egypt's Mubarak declines chance to address court
Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday turned down a chance to address the court in the last session before the verdict in the seven-month trial in which he faces the death penalty.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 3:04 pm
Egypt wraps up legislative elections
Egypt on Wednesday wraps up two-stage elections for the upper house of parliament, which caps a landmark legislative poll that saw Islamists propelled to the centre stage of politics.
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 2:16 pm
Egypt bars son of US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, NGO colleagues from leaving
Sam LaHood, the son of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and the head of the International Republican Institute's (IRI) Cairo office, was blocked from departing Egypt earlier this week. He, along with a dozen other colleagues from American non-government organizations (NGO), have been placed on an Egyptian "no-fly" list, officials with IRI told Yahoo News [...]
Posted on 22 February 2012 | 11:01 am
Egypt’s Step Backward
Democracy’s greatest threat in Egypt may just be the transitional government and the old Mubarak cronies.
Posted on 21 February 2012 | 3:05 am
Internet boosted the inevitable in Egypt: expert
Egypt's "Facebook Revolution" that toppled Hosni Mubarak last February may have been boosted by Internet social networking, but his downfall was inevitable anyway, a communications expert said on Sunday.
Posted on 20 February 2012 | 9:17 pm
McCain: Egypt and US 'must remain friends'
Sen. John McCain said today US relations with Egypt are changing a year after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, but the two countries "must remain friends."
Posted on 20 February 2012 | 5:56 pm
Egypt says working to end NGO row: McCain
Egypt says it is working "diligently" to resolve a bitter row with Washington over alleged illicit funding of NGOs for which American and other activists are due to stand trial, US Senator John McCain said on Monday.
Posted on 20 February 2012 | 5:55 pm
Egypt to help with Gaza power shortages
Egypt has agreed to help ease Gaza's chronic power shortages as part of a three-stage plan that would eventually hook up the isolated territory to the regional grid, a Palestinian energy official said Monday.
Posted on 20 February 2012 | 5:01 pm
McCain says US, Egypt 'must remain friends'
Sen. John McCain said Monday U.S. relations with Egypt are changing a year after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak but the two countries "must remain friends."
Posted on 20 February 2012 | 2:02 pm
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British charity worker allowed to leave Egypt
A British charity worker who was barred from leaving Egypt last week over an investigation into non-governmental organisations operating in the country was cleared to return to Britain on Tuesday, sources at the airport said.
Posted on 14 February 2012 | 12:47 pm
Cairo calm on the anniversary of Mubarak’s ousting but protesters hope for sustained strikes
A year ago to the day since its popular uprising swept President Hosni Mubarak from three decades of absolute power, Egypt was bracing itself for a prolonged period of civil disobedience from protesters seeking an end to the military rule that replaced him.
Posted on 11 February 2012 | 5:35 pm
Protests planned for anniversary of Mubarak’s downfall
OPPONENTS of Egypt’s military rulers plan to mark the first anniversary of Hosni Mubarak’s downfall today (SAT) with a campaign of civil disobedience directed against the dictator’s successors.
Posted on 10 February 2012 | 5:15 pm
Protests planned for anniversary of Mubarak’s downfall
Opponents of Egypt’s military rulers plan to mark the first anniversary of Hosni Mubarak’s downfall today (SAT) with a campaign of civil disobedience directed against the dictator’s successors.
Posted on 10 February 2012 | 5:15 pm
Three tourists drown in Red Sea after submarine collides with coral reef
Three tourists have drowned in the Red Sea after a tourist submarine collided with a coral reef, shattering its glass windows.
Posted on 9 February 2012 | 7:24 pm
Egypt names American NGO workers facing trial
Egypt on Monday released the names of 19 Americans who face trial over foreign funding of activities of their non-profit groups in Egypt, a case that has soured US-Egypt relations.
Posted on 6 February 2012 | 6:11 pm
Egypt: fifth day of clashes between protesters and police
In a fifth consecutive day of violence in Cairo, police fired tear gas at protesters angry about football riots that killed 74 fans at a match on Wednesday.
Posted on 6 February 2012 | 9:27 am
US ‘deeply concerned’ as Egypt activists said to face trial
The United States said Sunday it was “deeply concerned” at the news that dozens of activists including 19 Americans could go on trial in Egypt over the alleged illegal funding of aid groups.
Posted on 6 February 2012 | 7:00 am
Egypt charges 44 NGO workers with illegal activities
Egypt’s post-revolutionary authorities have set it on a collision course with Washington, its erstwhile ally, by deciding to charge 44 NGO workers including 19 Americans with illegal activities.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 8:10 pm
Tales of horror and revenge as Egypt reels from football tragedy
As Egypt counts the cost of Wednesday’s football stadium disaster, which killed 74 people, Nick Meo talks to some of the traumatised survivors.
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 7:00 am
