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Gangs of Cairo? Egyptian minister fights culture war
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - "Gangs of New York" seems a fitting favourite movie for Egypt's new culture minister, a film studies professor who styles himself an outsider fighting to break the hold of a privileged elite over spending on the arts. Artists enraged...Tags: Sociology, Dance, Culture, Religious Conflicts, Cairo (Egypt)
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UAE will try 30 Emiratis, Egyptians for illegal Brotherhood cell
Reuters* Authorities say cell was branch of Egypt's Brotherhood * UAE in wider crackdown on the Islamist organisation * Brotherhood in Egypt says unaware of case By Yara Bayoumy DUBAI, June 19 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday it would...Tags: United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Trials, Cairo (Egypt), Mohamed Morsi
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Tourism protests keep new Luxor governor away
Reuters* Newly appointed governor avoids office in Luxor * Resignation adds to pressure on Mursi to reconsider By Maggie Fick LUXOR, Egypt, June 19 (Reuters) - A hardline Islamist appointed governor of Luxor stayed away from his new office on Wednesday as...Tags: Regional Authority, Egypt, Executive Branch, Government, Mohamed Morsi
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Morsi's appointments spark clashes across Egypt
McClatchy Foreign StaffCAIRO The decision by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi to name 17 new provincial governors, including several who belong to his former party, triggered another round of violence here and the reported resignation of a top minister. The events stoked...Tags: Regional Authority, Israel, Cairo (Egypt), News Agency, Military Equipment
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Islamist governor promises safety for Luxor tourists
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Sixteen years ago, Adel Mohamed al-Khayat was a member of the militant group blamed for slaughtering 58 tourists in Egypt's Valley of the Queens; today he's promising to keep visitors safe. Khayat's appointment by President Mohamed...Tags: Regional Authority, Egypt, Islam, Tour Operations Industry, Executive Branch
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Then what in Syria?
Two recent newspaper editorials illustrate the double-mindedness some feel about President Barack Obama's decision to provide small arms and ammunition to Syrian rebels. The Washington Post headlined an editorial: "No time for half-measures: Syria's...Tags: Missile Systems, Bashar Assad, Iran, Jimmy Carter, Israel
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Protests to give new turn to Egypt revolution
ReutersBy Yasmine Saleh CAIRO, June 17 (Reuters) - Does Egypt face a new revolution? Millions hope so, it seems; they have signed a national petition demanding the president resign and plan to take to the streets on June 30, when Mohamed Mursi marks a year...Tags: Turkey, Revolutions, Cairo (Egypt), Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Religious Conflicts
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Ex-militant to run bloodied Luxor tourist region
Reuters* Governor was member of group whose gunmen attacked temple * One of 17 new governors sworn in by Islamist President * Demonstrators fear new blow to tourism in Luxor By Maggie Fick CAIRO, June 17 (Reuters) - A member of the movement whose gunmen...Tags: Regional Authority, Culture, Cairo (Egypt), Al-Qaeda, Ceremonies
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Ex militante de grupo sanguinario gobernará región turÃstica de Luxor en Egipto
Reuters* El gobernador fue miembro del grupo cuyos hombres atacaron un templo * Es uno de los 17 gobernadores que han jurado ante el presidente islamista * Manifestantes temen que sea un nuevo golpe para el turismo en Luxor Por Maggie Fick EL CAIRO, 17 jun...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Cairo (Egypt), Mohamed Morsi
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Egypt investment minister aims for 7 percent growth in two years
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian Investment Minister Yehya Hamed said on Monday he aimed to boost Egypt's anemic economic growth to as high as 7 percent in two years by improving the environment for private investors. He said he would work out reconciliation...Tags: Punishment, Egypt, Credit Ratings, Labor Markets, Mohamed Morsi
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Bible-burning Egyptian cleric jailed for 11 years
ReutersCAIRO, June 16 (Reuters) - A Cairo court sentenced an Egyptian Muslim preacher to 11 years in jail for blasphemy on Sunday for burning a Bible during a protest last year outside the U.S. embassy. Convictions for insulting Islam are common in Egypt, ruled...Tags: Punishment, Egypt, Prisons, Islam, Cairo (Egypt)
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Egypt's Mursi tightens Islamist grip with governor appointments
ReutersCAIRO, June 16 (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi named a member of an Islamist group remembered for a bloody attack on Western tourists in the ancient city of Luxor over a decade ago as governor of that province on Sunday. It was one of 17...Tags: Regional Authority, Egypt, Executive Branch, Government, Mohamed Morsi
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