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BBC World News, 23.04.13 00:13 UTC

Egypt's challenge: Returning home to Alexandria

The ride from Cairo to Alexandria shouldn't take more than two hours on a fast train. I remember how happy I always was as a child when we finally arrived at Sidi Gaber station. Even though I ...

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Reuters - Top News, 22.04.13 23:05 UTC

Mississippi barge traffic snarled by floods, accidents

By Karl Plume Mon Apr 22, 2013 6:56pm EDT (Reuters) - Commercial shipping traffic was moving again on the Mississippi River south of St. Louis after a pair of barge accidents that forced the U.S. ...

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Reuters - Top News, 22.04.13 17:43 UTC

Egypt's Mursi in crisis talks with judges over reform

By Yasmine Saleh and Asma Alsharif CAIRO | Mon Apr 22, 2013 1:27pm EDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi held crisis talks with the country's top judges on Monday after the justice ...

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BBC World News, 21.04.13 19:45 UTC

Swansea measles: Grieving mother speaks of son's death

The mother of a Swansea man who was suffering from measles when he died has spoken of the family's devastation.

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Seattle Times, 21.04.13 17:25 UTC

Top Gadhafi aide to face trial in Egypt

A cousin and onetime top aid of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi will face trial in Egypt on charges of attempted murder.

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Reuters - Top News, 20.04.13 20:37 UTC

Egypt's Mursi plans cabinet reshuffle

By Omar Fahmy CAIRO | Sat Apr 20, 2013 4:24pm EDT CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Saturday he planned to reshuffle his cabinet in a move that could help build political ...

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Seattle Times, 19.04.13 12:21 UTC

Protesters call for purging Egypt's judiciary

Thousands of supporters of Egypt's Islamist president have taken to the streets of Cairo, calling on him to "cleanse the judiciary."

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Telegraph, 19.04.13 06:33 UTC

Egypt's remaining Jews gather to bury one of their own

A handful of Egypt s dwindling Jewish population, mostly elderly women, gathered at a restored synagogue in Cairo on Thursday for the funeral of the community s elected leader.

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Seattle Times, 18.04.13 19:57 UTC

Even in desert retreat, monks feel Egypt's turmoil

In a cave here high in the desert mountains of eastern Egypt, the man said to be the father of monasticism took refuge from the temptations of the world some 17 centuries ago. At the foot of the mountain, the monks at the St. Anthony's Monastery bearing his name continue the ascetic tradition.

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Reuters - Business News, 18.04.13 17:01 UTC

IMF chief says hopes for loan deal with Egypt

WASHINGTON | Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:49pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday more work is needed to conclude loan talks with Egypt but expressed hope ...

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