Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Very sad and pathetic. Who knows? Umm Kulthum is probably next... https://t.co/Gtmjkz6lBa #Egypt


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Were I Alexandrian, I'd be fed up with the writers flowing into town to say how terrible my city had become! https://t.co/IavzL33tWJ #Egypt


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Tuesday, 29 November 2016

US to impose import restrictions on #Egypt antiquities dating from 5200 B.C. through 1517 A.D. https://t.co/zGfAMydhTJ


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For an Egyptian author, examining torture is her mission: profile of @basmabasabisso https://t.co/uL0yHNhzFt #Egypt (h/t @lissiejaquette)


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Al Jazeera Film Critical of #Egypt Army Strains Ties with #Qatar Further https://t.co/WwelgF9Hvb


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#Egypt, your wonders never cease: 'tough to know how many MPs voted for/against due to lack of electronic voting' https://t.co/9agubDI42u


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Friday, 25 November 2016

Ahmed Naji’s story "A Plant" translated to the English by @monakareem https://t.co/stsbiWuu98 #Egypt


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Thursday, 24 November 2016

Hoarding sugar in #Egypt? That can get you jailed https://t.co/EZsM9C3ANf via @stltoday


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60 organisations call on #Egypt to allow NGOs to operate, in respect of int'l commitments to freedom of association https://t.co/W1sCEel9EZ


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“Sound, Military Music, and Opera in #Egypt during the Rule of Mehmet Ali Pasha” https://t.co/pcN1d7ruKS by @adammestyan


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RT @hackneylad: 1100+ days into his incarceration for the crime of journalism in #Egypt, photographer @ShawkanZeid honoured in NYC https://t.co/5fZJxRKDRy


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Wednesday, 23 November 2016

#Egypt unearths city and cemetery over 7,000 years old - Reuters https://t.co/jBgq9SlWIt


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#Egypt NGO bill threatens to “devastate” civil society, UN expert warns https://t.co/HsaVQliNcF


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CIHRS, @afteegypt issue report on increasing use of travel bans at #Egypt airports by authorities https://t.co/iANtjaAKY9 (cc: @CAF4MESA)


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Authorities ban #Egypt rights defender @AidaSeif, founder of @elnadeem, from traveling | @MadaMasr https://t.co/DxOwdXp9ST


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RT @jstacher: "The State is an Empty Skull" - Amazing read about #Egypt by @scottlong1980 - https://t.co/Z5aYM1QihW


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Tuesday, 22 November 2016

Photojournalist Shawkan receives @pressfreedom award as CPJ campaigns for his release in #Egypt https://t.co/ihPE9TMf0w via @madamasr


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Devaluation hits #Egypt's pharmacies: shortages include cancer treatments, insulin, tetanus shots, contraceptives https://t.co/Ky7eR7G81C


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Monday, 21 November 2016

Must-read: @ProfKFranke eviscerates Mark Lilla's disgraceful @nytimes piece (with a very important note on #Egypt) https://t.co/nnqF6IxxyT


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#Egypt court freezes assets of rights defender Azza Suleiman after banning her from travel https://t.co/clU8XUbXzE via @madamasr


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The relationship between #Egypt and Israel has become markedly explicit under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi https://t.co/HbW1RIZjUK


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Sunday, 20 November 2016

150 Nubians protest for second day on Abu Simbel-Aswan road in #Egypt; security forces refuse them entry to Toshka https://t.co/GG8uz9yYr2


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#Egypt authorities besiege Nubian protest camp on Aswan-Abu Simbel Road https://t.co/pv1GLyfnjr via @madamasr


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ANHRI reports #Egypt witnessing a third migration of political dissidents, like those of the 1950s and the 1970s https://t.co/a2qqENiMwY


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#Egypt court orders release of journalist Ismail Alexandrani after a year in detention https://t.co/8qDfuZBIYx via @ahramonline


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Saturday, 19 November 2016

#Egypt's public transport workers: Dissidents across different regimes | @MadaMasr https://t.co/OnCkU32C7a


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Huh? #Egypt's Sisi: "Trump has shown deep and great understanding of what is taking place in the region" https://t.co/zoCQM6krFg


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No words... IS in #Egypt beheads Sinai clerics mistaken for priests https://t.co/vNvK8yVjBx


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#Egypt authorities prevent Nubian protest from reaching Toshka for second time https://t.co/yktPjFbY2C via @MadaMasr


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CPJ condemns conviction of 3 leaders of #Egypt's Journalists' Syndicate today https://t.co/EGCVhibjl9 thanks @pressfreedom @sherifmnsour


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Head of #Egypt's journalists' union and two colleagues sentenced to two years in prison for "harbouring fugitives" https://t.co/P56fCAejHp


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Friday, 18 November 2016

I have much respect for Michele Dunne... but comparing #Egypt and US in this way is utterly wrong-headed, misleading https://t.co/hC9AM4SM9A


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Thursday, 17 November 2016

For days, hundreds of @AUC students have been marching through campus, demanding a cap on their tuition https://t.co/b9yhtEugyl #Egypt


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Port Said’s Boulevard center for music, arts, design, heritage activities, shut down by #Egypt authorities https://t.co/bi9bUl62ty


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A 50-year-old cart driver was tortured to death in the eastern Cairo district of Amereya this week by police https://t.co/yZlocqMdO4 #Egypt


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#Egypt has pardoned 82 prisoners, including prominent Islamic studies researcher Islam el-Behery https://t.co/4IitnCz2uq via @ahramonline


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Wednesday, 16 November 2016

Egyptians struggle as government imposes austerity https://t.co/xoKcUvHMr7 #Egypt


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NGO bill drafted by #Egypt parliament differs from government's bill; deliberations took place in complete secrecy https://t.co/G8HuqPQhFH


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#Egypt court sentences policeman who killed man over cup of tea to life: rare punishment for police violence https://t.co/aRzcAtILot


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#Egypt Is Cracking Down on NGOs When It Needs Them Most https://t.co/DBIJoE1XYW


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Tuesday, 15 November 2016

#Egypt's parliament approves bill to regulate NGOs in a move human rights groups say effectively bans their work https://t.co/czQexbm6yO


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#Egypt court revokes death sentences for Morsi, MB Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie, parliament speaker Saad El-Katatni https://t.co/pnhZb7g7JH


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Ruling by #Egypt's court of cassation means Morsi not under threat of execution, though he has three long sentences https://t.co/d6xkrPAYNM


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Monday, 14 November 2016

#Egypt's constitution stipulates gov't may not procure funding unlisted in state budget until parliament approves https://t.co/vmch8JhZ7g


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In #Egypt, sectarian attacks on Christians are rising https://t.co/CC1vnwmoJY #Copts


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Sunday, 13 November 2016

#Egypt in advanced talks with European countries to secure $800mil in loans to ease pressure from economic reforms https://t.co/s6RXSLHage


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Saturday, 12 November 2016

Iconic Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz dies at age 70 https://t.co/bdlroDLUgE #Egypt | @ahramonline


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First installment of the loan, $2.75bil, received by #Egypt on Friday https://t.co/H7CNHiGioD


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Friday, 11 November 2016

Planned Cairo protests, termed Revolution of the Poor, largely failed to take off, but scores arrested #Egypt-wide https://t.co/aImHpsUnz1


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"The permanent revolution: From Cairo to Paris with the Egyptian surrealists," by Fatenn Mostafa Kanafani https://t.co/edp5tX4gOB #Egypt


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#Egypt imposes security clampdown in anticipation of protests; police disperse several small gatherings https://t.co/f1eBKi77JW via @Reuters


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Thursday, 10 November 2016

Freeze on @elnadeem torture rehabilitation centre's assets a cruel blow to human rights in #Egypt https://t.co/Wp6XHRdf2M


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#Egypt's Central Bank freezes bank account of Al-Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence https://t.co/qlfFWcOtZM


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#Egypt secures $2bil in financing from int'l banks, day before IMF’s board meets to consider $12bil loan https://t.co/Mlxa7CTYEn


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Wednesday, 9 November 2016

"We have about seven million empty apartments that are fit for American refugees," tweeted @GamalEid https://t.co/Fj2Q2SW0YQ #Egypt


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A dubious distinction... #Egypt’s President Sisi Invites Trump to Cairo, First to Congratulate Him for Victory https://t.co/srUa5DMhWG


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Tuesday, 8 November 2016

#Egypt expects to receive $2.75bil in aid from the IMF as early as next week, part of $12bil loan package https://t.co/WvTdc0O33R


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Richard Jacquemond, "Un monde perdu? L'Égypte ancienne vue par les écrivains égyptiens" https://t.co/90e2UQtCU5 #Egypt #twitterstorians


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Hanan Hammad, "Arwa Salih's The Premature: Gendering the History of the Egyptian Left" https://t.co/axwQ0kR2ha #Egypt #twitterstorians


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#Egypt's pound weakened further on Tuesday, averaging 17.8 per US dollar in bank trades, a fall from 16.8 on Monday https://t.co/kKSUrrJzdc


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Activists in Nubian village will start open strike to protest their village's inclusion in Toshka project | #Egypt https://t.co/z2tazjTvPi


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#Egypt admin. court rejects continuing gov't efforts to transfer strategic islands of Tiran, Sanafir to #Saudi https://t.co/hlxOPjfP62


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CPJ on the past week's (yes, *one* week's) #Egypt violations: censorship, arrest, court hearings https://t.co/k7Ur7D8AYa via @pressfreedom


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Monday, 7 November 2016

Students storm out of meeting with new @AUC president over tuition fee hikes | #Egypt https://t.co/DbW6EYOkyQ via @MadaMasr


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#Saudi oil shipments to #Egypt halted indefinitely, Egyptian officials say https://t.co/m16AkNIMlm via @Reuters


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Sunday, 6 November 2016

A most interesting development... #Egypt's oil minister makes rare trip to Iran for oil talks after Saudi suspension https://t.co/HBuD0Z7VpJ


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#Egypt governorates increase fares for vital transportation due to new fuel price hikes https://t.co/4IPFIzAzBW via @ahramonline


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Newly floated #Egypt pound moves little: Banks uncertain about prospects for supply, demand of US dollars https://t.co/gjY4a1vq37


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#Egypt's electricity ministry reinserted clause in contract requiring dispute settlement by domestic arbitration https://t.co/qdrg5RnTiT


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Saturday, 5 November 2016

Interbank trading of LE will resume Sunday at 10 am: first trading session without guidance from #Egypt central bank https://t.co/ndcVtVPzBs


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The dean of Coptic community scholars just unleashed a trove of his work online: Don't miss it! https://t.co/QzCQSchJXA #Egypt #Copts


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Imbaba residents face sudden spike in transport, food prices, mainly because of increase in petrol costs | #Egypt https://t.co/T0mwhHRkak


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Al-Azhar professor suspended from post for 3 months, accused of promoting atheism | #Egypt @MadaMasr https://t.co/iLLvBguHAo (cc: @CAF4MESA)


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Hungry for dollars after float, #Egypt banks offer market rates https://t.co/qn59AgIsMF by @EricKnecht for @Reuters


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Gunmen opened fire on #Egypt Brig. Gen. Hesham Mahmoud Abualazm from a moving car in Arish city, North Sinai https://t.co/XFtdP0iXH0


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Friday, 4 November 2016

#Egypt's "most vulnerable will be left in the metaphorical and literal cold" https://t.co/2mIkaRdEX5 by @AllisonLMcManus @eldahshan @TimepDC


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#Egypt's PM says he will cut subsidy bill that totals 201 billion Egyptian pounds ($12.97 billion) a year https://t.co/lndhf9Jzba


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Thursday, 3 November 2016

#Egypt's NGO Law: Closing Down a Once-Vibrant Civil Society https://t.co/FgEkSMcKQC by @amiramikhail


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Q&A on #Egypt's currency devaluation, from @MadaMasr https://t.co/eQmg2PxhyW


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#Egypt traders say sugar crisis self-inflicted: result of state takeover of reserves, distribution earlier in year https://t.co/uARaMtCUSX


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A well-known genre of #Egypt journalism: Thank heaven for foreigners who eschew cruel, brutal instincts of locals https://t.co/ZMvmH3bgwt


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#Egypt's pound devaluation is certain to cause a steep hike in prices https://t.co/Eq5vB8Mo1U


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#Egypt free floats the pound and raises lending rates: Stocks jumped the most in eight years, pound slumped https://t.co/6LWJzjeQ2I


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Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Lest we forget... November 3, 1956 #Egypt #SuezWar #TripartiteAggression https://t.co/XEiXuuQhI5


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You won't find a better social history of modern #Egypt in print. Here it's selling for only $20 https://t.co/mBE4JnNn6g #twitterstorians


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Sisi says military economy is 1.5% of #Egypt's GDP, but how accurate is this? | @MadaMasr https://t.co/mPoYpsa3Kh


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Amnesty International to #Egypt: Lift abusive and arbitrary travel bans https://t.co/FRK56hDBTs


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Prominent #Egypt Rights Lawyer Malek Adly Banned From Travel https://t.co/8rFWqjPhtr


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Reporters Without Borders labels Sisi a 'press freedom predator' | @MadaMasr https://t.co/CO1vdKCr1F #Egypt


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Stéphane Lacroix on "#Egypt’s Pragmatic Salafis: The Politics of Hizb al-Nour" https://t.co/2yymmkDGYT


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#Egypt’s supply ministry increases price of subsidised sugar by 40% (to 7 LE per kg) amid supply shortage https://t.co/TUe6jZu5aT


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Tuesday, 1 November 2016

Is the writing on the wall? #Egypt's army to distribute 8 million food boxes nationwide at half market price https://t.co/OVddwjfZPS


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Worth watching: #Egypt's parliament and government clash over Equal Citizenship Law https://t.co/9Z7XiSCgdA


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ElBaradei’s statement breaks three years of silence on post-June 30 violence | #Egypt https://t.co/wBekD8QzvA


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#Egypt currency traders were buying dollars on Monday for 17.5-17.85 LE, selling them to importers for 18-18.2 LE https://t.co/qCvOovYurW


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In #Egypt, fears grow for Ain Shams student dragged away from metro station, shortly before police raided his home https://t.co/Ve09Qrj8X6


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‘We Don’t Owe Anyone’: #Egypt Jousts With Its Chief Benefactor, #Saudi Arabia https://t.co/5QDMJixI4Y


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