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Death Toll Hits 33 on Third Day of Egypt Clashes

Egypt: Ban Ki-moon Voices Alarm after Clashes in Cairo
Cairo police fought protesters demanding an end to army rule for a third day on Monday and morgue officials said the death toll had risen to 33, making it the worst spasm of violence since the uprising that toppled President Hosni Mubarak.

Has Aliaa Magda Elmahdy's Nude Photography Hurt the Cause of Egypt's Liberals?

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How free can an individual be? -- Modern day debates on freedom of expression are arguably about the extent to which people can exercise their freedom. Egyptian activist and blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy has brought the debate into spotlight once more, in the wake of a massive political upheaval in her country, by posting a series of nude photographs of herself on her blog.
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Protesters chant slogans against the government and military rulers at Tahrir Square after Friday prayers in Cairo

Tens of Thousands Rally Against Military Rule in Cairo

More than 50,000 Egyptian protesters flocked to Cairo's Tahrir square Friday to pressure the military government to transfer power to elected civilian rule, after the Cabinet tried to enshrine the army's role in a constitutional proposal.
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Libya imposes visa requirement on Egyptians: agency

Libya has told Egyptians they will need visas to enter the country, Egypt's state news agency said on Wednesday, after Egypt imposed travel restrictions on Libyans during the uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.
Massacre in Syria

Syrian Army Defectors Battle Assad Forces Near Damascus

Syrian army defectors attacked an intelligence complex on the edge of Damascus early Wednesday, the first such reported assault on a major security facility in the eight-month uprising against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said.
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Sixty-nine killed Syria on Monday: activists

At least 69 people were killed in southern Syria on Monday, most of them in clashes between army deserters and troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, activists said on Tuesday.
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Sudan candidate for next Arab revolution: opposition

Sudan could see the next Arab revolution because anger is rising over an economic crisis and government repression worse than in Egypt before the ousting of Hosni Mubarak, an opposition leader said on Monday.
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Gloves off as Egypt's election race heats up

Egyptians are facing a blizzard of posters and TV adverts seeking their votes in the first free parliamentary election in decades but some campaigners are turning to tricks like tearing down rival posters in a race where every vote counts.
Orascom Telecom swings to Q3 net loss

Orascom Telecom swings to Q3 net loss

Currency effects helped push Orascom Telecom to a net loss of $975,000 for the third quarter from a profit of $939 million a year earlier, the company said on Sunday.
Jersey

Centamin Egypt to Create New Parent Company

Gold producer Centamin Egypt Ltd said it plans to set up a new parent company, to be redomiciled in Jersey, that it hopes will attract further international investor interest.
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Nigeria GDP rebasing may see big upward

Nigeria plans to change the base year for its gross domestic product (GDP) to 2008 from 1990, a move that could lead to a huge jump in the estimated size of Africa's second biggest economy, the national statistics chief said on Thursday.
Anonymous

Anonymous to Attack the Muslim Brotherhood

Anonymous, the famed hacktivist organization, is apparently planning a major operation on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood. The group released a video on YouTube explaining their intentions.

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