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Arab spring nations face delayed economic recovery: IMF
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - Arab spring countries face rising social tensions that could thwart an early economic recovery from over two years of political turmoil that has worsened fiscal pressures and threatens macroeconomic stability, a senior IMF official...Tags: Global Expansion, Africa, Money and Monetary Policy, Public Finance, International Organizations
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Kerry presses Egypt on economic reform, says aid depends on it
ReutersADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egypt to act swiftly on economic reforms to secure a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan, saying the measures were needed to get further aid from the U.S. Congress, an American official...Tags: U.S. Congress, International Organizations, African Union, Economic Policy, Israel
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Egypt court rejects religious slogans in election law
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's highest court ruled on Saturday that parts of a revised election law setting out terms for a parliamentary vote were unconstitutional, casting fresh doubt over a poll that has already been delayed. The Islamist-dominated upper...Tags: Labor Legislation, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Elections, Parliament, Lawyers
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Egypt court rejects election law, further poll delays expected
ReutersCAIRO, May 25 (Reuters) - Egypt's highest court ruled on Saturday that parts of a revised election law setting out terms for a parliamentary election were unconstitutional, casting fresh doubt over a poll that has already been delayed. The Islamist-...Tags: Labor Legislation, Elections, Parliament, Laws, Mohamed Morsi
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In Theory: Were early Christians persecuted for their beliefs?
Were early Christians really persecuted for their beliefs? The popular image is of them being thrown to the lions and having to meet in secret, but an author is challenging what she calls the "myth" of Christian persecution. Candida Moss, who is...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Human Interest, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Belief and Faith, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
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Egypt: 10 men suspected of killing of 3 female family members in 'honor' crime
Associated PressLUXOR, Egypt (AP) — A mother and two daughters were allegedly killed by male relatives in southern Egypt who believed they'd had affairs, the latest apparent example of so-called "honor killings" in which women are slain for violating traditional...Tags: Human Interest, Murder, Adultery
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Egypt to issue smart cards to fuel stations next month
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will begin using smart cards in the next few weeks to distribute gasoline and diesel, Oil Minister Sherif Haddara said on Thursday, in a step towards meeting IMF terms for a loan. The first smart cards will go to fuel stations and...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Passenger Cars
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Analysis: Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability
ReutersTUNIS (Reuters) - For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly clashes in two Tunisian cities. The...Tags: Government, Libya, Feminism, Arab Spring, Afghanistan
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ANALYSIS-Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability
Reuters* Moderate Islamist-led government cracks down on Salafists * Rupture raises risk of fuelling armed radicals in N.Africa * Main Salafist group rejects state, shuns elections * Secular Tunisians fear for freedom, stability By Tarek Amara TUNIS, May 23...Tags: Government, Feminism, Labor Legislation, Libya, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Egyptian soldiers kidnapped in Sinai released after talks
McClatchy Foreign StaffCAIRO Seven soldiers kidnapped last week by suspected Islamist militants in the restive Sinai were freed after a six-hour negotiation between local tribesmen and the kidnappers, the Egyptian government announcement Wednesday. The soldiers, who had been...Tags: Mohamed Morsi, Military Equipment, Kidnapping, Hosni Mubarak, Criminals
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Seven Egyptian soldiers freed by captors in Sinai
CAIRO — Seven Egyptian soldiers who had been abducted in the Sinai last week were set free by their captors early Wednesday amid conflicting reports as to how their release was secured. Many local news websites reported that tribe leaders in the...
Tags: Mohamed Morsi, Kidnapping, Armed Forces, Cairo (Egypt)
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Swiss seek to facilitate restitution of dictator loot
ReutersZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland proposed on Wednesday a new law to make it easier to freeze assets stolen and salted away by foreign leaders and return them to their countries of origin. The draft law would allow Switzerland to freeze the assets of so-...Tags: Libya, Bashar Assad, Arab Spring, Zurich (Swiss Confederation), Geneva (Swiss Confederation)
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