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Egypt's 'rebels' gather millions of signatures

CAIRO – Once again, a handful of activists has managed to galvanize and inspire Egypt’s grumbling masses in a way no opposition political parties have been able to.

IMF raises Egypt 2013 CPI f'cast to 10.9 pct, highest since 2010

DUBAI (Reuters) - Inflation in Egypt is expected to climb to 10.9 percent this year, the highest level since 2010, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday, more than it expected in April. "Inflation is expected to rise in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia, reflecting recent and planned subsidy cuts and, in some cases, pressure from monetization of fiscal deficits and supply shortages ...

Echoes of Egypt's revolution far from Cairo

How the shake-up in Egypt is being felt far from Cairo

Egypt: Security Beefed up in Sinai After Abduction

Security beefed up in Egypt's Sinai after kidnapping of security personnel        

The Egypt-Israel peace test

In a region as volatile as the Middle East, no country can afford to take peace for granted.

Reinforcements to Egypt's Sinai after police camp hit

Egypt sent police reinforcements to the Sinai after an attack on a police camp on Monday in the wake of the kidnapping of security personnel, officials said.

Egypt sends extra troops to Sinai

Egypt deploys extra troops to the Sinai peninsula after seven members of the security forces were abducted there.

Egypt strengthens Sinai police as camp hit

Egypt sent police reinforcements to the Sinai after an attack on a police camp on Monday in the wake of the kidnapping of seven security personnel in the lawless peninsula, officials said.

Egypt strengthens Sinai police as camp hit

Egypt sent police reinforcements to the Sinai after an attack on a police camp on Monday in the wake of the kidnapping of security personnel, officials said.

Egypt cuts size of bond auction after funds decree trims demand

CAIRO (Reuters) - The central bank cut the size of a treasury bond auction on Monday when fixed income funds continued to reduce their purchases of government securities following a decree limiting the amount of money banks can channel into the funds. Yields rose at the auction, whose size was reduced to 900 million Egyptian pounds from the 1.5 billion the central bank initially sought. ...

Security beefed up in Egypt Sinai after kidnapping

Egyptian officials say dozens of military and police armored vehicles have crossed into Sinai, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there.

Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction

CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of Egyptian military and police armored vehicles crossed into Sinai on Monday, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there.        

Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian officials say dozens of military and police armored vehicles have crossed into Sinai, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there.

Egypt Appoints New Chief of State Oil Firm

Egypt's oil ministry Monday named Tarek El-Barkatawy chief executive of state-owned Egyptian General Petroleum Corp., or EGPC, at a time when the country is facing a severe fuel shortage and needs to negotiate favorable rates with oil producers.

Egypt army sends reinforcements to Sinai after kidnapping

By Yousri Mohamed EL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt's army sent reinforcements into the Sinai Peninsula on Monday after President Mohamed Mursi said there would be no talks with militant Islamists who have abducted seven members of the security forces. A military official said the decision followed a meeting between the military leadership and Mursi, who has said he will not submit to blackmail ...