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Egypt finmin resigns after protest deaths: aide
Reuters ^

Posted on 10/11/2011 7:23:30 AM PDT by jhpigott

Egypt's Finance Minister Hazem el-Beblawi has quit after less than three months in the post over the government's handling of a protest by Coptic Christians on Sunday night, an aide to Beblawi said on Tuesday

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"Despite the fact that there might not be direct responsibility on the government's part, responsibility lies, ultimately, on its shoulders," state news agency MENA quoted Beblawi as saying.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: coptic; egypt
There's now rumors that the PM resigned as well, but this is being denied.
1 posted on 10/11/2011 7:23:31 AM PDT by jhpigott
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2 posted on 10/11/2011 7:24:29 AM PDT by jhpigott (North Korea - The land of lousy options)
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RT @BreakingNews: Egypt interim government spokesman denies report that entire cabinet has resigned - @Reuters


3 posted on 10/11/2011 7:24:54 AM PDT by jhpigott (North Korea - The land of lousy options)
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Egypt is set to implode.. or is it explode?


4 posted on 10/11/2011 7:37:42 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. Obama: Epic Fail or Bust!!!)
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or both . . .

Lots going on in that corner of the world. Syria is ripping apart at the seams, Turkey/Cyprus resource feud, Pali statehood bid . . .


5 posted on 10/11/2011 7:40:54 AM PDT by jhpigott (North Korea - The land of lousy options)
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Wow! nHow exciting watch the US foreign policy (WTF) work. No wonder it is called WTF.


6 posted on 10/11/2011 7:42:40 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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now will the pro homo, liberal cross dressing media go over like last time and give us 24 hours of news from there?

ARF


7 posted on 10/11/2011 9:37:13 AM PDT by manc (Don't fall for the trolls who promote the protests on here, Marriage= 1man+1 woman)
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