Business Insider Egypt says it has killed 98 militants in Sinai operation Egyptian security forces have killed 98 militants in Sinai during a recent military operation, the military said on Friday. It was not possible to independently confirm the figure. Egypt is battling an insurgency that gained pace after the ouster of President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood Islamist movement in mid-2013 after mass protests against his rule. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/r-egypt-says-it-has-killed-98-militants-in-sinai-operation-2015-9 AP Clooney says Canada should press Egypt on jailed journalist George Clooney urged Canada's prime minister on Friday to put pressure on Egypt's government to free jailed Al-Jazeera English journalist Mohamed Fahmy from prison. Clooney's wife, Amal, is Fahmy's lawyer. The actor made the remarks about Prime Minister Stephen Harper on the red carpet of the Toronto International Film Festival. Fahmy, a Canadian, and two other journalists were sentenced to three years in prison this month in a case criticized by press freedom advocates and others. Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/clooney-says-canada-press-egypt-jailed-journalist-020615491.html Voice of America Egyptian Currency Clampdown Clobbers Small Business Egypt has become the victim of its own success in clamping down on the black market for foreign currency. A central bank decision to limit deposits of dollars made into bank accounts has created winners and losers within a country that suffers from a fundamental shortage of foreign currency following four years of political upheaval. The winner is the central bank itself, which capped hard currency bank deposits in February at $10,000 a day, up to a maximum of $50,000 a month. Read more: http://www.voanews.com/content/egyptian-currency-clampdown-clobbers-small-business/2955652.html
