USA Today | Egypt post-Mubarak election continues with big turnout BBC News The first elections in Egypt since former President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown are going into a second day with indications of a high turnout in Cairo and other big cities. The first day of polling for a new parliament was mainly peaceful. ... In a Surprise, Calm Prevails in Egypt's Elections Egypt's elections go smooth amid protests Egypt's post-Mubarak poll confounds fears of mayhem |
The Associated Press | In Egypt, ultra-Islamists make election debut Boston.com AP / November 28, 2011 ALEXANDRIA, Egypt—Egypt's first parliamentary elections since the fall of Hosni Mubarak brought the political debut of a potentially powerful new player on the scene, the ultraconservative Islamist movement ... Ultra-conservative Salafi Islamists make political debut in Egypt's first post ... |
Ha'aretz | Egypt Halts Gas Flow to Israel, Jordan After Pipeline Blast BusinessWeek 28 (Bloomberg) -- Natural-gas flows from Egypt to Israel halted after an explosion on the Sinai pipeline network that delivers the fuel, Egyptian and Israeli officials said. Exports to Jordan and some domestic supplies were also suspended because of ... Egypt gas pipeline blown up hours before key election Egypt Halts Gas Flow to Israel, Jordan After Pipeline Blast Egyptian gas pipeline to Israel attacked for ninth time |
Egyptian police say killing of Muslim by Christian sparks sectarian clash in ... Washington Post CAIRO — Police say that a Muslim has been killed by a Christian in southern Egypt, sparking a sectarian clash, and the military has intervened to stop the violence. The incident is not connected to the start of Egypt's first parliamentary elections ... |
Al-Bawaba | Egypt gas supplies severed again after sabotage Jordan Times AMMAN - Jordan's supply of Egyptian gas was cut off by a blast in Sinai early Monday, as ongoing instability in Egypt threatened to plunge the Kingdom into what experts are calling an emerging “energy crisis”. The blast was the ninth act ... 'Unstable' gas supplies highlight potential energy crisis in Jordan Egypt blast cuts gas supply to Jordan |
In Egypt, people vote for first time since uprising eTaiwan News The vote is expected to be the fairest and cleanest in living memory and more than anything else, it will serve as a litmus test of whether Egypt will go down a more Islamic path as other countries swept up in Arab Spring uprisings have done. ... A divided Egypt goes to the polls |
BBC News | Egypt's Vote Puts Tahrir Square in Perspective TIME Monday's parliamentary election — the first relatively free, democratic race in Egypt's history, and perhaps the biggest bellwether of a long and turbulent Arab Spring — rang in harsh truths for some; a tide of satisfaction and new hopes for others. ... Election Monitoring Crowd-Sourced in Egypt Egypt votes: 'More candidates than actors' |
TheNewsTribune.com | American jailed in Cairo: We were threatened CBS News Three young American students are back home safe and sound tonight after their brief confinement in Egypt last week. They say they were simply trying to watch history in the making, but as CBS News correspondent Cynthia Bowers reports, they got a lot ... US student recalls threats in Egypt detention US student in Egypt recounts arrest Student held in Egypt feared for his life |
Deseret News | Israel moves to stabilise Egypt treaty Irish Times ISRAEL IS working with the United States to shore up its peace treaty with Egypt amid growing concern that the Egyptian election may bring to power an Islamic regime hostile to the Jewish state. Speaking yesterday to the Knesset's foreign affairs and ... Netanyahu: Israel won't have the same 'intimacy' it had with past Egypt regimes Hard Questions and Tough Answers with Yossi Alpher- November 28, 2011 Netanyahu: Israel working with US to stabilize peace with Egypt |
International Business Times | Elections in Morocco and Egypt: The harvest of the Arab Spring Washington Post (blog) Within the space of a few days, voters went to the polls in Morocco and Egypt to elect parliaments. Although the context is dissimilar, the two countries and the United States face common challenges. The Moroccan election is part of a ... Arab World Latest News: The New Politics of Morocco, Egypt, Yemen and Kuwait Democrats Against Elections: Morocco and Egypt |