Egypt's military rulers to decide fate of Guantanamo returnee MiamiHerald.com CAIRO -- Adel el Gazzar emerged from eight years of imprisonment at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with one leg, no US charges against him and no chance of returning to his native Egypt, where he was sure to have been locked up again by ... |
AFP | Egypt's economic woes mount Sydney Morning Herald The success of Islamist parties in Egypt's elections could aggravate an already serious economic crisis in the Arab world's most populous nation, analysts say. Since an uprising in January and February that toppled the 30-year regime of Hosni Mubarak, ... Tussle in Egypt Egypt Army Says It Has 'No Opinion' on Draft Constitution Egypt Islamists reject army interference in constitution |
AFP | Egypt denies 'Post' report of Hamas bases in Sinai Jerusalem Post COM STAFF AND YAAKOV KATZ "No one can bring in military tools or erect missile bases in Sinai," Egyptian official claims. An Egyptian official has denied a Jerusalem Post report that Hamas has established forward bases and rocket production facilities ... Israel's growing wall of steel fences off Egypt New Israeli ambassador to Egypt slated to arrive New Israeli ambassador to Egypt slated to arrive |
Globe and Mail | Egypt May Borrow Abroad to Bolster Economy, Prime Minister Says BusinessWeek 12 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt's Prime Minister Kamal el- Ganzouri said the country may resort to borrowing abroad while austerity measures may be needed to counter the deterioration of the economy since former President Hosni Mubarak was ousted. ... Egyptian PM says economy in serious condition Dire state of Egypt's economy reduces latest interim PM to tears Tearful Egyptian prime minister says economy 'worse than anyone imagines' |
Telegraph.co.uk | ANALYSIS: Saving Egypt —Yasser Latif Hamdani Pakistan Daily Times As expected, the so-called Egyptian Revolution has thrown up unexpected results causing a panic in western capitals not to mention quickly degenerating into Islamist-Secularist and Muslim-Christian conflict. Wait till Syria is 'liberated'. ... Egypt's Islamists try to calm fears over tourism Egypt 'not a threat for tourists' What's next for Egypt? |
Al-Arabiya | Egypt's Tantawi makes surprise visit to Tahrir Square The Daily Star CAIRO: Egypt's ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi paid a surprise visit to Cairo's Tahrir Square Sunday, the epicenter of protests against him last month, after it was re-opened to traffic, state media reported. Tantawi's visit was “to make sure that ... Egypt's army ruler pays surprise visit to Tahrir Square Egypt's army ruler visits Tahrir Square: Report Egypt's Tahrir opens as activists say goodbye to latest police victim |
Los Angeles Times | Islamist parties' electoral success in Egypt has Copts worried Los Angeles Times But these days Egypt's minority Coptic Christians are finding little serenity. Islamist political candidates, including puritanical Salafis, are dominating parliamentary elections. Sectarianism is intensifying and the patriotic veneer that unified ... |
msnbc.com | Israel Acts to Curb Illegal Immigration From Africa New York Times The Israeli government hopes that the fence being built along the Egyptian border will keep out most infiltrators. The demands for a fence have grown in the past year with the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and the increase in tensions ... Israeli Cabinet OKs plan to stanch flow of illegal African migrants Cabinet approves plan to block African migrants Israel frees up funds to block African migrants |
Obama is lagging on Egypt Washington Post 25, the Obama administration significantly shifted its public position in the then-ongoing standoff between Egypt's ruling military and pro-democracy demonstrators in Cairo's Tahrir square. Dropping its weak appeals for “restraint on all sides,” the ... |
Organ-Trafficking Is Said to Rise in Egypt Wall Street Journal CAIRO—Egypt's year of political upheaval has left a shortfall in some law enforcement, and that has been a boon for criminal organizations that traffic in human organs, a human-rights group says. ... |