Los Angeles Times | Egypt Secularists Face Hard Choices Wall Street Journal CAIRO—Egypt's secular-minded politicians, facing a greater-than-anticipated drubbing by Islamist parties in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections, began Friday to assess their ... Egyptian Islamists put sharia law on agenda after election gains Egypt Islamists outline strict law plans Voter turnout high, Islamists dominate in Egypt elections |
BBC News | US urges Israel to end 'isolation in Middle East' BBC News US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has urged Israel to "mend fences" with Turkey, Egypt and others in the Middle East to reduce its growing isolation. In a speech in Washington, he said Israel was not entirely to blame, referring to an "international ... Panetta laments growing Israeli 'isolation' Panetta: Israel Must Work to End Regional Isolation Panetta: Israel must get to "damn" peace table |
6abc.com | Ultraconservative Islamists make gains in Egypt 6abc.com CAIRO- December 2, 2011 -- Egypt's ultraconservative Islamist party plans to push for a stricter religious code in Egypt after claiming surprisingly strong gains in the first round of parliamentary elections, a spokesman said Friday. ... Fundamentalists' win confirms worst fears of Egypt's secularists First phase of Egypt polls over, counting begins |
Ha'aretz | Egyptian cameraman at the heart of the Tahrir Square clashes The Guardian The past two weeks have proved to be a turning point in Egypt's ongoing revolution, with huge anti-junta street protests coming under relentless assault from the security forces and millions of Egyptians defying the bloodshed to turn out and vote in ... Egypt protests condemn continued military rule Three ways for Egypt to go, and military is central to all The second Egyptian revolt |
Ahram Online | Egypt's new PM keeps half old cabinet: report Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's new prime minister is keeping at least half the ministers unchanged in a new cabinet, state television reported on Thursday, after he was appointed in a bid to assuage voters demanding army rulers quit and that the system be ... New Egypt prime minister searches for employees Egypt's New Cabinet hopefully Formed Saturday Egypt's Ganzouri gives overview of his new cabinet |
The Guardian (blog) | Syria, Egypt and Middle East unrest - live updates The Guardian (blog) Egypt's election results will be released at 8pm local time (6pm GMT, 1pm EST), state TV announced. The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice party is expected to be the biggest winner, followed by the Salafist al-Nour party and then the liberal ... Egypt not happy to halt trade relations with Syria The Next Move for Syria |
Newsday | Ultraconservative party to push for Islamic Egypt Newsday Click here Ultraconservative party to push for Islamic Egypt Originally published: December 2, 2011 9:04 AM Updated: December 2, 2011 7:11 PM By The Associated Press BEN HUBBARD (Associated Press), MAGGIE MICHAEL (Associated Press) (AP) -- Anticipating ... |
The Associated Press | Soiled start for candidates of Egypt's Mubarak The Associated Press ASSIUT, Egypt (AP) — In conservative Egyptian villages where tribal and familial affiliations reign supreme, parliamentary candidates can no longer rely on the former ruling party's blessing to carry them to victory. In the agricultural heartland of ... Internal strife led to the collapse of Mubarak's party |
Los Angeles Times | US Policy on Egypt Needs a Big Shift New York Times But Washington should not be fooled by the peace that has returned to Egyptian streets. Even successful elections can not erase months of political mismanagement by the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) or the bloodshed committed under ... Egypt: I am a first time voter Egypt voters turn out for second day of elections Egypt's military learns its lesson |
IBNLive.com | New Egyptian cabinet to be finalised today IBNLive.com PTI Cairo: Egypt's new prime minister designate will finalise a new cabinet on Saturday, with several standing ministers expected to retain their posts in a government aimed at placating protesters demanding a national salvation government. ... Egyptian PM starts to name cabinet |