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Egypt's Democracy Activists Fear Wider Clampdown - Fox News Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:11:51 GMT

Fox News

Egypt's Democracy Activists Fear Wider Clampdown Fox News AP AP CAIRO – It was an unusually intense raid on pro-democracy groups backed by some of Egypt's closest allies, including the United States: Special commandos in full gear sealed office doors shut with wax, demanded computer passwords, ... Egypt Vows to End Crackdown on NonprofitsNew York Times Egypt Agrees to Stop Raids on Democracy GroupsVoice of America Egyptian military gambles by raiding pro-democracy groupsWashington Post Wall Street Journal all 1,277 news articles »

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Egypt's military: On alert for New Year's attack on Christians - msnbc.com Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:01:28 GMT

BBC News

Egypt's military: On alert for New Year's attack on Christians msnbc.com By NBC News and msnbc.com staff Update at 6:25 pm ET: Facebook has apparently taken down the account of at least one group threatening a New Year's attack on Egyptian Christians. An Arab-language Facebook page (not linked to in the story but monitored ... Muslims and Christians clash in southern Egypt after Prophet Muhammad drawing ...Washington Post Egypt Islamists vow to protect churches on Orthodox ChristmasMonsters and Critics.com Egypt's Christians remember deadly attackBBC News Press TV all 100 news articles »

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This Revolution Isn't Being Televised - New York Times Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:52:47 GMT

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

This Revolution Isn't Being Televised New York Times Much more important are the millions who voted this month in a rolling election process that will continue into January, setting the stage for a negotiation between newly elected officials and Egypt's military rulers over the country's political future ... Egypt's longest yearAhram Online Egypt Poised To Take Arab World In New DirectionRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty An act of courage that launched a revolutionWashington Post The National -Egyptian Gazette all 1,316 news articles »

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Islamic scholar casts a skeptical eye on the emerging Egypt - Los Angeles Times Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:44:07 GMT

Los Angeles Times

Islamic scholar casts a skeptical eye on the emerging Egypt Los Angeles Times Gamal Banna, a liberal Islamic scholar whose brother founded the Muslim Brotherhood, reflects on a year of hope and disappointment for Egypt and the region. 'The revolution,' he says, 'has lost its freedom.' Gamal Banna sits surrounded by his library ... Divisions emerge between Islamists in EgyptMiamiHerald.com The real questions for EgyptAhram Online Islamist parties big winners in Egypt electionsThe News Record Financial Times -NPR -Egyptian Gazette all 250 news articles »

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US Says Egypt Agrees to Return Raided Offices' Property - BusinessWeek Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:28:35 GMT

US Says Egypt Agrees to Return Raided Offices' Property BusinessWeek 30 (Bloomberg) -- Egyptian authorities have agreed to return property taken in yesterday's raids on the offices of US organizations working to promote democracy in the Middle Eastern nation, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a ...

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Egypt's Generals Play the Old Trick: The Ticker - Bloomberg Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:18:54 GMT

Bloomberg

Egypt's Generals Play the Old Trick: The Ticker Bloomberg by Lisa Beyer When Egyptian officials on Dec. 29 stormed the offices of 17 organizations working to promote democracy in the country, closing some of them, state media said the raids were part of an investigation into foreign financing of the groups. ...

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Reservations on Studying in Egypt - New York Times Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:40:42 GMT

New York Times

Reservations on Studying in Egypt New York Times But in the last few months, as the Arab spring has given way to heightened violence and political instability (not to mention the arrest and detention in November of three American students in Egypt), many students, parents and college administrators ... and more »

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Egyptian military and Islamists unite against liberals? - RT Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:45:48 GMT

Egyptian military and Islamists unite against liberals? RT While the US calls the recent military raid on Egyptian NGOs "inconsistent with the bilateral cooperation” Middle East expert Lawrence Davidson believes the military and the Islamists may have reached some agreement that excludes the liberal element. ... and more »

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Egypt's Long-Term Currency Debt Downgraded by Fitch Ratings - BusinessWeek Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:05:44 GMT

Bloomberg

Egypt's Long-Term Currency Debt Downgraded by Fitch Ratings BusinessWeek 30 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt's long-term foreign currency debt was downgraded by Fitch Ratings, which pointed to a decline in central bank reserves and uncertainty over possible International Monetary Fund support. Fitch lowered the rating to BB-from BB ... Fitch Downgrades Egypt On Political, Reserve ConcernsWall Street Journal (India) TEXT-Fitch cuts Egypt to 'BB-'; Outlook NegativeReuters Africa Fitch Downgrades Egypt's Sovereign RatingsRTT News ForexLive (blog) all 19 news articles »

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Iran and the Islamist Spring - Ahram Online Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:07:24 GMT

The Guardian

Iran and the Islamist Spring Ahram Online Certainly, too, the revolutions in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Bahrain and Yemen have had a direct impact on the bilateral relations between Tehran and each of these countries and even countries with diplomatic relations with the revolutionary ... 2012: The Year of Counter-Revolution?Huffington Post Times of discontent in the regiongulfnews.com Middle East, 2012: You read it here firstGlobe and Mail Financial Times -Today's Zaman -Onislam.net all 154 news articles »