Al-Arabiya | Egypt released Iranian diplomat after spying investigation: MENA Xinhua CAIRO, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Egypt released on Sunday an Iranian diplomat arrested over spying charges after the Foreign Ministry confirmed his diplomatic status, state news agency MENA reported. The Iranian diplomat, identified as Qassem al-Husseini, ... Egypt to expel Iranian envoy in spy probe Egypt accuses Iranian diplomat of spying Egypt Releases Iranian Diplomat Accused of Spying |
Egypt to Pay Operators for Service Disruption Wall Street Journal DUBAI—Egypt's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology will pay domestic mobile-phone operators 100 million Egyptian pounds ($16.8 million) in compensation for the disruption of services during the revolution earlier ... Egypt Shares Advance to Two-Month High on G-8 North Africa Aid Egypt shares advance to two-month high |
The Guardian | G-8 Pledges Aid to Egypt, Tunisia Wall Street Journal DEAUVILLE, France—Egypt and Tunisia, which have been at the forefront of this year's so-called Arab Spring movement, start work after last week's summit of the Group of Eight leading nations ... Funding the north African aid corps G8 leaders pledge US$20 billion for post-revolution Egypt and Tunisia Tunisia and Egypt promised G8 help on path to democracy |
Globe and Mail | Rights groups not satisfied by Gaza border opening ABC Online (AFP: Mahmud Hams) Human rights groups have welcomed Egypt's decision to open its border crossing with Gaza permanently but say it still does not go far enough. The decision, which marks a major shift of policy, is the first time in four years ... Between Egypt And Gaza, A Renewed Connection For Israel, the Silver Lining in Gaza: Shifting the Strip to Egypt A Strange Sentence in the Times |
Reuters | Mubarak denies ordering Egyptian protesters shot, lawyer says CNN Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is "very sad and sorry" that he is accused of ordering that live ammunition be fired on protesters, but he has no regrets, his lawyer told CNN Sunday. The former leader is in "very bad ... Egypt: Calls for 'Second Revolution' receive weak support Mubarak denies knowing protesters killed, sons' interrogations resume Monday Egypt's revolution – six months on |
FRANCE 24 | Egypt sentences Copts over church scuffle AFP Sameh Abdel Satar, a member of the Egypt Lovers and Peace Society, said the Coptic Church had obtained permission in January to convert the building, which it had purchased in 2006, into a church. "The first prayer was meant to be held on January 30, ... Portraying Christians on Egypt's screen New conservative Muslim sect is emerging in Egypt Egypt: In Imbaba, army restores Coptic church torched by Salafis |
Egypt T-Bill Yields Decline After G-8 Aid Announcement Bloomberg Group of Eight leaders said on May 27 they would provide at least $40 billion in economic aid to North African countries, including Egypt and Tunisia, through a mixture of loans from international development banks and direct aid. ... |
Al-Arabiya | Uprisings in Egypt launched journalism career of recent UW-Madison grad Capital Times (blog) I then studied abroad in Egypt my junior year. Over the years I've studied, worked and traveled to Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Qatar, Turkey, Bahrain, Libya, Gaza, the West Bank and Israel. CT: How did you end up covering the Egyptian revolution? ... Revolution, reform, or refolution? Nation must step up in Arab Spring The Arab Spring's summersault |
Al-Arabiya | Muslim Brotherhood says won't force Islamic law on Egypt DAWN.com Liberal Egyptians in particular worry that the group could use for its own ends the second article of Egypt's constitution, which makes sharia, Islamic law, a main source of legislation. -AFP Photo CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood wants a diverse ... Muslim Brotherhood sides with Egypt's military against opposition movement Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood battles against its youth Opinion: Confusing the Muslim mind in Egypt |
The National | Possible Pyramids Discovered From Space WBUR By studying infrared images taken by NASA satellites, Sarah Parcak and her team from the University of Alabama at Birmingham identified the suspected pyramids in Tanis, Egypt. The ancient city, abandoned centuries ago, is famous as the fictional home ... UAB archaeologist finds lost pyramids in Egypt Idea of 17 hidden pyramids is 'wrong' Egyptian pyramids found by infra-red satellite images |