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Political party of youth splits from Egypt's Brotherhood - Irish Times Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:18:00 GMT+00:00

Reuters Africa

Political party of youth splits from Egypt's Brotherhood Irish Times Rejection of his candidacy riled many of the young Brothers who established the Current party. The split in the Brotherhood could encourage disillusioned younger members of the secular Wafd, Egypt's oldest party, founded in 1919, to break away and form ... Youth Party Hives Off From Egypt's BrotherhoodWall Street Journal In Egypt, Youth Wing Breaks From Muslim BrotherhoodNew York Times Egypt's Political Transformation Moves SlowlyNPR AFP -Onislam.net -Reuters Africa all 198 news articles »

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Egypt Cuts Budget Deficit to 8.6% of GDP in Revised Budget - San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:42:26 GMT+00:00

msnbc.com

Egypt Cuts Budget Deficit to 8.6% of GDP in Revised Budget San Francisco Chronicle June 22 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt cut its budget deficit goal for the next fiscal year after reducing spending in a revised budget, decreasing the government's need to tap foreign lenders to finance its budget deficit, the Finance Ministry said. ... Egypt approves $83 billion budget with increased social spending to meet ...Washington Post Egypt Cuts Budget Deficit to 8.6% of GDP in Revised BudgetBloomberg Egypt approves $83B budgetNinemsn CanadianBusiness.com -Reuters Africa all 43 news articles »

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Egypt resumes investigation of US-Israeli accusing of spying - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:15:26 GMT+00:00

BBC News

Egypt resumes investigation of US-Israeli accusing of spying Jewish Telegraphic Agency JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Egypt has relaunched its investigation into Ilan Grapel, the dual US-Israeli citizen arrested in Egypt on spying charges. The investigation into Grapel was suspended after his first attorney resigned last week, but it was relaunched ... Spy or scapegoat?BBC News Egypt: Israeli 'spy' fluent in ArabicYnetnews Investigation of 'Israeli spy' Ilan Grapel resumes in EgyptJerusalem Post Ahram Online -eTaiwan News all 135 news articles »

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Egypt's revolution stirs Christians' cause - Financial Times Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:48:29 GMT+00:00

Voice of America

Egypt's revolution stirs Christians' cause Financial Times Mostly followers of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Christians make up an estimated 10 per cent of Egypt's 80m people. They have long complained of restrictions on the building of churches and informal discrimination that often deprives them of senior jobs ... Will a Rush to Elections in Egypt Undo Its Revolution?Voice of America A Compass of Hope for Egypt:The New "City for Science & Technology" Is the ...Huffington Post (blog) PIMCO CEO: Egypt needs stronger outside supportChristian Science Monitor The National -Daily News Egypt -Egyptian Gazette all 20 news articles »

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King Abdullah's Drive to Put Saudis to Work May Rebound on Egypt - Bloomberg Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:33:53 GMT+00:00

Ha'aretz

King Abdullah's Drive to Put Saudis to Work May Rebound on Egypt Bloomberg Kotilaine cited Egypt as an example. Another is Tunisia: Mohamed Bouazizi, the 26-year-old whose self-immolation helped trigger the regional revolution, was unemployed. Egypt received $8.9 billion of net private transfers, mostly from Egyptian workers ... Lawyer says Egypt's Mubarak may have cancerAlbany Times Union Women of Arab Spring still fighting for liberationMinneapolis Star Tribune all 792 news articles »

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Fertile ground? - BBC News Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:22:04 GMT+00:00

gulfnews.com

Fertile ground? BBC News The collapse of unpopular, undemocratic regimes in Tunisia and Egypt has certainly removed a major grievance, although neither country is finding the path to democracy trouble-free. But the slow-motion agony of Yemen, Libya, Syria, and to some extent ... Building democracy in the empire of oil: Arab economies in the SpringInternational Business Times Arab Spring exposes Nasrallah's hypocrisyAljazeera.net Sterling: Power struggles threaten to unravel Arab SpringCalgary Herald The Hindu -Mizzima News -Fox News all 31 news articles »

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Egypt puts a presidential poll on Facebook - Boston Globe Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:08:25 GMT+00:00

Kansas City Star

Egypt puts a presidential poll on Facebook Boston Globe AP / June 22, 2011 CAIRO — Egypt's military rulers have posted a Facebook poll to gauge the popularity of nearly 20 presidential hopefuls, an attempt to show their commitment to a democratic transition in the face of rising criticism of their ... Vote on Facebook for the next president of EgyptNew Statesman (blog) ElBaradei frontrunner for Egypt presidency in Facebook pollGlobalPost (blog) Egyptian military polls voters on FacebookThe Independent Ahram Online -The National -Daily News Egypt all 126 news articles »

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Egypt Stocks: Citadel Capital, Orascom Telecom, Sinai Cement - Bloomberg Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:30:58 GMT+00:00

Egypt Stocks: Citadel Capital, Orascom Telecom, Sinai Cement Bloomberg Egypt's benchmark EGX 30 Index (EGX30) lost 1 percent, the most in almost three weeks, to 5473.91 at the 2:30 pm close in Cairo. The following shares rose or fell in Cairo. Symbols are in parentheses ... Egypt's Citadel starts talks on possible buy-outReuters Africa all 11 news articles »

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Top US senators join business trip to Tunisia , Egypt - AFP Wed, 22 Jun 2011 23:30:00 GMT+00:00

AFP	Top US senators join business trip to Tunisia , Egypt AFP WASHINGTON — Top senators John McCain and John Kerry will accompany a delegation of US business leaders on Friday to Tunisia and Egypt to discuss economic opportunities in the North African countries, McCain's office said. ... and more »

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Egyptian-American activist: Mubarak should receive a fair trial - Al-Masry Al-Youm Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:12:35 GMT+00:00

USA Today

Egyptian-American activist: Mubarak should receive a fair trial Al-Masry Al-Youm Saad Eddin Ibrahim, founder of the Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies in Cairo, held a dialogue with EgyNews.net, affiliated with Egyptian state TV, to share his views about Egypt's future. Ibrahim also said he is sorry for what the Mubaraks ... ANALYSIS-Egypt army may pull strings from barracks in futureReuters Africa For many in Egypt, revolution incompleteCNN International Even in Egypt, Arab Spring not yet securedChristian Science Monitor Alaska Dispatch -Voice of America -gulfnews.com all 494 news articles »