Kansas City Star | Egyptian Leader Assures McCain and Kerry on Transition New York Times CAIRO — After talks with the leader of Egypt's ruling military council, Senator John McCain on Sunday expressed confidence that the caretaker military rulers wanted to transfer powers to an elected government “as soon as possible. ... US senators say a quick transition in Egypt possible McCain: Egypt army wants swift power transfer EGYPT: Clashes erupt outside courthouse as ex-minister's trial is adjourned |
Kansas City Star | Egypt's pro-democracy activists feel their grip slipping Bellingham Herald CAIRO Sensing the revolution that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak is slipping from their grasp, activists and opposition groups are pressuring the ruling military council to postpone Egypt's elections in ... Welcome advice from Islamic clerics in Egypt So what does Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood really want? Experts label Awa as Brotherhood's secret presidential nominee |
swissinfo.ch | World Bank to take stock as Egypt scraps IMF loan msnbc.com WASHINGTON — The World Bank said on Sunday it would have to take stock of plans to lend to Egypt after the International Monetary Fund confirmed the authorities no longer wanted an IMF-backed loan program. Egyptian Finance Minister Samir Radwan said ... Photo by: Reuters Egypt says not in need of IMF, WB loans Egypt abandons plans for IMF loan |
10 Connects | By Battling a Big, Bored Cat, Strongman Roars to Egypt's Aid Wall Street Journal SABA'A AL THABIT, Egypt—Self-styled strongman Al Sayed al Essawy had an idea for lifting his country out of its post-revolution economic funk: Fight a lion. Which is why on Saturday Mr. Al Essawy stepped into a steel cage with a 660-pound lion here in ... The Lion King of Egypt |
China Daily | Egypt extends remand of accused spy Ilan Grapel Jewish Telegraphic Agency JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Egypt has extended its detention of Ilan Grapel, the dual US-Israeli citizen arrested in Egypt on spying charges. Grapel's remand was extended over the weekend by 15 days, according to reports in the Egyptian and Israeli media. ... Egypt extends suspected Israeli spy's custody for 15 days Egypt renews detention of alleged Israeli spy Egypt extends detention of alleged Israeli spy |
AFP | Egypt general defends protester virginity tests: Amnesty AFP On May 31, Amnesty called on the authorities in Egypt to bring to justice those responsible for forced virginity tests on female protesters, slamming it as "nothing less than torture." Amnesty's statement came after an apparent admission by an unnamed ... Egypt's Democracy At Risk, Amnesty International Warns Egypt can't move forward without justice, says Amnesty sec-gen Amnesty International's Shetty: we're here to show solidarity |
Egypt's Islamists use charity to win friends and votes MiamiHerald.com Her eyes widened when she learned that the men, Islamists from Egypt's conservative Salafi movement, were selling the cans for less than a dollar each, a deep discount from the usual price. She cursed the middlemen at state distribution centers who ... |
The Nation, Pakistan | Stuck at the Gaza Border Daily Beast Post-Mubarak Egypt threw open its border with Gaza with great fanfare—so why hasn't anything changed? A month after Egypt's post-revolution government announced it was throwing open its border with the Gaza Strip to break the blockade Israel has ... Gaza official says Egypt working to fix Rafah delays Despite Promises, Egypt Imposes Restrictions, Waits for Palestinians Crossing ... |
Egypt Sells 39% Less Debt Than Planned at a Treasury-Bill Bloomberg Egypt raised less than two-thirds of its targeted 7 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.2 billion) at a treasury-bill auction today as three-month yields jumped the most since March. ... Egypt Sells 39% Less Debt Than Planned at a Treasury-Bill |
Al-Arabiya | Did presidential hopeful Amr Mousa support Egypt-Israel gas deal? Al-Arabiya Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa denies reports that he supported a controversial gas deal between Israel and Egypt. (File photo) By MUSTAPHA AJBAILI Egyptian presidential hopeful Amr Moussa rejected allegations on Sunday that he had ... Egypt's Moussa talks of mending Iran ties Moussa slams online presidency poll, defends term as FM The Egyptian revolution: phase two |