<< Back

---

Tracking Assets in the Arab Spring - Wall Street Journal Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:36:21 GMT+00:00

Al-Arabiya

Tracking Assets in the Arab Spring Wall Street Journal The new regimes in Tunisia and Egypt—under intense pressure for justice from the Arab street—are grappling with a host of legal difficulties tied to getting back millions frozen in Switzerland, the UK and other European countries. ... After Arab Revolts, Reigns of UncertaintyNew York Times The Universal Appeal of the Arab SpringBig Think Worldview: The challenges ahead for Libya are huge | Philadelphia Inquirer ...Philadelphia Inquirer Irish Times -Freepress Online all 257 news articles »

---

IDF to beef up forces along Egypt border - Ha'aretz Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:04:33 GMT+00:00

Ha'aretz

IDF to beef up forces along Egypt border Ha'aretz The Israel Defense Forces will significantly boost its deployment along the Egyptian border, IDF Chief of Staff Benny Gantz decided yesterday. Gantz's decision to beef up both the ... Gantz ups Egypt border defense amidst terror warningsJerusalem Post Israel's Egypt problemWashington Post (blog) Egypt takes firm stand on border incidentArab News Ynetnews -Xinhua -Al-Masry Al-Youm all 211 news articles »

---

As South Israel is Attacked, Londoners Call for the Destruction of Israel - Technorati Thu, 25 Aug 2011 01:03:19 GMT+00:00

Kansas City Star

As South Israel is Attacked, Londoners Call for the Destruction of Israel Technorati The attacks began on August 17th when an Israeli bus traveling near the southern border with Egypt was attacked by a rocket. More barrages against Israel quickly ensued including mortars and anti-tank missiles. All in all, eight people were killed (six ... Security cabinet mulls response to PA UN state bidJerusalem Post Israeli warplanes strike GazaCNN Egypt, UN envoy urges calm after recent violence on Israeli borderModern Ghana Jewish Telegraphic Agency -Daily Nation -Washington Post all 979 news articles »

---

Egypt Bad-Loan Levels Signal Lenders Defy Slowdown: Arab Credit - San Francisco Chronicle Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:33:38 GMT+00:00

Business Intelligence Middle East (press release)

Egypt Bad-Loan Levels Signal Lenders Defy Slowdown: Arab Credit San Francisco Chronicle 24 (Bloomberg) -- Egypt's banks are withstanding the nation's worst political crisis in three decades after the central bank eased rules on provisions and kept interest rates at a five-year low. The National Bank of Egypt, the country's biggest lender ... Egypt Bad-Loan Levels Signal Lenders Defy Economic Slowdown: Arab CreditBloomberg all 5 news articles »

---

Egypt May Maintain Key Interest Rate to Help Growth After Revolt - Bloomberg Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:15:36 GMT+00:00

Socialist Alternative

Egypt May Maintain Key Interest Rate to Help Growth After Revolt Bloomberg Egypt's central bank will probably keep the benchmark interest rate at the lowest since 2006 as growth slows following the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak. The bank will hold the overnight deposit rate ... Probe into deaths of 7000 Egypt policemen in 1986Egyptian Gazette Egypt: Former Dictator Mubarak on Trial - Revolutionary and Counter ...Socialist Alternative all 3 news articles »

---

Military occupies Egypt's iconic square but not its power - Ahram Online Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:28:43 GMT+00:00

Ahram Online

Military occupies Egypt's iconic square but not its power Ahram Online “For the Love of Egypt” was organised by liberals and Sufis to demonstrate the unity of Egyptians and to demand that Egypt become a civil state. This unity, with the surprise that the usually apolitical Sufis agreed to a political protest, ... Egypt still haunted by Pharaoh's shadowExaminer.com all 5 news articles »

---

Egypt rights groups complain of official 'crackdown' - AFP Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:45:00 GMT+00:00

The Guardian

Egypt rights groups complain of official 'crackdown' AFP CAIRO — Egypt's leading human rights groups said on Wednesday they will complain to the United Nations that the ruling military and cabinet are cracking down on civil society groups. The military has accused its critics of receiving foreign financing ... Egyptian human rights groups accuse junta of smear campaignThe Guardian 36 rights groups condemn smear campaign, call for more independenceDaily News Egypt Egypt's political groups call for an end to military trials for civiliansPress TV all 11 news articles »

---

Egypt Names Antiquities Chief to Replace Hawass - New York Times (blog) Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:59:04 GMT+00:00

ARTINFO

Egypt Names Antiquities Chief to Replace Hawass New York Times (blog) A month after Egypt's controversial antiquities chief, Zahi Hawass, was ousted in a cabinet reshuffle, Egypt's prime minister, Essam Sharaf, has appointed a successor. Mohamed Abdel Fattah, the head of the antiquities sector at the ... Broadway's Addams Family Musical to Close in December; Egypt's New Antiquities ...Washington Post (blog) Pyramid Scheme: What's Next for Egypt's Artifacts?New York Observer Egypt Picks New Antiquities Tsar to Replace the Controversial Zahi HawassARTINFO all 5 news articles »

---

Peace profits: what Egypt's economy stands to gain from Libyan stability - Ahram Online Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:05:15 GMT+00:00

Mirror.co.uk

Peace profits: what Egypt's economy stands to gain from Libyan stability Ahram Online The stance of Egypt's new rulers to the Libyan rebels may have been equivocal – and the country may have few multinationals ready to roll in -- but Egypt's troubled economy also stands to benefit should stability return to its western neighbour. ... Businessmen transfer millions of Libyan dinars to EgyptAl-Masry Al-Youm Why we were wrong about Gaddafi, Ben Ali, and Egypt's Hosni MubarakDaily Nation The $1 Billion Dollar Question: Who Are the Libyan Rebels?Democracy Now all 352 news articles »

---

Amnesty International highlights plight of Egypt's 'unsafe' homes - Ahram Online Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:15:00 GMT+00:00

Bikya Masr

Amnesty International highlights plight of Egypt's 'unsafe' homes Ahram Online In Egypt, where 40 per cent of the population live on approximately $2 a day, the issue of housing is prominent. During the years of ousted president Hosni Mubarak's rule, the disparity between rich and poor grew ever wider as more people fell under ... Forced evictions reflect disregard for human rights, says Amnesty reportDaily News Egypt Egypt: New report condemns treatment of country's poorestAmnesty International UK all 14 news articles »