Reuters | Turkey Predicts Alliance With Egypt as Regional Anchors New York Times ANKARA, Turkey — A newly assertive Turkey offered on Sunday a vision of a starkly realigned Middle East, where the country's former allies in Syria and Israel fall into deeper isolation, and a burgeoning alliance with Egypt underpins ... This is perilous time for Israel Egypt politician calls Erdogan a “crook”, accuses Egypt PM of leniency with ... Analysis: Israel, Egypt, Turkey - shifting sands |
CTV.ca | Egypt: General elections 'to begin in November' BBC News Egypt's ruling military council has proposed the date of 21 November for the start of the first parliamentary elections since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, media say. A formal announcement is expected to be made next week. ... Egypt to start parliamentary vote on November 21: Al-Ahram Egypt Mubarak-era minister jailed for corruption Egypt groups try to block Mubarak loyalists from vote |
Austin American-Statesman | Reform of Egypt's police hits a wall: The police Boston Globe AP / September 18, 2011 CAIRO—A gang that broke out of prison during the revolution was killing people and robbing merchants in the town of Abu Teeg. So the chief of detectives gave his officers their orders: Do nothing. ... Reform of Egypt's police hits a wall: The police Reform of Egypt's police hits a wall: The police |
Ynetnews | 4 envoys to return to Cairo embassy Ynetnews Back to Egypt: Some of the diplomats and security guards evacuated a couple of weeks ago from Israel's embassy in Cairo are set to return to their positions this week, this time to a new building and only for low-profile operations. ... 'Egyptians paid to storm Israeli embassy in Cairo" Egypt's military rulers assert wider powers in wake of attack on Israeli Embassy Commentary: Egypt-Israel relationship faces danger |
AFP | Egypt bans export of palm fronds ahead of Jewish holiday of Sukkot Ha'aretz Egypt has barred the export of palm fronds - used ceremonially in the upcoming Sukkot holiday - to Israel and to Jewish communities abroad, the Agriculture Ministry has learned. ... Israel faces holiday palm shortage as Egypt bans export |
Christian Post | Coptic Christians torn over Egypt's future Washington Post But last week, she boarded a jet and headed instead into the maelstrom of post-revolutionary Egypt. She is jobless but determined to make a difference in her parents' homeland, which shaped her identity as a Coptic Christian. “I felt for the first time ... Morris Sadek: “My enemy is the God of Islam” Egypt: Mob Threatens to Destroy Coptic Church 120 Coptic Christians leave Orthodox Church over divorce, remarriage laws |
Egypt commission suggests election timetable Washington Post CAIRO — The head of Egypt's election commission disclosed a proposed timetable for parliamentary elections, saying a series of ballots could start as soon as Nov. 21, according to Egyptian media reports Sunday. ... |
This is Money | Egypt and Libya: capital takes flight Financial Times (blog) The Bank for International Settlements for the first time unveiled the extent of capital flight from Egypt and Libya in its latest quarterly report, noting that outflows from Egypt in the first three months of 2011 surged at their ... Weak growth expectations led to market turbulence: BIS |
Ha'aretz | Egypt's former ambassador to Israel dies at 74 Al-Masry Al-Youm Bassiouni was appointed Egypt's deputy ambassador in Tel Aviv after Egypt withdrew its ambassador Saad Murtada in 1982, in protest at the outbreak of the Lebanon war. Bassiouni managed the embassy until 1986, after which he was appointed Egypt's ... Ex-Egyptian ambassador to Israel Bassiouny passes away Former Egyptian ambassador to Israel, Mohammed Bassiouni, dies in Cairo at 74 Egypt's ex-envoy to Israel Bassiouni dies at 74 |
Times LIVE | Egypt increasingly unhappy as generals fail to speed move to democracy The National Khalil Hamra / AP Photo Egypt's ruling generals like to say they are just as "revolutionary" as the youth groups that engineered the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak's regime. In reality, their critics claim, they increasingly sound and act like the ... Egypt Mubarak-Era Minister Jailed For Corruption Egypt revolution movements call for Monday protest march on Cabinet Egypt: The Murder of Dissent |