Ahram Online | Egypt's president orders investigation after spike in sexual harassment during ... Washington Post CAIRO — Egypt's president acknowledged the widespread problem of sexual harassment in his country Tuesday, ordering his interior minister to investigate a rash of assaults during a just-completed Muslim holiday. Mohammed Morsi acted after his ... Egypt activists meet resistance as they campaign to stop sexual harassment ... Security officials: 727 cases of sexual harassment reported over Eid Egyptian women organise 'Catch a Harasser' to demand respect during Eid |
Ahram Online | IMF delegation in Egypt for talks on crucial loan San Jose Mercury News CAIRO—A delegation from the International Monetary Fund is back in Egypt for critical negotiations over a $4.8 billion loan to help bolster the country's ailing economy, a presidential spokesman said Tuesday. It is not yet clear when the formal talks ... Egypt military dismisses rumours of Israeli F-35 overflights IMF team in Egypt for loan talks Key IMF loan talks begin in Cairo, reducing budget deficit is focus |
Al-Monitor | As Morsi and Brotherhood spur alarm, what to do about Egypt? Jewish Telegraphic Agency WASHINGTON (JTA) – Jewish groups looking for signals from Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi regarding his views were appalled when one finally came -- in the form of a nod and what appeared to be a muttered “amen” to an imam's call for God to “deal ... Egypt's Plans for an Arab Superstate Egypt's Morsi Need Only Apply Law In Conflicts With Jihadists Egyptians in hajj divided over Islam in politics |
Reuters Blogs (blog) | Egypt's Coptic Chritians vote new pope Mmegi Online World. Egypt's Coptic Chritians vote new pope. Tweet. CAIRO: Egypt's Coptic Christians vote on Monday for a new leader to succeed Pope Shenuda III, who died in March leaving behind a community anxious about its status under an Islamist-led government. Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church moves closer to picking new pope Egypt's Copts vote for successor to Pope Shenouda III Egypt's Coptic Christian Church narrows candidates to succeed charismatic ... |
In workshops, fields, Egyptian children at work Newser It's early in the morning, and 13-year-old Ezzat is hard at work in one of Cairo's pottery workshops in an ancient part of the Egyptian capital. He sorts through the day's production. In the same area of workshops, three barefoot boys under the age of ... |
Ahram Online | Centamin tumbles on Egypt court ruling Financial Times The court ruling, which is expected to be challenged by both Centamin with the support of the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority, is the latest problem to hit the operator of the first large-scale, modern gold mine in Egypt. So far this year ... Centamin ordered to stop Egypt gold-mining operations Centamin's licence for flagship Sukari mine revoked by Egyptian court Egypt annuls Centamin's goldmine contract |
Ahram Online | 'Egypt uncovers terror plot against Sinai tourists' Jerusalem Post Egyptian security forces thwarted a terror attack aimed at tourists in southern Sinai, the London-based pan Arabic daily Al-Hayat reported on Tuesday. According to the report, a total of nine jihadi suspects are in custody, after being arrested near ... PM Offers New Mechanisms for Sinai Residents' Ownership of Land Residents of Egypt's Sinai to be allowed to own local land: PM Sinai Bedouins allowed to own land |
Haaretz | Egyptian report: Two Israeli Navy ships sailed through Suez Canal Haaretz A senior official at the Suez Canal Authority in Egypt confirmed Tuesday that two Israeli Navy warships had sailed in the canal on Monday on their way to the Red Sea. The official told an Egyptian website that the two ships were permitted to travel ... “New Liferaft Station Vital to Efficient Passage Through Suez Canal” Says GM ... |
Ahram Online | Egyptian stocks tumble 2pct on investor worries after Centamin verdict Ahram Online Egyptian stocks declined on Tuesday as the mood of the market shifted, prompted by a variety of concerns related to foreign investments in the country. The main index EGX30 plunged 2.1 per cent, recording 523.8 points, as an Egyptian court halted the ... |
Is politics in Egypt merely a struggle for power? Ahram Online Former US President Ronald Reagan famously said that: "Politics is supposed to be the second-oldest profession. I have come to realise that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.” This bleak outlook on politics is found everywhere in the world. |