Los Angeles Times | Egypt Islamists get majority of parliament seats in final tally Los Angeles Times Abdel Moez Ibrahim, right, the head of Egypt's elections commission, and commission member Samir Ahmed Abul Maati arrive for a news conference in Cairo on Jan. 21, 2012, to announce the final results of the parliamentary elections in Egypt. ... Islamists Win 70% of Seats In the Egyptian Parliament Egypt's Islamists win 75 percent of parliament Egypt's Islamists secure 75% of parliament |
The National | Egypt pardons nearly 2000 Mubarak detainees Stuff.co.nz Egypt's military ruler has pardoned 1959 people convicted by military courts in the year since President Hosni Mubarak's ouster, including activist Michael Nabil whose hunger strike had brought him close to death. The state Al Nil television channel ... Egypt army pardons 1959 detainees, prominent activist Egypt's race for the presidency is everyone's and no one's |
AFP | Clinton calls Egyptian foreign minister AFP WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday called Egypt's foreign minister to discuss the country's economic and political situation, as well as events in Syria, the State Department said. It said the telephone call covered the ... |
Egyptian police kill 2 migrants near Israeli border Ynetnews Two African migrants were killed by Egyptian police as they attempted to illegally enter Israel, an Egyptian security official reported Saturday. The victims, a man and a woman, whose nationality was not disclosed, did not respond to police warnings as ... |
AFP | Obama speaks to Egypt ruler over crackdown on democracy groups Los Angeles Times Rather than return confiscated materials as the US says was promised, Egyptian authorities have increased harassment of the groups and hinted that they may pursue criminal charges against them. Protesters chant slogans at a rally in Cairo's Tahrir ... Obama talks civic freedoms, IMF with Egypt's Tantawi Obama pushes democracy with Egypt's ruler Obama Calls Egyptian Military Leader on Transition to Democracy |
Redlands girl publishes memoir on Egyptian Revolution Redlands Daily Facts REDLANDS - A new book tells the story of last year's Egyptian Revolution through the eyes of an 8-year-old Redlands girl. "EEE-VAC-YOU-A-SHUN" is the diary of Amina Mosaad, a then-third grader living in Cairo when the Egyptian people revolted against ... |
wandermelon | EGYPT: Is It Safe Yet? wandermelon The unrest of the Arab Spring has made many balk at the idea of traveling to Egypt, a benchmark experience for the true traveler. Here's our update from the frontline. *Editor's note: This post was originally scheduled to run last month. ... |
Christian Science Monitor | One year after Egypt's revolution, dictators on the defensive Christian Science Monitor On the one-year anniversary of Egypt's uprising, the world is less free because dictators reacted to the Arab Spring. But at least now they are on notice, forcing the issue of democracy. By the Monitor's Editorial Board / January 20, 2012 During a tour ... Fears of the Arab Spring Becoming an "Islamist Spring" Barack Obama's Middle East Miscalculation In Arab Spring, economic gain may trump pain |
Oman Daily Observer | Egyptian Oud maestro to perform at ROHM Oman Daily Observer Born in Egypt in 1948 Ammar Sherei has overcome the handicap of being born blind to become acknowledged as a major force in the Arabic music world. Growing up he learned to play both piano and accordion before most famously learning the Oud and ... |
ABC News | Egyptian Critic of Military Rule Beaten in Street ABC News Assailants attacked a prominent Egyptian activist as she left work at Cairo's Nileside state television headquarters late on Wednesday, in the latest incident of violence against the protest movement that toppled Hosni Mubarak's regime to be captured ... Egypt's military ruler warns of 'grave dangers' |