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Egypt aid conditions prudent and necessary, Daniel Inouye says - Politico Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:26:58 GMT

Politico

Egypt aid conditions prudent and necessary, Daniel Inouye says Politico Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Daniel Inouye weighed in Friday in support of newly enacted conditions on US military aid to Egypt, saying the restrictions had already proven “prudent and necessary” and demand “firm evidence of progress” by ... Egypt's Assault on Civil SocietyNew York Times U.S. and Egypt at oddsAlbany Times Union Egypt slaps travel ban on NGO staffThe Independent The State Journal-Register -Christian Science Monitor -TIME all 550 news articles »

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Will Egypt's crackdown end US gravy train? - CNN (blog) Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:36:57 GMT

The Associated Press

Will Egypt's crackdown end US gravy train? CNN (blog) By Elise Labott For more than 30 years the United States and Egypt had a pact: America would stuff Egyptian coffers with military aid to ensure Egypt upheld its 1979 peace treaty with Israel. But now this bargain is jeopardy. Even with former President ... Islamists, protesters scuffle at at Egypt rallyThe Associated Press A giant awakesSydney Morning Herald all 4,033 news articles »

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Some in Egypt Turn Their Anger on Islamists, and the Syrian Embassy Is Attacked - New York Times Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:11:19 GMT

New York Times

Some in Egypt Turn Their Anger on Islamists, and the Syrian Embassy Is Attacked New York Times Many Egyptian pro-democracy advocates and Syrians in Cairo believe that Mr. Assad should be overthrown as part of the Arab Spring revolts. It was the second time in five months that Egyptian security forces failed to prevent an attack on an embassy; ... Syria, Egypt, Libya and Middle East unrest - live updatesThe Guardian Syrians activists commemorate Jan. 25 alongside EgyptiansDaily News Egypt Syrian embassy in Cairo stormed by anti-government protestorsNew Straits Times Los Angeles Times all 4,650 news articles »

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Egypt plans to send delegation to US as NGO furor mounts - Reuters Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:55:33 GMT

International Business Times

Egypt plans to send delegation to US as NGO furor mounts Reuters By Andrew Quinn | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Egyptian military team plans to visit the United States next week as Cairo's crackdown on pro-democracy organizations has called into question the future of US aid to Egypt, American officials said on Friday. Americans Held in Egypt, Second Biggest U.S. Aid RecipientInternational Business Times US "actively involved" with Egypt on travel ban on several US citizensKuwait News Agency all 17 news articles »

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Anniversary sees Egypt's euphoria give way to anger, frustration - The Australian Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:16:14 GMT

Slate Magazine (blog)

Anniversary sees Egypt's euphoria give way to anger, frustration The Australian Egypt has become a dangerous whirlpool of negative emotions. Part of this is due to a naivety on the part of many of the demonstrators who drove the "people's power" revolution and part is due to inevitable growing pains as a country which was ruled by ... Islamists, protesters scuffle at at Egypt rallyAtlanta Journal Constitution For Egypt, Aid Not RansomSlate Magazine (blog) First anniversary of Egypt's uprisingThe Seattle Times Ahram Online -BusinessWeek all 244 news articles »

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Arabs to Davos: invest in us, don't fear us - Reuters Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:20:54 GMT

The Daily Star

Arabs to Davos: invest in us, don't fear us Reuters * Revolts swept aside leaders of Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen * Main issue for newly-empowered Islamic parties is jobs, not religion By Warren Strobel and Paul Taylor DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 27(Reuters) - Leaders of the Arab Spring sought to assure the ... Middle East leaders reassure forum Arab Spring will bring democracyThe National Islamists defend Arab democracy, stressing inclusion and reminding West of its ...Chicago Tribune all 338 news articles »

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Top US human rights official urges Egypt to lift Emergency Law - Al-Masry Al-Youm Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:03:59 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Top US human rights official urges Egypt to lift Emergency Law Al-Masry Al-Youm The US State Department's top human rights official on Thursday urged Egypt's military rulers to unconditionally lift the much-maligned Emergency Law. “Many Egyptians are continuing to urge a full lifting of the Emergency Law — a view we share,” said ... Egyptian Junta Maintains "Thuggery" ClauseArutz Sheva Egypt frees pro-Israel blogger after 10 monthsJerusalem Post Egypt: Blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad Freed After Being Held for 10 MonthsAllAfrica.com Alaska Dispatch -The Auburn Plainsman all 31 news articles »

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Twitter users threaten boycott over censorship accusation - The Guardian Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:56:14 GMT

The Guardian

Twitter users threaten boycott over censorship accusation The Guardian "The Tweets must flow", Twitter declared a year ago, and quickly became an instrument of fast-moving revolution across the Arab world, coordinating mass protests in Egypt and sidestepping the state censorship in Syria. But, the microblogging site ... Twitter blackout: A protest born of ignorance — but questions remainDigitaltrends.com all 1,263 news articles »

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Egypt's Citadel Capital Plans to Construct Refinery This Year - BusinessWeek Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:22:35 GMT

Egypt's Citadel Capital Plans to Construct Refinery This Year BusinessWeek 27 (Bloomberg) -- Citadel Capital SAE, the Egyptian private equity firm that has raised $3.7 billion to build an oil refinery, plans to start construction in the second quarter. The refinery will have a capacity of 4.2 million tons of refined products ... and more »

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Commentary: A year later in Egypt, the revolution continues - Victoria Times Colonist Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:10:59 GMT

WBEZ

Commentary: A year later in Egypt, the revolution continues Victoria Times Colonist When Egypt's first freely elected parliament in six decades held its opening session on Monday, Islamists had more than 70 per cent of the seats, liberals less than 20 per cent, and an alliance of young revolutionaries only 2.35 per cent. Global development podcast: Tunisia, Egypt and the global jobs crisisThe Guardian The Google executive who stoked a new EgyptWBEZ all 13 news articles »