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Egypt Islamists seek more gains in upper house polls - Reuters UK Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:35:00 GMT

KGMI

Egypt Islamists seek more gains in upper house polls Reuters UK Voting for the Shura council will be held over two stages ending in the middle of February and follow a lower house election that was Egypt's most democratic since military officers overthrew the king in 1952. The series of elections for both houses of ... Egypt's Moussa Can't Object to Success of IslamistsWall Street Journal (blog) DAVOS: Egypt's Front-Runner Presidential Candidate Says Can't Object To ...Wall Street Journal (India) all 274 news articles »

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Freed Egypt activist says will not stay silent - Reuters Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:12:26 GMT

Daily Beast

Freed Egypt activist says will not stay silent Reuters By Shaimaa Fayed | CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian activist who became a symbol of resistance to the army's trials of civilians said on Saturday he would not be silenced and denounced the army for detaining and mistreating "prisoners of conscience". In Egypt, surprises a year into revolutionJerusalem Post American Detainees in Egypt Include a U.S. Cabinet Member's SonDaily Beast Two new books reveal Egyptian revolutionUSA TODAY Haaretz all 75 news articles »

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Beltway Lobbyists Drop Egypt's Government as Client - New York Times Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:02:42 GMT

Fox News

Beltway Lobbyists Drop Egypt's Government as Client New York Times WASHINGTON — Lobbyists for the Egyptian government in Washington have ended their contracts with the country because of growing tensions after a raid by Egyptian authorities on several American nonprofit organizations. The Egyptian government has ... DC lobbyists cut ties with Egyptian government as raid controversy deepensFox News Egypt plans to send delegation to US as NGO furor mountsReuters The Cable: Egypt gets dumped by its Washington lobbyistsForeign Policy (blog) TVNZ all 47 news articles »

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Egypt: French tourist killed in shooting - USA TODAY Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:54:34 GMT

Haaretz

Egypt: French tourist killed in shooting USA TODAY EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) – Egyptian officials says a French national has been killed in a shooting in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh. A police official says the 42-year-old man died from gunshot wounds to the stomach and thigh. Tourist Killed in Egypt Resort RobberyRIA Novosti French tourist killed in shooting in Egypt's Sinai PeninsulaHaaretz Egypt: Tourist shot dead during robberyNew Zealand Herald Ma'an News Agency -BigPond News all 77 news articles »

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Syrian ambassador to Egypt accuses Gulf-backed opposition activists of ... - Washington Post Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:38:45 GMT

New York Times

Syrian ambassador to Egypt accuses Gulf-backed opposition activists of ... Washington Post CAIRO — Syria's ambassador to Egypt has accused a leading opposition group backed by oil-rich Gulf Arab nations of storming the country's embassy in Cairo late Friday. The group denies both that it was involved in the incident and that it receives ... Some in Egypt Turn Their Anger on Islamists, and the Syrian Embassy Is AttackedNew York Times Syria, Egypt, Libya and Middle East unrest - live updatesThe Guardian all 163 news articles »

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Egypt blogger Maikel Nabil: SCAF protects the former regime - Bikya Masr Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:26:02 GMT

Bikya Masr

Egypt blogger Maikel Nabil: SCAF protects the former regime Bikya Masr CAIRO: Prominent Egyptian activist and blogger Maikel Nabil, who was granted a pardon by Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi earlier this past week, said in statements that this was the third time he was arrested. He said he was arrested the first ... Egypt frees pro-Israel blogger after 10 monthsJerusalem Post Top US human rights official urges Egypt to lift Emergency LawAl-Masry Al-Youm Egypt: Tantawi Underestimates the Egyptian PeopleAllAfrica.com Alaska Dispatch -Bangkok Post all 34 news articles »

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Egypt: Call for El Baradei to give court evidence - Scotland on Sunday Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:12:43 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Egypt: Call for El Baradei to give court evidence Scotland on Sunday A lawyer for Egypt's former interior minister asked the court yesterday to have Nobel Peace Prize laureate and pro-reform leader Mohamed ElBaradei testify as a witness in his client's defence. Mohammed el-Gendi, a lawyer for Habib el-Adly, ... Egypt: ElBaradei Suggests New Parliament to Elect a PresidentPrensa Latina ElBaradei proposes new Egypt transition roadmapAl-Arabiya all 126 news articles »

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US official's son detained in Egypt says he could face 5 years in jail - Fox News Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:03:27 GMT

Fox News

US official's son detained in Egypt says he could face 5 years in jail Fox News CAIRO – Sam LaHood, son of the US Transportation Secretary and one of several Americans barred from leaving Egypt last weekend, said Friday he could be facing five years in jail. LaHood, the director of the Egyptian program for the International ... Egypt aid conditions prudent and necessary, Daniel Inouye saysPolitico Egypt's Assault on Civil SocietyNew York Times Will Egypt's crackdown end US gravy train?CNN (blog) Bikya Masr -Christian Science Monitor -TIME all 560 news articles »

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In Egypt, fights erupt at huge rally - San Francisco Chronicle Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:58:02 GMT

Council on Foreign Relations (blog)

In Egypt, fights erupt at huge rally San Francisco Chronicle Instead, the divisions are over the military, which has ruled since Mubarak's fall, and ultimately whether dramatic change will be brought to Egypt's long-autocratic system. The "revolutionaries," the leftist and secular activists who launched the ... The Tahrir Square illusionYnetnews Middle East Matters This Week: Egypt's Tumultuous AnniversaryCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog) Egypt anniversary, hopes and fearsPress TV The Australian -Atlanta Journal Constitution all 286 news articles »

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Freed Egypt activist says will not stay silent - Reuters Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:12:14 GMT

Freed Egypt activist says will not stay silent Reuters By Shaimaa Fayed | CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian activist who became a symbol of resistance to the army's trials of civilians said Saturday he would not be silenced and denounced the army for detaining and mistreating "prisoners of conscience.