Kansas City Star | Egypt's angry soccer fans are deep into politics The Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's ruling generals have a new enemy: the legions of angry soccer fans who have injected fervor into recent protests demanding the military step down and battled police for days in the streets of Cairo. Known as Ultras and long viewed ... Egyptian Charges Against US Groups Deepen Rift with Washington Egypt relations with US, Europe tense amid NGOs crackdown |
Green Left Weekly | Egypt's ominous detention of Americans Washington Post (blog) Recent provocations by Egypt are both serious and mysterious. In December, its government conducted a series of armed raids on respected human rights and democracy organizations. Egyptian courts are pursuing transparently fraudulent prosecutions ... Egypt pushing U.S. patience to the limit Anniversary update of the Middle East The Gulf Is Where It's At |
Kuwait Times | Egypt heart of Arab region: Kuwait PM – New Cabinet to have qualified people Kuwait Times CAIRO: “Egypt is the heart of the Arab region and its strength and sovereignty is that of all of us Arabs, and Kuwait is ever grateful for Egyptian support and its contributions in politics, science and education and culture,” said HH the Kuwaiti Prime ... Egypt heart of Arab region - Kuwaiti Premier |
China Daily | Egypt pins hopes on tourism recovery China Daily By Li Lianxing (China Daily) CAIRO - Egypt hopes to witness a strong recovery in its tourism sector in 2012 by improving services and infrastructure while attracting visitors from more diverse parts of the globe, a top tourism official said. Salafi religious conservative to lead Egypt's education reform Salafi sees army taking time to cede power |
The Majalla Magazine | Soccer Riot Kills Dozens In Egypt PC The Cowl Violence and protests have once again exploded in Egypt concurrent to riots at a soccer match in Port Said. The game, which took place between Al Ahly and Al Masry, ended in a surprise upset with Al Ahly's 3-1 defeat. On Wednesday, 74 people died, ... Egypt is on my mind Soccer riots rock Egypt The beautiful game turns ugly in Egypt |
U.S. shouldn't support Egypt's democracy backers San Francisco Chronicle Washington's decision to defend a handful of Egyptian democracy activists by threatening the other 85 million people of Egypt, an ally for the past 35 years, is a misguided policy. On one side, there is the solid US-Egyptian cooperation on, ... |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Egypt's NGO Crisis: How Will US Aid Play in the Controversy? TIME 09, 2012 Egyptian investigative judges Sameh Abu Zeid, right, and Ashraf el-Ashmawi, who are investigating the foreign funding of NGOs, enter a press conference at the Justice Ministry in Cairo on Feb. 8, 2012 Amr Nabil / AP Was this the telltale ... Dempsey to visit Egypt amid NGO tensions Egypt: Things are getting too interesting Egypt: Americans could face jail time... for owning maps |
KGO-TV | Wael Ghonim: Creating A 'Revolution 2.0' In Egypt NPR The protests that led to the Egyptian revolution last year were organized in part by an anonymous Facebook page administrator. When the police found out who he was, they arrested and interrogated him. After his release, Wael Ghonim became the public ... Reliving Revolution in Egypt: Day 16 – Unions, Doctors and Lawyers Join in Protest Ghonim analyzes uprisings in Egypt ABC7 talks to Wael Ghonim about Egypt |
Ahram Online | MIDEAST STOCKS-Dubai, Egypt at 5-month highs on property, telecom Reuters By David French and Patrick Werr | DUBAI/CAIRO Feb 9 (Reuters) - Dubai's index climbed to a five-month high on Thursday as real estate-linked stocks helped extend a rally that started in late January, and Egypt's bourse hit a similar level, ... Egyptian Stocks: Mobinil, Orascom Telecom Media, Beltone Market Report: Egypt Bourse up 0.9 pct on telecoms 'reawakening' Dubai, Egypt indices at five-month high |
European Parliament (press release) | 'We Are Still Awake,' Says Egyptian Protester NPR It's been nearly one year since Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, and the country is still experiencing the growing pains of transition. Last year, host Michel Martin spoke with a young protester minutes after Mubarak's resignation. Fugitive tycoon Hussein Salem smuggled 450 million euros out of Egypt during ... EU head of delegation to Egypt: Europe needs a real partnership with Egypt Mubarak's Man Moves Money |