USA TODAY | Egypt has second thoughts on Muslim Brotherhood USA TODAY The FJP already controls the Senate and parliament, and it has used its majority to appoint supporters of Islamic law to a committee that will write Egypt's new constitution. Nominating former party deputy chairman Khairat Al-Shater to run for ... Egypt Brotherhood hopeful promises clerics a role Use Free Markets To Win Over Egypt's Muslim Brothers |
Haaretz | Egyptian mummy case makes exodus to Jerusalem New York Daily News By Ehab Zahriyeh / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS The lids of two lavish ancient ritual coffins were seized in Israel after being smuggled from Egypt via Dubai, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said on Tuesday. Former Egyptian minister of state for ... Israel seizes sarcophagus lids stolen from Egypt Illegal exodus: Israel authorities seize remains of ancient Egypt coffin |
MiamiHerald.com | Egypt: Constitution panel on track despite boycott Fox News CAIRO – The head of Egypt's constitutional assembly said Wednesday the committee will forge ahead with its work despite appeals from liberals, Christians and others who walked out in protest against the Islamist domination of the panel. Egypt constitutional panel meets to resolve crisis |
Yahoo!7 News | Angry soccer fans shake Egypt's fragile peace Reuters By Tom Pfeiffer and Osama Khairy | CAIRO (Reuters) - Lingering enmity between Egyptian soccer fans and police since the country's deadliest stadium disaster could shatter a fragile calm on the streets as the army prepares to hand power to civilians. Trial date set for Egypt football violence |
Anti-American Egyptian Candidate May Be Tripped Up by Mother's US Ties New York Times CAIRO — An ultraconservative Islamist whose denunciations of American power have helped propel him to the front of Egypt's presidential race appears to have been tripped up by his own American connections. The mother of the candidate, Sheik Hazem ... |
Reuters Blogs (blog) | Egypt sends Christian student to jail for insulting Islam Chicago Tribune CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced a 17-year-old Christian boy to three years in jail for publishing cartoons on his Facebook page that mocked Islam and the Prophet Mohammad, actions that sparked sectarian violence. Egypt jails Christian student to three years in jail for insulting Islam |
USA TODAY | Egypt liberals spurn Islamist offer, threaten protest Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian liberals have refused to sit on a body drafting a new constitution dominated by Islamists, despite an offer by the Muslim Brotherhood to give them more seats, in a sign of growing political polarization after the fall of ... Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood candidate stirs unease Egypt Elites Oppose Muslim Brotherhood Egypt's Copts Quit Constitution Drafting Panel |
FOB Gulf Grain-SRW wheat premiums firm on Egypt tender Reuters Egypt's GASC set a tender to buy wheat for May 21-31 shipment, with results due Thursday. * SRW wheat, among the least expensive in the world, is expected to capture at least a share of the GASC business, traders said. Argentine wheat may also be ... |
Irish Times | Egypt Offers $2 Billion of Debt by April 9; Dollar Bonds Retreat Bloomberg Egypt plans to sell 12.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($2 billion) of treasury securities over the next week amid investor demand for longer-term notes. The nation's dollar bonds dropped. The North African country will seek bids for 2 billion pounds of ... Egypt army jails officers who joined protests Egyptian army jails officer who joined protests Army officers jailed over part in Egypt protests |
Gulf Times | Egyptian Stocks: Orascom Telecom Holding, Maridive & Oil Bloomberg Egypt's benchmark EGX30 Index (EGX30) decreased 1.4 percent to 4838.23 at the 2:30 pm close in Cairo, the lowest level in almost two months. The following shares were active on the Egyptian Exchange. Stock symbols follow company names. MIDEAST STOCKS-Orascom Telecom drags down Egypt; Gulf bourses mixed Orascom Telecom drags down Egypt's bourse; Gulf stocks mixed |