CBS News | Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood candidate CNN (blog) by Lucky Gold Mohamed Morsi, one of three leading candidates for the presidency of Egypt, appeared on Amanpour on Wednesday. The American-educated engineer leads The Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood. Egypt Court Challenges Election Commission Over Law Washington Watch: Roadblocks on Egypt's road to democracy Egypt foreign reserves see first gain since 2010 |
Boston.com | Egypt: Low court orders suspension of elections Boston.com CAIRO—A low-level administrative court ruled Wednesday in favor of a lawsuit calling for Egypt's presidential election to be suspended, a decision that is likely to be overturned, a judicial official and a lawyer said. Legal experts said that the ... |
USA TODAY | Women accuse Egyptian military of sexual assault USA TODAY CAIRO (AP) – Women protesters and rights groups on Wednesday accused Egyptian troops and prison authorities of sexual assault during the latest crackdown on demonstrations, reviving allegations they are using abuse to intimidate female detainees and ... Women detainees accuse Egyptian military of sexual assault after recent ... |
Council on Foreign Relations (blog) | Presidential vote splits Egypt's strict Islamists Reuters By Tamim Elyan | ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - At al-Taqwa mosque in Egypt's second biggest city, a preacher defends his ultra-orthodox Salafi group's decision to endorse Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh, an Islamist who casts himself as a moderate, ... Egypt frontrunners face their pasts on vote trail Will Egypt Make History Again? A Man for All Seasons - by Shadi Hamid |
Ahram Online | Egypt journalists protest detention of colleagues during Abbasiya clashes Ahram Online According to the Muslim Brotherhood's English-language website, Mohamed Abdel-Qudous, leading member of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate, declared that the syndicate was "leaning towards" calling on members to refrain from reporting news related to ... |
Egypt's Presidential Elections: A Moment for the US Government to Lead on ... Huffington Post (blog) Beyond all the strange and often disturbing news coming out of Egypt, it is sometimes easy to lose sight of the fact that Egypt's second-ever contested presidential election will take place three weeks from now on May 23 and 24, with the possibility of ... |
As Egypt's Economy Stalls, Energy Sector Booms NPR by Julia Simon The Egyptian economy has taken some big hits since the revolution that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak. But the energy sector is flourishing as the government continues to sign production agreements with international oil and gas firms ... |
Egyptian Stocks: Commercial International Bank and Beltone Bloomberg Egypt's benchmark EGX30 Index (EGX30) dropped 0.5 percent, the most in a week, to 5031.68 at the 2:30 pm close in Cairo. The following shares were active on the Egyptian Exchange. Stock symbols follow company names. Beltone Financial Holding (BTFH) ... Egyptian Stocks: Ezz Steel, Lecico and Misr Beni Suef Cement |
National Geographic | Howard Carter, Discoverer of King Tut's Tomb, Gets Google Doodle Treatment PC Magazine By Chloe Albanesius Google's homepage doodle today pays homage to Howard Carter, a British archaeologist best known for uncovering the tomb of King Tutankhamen in Egypt. The doodle on Google.com, which celebrates Carter's 138th birthday, features him ... Photos: Howard Carter – discoverer of King Tut's Tomb |
Egypt Says Net Reserves to Rise on Growth, Suez Canal Revenue Bloomberg Egypt's prime minister said he expects net international reserves to climb in coming months on the back of rebounding economic activity and tourism. Kamal El Ganzouri said the gains reflect improved security in the country. Revenue from the Suez Canal ... Egypt Suez Canal revenue at $433.1 mln in April Egypt Suez Canal revenue at $433.1 million in April |