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Brazil beats Egypt 3-2 in its opener at men's Olympic soccer tournament - Washington Post Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:09:52 GMT

CBC.ca

Brazil beats Egypt 3-2 in its opener at men's Olympic soccer tournament Washington Post CARDIFF, Wales — Gold-medal favorite Brazil scored three first-half goals then held on for a 3-2 win over Egypt in its opening Olympic match in Group C on Thursday. Rafael opened the scoring in the 16th minute, Leandro Damiao added another in the 26th ... Egypt head coach: Neymar needs to play more for the teamYahoo! Sports all 743 news articles »

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Secularists fear FJP domination of Egypt's incoming government - Ahram Online Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:55:56 GMT

Ahram Online

Secularists fear FJP domination of Egypt's incoming government Ahram Online In a few days, Egypt's new cabinet is expected to be announced. At least this is what newly-appointed Prime Minister Hisham Qandil said at a press conference Thursday, before he attended the final meeting of the cabinet of his predecessor, outgoing ... Egypt Premier-Designate Says Cabinet Expected by July 28Businessweek Egypt's president names new prime ministerDeseret News Correction: Egypt storyWashington Post Wall Street Journal all 664 news articles »

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US defense chief to visit Egypt next week, meet Mursi - Chicago Tribune Fri, 27 Jul 2012 02:13:13 GMT

U.S. News & World Report (blog)

US defense chief to visit Egypt next week, meet Mursi Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will meet Egypt's new Islamist President Mohamed Mursi next week and hold talks with the country's top general during a trip to the Middle East and North Africa, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Panetta to meet with Egypt's Morsi during upcoming tripThe Hill (blog) At Start Of Romney Trip, Pentagon Announces Panetta to Tunisia, EgyptU.S. News & World Report (blog) Panetta to Visit Egypt and Israel Next WeekArutz Sheva FRANCE 24 all 312 news articles »

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Athlete: Egyptian Olympians given fake Nike gear - CNN Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:25:15 GMT

Globe and Mail

Athlete: Egyptian Olympians given fake Nike gear CNN Cairo (CNN) -- Members of Egypt's Olympic team were given fake Nike gear to wear during training in London, athletes and a distributor said. Synchronized swimmer Yomna Khallaf described the kit Egypt's athletes received in a series of Twitter posts ... Egypt Olympic Uniforms Are Nike KnockoffsHuffington Post Egyptian Olympians Outfitted in Designer Knockoffs for London GamesNew York Times (blog) Egypt Olympic team saves money with knockoffsYahoo! Sports NBC New York (blog) all 220 news articles »

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In shift by Egypt, president meets Hamas leader - Chicago Tribune Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:13:08 GMT

AFP

In shift by Egypt, president meets Hamas leader Chicago Tribune CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) - Gaza Islamist leader Ismail Haniyeh met Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi on Thursday in an official visit that signaled a big shift in Cairo's stance toward the Hamas movement after the election of a Muslim Brotherhood head of ... Hamas Bid for Egypt Trade May Founder on Constraints for MursiBusinessweek Egypt's Mursi meets Hamas PM Haniyeh in CairoJerusalem Post Egypt's Morsi and Hamas's Haniya discuss GazaAFP all 84 news articles »

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Egypt Keeps Benchmark Rate Unchanged as Currency Weakens - Bloomberg Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:27:04 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt Keeps Benchmark Rate Unchanged as Currency Weakens Bloomberg Egypt has staved-off depreciation of its currency with the pound, subject to a managed float, losing 4 percent since the start of last year's revolt. The country started a repurchase facility for government securities in March to ease funding pressure ... Egypt's Central Bank Leaves Interest Rates UnchangedWall Street Journal Egypt Central Bank keeps lending, deposit rates unchangedAhram Online Egypt cenbank holds rates, sees growth riskReuters Africa Trade Arabia all 11 news articles »

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Egypt's Stock Market Rebounds, but Foreign Investors Stay Away - Wall Street Journal Thu, 26 Jul 2012 20:49:29 GMT

Egypt's Stock Market Rebounds, but Foreign Investors Stay Away Wall Street Journal Stocks and bonds had plunged in the month leading up to Mr. Morsi's victory, as doubts emerged about Egypt's stability amid a hotly contested election and signs that the country's military was seeking to hold onto power. Egypt's 2020 Eurobond yield has ... and more »

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Egypt's EFG Hermes confident of QInvest deal by October - Reuters Thu, 26 Jul 2012 10:21:05 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt's EFG Hermes confident of QInvest deal by October Reuters CAIRO, July 26 (Reuters) - Egyptian investment bank EFG Hermes expects a planned tie-up with Qatar's QInvest to go ahead before October, the company said on Thursday, after Egypt's financial market regulator suspended the deal. The Egyptian Financial ... Egypt's watchdog puts on hold EFG-Hermes, QInvest's tie-upAhram Online Egypt's EFG-Hermes says deal with QInvest to be done by OctoberBikya Masr all 121 news articles »

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Architect of Egypt's crackdown on US NGOs declines to serve in new cabinet - Washington Post Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:41:37 GMT

Architect of Egypt's crackdown on US NGOs declines to serve in new cabinet Washington Post CAIRO — The prime mover behind Egypt's crackdown on U.S.-funded pro-democracy organizations — and one of the highest-ranking survivors of the Hosni Mubarak era — said Thursday that she would not serve in the country's new cabinet, expected to be ... and more »

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Middle East Matters This Week: Syria Braces for Showdown While Egypt Slowly ... - Council on Foreign Relations (blog) Fri, 27 Jul 2012 00:30:35 GMT

Council on Foreign Relations (blog)

Middle East Matters This Week: Syria Braces for Showdown While Egypt Slowly ... Council on Foreign Relations (blog) Egypt. To the surprise of most of the country's political observers, Egyptian president Mohammad Morsi on Tuesday announced the appointment of Hesham Kandil as prime minister. Kandil, who is not affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, was relatively ... and more »