ABC News | Israel: Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi pledges new peace efforts Washington Post JERUSALEM — In his first communication with Israel since taking office, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi responded to a greeting from Israeli President Shimon Peres with a message Tuesday pledging to work to put Middle East peace efforts back on track ... Egypt Official: Leader's Letter to Israel Is Fake Panetta Lauds Egypt Leader Ahead of Israel Trip Ensuring a smooth start in Egypt |
The Daily Star | Fencing: Egypt's Abouelkassem makes history after stunning progress Ahram Online The stunning progress Egyptian Alaaeldin Abouelkassem made in a few months has eventually paid dividends after he clinched the fencing silver medal on Tuesday, a feat that looked far-fetched less than a year ago. A little-known Abouelkassem gave fans ... Fencing: Lei wins for China as European giants fall Photos: Fencing at the London 2012 Olympics, July 31 China's Lei wins Olympic gold in men's foil |
Egypt's Mursi frees Islamists jailed by Mubarak Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi has freed a group of Islamists jailed for militancy during Hosni Mubarak's era a step seen as a gesture to hardliners who supported his presidential bid. A lawyer for 17 Islamists, many of them held ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Egypt's beleaguered Christians worry about persecution, neglect under Morsi Christian Science Monitor By Kristen Chick, Correspondent / July 31, 2012. In this June 30 file photo, newly-elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi waves to guests after giving an inaugural address at Cairo University in Cairo. Mohammed Abd El-Maaty/Egyptian Presidency/AP ... Was Clinton's Egypt visit a mistake? Egypt court move suspends constitution row Foreign Policy: It Ain't Just A River In Egypt |
Deseret News | Religious freedom in Egypt "quite tenuous": Clinton Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Religious freedom in Egypt appears to be "quite tenuous" and its government has failed to aggressively prosecute perpetrators of sectarian violence, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday. Clinton made the comment ... US: Egypt's Islamists must respect minorities |
Ahram Online | Egypt's president alarms pro-democracy alliance Pittsburgh Tribune-Review CAIRO — An alliance of pro-democracy advocates on Saturday criticized Egypt's new Islamist president for unilaterally choosing a prime minister with no track record, while leading without transparency and alienating political groups with liberal leanings. Egypt's Morsi assures National Front he will live up to their deal Egypt Premier-Designate Says New Cabinet Nearly Complete Egypt's Islamists Tread Lightly, but Skeptics Squirm |
Christians in Egypt fear the worst MiamiHerald.com Meantime, most of Egypt's Coptic Christians, who make up 10 percent of the population, are deeply worried by the election of Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Morsi as president. “There is a feeling that democracy has been a disaster for us,” says ... |
UAE's NBAD eyes potential Egypt units buy from French banks -CEO Reuters NBAD potential suitor for Egypt unit sales by French banks - CEO. * Any buy must be majority stake, strategic fit and right price. * Profit growth in 2013 high single-digit, low double-digit. * Aims to open Lebanon, South Sudan offices by yr-end. By ... |
Panetta: Egypt's Leaders Promise Full Democracy ABC News U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta left meetings with Egypt's new leaders Tuesday with an optimistic outlook for the valuable American ally emerging from its Arab Spring revolution, saying that he believes new Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and the ... |
CBS News | Panetta: Egypt "committed" to democratic gov't CBS News "It's clear that Egypt, following the revolution, is committed to putting into place a democratic government," Panetta told reporters after meetings in Cairo with President Mohammed Morsi and Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi. It was Panetta's ... |