Wall Street Journal | Egypt's New President Moves Against Democracy Wall Street Journal It grants him complete executive and legislative power, plus the authority to select the writers of Egypt's new constitution. Eighteen months after Hosni Mubarak's ouster, Egypt has a new dictator—and the way in which Mr. Morsi grabbed power says much ... Egypt's Islamist Leaders Accused of Stifling Media Egypt Military Reshuffle: Coup Or Agreement? With New Chief, New Generation in Egypt... |
Haaretz | Israeli military: Blasts heard in southern city, suspected rocket attack from ... Washington Post JERUSALEM — Explosions rocked the southern Israeli city of Eilat late Wednesday, and the military said it suspected that rockets were fired from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. No casualties or damage were reported. Eilat is a Red Sea resort next to Sinai ... Islamic Militants Warn Egypt Army on Sinai Raids Israel suspects rocket fire caused explosions near Egypt border In violation of peace accord, Egypt deploying troops in Sinai without Israel's ... |
Ahram Online | Egypt, IMF Chief to Discuss Loan Wall Street Journal CAIRO—The International Monetary Fund's leader will visit Cairo to resume loan talks on Wednesday, and Egypt's finance minister suggested he is considering raising the nation's request by as much as 50%, to $4.8 billion. Negotiations over the $3.2 ... REFILE-UPDATE 1-Egypt may seek bigger, $4.8 bln loan from IMF IMF chief to visit Egypt on 22 Aug, Cairo may seek $4.8 bln Egypt penning a 'socially just' economic plan to present to IMF: Morsi adviser |
Ahram Online | Egypt general's paper offers insight into thinking Reuters Islamist president changed top army commanders. * New chief of staff trained, like others, in U.S.. * Egypt gets $1.3 billion in U.S. military aid a year. By Edmund Blair. CAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Egypt's new second-in-command of the military has said ... Research paper offers insight into Egypt's new armed forces chief Egypt may struggle to appease public on subsidy cut: Arab Credit |
Egypt's Energy Morass - The Heat is On Forbes Of all the dour headlines out of Cairo these last few weeks, few seem as insurmountable as the country's electricity problems. That may sound a bit strange when comparing the new government's ability to keep the lights to escalating attacks in the ... |
Egypt Meets Bond-Sale Target as Yields Rise, Aid Trickles in Businessweek Egypt sold all 5 billion Egyptian pounds ($823 million) of treasury bills if offered today at higher yields as international aid starts to arrive. The dollar bonds were little changed. The Arab country raised 1 billion pounds of three-month notes and 4 ... |
BBC News | Gaza: Egypt opening border ahead of Muslim holiday Fox News A bus makes its way from the Palestinian side of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, into Egypt, through an Egyptian-guarded border crossing, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012. Egypt on Tuesday opened its border with Hamas-ruled Gaza for a three-day period ahead of ... Egypt opens border with Gaza ahead of major Muslim holiday, says Palestinian ... |
WND.com | Egypt considering violating peace treaty with Israel WND.com NEW YORK – Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi is studying the possibility of keeping tanks in the Sinai Peninsula on a permanent basis, according to a senior Egyptian military official who spoke to WND. The military buildup would violate a key ... |
Ahram Online | Egypt's CIB says Q2 net income grows 18 pct Reuters (Adds detail, company comment). By Tom Pfeiffer. CAIRO Aug 14 (Reuters) - Egypt's Commercial International Bank reported an 18 percent increase in second-quarter net income on Tuesday, above the expectations of analysts who say the country's lenders ... Egypt, World Bank sign $200 million loan project Egypt's CIB says Q2 net income up 18 pct |
Egypt's most extreme hardliners in Sinai revival Businessweek EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — A fringe group so extreme that it worries even Egypt's Muslim ultraconservatives is secretly reviving itself with greater firepower and followers in the country's volatile Sinai Peninsula. Followers of the group known as Takfir ... |