Egypt's Christians anxious, anticipate troubles Boston.com CAIRO (AP) — Christians gathered Friday in front of a Cairo cathedral holding signs denouncing a film that mocked the Prophet Muhammad amid fears that Muslims will take out their anger on Egypt's minority community. The country's 8 million Coptic ... |
Wall Street Journal | Egypt Protests: Protesters Clash With Police Near US Embassy In Cairo, One Dead Huffington Post President Mohamed Mursi, an Islamist and Egypt's first freely elected leader, has to strike a delicate balance, fulfilling a pledge to protect the embassy of a major aid donor but also delivering a robust line against the film to satisfy his Islamist ... Egypt protesters battle police near US embassy Beyond Its Violent Core, Egypt's Protest Ebbs How much are taxpayers spending on Egypt and Libya? |
The Atlantic | On the tricky Egypt 'ally' question New York Daily News (blog) Because this week, as Business Insider's Adam Taylor observes, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was “more willing to appease the Islamist groups inside his country than his own foreign allies.” Obama's not in a position right now to crack back on ... The US and Egypt Sure Look Like Allies, at Least on Military Matters Ally no longer? Obama weighs options in post-Arab Spring Egypt. Obama disowns ally Egypt - slip or diplomacy? |
New York Times | State Department official: Egypt aid not in jeopardy, though US having 'frank ... Fox News A senior State Department official tells Fox News the United States' $1.6 billion annual aid to Egypt, the large majority of which goes to the Egyptian military, is not in jeopardy of being withdrawn at this time. "We are having some very frank ... Obama's Middle East Balancing Act Tested by Egypt Protests Will Egypt's Leaders Calm or Fan the Crisis? Egypt May Be Bigger Concern Than Libya for White House |
Austin American-Statesman | Gunmen attack Sinai peacekeeping base in Egypt Los Angeles Times The Multinational Force and Observers is an independent organization charged with peacekeeping in the Sinai, an arrangement rooted in a decades-old peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. The multinational force oversees the implementation of parts of ... Peacekeepers attacked in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, foreigners injured Militants attack peacekeeper base in Egypt's Sinai N.M. Guard base attacked in Egypt |
Panetta called Egypt's defense chief to reaffirm defense ties, urge security ... Washington Post WASHINGTON — Two days after President Barack Obama called Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to express dissatisfaction with reaction to the embassy attack in Cairo, the U.S. defense chief has called his Egyptian counterpart to reaffirm the defense ... |
Globe and Mail | As Violence Spreads in Arab World, Google Blocks Access to Inflammatory Video New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — As violence spread in the Arab world over a video on YouTube ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad, Google, the owner of YouTube, blocked access to it in two of the countries in turmoil, Egypt and Libya, but did not remove the video from ... The Dangers of Google's Decision to Block Access to the Infamous 'Innocence of ... Google blocks anti-Islamic video in Egypt, Libya |
US Defense Department Briefing On Libya & Egypt AllAfrica.com This department also continues to work closely with the State Department and our partners throughout the region, including Yemen, Egypt and Afghanistan, to ensure all missions have any necessary resources from this department, given the potential for ... |
The Cairo Riots and the New Egypt Huffington Post (blog) The wave of anti-Americanism in the Middle East gathers momentum today, the Muslim day of prayer, and this was to be expected under the circumstances; but a close look at the situation in Egypt, where it all began, may indicate that there, at least ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Romney adviser blames Obama for Libya, Egypt attacks CNN (blog) (CNN) - A top foreign policy adviser to Mitt Romney's campaign stood by his argument Friday that this week's attacks on diplomatic posts in Libya and Egypt could have been averted if Romney were president. Richard Williamson, a former assistant ... Egypt embassy protests: Will Mitt Romney's comments matter in November? (+ ... Obama's Call With President Mursi Obama speaks to leaders of Libya, Egypt |