KGMI | US Move to Give Egypt $450 Million in Aid Meets Resistance New York Times The Obama administration notified Congress on Friday that it would provide Egypt's new government an emergency cash infusion of $450 million, but the aid immediately encountered resistance from a prominent lawmaker wary of foreign aid and of Egypt's ... US plan for emergency Egypt aid hits roadblock House Republican Says She Will Block Aid to Egypt US House Blocks Egypt From Receiving $450 Million In Aid |
Al-Arabiya | Egypt's Copts abandon Sinai homes after threats, attack Reuters ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Most Christians living near Egypt's border with Israel are fleeing their homes after Islamist militants made death threats and gunmen attacked a Coptic-owned shop, a priest said on Friday. The departure of nine families that ... Egypt: Christians Flee Town After Militant Threats |
U.S. News & World Report | Egypt Tourism Takes a Hit from Prophet Protests U.S. News & World Report Egyptian riot police secure the walls of the U.S. embassy during an anti U.S. demonstration amid widespread anger across the Muslim world about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad. The graffiti on the wall reads, "anyone but God's Prophet." ... News Summary: Egypt tourism takes a hit after protests resulting from anti ... |
Ahram Online | Egyptian liberals threaten to quit constitution-drafting body Chicago Tribune CAIRO (Reuters) - A group of high profile liberal and leftwing politicians in Egypt has said it will quit the assembly charged with drafting the country's new constitution within a week unless its concerns over Islamist-influenced content in the ... Liberal Hamzawy seeks foreign help not interference in Egypt's constitution Muslim Brotherhood Downplays Constitutional Conflict in Egypt |
The Moral Liberal | Morsi Not to Allow Rigging Parliamentary Elections AllAfrica.com About Egyptian-USA relations, Morsi asserted that relations between Egypt and the USA are normal and based on mutual respect. The USA side, whether leader, officials or public figures, announced that they support the Egyptian Revolution and new Egypt, ... Cal Thomas Column: Who Needs Reform More? Egypt or America? Egypt's president thumbs nose at US rights during UN speech Egypt pursues blasphemy cases as Morsi defends ban at UN |
Wall Street Journal | Give Egypt's Aid Money to Libya Wall Street Journal The U.S. Senate voted down a bill this weekend that would have frozen aid money to Pakistan, Egypt and Libya. The bill's sponsor, Republican Sen. Rand Paul, was right that Egypt no longer deserves American aid. But Libya does. Libya needs help, and it ... |
Morsi Meets Egyptian Community in US AllAfrica.com President Mohamed Morsi held a meeting on Wednesday with members of the Egyptian community in the United States to discuss challenges facing Egypt. Morsi said he can not interfere in the work of a panel writing Egypt's new constitution. "I'm following ... |
TheBlaze.com | Egypt's Morsi: 'I Will Do Everything In My Power to Secure Freedom' For the ... TheBlaze.com Just weeks after TheBlaze's exclusive report that claimed the U.S. State Department was “actively considering” transferring Omar Abdel-Rahman, or the “Blind Sheikh” to Egypt, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi publicly called on the U.S. to allow the ... |
Haaretz (blog) | As Sinai border heats up, Egypt buries its head in the sand Haaretz (blog) As Sinai border heats up, Egypt buries its head in the sand. The security situation on the Israel-Egypt border has now reached crisis point, while relations between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority are way beyond that. By Amos Harel and Avi ... Egypt still considering free-trade zone with Gaza: Hamas official |
Egypt Sells Record 1-Year Debt as Aid Pledges Boost Confidence Bloomberg Egypt sold the most one-year treasury bills on record, exceeding its target by 50 percent, as investors bet the country will secure enough external financing to avoid a currency devaluation. The Finance Ministry raised 6 billion pounds ($984 million ... |