AFP | Islamists Protest in Egypt Over Detained Women ABC News Supporters of Egypt's toppled president clashed with opponents Friday as security forces fired tear gas to break up their demonstrations over detained female protesters, part of an effort to draw wider support for their dwindling rallies. At least two ... Egypt to hold parliamentary vote in Feb/March: foreign minister Egypt to hold parliamentary vote by March Egypt to hold parliamentary vote in February or March |
Ahram Online | Egypt security faces test with pair of high-profile matches SI.com Football has long been intertwined with Egypt's political unrest, even before the protests that forced autocrat Hosni Mubarak from power in 2011. Fans often clashed with security forces inside and outside stadiums during his more than two-decade rule. Washington's Kid Gloves and Egypt's Fist - by James Traub Egypt Moves To Meet Surging Energy Needs Egypt rights organisations say new terror law will re-establish police state |
The Daily Star | Egypt turns to Russia as relations with Washington sour Financial Times The Russian foreign and defence ministers will travel to Egypt next week on a visit seen as signalling a growing rapprochement between the two countries as the military-backed authorities in Cairo reach out for new allies and seek to lessen dependence ... Russian arms official: Arms sale to Egypt likely Putin to Visit Egypt in Bid to Restore Military Ties Russia sending foreign, defence chiefs to Egypt |
US Naval Convoy Crosses Egypt's Suez Canal ABC News An official at Egypt's Suez Canal says a U.S. aircraft carrier and a destroyer have crossed the waterway from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. The official says the U.S. warships crossed Friday after 14 hours of heightened security along the canal. |
Ahram Online | Egypt panel rewriting constitution for voters backs eliminating upper house of ... Fox News CAIRO – The spokesman for the panel rewriting Egypt's constitution says the group has recommended abolishing the upper house of the country's parliament. Spokesman Mohammed Salmawy said Friday that the 50-member panel voted for an amendment ... Scrapping of Egypt's Shura Council finds some political support Egypt likely to abolish upper house Constitution panel votes to abolish Egypt parliament's upper house |
Ousted Egypt President's Family Sees Him in Prison ABC News The family of Egypt's toppled president visited him in prison on Thursday, their first face-to-face contact with him since a popularly-backed military coup ousted him from power four months ago, his wife said. Naglaa Ali told The Associated Press by ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Egypt travel restrictions relaxed Telegraph.co.uk “Our travel advice for Egypt has now changed in line with the reduction in the level of violence,” said the Foreign Office, in a statement. “We continue to urge British Nationals already in Egypt to follow the instructions of the local authorities and ... Egypt uses live webcams to show tourists that Red Sea resorts are safe FCO relaxes travel advisory for Egypt Tourism Minister - Egypt's Tourism Back On Right Track |
Public Radio International | In Egypt, Bassem Youssef is off air--again Columbia Journalism Review Last Friday, after the government-imposed curfew emptied the streets of Cairo and other major cities, many Egyptians settled in front of the TV, expecting to watch El-Bernameg (“The Program”), a popular political satire show anchored by Egypt's version ... The Fate of Egypt's Jon Stewart 'Egypt's Jon Stewart' is still off the air Reporters Without Borders slams Egypt for 'threats to freedom of information' |
Egypt to hold fresh parliamentary elections in February or March ABC Online Egypt will hold parliamentary elections in February or March, two months after the country votes on a new constitution, Egyptian foreign minister Nabil Fahmy has announced. Mr Fahmy's comments provided the most specific timeline yet for the end of the ... |
Egyptian foreign minister sets out timetable for elections The Guardian Egypt has been without a sitting lower house of parliament since summer 2012, when it was dissolved by the country's supreme court. During the following year Egypt's only elected officials were Mohamed Morsi, who became Egypt's first democratically ... |