BBC News | Brotherhood trial halted in Egypt for second time BBC News Egyptian judges have halted the trial of leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood after they disrupted proceedings. The three-member panel referred the case to the Cairo appeals court after the defendants, including general guide Mohammed Badie, chanted: ... Judges resign in Egypt Brotherhood trial More Egypt Judges Step Down in Islamist Trial Judges resign in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood trial |
Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia fail to agree on dam construction Sudan Tribune December 11, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - Water ministers of Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt failed to reach an agreement on the disputed Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project and decided to refer the sticking points to a third meeting. JPEG - 19.2 kb; Planned Grand ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Detained at sea, Syrian refugees stranded in Egyptian limbo Christian Science Monitor Five months ago, Wefa thought she was safe. The Syrian refugee and her family had made their way to Egypt, and though she and her husband couldn't find work and her children weren't allowed to attend school, at least the country had proven a welcome ... Egypt grants permits to 171 'illegal' Syrian immigrants Most Syrian, Palestinian Refugees Held in Egypt Released Most Syrian and Palestinian refugees held in Egypt released |
Egypt's Women Fight Back Foreign Policy (blog) One afternoon in Cairo this summer, a young woman was brutally gang-raped in a crowd. Stumbling, badly hurt, into a subway station in search of help, she was subjected to humiliating examinations at the hands of skeptical authorities. Later, she would ... Graffiti boom in Cairo reflects the mood on the Egyptian street |
Aljazeera.com | Rights groups demand investigation into killings of Egypt protesters Los Angeles Times The Obama administration cut some military aid in response to the coup and the subsequent crackdown, though Secretary of State John F. Kerry signaled during a visit to Egypt last month that the United States hoped for a transition back to democracy via ... Egypt police arrest students in fiery clashes Leader of Egypt Brotherhood in Court for 1st Time Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood head Badie appears in court |
The Guardian | Egyptian boy arrested after teacher finds stationery with pro-Morsi symbol The Guardian Khaled Bakara, 15, was arrested last month after his teacher spotted a ruler on his desk bearing a symbol indicating his opposition to the overthrow of Egypt's former president Mohamed Morsi, alleged Khaled's lawyer, Amr Abdel Maqsoud. "There was no ... |
The Times of Israel | Egypt destroys Hamas arms depots in Sinai The Times of Israel According to the Israeli sources, before the Egyptian revolution in 2011, whole sections of Sheikh Zuweid were considered extraterritorial for the Egyptian military, and Hamas therefore decided to locate its warehouses, test ranges and workshops there. |
New York Times | Egypt's Trouble With Women New York Times CAIRO — In December 1933, an air race from Cairo to Alexandria was held. The first plane to cross the finish line was piloted by a 26-year-old woman named Lotfia El Nadi, Egypt's first female aviator. |
Ahram Online | Inside Egypt's draft constitution: Checks and balances mediate presidential power Ahram Online Unlike, the Nour Party, the liberal Free Egyptians Party believes that the semi-presidential system adopted in the draft constitution is the best system in terms of facing the hardships of Egypt's current situation. “As liberals we prefer the ... |
Journalist killings in Egypt remain unresolved Al-Monitor As 2013 nears its end, Egypt has been ranked second on the Committee to Protect Journalists' list of deadliest countries for journalists in 2013, with Syria ranked first. The CPJ recently made public a letter it sent to Egypt's attorney general, Hisham ... CPJ calls for investigations into killing of journalists |