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Egypt police 'inflict pain like it's an art': lawyer - NBCNews.com (blog) Tue, 17 Dec 2013 00:49:10 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

Egypt police 'inflict pain like it's an art': lawyer NBCNews.com (blog) MINYA, Egypt -- Inside a police station in Upper Egypt, Mohamed Farouk writhes in pain on the floor. As a plain-clothed officer whips his torso, a colleague films the screams. What the grainy footage reveals is not an isolated incident, according to ... Upper Egypt's Malawi Museum is under restorationAhram Online all 5 news articles »

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Egypt prosecutor seeks father of arrested boy - Aljazeera.com Mon, 16 Dec 2013 16:02:54 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Egypt prosecutor seeks father of arrested boy Aljazeera.com A prosecutor has ordered the arrest of an Egyptian man whose 15-year-old son was detained last month for bringing a ruler with a Muslim Brotherhood symbol on it to school, the family's lawyer said. The father, Mohamed Abdulghani Bakara, was accused of ...

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Western Models Used In Egypt Constitution Poster - Sky News Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:11:01 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Western Models Used In Egypt Constitution Poster Sky News It wasn't just, as Ahram Online reported, that someone had misspelt Misreyeen (Egypt) so that it said Mosireen (determined), nor that the image of the soldier featured in the poster had been used without the photographer's permission. No, it was more ... Egypt constitution referendum campaign begins with flap over bannerLos Angeles Times Egypt pushes 'Constitution for All' - but mostly WesternersTelegraph.co.uk Egypt to vote on amended constitution mid-JanuaryCBC.ca Raw Story -Wisconsin State Journal -Ahram Online all 280 news articles »

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The Coptic Christians of Egypt - CBS News Mon, 16 Dec 2013 00:44:28 GMT

TheBlaze.com

The Coptic Christians of Egypt CBS News Think of Egypt and the first thing that comes to mind is not Christianity. But Egypt is home to the Copts, one of the world's oldest Christian communities, with roots dating back to the time of Christ himself. Back then, the word “Copt” meant, simply ... Egypt: 3 Christians Sentenced for Killing a MuslimABC News Egypt Laws Do Not Protect Christian Copts' Rights, Could Destabilize Country's ...Christian Post Egypt: 3 Christians Get Prison Sentences for Killing Muslim -- and Guess Who ...TheBlaze.com WND.com all 60 news articles »

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Egypt Students Clash With Police at University - ABC News Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:34:38 GMT

Press TV

Egypt Students Clash With Police at University ABC News Associated Press. Egyptian security forces fought pitched street battles with dozens of university students outside their Cairo campus Monday, firing tear gas to disperse rock-throwing protesters and prevent their rally from reaching the nearby defense ... Egyptian police fire tear gas at pro-Morsi students in CairoPress TV all 45 news articles »

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In Egypt, secular groups and Islamists stage their protests separately - Washington Post Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:02:19 GMT

Washington Post

In Egypt, secular groups and Islamists stage their protests separately Washington Post Hussein Gohar, a spokesman for Egypt's leftist Social Democratic Party, said Egyptians are so deeply polarized between those who backed Morsi's ouster and those who opposed it that non-Islamist youth would “lose ground in the streets” if they were to ...

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British and German couple 'held in Egypt without charge' for a month - The Guardian Mon, 16 Dec 2013 21:13:11 GMT

The Guardian

British and German couple 'held in Egypt without charge' for a month The Guardian A British citizen and her German partner were held without charge in an Egyptian jail for over four weeks, falsely accused of trafficking two people they had never met, and later illegally deported, the pair have alleged to the Guardian. Their ...

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Egypt's constitution unveiled with a poster depicting westerners - The Guardian Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:15:58 GMT

Egypt's constitution unveiled with a poster depicting westerners The Guardian When veteran Egyptian politician Amr Moussa unveiled Egypt's new draft constitution on Sunday, he did so in front of a vast banner that proclaimed the text represented "all Egyptians". Unfortunately for Moussa, three of the five models used to depict ...

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UPDATE 2-Egypt expands economic stimulus plan - Reuters Mon, 16 Dec 2013 19:06:16 GMT

Ahram Online

UPDATE 2-Egypt expands economic stimulus plan Reuters CAIRO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Egypt plans to spend around 30 billion Egyptian pounds ($4.36 billion) in a second stimulus package to be launched in January, the finance minister said on Monday, 25 percent more than previously announced. It means the ... Egypt's stimulus package to increase by LE30 billionAhram Online Egypt expands economic stimulus planReuters UK Egypt to repay part of debt to oil companies in Egyptian poundsChicago Tribune The West Australian -Reuters AlertNet all 37 news articles »

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Egypt to Vote Next Month on New Constitution - New York Times Sun, 15 Dec 2013 01:00:37 GMT

Egypt to Vote Next Month on New Constitution New York Times CAIRO — Egypt's interim government on Saturday set Jan. 14 as the start of a two-day referendum on a revised Constitution, which will be the first gauge of support for the military's ouster of Egypt's first fairly elected president, Mohamed Morsi of ...