<< Back

---

Egyptian court sentences Christian family to 15 years for converting from Islam - Fox News Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:24:42 GMT

God Discussion

Egyptian court sentences Christian family to 15 years for converting from Islam Fox News The 15-year prison sentence given to a woman and her seven children by an Egyptian court for converting to Christianity is a sign of things to come, according to alarmed human rights advocates who say the nation's Islamist government is bad news for ... Family Jailed In Egypt For Becoming ChristianSky News all 6 news articles »

---

Morsi Says His Slurs of Jews Were Taken Out of Context - New York Times Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:40:06 GMT

ABC News

Morsi Says His Slurs of Jews Were Taken Out of Context New York Times At a news conference after the meeting, the senators declined to characterize Mr. Morsi's response. But they appeared to feel he had addressed the issue. The senators emphasized their support for Egypt's transition to democracy. They also said they ... Egypt's Morsi Tries to Defuse Flap Over Jews SlurABC News Mohamed Morsi Comments On Jews 'Taken Out Of Context', Says Egypt ...Huffington Post McCain 'disapproves' of Morsi comments about Jews but says he will push for ...Washington Post Jerusalem Post -GlobalPost all 872 news articles »

---

Collapse of Apartment Building in Egypt Kills 25 - ABC News Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:14:57 GMT

ABC News

Collapse of Apartment Building in Egypt Kills 25 ABC News An eight-story apartment building collapsed Wednesday in the port city of Alexandria, killing at least 25 people in the second deadly accident to hit the country in as many days, according to police and health officials. Mohammed el-Sharqawy, a senior ... Apartment block collapses in Egypt, at least 22 killedReuters Block of flats collapses in Alexandria, EgyptBBC News Egypt building collapse claims livesAljazeera.com USA TODAY -ABC Online all 511 news articles »

---

Correction: Egypt-Encroaching on Antiquities Story - ABC News Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:30:24 GMT

Correction: Egypt-Encroaching on Antiquities Story ABC News In a story Jan. 14 about illegal construction near a pharaonic temple and pyramids in Egypt, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the head of antiquities at Dahshour. His name is Mohammed Youssef, not Mohammed Younes. A corrected ... and more »

---

Mohammed Morsi Anti-Semitic Comments: White House Condemns Egyptian ... - Huffington Post Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:24:03 GMT

Mohammed Morsi Anti-Semitic Comments: White House Condemns Egyptian ... Huffington Post "We believe that President Morsi should make clear that he respects people of all faiths and that this type of rhetoric is unacceptable in a democratic Egypt," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters. Morsi was a leader in the Muslim ...

---

Prosecutor: Egypt's Mubarak pays back $3 million for gifts received from state ... - Washington Post Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:34:46 GMT

Lexington Herald Leader

Prosecutor: Egypt's Mubarak pays back $3 million for gifts received from state ... Washington Post CAIRO — Ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his family will pay back around $3 million for gifts they received from a state newspaper while he was still in office, after a settlement agreement announced by prosecutors Wednesday. The settlement resolves ... Egypt's Mubarak pays back $3 million for giftsLexington Herald Leader Egypt's prosecution: Mubarak to pay back Ahram giftsMiddle East Online all 147 news articles »

---

The beautiful one has come - The Economist (blog) Wed, 16 Jan 2013 20:34:48 GMT

The Economist (blog)

The beautiful one has come The Economist (blog) ON December 6th 1912 Ludwig Borchardt, a German archaeologist, and his excavation team uncovered a spectacular bust of Queen Nefertiti. They were digging in the ancient Egyptian city of Akhetaton (now Tell el-Amarna), founded by Pharaoh Amenhotep ...

---

Egypt's Hegazi Says Qatar to Buy $2.5 Billion of Bonds - Bloomberg Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:54:03 GMT

Egypt's Hegazi Says Qatar to Buy $2.5 Billion of Bonds Bloomberg Egypt's Cabinet will discuss the debt offering and the company that will handle it next week, Hegazi said in an interview in Cairo yesterday. The gas-rich Persian Gulf emirate has already provided $5 billion of grants and central bank deposits to Egypt ... and more »

---

Collapse of Apartment Building in Egypt Kills 14 - TIME Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:31:45 GMT

Collapse of Apartment Building in Egypt Kills 14 TIME (CAIRO) — An eight-story apartment building collapsed in Egypt's Mediterranean port city of Alexandria early on Wednesday, killing 14 people, police officials said. Assistant Interior Minister Abdel-Aziz Tawfeeq said rescue teams were continuing to ...

---

Egypt's Islamist president must renounce his virulent anti-Semitic rants - Globe and Mail Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:40:46 GMT

Egypt's Islamist president must renounce his virulent anti-Semitic rants Globe and Mail Revelations that the President of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, made repeated virulent anti-Semitic and anti-western comments as recently as September 2010 are disturbing, to say the least. Any hopes that an elected Islamist leader of an Arab country can be a ...