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Egypt's Stance on Religious Tolerance - Daily Beast Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:10:51 GMT

Daily Mail

Egypt's Stance on Religious Tolerance Daily Beast A criminal court in the central Egyptian city of Beni Suef meted out the shocking sentence last week, according to the Arabic-language Egyptian paper Al-Masry Al-Youm. Nadia Mohamed Ali, who was raised a Christian, converted to Islam when she married ... Family Jailed In Egypt For Becoming ChristianSky News Woman, seven kids jailed in Egypt for reconverting to ChristianityNewstrack India all 19 news articles »

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Egypt's Morsi appoints his former vice president ambassador to the Vatican - Fox News Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:33:30 GMT

Council on Foreign Relations (blog)

Egypt's Morsi appoints his former vice president ambassador to the Vatican Fox News CAIRO – Egypt's president has appointed his former deputy as the country's ambassador to the Vatican. Mahmoud Mekki's appointment came in a brief statement issued Thursday by President Mohammed Morsi's office. A career judge, Mekki resigned last ... US wants more from Egypt on anti-Israel rhetoricMiamiHerald.com Dutch novelist vows to withhold tax earmarked for Egypt over Morsi slursJewish Telegraphic Agency Morsi, Anti-Semitism, and Free Speech in EgyptCouncil on Foreign Relations (blog) Ahram Online -ABC News all 1,161 news articles »

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Death Toll in Egypt Building Collapse Rises to 26 - ABC News Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:26:53 GMT

ABC News

Death Toll in Egypt Building Collapse Rises to 26 ABC News Egyptian health officials say the death toll in the collapse of an eight-story apartment building in the coastal city of Alexandria has risen to 26. They say the death toll rose when one of the 12 people injured in the accident succumbed to her injures ... Flats collapse sparks protests in EgyptEvening Standard Block of flats collapses in Alexandria, EgyptBBC News Egypt building collapse claims livesAljazeera.com Washington Post -Reuters all 642 news articles »

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How Bad Is It That Egypt's Mursi Hates Jews? - Bloomberg Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:21:34 GMT

Ynetnews

How Bad Is It That Egypt's Mursi Hates Jews? Bloomberg Confronted by visiting U.S. senators about anti-Semitic statements he was captured on video making two years before his election, Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi came up with a lame response yesterday. According to Mursi's spokesman, he was ... US says Egypt needs to do more on religious toleranceReuters UK The struggle over the new Egypt now shifts to the trade unionsThe Daily Star all 16 news articles »

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Dispatch from Cairo: Will Egypt let Hosni Mubarak off the hook? - The Week Magazine Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:02:29 GMT

The Week Magazine

Dispatch from Cairo: Will Egypt let Hosni Mubarak off the hook? The Week Magazine AIRO, EGYPT — This week, a high court in Cairo ordered a retrial of ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak, who was sentenced to life in prison last summer in connection with the brutal crackdown against the 2011 revolution that left more than 800 civilians dead.

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Egypt's internet activists 'expose Morsi double standards' - Ahram Online Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:16:12 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt's internet activists 'expose Morsi double standards' Ahram Online In the video, Morsi accused Egypt's Cabinet and the country's former minister of local development, Mostafa Abdel Kader, who tells the president that his words were too harsh. "I am not being harsh. I am being objective and it is my duty to be hard on ... and more »

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Egypt's pound: how low will it go? - Financial Times (blog) Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:18:39 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt's pound: how low will it go? Financial Times (blog) Another day, another central bank dollar auction, and another slide in the value of the Egyptian pound to new lows. Where will it stop? After the market panic of early January, a disorderly devaluation seems to be off the cards for now – that's ... Egypt's pound vox pops: Strong dollar in streetsAhram Online Egypt's weaker pound unlikely to boost economyAl-Bawaba all 4 news articles »

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Egypt, Turkey, Israel - Ahram Online Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:16:00 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt, Turkey, Israel Ahram Online As we kick off the new year, observers cannot help but to remark on the huge, almost 180-degree shift, in Turkish foreign policy, towards the Middle East in particular. Only yesterday, it seems, the popular assets of Erdogan's Turkey had soared high in ... and more »

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No political deal to pardon Mubarak: Egypt's justice minister - Al-Arabiya Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:35:27 GMT

Ahram Online

No political deal to pardon Mubarak: Egypt's justice minister Al-Arabiya The Egyptian justice minister Ahmed Mekki says granting a pardon to ex-President Hosni Mubarak on health grounds is not up for discussion, given it can only be granted by the country's Attorney General. These comments were made in an exclusive ... Mixed signals derail investor confidence in Egypt's economyThe National Michael Jansen: A new twist in EgyptGulf Today all 11 news articles »

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Egypt c.bank offers $75 mln at 11th currency auction - Reuters Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:11:22 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Egypt c.bank offers $75 mln at 11th currency auction Reuters CAIRO Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Egyptian central bank offered $75 million to banks on Thursday at its 11th foreign currency auction, the same amount it had offered at the last auction on Tuesday earlier this week. The auctions are part of a shift in ... Egypt central bank accepts bids for $72.9 million in 11th currency auctionAl-Arabiya all 5 news articles »