New York Times | Opposition in Egypt Urges Unity Government New York Times CAIRO — Facing dire warnings from the military about the country's growing chaos, Egyptian opposition leaders banded together for the first time on Wednesday and pressed President Mohamed Morsi to form a national unity government as a way to halt the ... Pressure Rises for Dialogue in Egypt Egypt curfew scaled back as Mursi seeks end to bloodshed Week of unrest weakens Egypt's Islamist leader |
Daily News Egypt | Egyptian secular, Islamist groups meet to try to end conflict CNN Cairo (CNN) -- An Islamist party that once supported Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy met Wednesday with a prominent opposition group to talk about a solution to the political strife that has wracked the country in recent days. The ultraconservative ... Egypt's opposition: The sultan's slackers Health Ministry: 52 injured in clashes since Tuesday |
New York Times | Morsi Rejects Calls for New Unity Government in Egypt New York Times BERLIN — President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt, meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday, rejected calls for a new unity government in response to the violent demonstrations rocking his country and defended his decision to impose a state of ... |
Daily Beast | Six Egypt Bloggers to Follow Daily Beast Since the revolution that took out Hosni Mubarak two years ago, the story of Egypt has been complicated and fast-moving; many U.S. news organizations continue to rely on Twitter and blogs run by citizen journalists for the most up-to-date information. |
Travel+Leisure (blog) | Egypt tourism under attack as hotel tweets SOSes USA TODAY Egypt's beleaguered tourism industry took another major hit this week, with one of Cairo's most famous hotels repeatedly tweeting for help as anti-government protests roiled the city during the second anniversary of the uprising that ousted dictator ... Egypt clashes spill into Cairo hotel Egypt Hotel Tweets SOS |
Fear and loathing in Egypt: The fallout from Port Said CNN International (CNN) -- The faces of more than 70 young men and boys bore down on the crowd of thousands outside Al Ahly's training complex in Cairo. As many as 15,000 members of the Ahlawy, the organized ultras fan group of Egypt's most popular soccer club, had ... |
Foreign Policy | Clinton warns Egypt collapse would devastate the region CNN (blog) As the political turmoil in Egypt continues, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she's concerned about an Egyptian military official's assertion that the current situation could lead to the collapse of the Egyptian state. "I think that would lead ... Egypt on the boil |
NBCNews.com (blog) | Egypt violence is rooted in the economy, not just politics NBCNews.com (blog) News analysis. CAIRO — Egypt's recent days of violence have focused attention on its political crisis — but the underlying cause remains an economy on the brink of collapse. Rising prices of basic goods like bread, sugar and gasoline coupled with ... Egypt's Morsi rejects opposition calls for unity government as clashes claim ... Egypt's Morsi considers constitutional reform as death toll rises Mysterious Black Bloc emerges in Egypt unrest |
ABC News | Egypt Liberals, Islamists Add Pressure on Morsi ABC News A hardline Islamist party normally allied to Egypt's president joined the liberal opposition on Wednesday in calling for a national unity government as part of a plan aimed at ending the eruption of political violence that has shaken the country and ... |
Insight: Egypt is once again risking its future Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - With violence sweeping Egypt's cities and the economy lurching deeper into crisis, each passing day is adding new bricks to a wall of mistrust between the Islamist-led government of President Mohamed Mursi and a fractured secular ... |