The Economist | Saving Egypt from anarchy Washington Post THE MASS DEMONSTRATIONS and violence in Egypt during the past week may look a little like the revolution that erupted two years ago — but they are utterly different. The principal protagonists in the streets are mostly not common citizens seeking an ... Chaos in Egypt Egypt opposition to protest after deadly week Egypt Rivals Hold Rare Meeting and Call for Dialogue |
Wall Street Journal | Pressure Rises on Egypt Leader to Open Talks Wall Street Journal In the midst of the worst outbreak of violence in Egypt since the Arab Spring uprising, Mr. Morsi paid a shortened, but politically important, visit to Berlin on a mission to reassure Europe that he and his Islamist government would remain on the path ... Fear and loathing in Egypt: The fallout from Port Said Is Egypt on the Brink of Collapse? Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports from Restive ... Egypt's armed forces chief warns unrest could cause collapse of state |
Council on Foreign Relations | Could Egypt fall apart? CNN Read a version of this story in Arabic. (CNN) -- The renewed bloodshed and defiant protests in Egypt prompts a provocative question: Could Egypt really collapse? Just two years into a revolution that ignited during the Arab Spring, Egypt's defense ... Can Egypt Survive Its Latest Crisis? Morsi's Egypt in Chaos Morsi Declares State of Emergency in Egypt |
Egypt's $1.5 Billion U.S. Aid Questioned Amid Crackdown Bloomberg The political turmoil in Egypt, with the Muslim Brotherhood coming to power through elections, coincides with intense pressure on Congress to cut federal spending. While Egyptian aid is tiny relative to the budget deficit, foreign aid has never been ... |
Sen. Inhofe: Egypt's President Is an Enemy ABC News (blog) “I think Morsi's an enemy, I think their military is a friend,” Inhofe said while questioning Chuck Hagel during the latter's confirmation hearing as secretary of Defense on Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee, where Inhofe sits as the ... |
Egypt rivals commit to 'serious dialogue' Aljazeera.com Rival political parties and groups in Egypt have pledged support for national dialogue to end the ongoing political crisis and condemned the violence which has killed dozens in a week of unrest. Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayeb, the top Islamic scholar, had ... |
Egypt's Islamists, Liberals Agree to Renounce Violence Voice of America Egypt's Islamist and liberal politicians agreed Thursday to renounce violence and join a national dialogue aimed at resolving the country's deadliest unrest in months. Egyptian Islamic scholar Sheik Ahmed al-Tayeb chaired Thursday's meeting at the ... |
Egypt politicians renounce violence at crisis talks Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's feuding politicians renounced violence on Thursday after being summoned by the country's most influential Muslim scholar to talks to end the deadliest unrest since President Mohamed Mursi took power. It remains to be seen ... |
Soccer: A Surprising Player In Egypt's Unrest NPR Violent protests are breaking out in Egypt, just two years after a massive uprising led to the fall of the former dictator. One of the unexpected driving forces is soccer. Host Michel Martin talks to Dave Zirin, sports editor at The Nation about how ... |
UN News Centre | Egypt: UN concerned about rising violence against female protesters UN News Centre 31 January 2013 – The top United Nations official tasked with advancing gender equality today expressed “deep concern” about the escalating violence against women in Egypt, particularly those protesting in the days following the second anniversary of ... |