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Divided Egypt opposition attacks Mursi on election call - Reuters Sat, 23 Feb 2013 03:36:19 GMT

The Guardian

Divided Egypt opposition attacks Mursi on election call Reuters Egypt's state TV Channel One and Nile TV said later in separate scrolling news headlines that the presidency would change the date of the parliamentary vote because it falls on Coptic Easter holidays, in an effort to appease the Coptic minority. But no ... Egypt 'spent £1.7m on teargas' amid economic crisisThe Guardian Egypt's President Could Win a Trip to Space, Whether He Wants One or NotNew York Times (blog) Egypt opposition warns elections will add tensionsUSA TODAY TIME -MiamiHerald.com -ABC News all 119 news articles »

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Egypt: Elections to Begin in April - New York Times Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:15:02 GMT

Egypt: Elections to Begin in April New York Times President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday called parliamentary elections that will begin on April 27 and finish in late June. Mr. Morsi, analysts say, hopes that the four-stage elections will help stabilize Egypt so the struggling economy can start to ...

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Video Game Inspired by Clashes in Egypt and Italy Allows Gamers to Fight the ... - New York Times (blog) Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:54:13 GMT

New York Times (blog)

Video Game Inspired by Clashes in Egypt and Italy Allows Gamers to Fight the ... New York Times (blog) Accompanied by ominous music, shouts and sirens, the video shows a series of turbulent scenes: a man throwing an explosive into a police car, someone kicking a shop window and uniformed officers launching projectiles and marching with shields. Over the ... and more »

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Is the Muslim Brotherhood seeking to kill Egypt's NGOs? - Christian Science Monitor Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:28:49 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Is the Muslim Brotherhood seeking to kill Egypt's NGOs? Christian Science Monitor A government minister and member of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) has proposed a highly restrictive law that rights activists say would cripple civil society groups in Egypt and mark an alarming shift by the Brotherhood ...

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Egypt Opposition Warns Elections May Fuel Tensions - TIME Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:21:59 GMT

Egypt Opposition Warns Elections May Fuel Tensions TIME (CAIRO) — An Egyptian opposition leader is warning the president's call for parliamentary elections in April will only inflame the country's political tensions. Mohamed ElBaradei, who leads the main opposition National Salvation Front, wrote on his ...

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Where Will Egypt's "Sunday People" Go? - Huffington Post Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:56:29 GMT

Charisma News

Where Will Egypt's "Sunday People" Go? Huffington Post A few days ago a chilling video appeared on BBC's website, relating the story of a Coptic Christian man, Victor Schata-Michael, who had fled Egypt with his wife and children because of religious persecution. Schata-Michael was desperate to save his ... Islam or death? Egypt's Christians targeted by new terror groupFox News Christians Call for Justice Following Church Attack in EgyptCharisma News all 5 news articles »

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Egypt's Morsi calls elections in April - Financial Times Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:29:49 GMT

Egypt's Morsi calls elections in April Financial Times Islamists and Egypt's foreign partners hope the election will produce a government mandated to implement austerity measures as part of a programme of economic reforms needed to secure a much-needed $4.8bn loan from the International Monetary Fund.

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Egypt Opposition Slams Mursi's April Election; Islamists Back It - Bloomberg Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:00:05 GMT

Egypt Opposition Slams Mursi's April Election; Islamists Back It Bloomberg Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi's call for parliamentary elections starting in April will worsen the country's political crisis, opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei said, as Islamist groups backed the plan. The president issued a decree late yesterday ...

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Dispatch from Cairo: Egypt's president is under attack from all sides - The Week Magazine Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:39:58 GMT

The Week Magazine

Dispatch from Cairo: Egypt's president is under attack from all sides The Week Magazine Initially, the Muslim Brotherhood was seen as the only group capable of holding Egypt together. Given the immense popularity of both radical, Saudi-style Salifi parties and secularists, the Muslim Brothers and their moderate Islamism seemed like the ...

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(UPDATED) Is creation of first Council of Churches poised to challenge the ... - ChristianityToday.com (blog) Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:06:56 GMT

(UPDATED) Is creation of first Council of Churches poised to challenge the ... ChristianityToday.com (blog) This week may prove monumental in the modern history of Egyptian Christianity. On Monday (Feb. 18), heads of the five largest denominations—Coptic Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, Greek Orthodox, and Anglican—united to create Egypt's first Council of ... and more »