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Arrest of Anti-Islamist Figures Is Ordered in Egypt - New York Times Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:27:46 GMT

New York Times

Arrest of Anti-Islamist Figures Is Ordered in Egypt New York Times CAIRO — The public prosecutor on Monday ordered the arrest of five anti-Islamist political activists on charges of using social media to incite violence against the Muslim Brotherhood. The order stirred accusations of a vendetta by the group's close ... Tensions escalate in Egypt with arrest orders for activistsLos Angeles Times Egypt Top Prosecutor Orders Arrest of 5 ActivistsABC News Egypt orders activists' arrests after Brotherhood clashesBBC News The Guardian -Arab News -Yahoo! News (blog) all 97 news articles »

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Egypt sentences Muslim to death over Copt attack - Jerusalem Post Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:25:33 GMT

Independent Online

Egypt sentences Muslim to death over Copt attack Jerusalem Post CAIRO - A Muslim man was sentenced to death in Egypt on Monday for killing two people in a dispute with Christians in a southern town, state media said, in a case that underlines sectarian tensions in the country. Incidents of Christian-Muslim violence ... Muslim condemned to death for killing 2 Copts in EgyptGlobalPost all 2 news articles »

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Fans return for Egypt's qualifier - FOXSports.com Mon, 25 Mar 2013 22:10:46 GMT

FOXSports.com

Fans return for Egypt's qualifier FOXSports.com Egypt's Ministry of Interior will allow a limited number of supporters into Alexandria's Borg El Arab Stadium on the Mediterranean coast, which is progress in a country still fractured by political violence and traumatized by the deadly clashes at a ... Preview: Egypt better prepared for World Cup qualifiersAhram Online Egypt host Zimbabwe in World Cup qualifierNehanda Radio Fans to return for Egypt World Cup qualifierSan Antonio Express SuperSport -AllAfrica.com all 20 news articles »

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Libya set to transfer $2bn to Egypt - Financial Times Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:29:12 GMT

Ahram Online

Libya set to transfer $2bn to Egypt Financial Times “This is a deposit that is meant to be a long-term investment because we want to strengthen the relations between Libya and Egypt,” said the spokesman, who asked that his name not be published because of the sensitivity of the issue. “We must not ... News Analysis: Egypt-Libya relations likely to improve over extradition of ...Xinhua Libya Transferring $2 Billion to Egypt's BankNew York Times Gaddafi aide Gadhaf Al-Dam is originally Egyptian: LawyerAhram Online Libya Herald -Al-Arabiya -ABC News all 29 news articles »

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'Egypt seizes weaponry, arrests terrorists in Sinai' - Jerusalem Post Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:04:03 GMT

The Times of Israel

'Egypt seizes weaponry, arrests terrorists in Sinai' Jerusalem Post Sinai security forces arrested 25 Hamas and Al-Qaida suspects attempting to cross from the northern peninsula to the Nile Delta in the South, according to Egyptian media sources. According to the reports, the army and police force revealed a weapons ... Egypt arrests 25 Hamas and al-Qaeda operatives in SinaiThe Times of Israel all 3 news articles »

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Egypt: Activists to Be Questioned over Violence - TIME Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:07:21 GMT

Egypt: Activists to Be Questioned over Violence TIME (CAIRO) — Egyptian prosecutors have summoned several politicians and activists for questioning over allegations they incited violence against members of the president's Muslim Brotherhood. Monday's summons came one day after the Islamist president ...

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National security no reason to ban 'Jews of Egypt' documentary - Arab News Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:24:03 GMT

National security no reason to ban 'Jews of Egypt' documentary Arab News Cinema-goers in Egypt may or may not get the chance to see the award-winning documentary “Jews of Egypt” which was easily passed by the government censor and was scheduled to make its countrywide debut on March 13 until it was suspended for ... Director is thrilled as 'Jews of Egypt' gets green lightAl-Bawaba all 3 news articles »

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Egypt Falls Out With Obama Dealing With Sputtering Growth - Bloomberg Mon, 25 Mar 2013 06:45:52 GMT

Egypt Falls Out With Obama Dealing With Sputtering Growth Bloomberg Four years later, Egyptians increasingly assail the U.S. for backing Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, the nation's first democratically elected leader, as they did when Hosni Mubarak ran Egypt with American support. In Cairo's Tahrir Square, blood-red ...

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Egypt raises customs on luxury imports - Huffington Post Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:12:17 GMT

Egypt raises customs on luxury imports Huffington Post CAIRO — Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi hiked customs rates on dozens of "non-essential" imports as part of the government's efforts to increase revenues to revive the ailing economy. Morsi's decree issued late Sunday raises tariffs on a ...

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Egypt balloon flights to resume after deadly crash - NBCNews.com (blog) Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:49:16 GMT

Egypt balloon flights to resume after deadly crash NBCNews.com (blog) Egypt will allow again hot air balloon flights which were halted in February when 19 people were killed in a crash near the ancient town of Luxor, state media said on Saturday. Mostly Asian and European tourists were killed in the crash after a balloon ...