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Egypt could hold delayed election in October: Mursi - Reuters Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:03:33 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Egypt could hold delayed election in October: Mursi Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Wednesday parliamentary elections could be delayed until October, a postponement which could give his cash-strapped administration breathing space to negotiate an IMF deal. Mursi's original ... Egypt Court Challenges Morsi Over Top ProsecutorABC News The economy faces collapse. A broader-based government is needed to take ...The Economist Egypt court reinstates fired prosecutorAljazeera.com BBC News -Ahram Online -Huffington Post all 84 news articles »

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Divers caught cutting Internet cable to Egypt - NBCNews.com (blog) Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:41:00 GMT

BBC News

Divers caught cutting Internet cable to Egypt NBCNews.com (blog) Egyptians shout anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a march in Cairo on March 22, 2013. A military spokesman said Wednesday divers were caught cutting an Internet cable, and Egypt is already having a Internet slowdown because of damaged caused ... Egypt arrests as undersea internet cable cut off AlexandriaBBC News Egypt: Naval forces capture 3 scuba divers trying to sabotage undersea ...Fox News Egypt catches divers cutting Internet cable amid disruptionsYahoo! News (blog) The Verge -Foreign Policy (blog) -Al-Arabiya all 26 news articles »

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Libya Mulls Aid for Egypt, No Decision Yet - Voice of America Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:28:56 GMT

Voice of America

Libya Mulls Aid for Egypt, No Decision Yet Voice of America Egypt, which has endured more than two years of political instability since the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak in 2011, is struggling with sliding currency reserves, falling tourism and a soaring budget deficit. OPEC-producer Libya is itself ... Just how much are Qaddafi supporters worth to Egypt?Foreign Policy (blog) Libya Yet to Decide on Financial Aid to Egypt, Premier SaysBloomberg all 5 news articles »

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Egypt revolution brings golden age for tomb raiders - BBC News Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:13:45 GMT

BBC News

Egypt revolution brings golden age for tomb raiders BBC News Egypt's revolution has not only brought political upheaval, but also lucrative opportunities for illegal diggers hunting for antique treasures and gold. There is ample anecdotal testimony from people living near the Great Pyramids at Giza that since ... Skywalker Vitaly Raskalov Climbs Egypt's Great Pyramid Of Giza, Has ...Huffington Post The Unbelievable Photos Taken by the Crazy Russians Who Illegally Climbed ...Gawker all 12 news articles »

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UPDATE 3-Egypt to import Libya oil, pay down energy debt - Reuters Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:45:47 GMT

World Tribune

UPDATE 3-Egypt to import Libya oil, pay down energy debt Reuters Egypt to import 900,000 barrels of Libyan oil per month. * First shipment to arrive in April. * Egypt to pay $1bln in debts to foreign energy firms in two weeks. * Libya denies reports Tripoli will deposit $2bln in Egypt c.bank (Adds Libya PM, central ... Libya to supply Egypt with oil on creditFinancial Times Egypt confiscates military uniforms destined for LibyaWorld Tribune Egypt to pay further $1 bln towards oil debtsAhram Online all 10 news articles »

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Egypt targets bread subsidies - Aljazeera.com Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:56:03 GMT

Egypt targets bread subsidies Aljazeera.com With around 40 percent of the people in Egypt living on $2 a day or less, cheap bread is a social subsidy this country still cannot function without. There are many people in Egypt who do live on bread alone some days and very little more. Egypt's ... and more »

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Victories for Egypt and Algeria in 2014 World Cup qualifiers - BBC Sport Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:07:55 GMT

BBC Sport

Victories for Egypt and Algeria in 2014 World Cup qualifiers BBC Sport Egypt made it three wins out of three in 2014 World Cup qualifying with a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe. While Algeria moved to the top of their group with a 3-1 victory over Benin. Mohamed Aboutrika scored a late penalty to earn the win for Egypt as he netted ... WORLD CUP QUALIFIER: Egypt snatch dramatic win over ZimbabweNew Straits Times American Exports: Bob Bradley's Egypt still perfect through World Cup qualifyingMajor League Soccer Bob Bradley's Egypt stays perfect in World Cup qualifyingYahoo! Sports Yahoo! News (blog) -Washington Post all 44 news articles »

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Egypt court annuls appointment of top prosecutor in challenge to Islamist ... - Washington Post Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:18:43 GMT

Washington Post

Egypt court annuls appointment of top prosecutor in challenge to Islamist ... Washington Post CAIRO — An Egyptian appeals court on Wednesday annulled a presidential decree appointing the top prosecutor in a new challenge by the judiciary to Islamist President Mohammed Morsi that throws the country's legal system into confusion.

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Egypt's Coptic Christians must be protected from sectarian violence - Amnesty International Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:57:43 GMT

Egypt Independent

Egypt's Coptic Christians must be protected from sectarian violence Amnesty International A rise in tensions between religious communities in the town of Wasta, about one hundred kilometres south of Cairo, in recent weeks highlights the failure of the Egyptian authorities to protect Egypt's Coptic Christians, the largest religious minority ... Amnesty slams Morsy for failing to protect CoptsEgypt Independent all 2 news articles »

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Egypt c.bank sells $38.4 mln at forex auction - Reuters Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:15:25 GMT

Egypt c.bank sells $38.4 mln at forex auction Reuters CAIRO, March 27 (Reuters) - The Egyptian central bank sold $38.4 million to banks in a foreign currency auction on Wednesday, with a cut-off price of 6.7896 Egyptian pounds to the dollar. The cut-off price at the previous auction held on Monday was 6 ... and more »