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Egypt's TV satirist undeterred after arrest warrant, still poking fun at ... - Fox News Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:46:59 GMT

Haaretz

Egypt's TV satirist undeterred after arrest warrant, still poking fun at ... Fox News CAIRO – Undeterred at being interrogated by prosecutors, a popular Egyptian TV satirist is poking new fun at the Egyptian president. Bassem Youssef — known as Egypt's Jon Stewart — was interrogated this week for allegedly insulting Islam and the ... Egypt's political, military leadership divided over support for HamasHaaretz Egypt Is Perched on the Precipice of ChaosNewsmax.com Egypt laws, arrests worry liberalsThe Daily Star The Economist all 113 news articles »

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Human rights groups fear impact of draft Egypt law restricting their work - The Guardian Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:28:06 GMT

The Guardian

Human rights groups fear impact of draft Egypt law restricting their work The Guardian Egypt's parliament is close to passing a law that campaigners say will severely restrict the activity of human rights groups and other non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and which is seen as a serious betrayal of the goals of the 2011 uprising that ... and more »

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Egyptian Sunnis protest against warming Egypt-Iran ties - Reuters Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:46:39 GMT

Egypt Independent

Egyptian Sunnis protest against warming Egypt-Iran ties Reuters The protesters chanted slogans against Iran and Shi'ite Islam and criticized the government's recent decision to allow Iranian tourists to visit Egypt. Relations have improved significantly since the election of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, a ... Salafis protest against rapprochement with IranEgypt Independent Egypt Islamists Stone Iranian Envoy's HouseNaharnet Salafis protest Shi'a 'invasion'Daily News Egypt all 18 news articles »

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Time to break bread - The Economist (blog) Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:53:50 GMT

Time to break bread The Economist (blog) Fixing Egypt's economy. Time to break bread. Apr 5th 2013, 22:47 by Economist.com. Tweet. OVER a quarter of Egypt's 83m people live below the poverty line. President Morsi will have to build political consensus to implement a credible austerity plan ...

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Egypt Wants to Fortify Ties with Sudan - Voice of America Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:03:11 GMT

Voice of America

Egypt Wants to Fortify Ties with Sudan Voice of America Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has met with Sudanese leaders in Khartoum, vowing to solidify ties between the two countries, which at one time were united. President Morsi received applause from a crowd of worshippers at a mosque in Khartoum, ... Islamist Sudan and Egypt face 'enemies': MursiAl-Arabiya Egypt, Sudan plan to double trade, Morsi saysGlobalPost Doubling of Egypt-Sudan trade eyed, says MursiGulf Times KIMT -Xinhua all 22 news articles »

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'Egypt seizes Iranian ship loaded with weapons' - Jerusalem Post Fri, 05 Apr 2013 04:54:37 GMT

Press TV

'Egypt seizes Iranian ship loaded with weapons' Jerusalem Post Iran navy ship travels through Suez Canal [file] Photo: REUTERS. The Egyptian Navy captured a Togo-flagged ship carrying heavy weapons as it entered Egyptian waters in the Red Sea late on Wednesday, three security sources told Reuters on Thursday. 'Egypt captures arms sent from Israel'Press TV Report: Egypt seizes Iranian weapons ship near SinaiYnetnews Ship seized by Egypt 'carried 40 tons of weapons'WND.com Bloomberg -Saudi Gazette -gulfnews.com all 27 news articles »

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Egypt police reform moves at snail's pace - Aljazeera.com Fri, 05 Apr 2013 09:37:11 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Egypt police reform moves at snail's pace Aljazeera.com Cairo, Egypt - As a former policeman turned politician and a likely ally of Egypt's president, Tamer Meky has harsh words about the security problems in the Arab world's most populous country. "The lack of security in Egypt is the largest nail in ...

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Abductors target Egypt's Christians - The Japan Times Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:53:48 GMT

Montreal Gazette

Abductors target Egypt's Christians The Japan Times The kidnappings are mostly blamed on criminal gangs, which operate more freely amid Egypt's collapse in security since the 2011 fall of autocratic President Hosni Mubarak. Crime has risen in general across Egypt, hitting Muslims as well. But the wave ... Kidnappings Surge in Egypt's Most Christian Region Fresh numbers on ...ChristianityToday.com (blog) Photos: Kidnapping Christians on the rise in EgyptSan Jose Mercury News media center all 5 news articles »

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Egypt: Court Blocks Extradition of Ex-Qaddafi Aide to Libya - New York Times Thu, 04 Apr 2013 01:13:31 GMT

Egypt Independent

Egypt: Court Blocks Extradition of Ex-Qaddafi Aide to Libya New York Times An Egyptian court ruled Wednesday against the extradition to Libya of a former close aide of ousted dictator Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam, a relative of Qaddafi's who for decades coordinated relations between Libya and Egypt, challenged ... Court halts Qadhaf al-Dam extraditionEgypt Independent Egypt Court Stops Extradition of Top Gadhafi AideABC News Egypt court rules against handing Muammar Gaddafi cousin to Libyagulfnews.com The Star Online -Ahram Online all 16 news articles »

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As Egypt Negotiates IMF Loan, Food And Fuel Prices Soar - NPR Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:47:06 GMT

NPR

As Egypt Negotiates IMF Loan, Food And Fuel Prices Soar NPR Two years after the revolution, Egypt is in a deep economic crisis. It's running out of money to purchase crucial imports like wheat and fuel, both of which are subsidized by the government, and an infusion of cash is desperately needed. While a ... Egypt homing in on 3.7 billion euro IMF loaneuronews IMF and Egypt discuss $4.8bn loanBBC News Subsidy cuts darken Egypt economic reformAljazeera.com (blog) AllAfrica.com -Reuters UK all 105 news articles »