Al Jazeera America | Egypt extends emergency laws for 2 months Al Jazeera America Egypt's interim president on Thursday extended a nationwide state of emergency for two more months, citing continued security concerns, as a senior Egyptian official warned of more attacks in the wake of a failed assassination attempt against the ... Egypt extends emergency laws for two months Al-Jazeera takes legal action over treatment of its journalists in Egypt Egypt extends emergency law, citing security concerns |
PBS NewsHour | Coptic Christians Eager to Start Lives in U.S., But Still Call Egypt 'Home' PBS NewsHour St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in Fairfax, Va., has 3,500 members and counting. Photos by Larisa Epatko. When Mary, a 29-year-old Coptic Christian from Minya, Egypt, landed seven months ago at Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia, many thoughts were ... 'Egypt Emergency Fund' to aid persecuted Christians |
Christian Science Monitor | Across Egypt, piles of ash where church pews once stood (+video) Christian Science Monitor 14 and the consistent failure to provide security in places like Delja, is a reminder that, Islamists in power or not, Egypt has a history of failing to secure and protect Christians or bring their attackers to justice, a failure that continues today ... |
Egypt's Interim Prime Minister Promises to Fight Persecution of Military Critics PBS NewsHour Margaret Warner talks to Egyptian interim prime minister Hazem el-Beblawi about the ouster of former President Morsi, the military's influence on the government, the crackdowns on the Muslim Brotherhood, protecting liberal critics of the military ... |
The Atlantic | Egypt's Latest Conspiracy Theories Target the Country's Syrian Refugees The Atlantic Syrian protesters living in Egypt take part in a demonstration in support of President Bashar al-Assad in front of the Arab League headquarters. (Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters). It's been almost a month since Egyptian security forces brutally dispersed ... Egypt: Detained Morsi supporters denied their rights Egypt is facing a new Islamist insurgency Uncertain Future for Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood |
Aljazeera.com | Gaza Palestinians feel pain of new Egypt border restrictions Reuters For the 57-year-old Palestinian seeking a kidney transplant in Cairo, that means the border crossing from the Gaza Strip to Egypt, whose army-backed government has sharply limited entry from the Islamist Hamas-run territory since the military deposed ... Egypt tanks cross fence leading to Gaza Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai bombing Suicide Bombs Hit Egypt Military in Sinai, Kill 9 |
NBCNews.com (blog) | Are 'opportunistic armed men' reviving an Egyptian insurgency? NBCNews.com (blog) By Louisa Loveluck, GlobalPost Contributor. CAIRO, Egypt — In a cramped Cairo hospital waiting room on Sep. 5, an army lieutenant colonel held a battered copy of a list of names of policemen injured in an assassination attempt against Interior ... |
Militants Kill Soldiers in Sinai, and Egypt's Military Broadens Its Crackdown New York Times CAIRO — Suicide bombers killed at least six soldiers in two separate attacks in Sinai on Wednesday, security officials said, as the new government said it was stepping up its crackdown on Islamist militants there and also appeared to be moving against ... |
Voice of America | In Sensitive Case, Egypt Acquits Alleged Killers of 2011 Protesters Voice of America The verdict could add to tensions in Egypt, which has been gripped by a political crisis since the army overthrew President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood on July 3 after mass protests against his rule. The Brotherhood and some human rights ... |
CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Egypt owes foreign oil companies $6 billion, says PM Reuters CAIRO, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Egypt is close to agreeing a schedule for repaying $6 billion in outstanding debt to foreign oil companies, Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said in a newspaper interview published on Thursday. Beblawi also told Al Masry Al ... Egypt To Repay $6 Billion Debt Owed To Oil Firms Egypt, UAE discuss plan for supporting Egyptian economy Apache, BP among oil companies owed billions in Egypt |