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Egypt tightens Sinai security, assesses militant threat - Reuters Tue, 10 Sep 2013 02:04:21 GMT

The Guardian

Egypt tightens Sinai security, assesses militant threat Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has tightened control of crossings from the Sinai peninsula and continued assaults on militants after an Islamist group based there said it tried to kill the interior minister in Cairo last week, the state news agency reported ... Egypt announces full-scale assault on Sinai militantsThe Guardian Egypt military targets armed groups in SinaiAl Jazeera America Egypt wages major offensive against Islamists in Sinai PeninsulaLos Angeles Times Fox News -TIME -Washington Post all 219 news articles »

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Egypt Clamors for Military Leadership - Wall Street Journal Mon, 09 Sep 2013 21:06:46 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Egypt Clamors for Military Leadership Wall Street Journal The development signals Egyptians' yearning for stability and order amid the chaos, violence and economic distress that has enveloped Egypt since protesters forced the country's last military-backed autocrat, Hosni Mubarak, to step down in 2011 ... The Middle East Channel: Violence reshapes Egypt's politicsForeign Policy (blog) Analysis: Egypt's long war on terrorJerusalem Post Egypt army keeps upper hand as country eyes transitionFox News Washington Post -Christian Science Monitor -New York Times all 141 news articles »

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Egypt shutting economic lifeline for Gaza Strip, in move to isolate Hamas - Washington Post Mon, 09 Sep 2013 04:31:20 GMT

Washington Post

Egypt shutting economic lifeline for Gaza Strip, in move to isolate Hamas Washington Post RAFAH, Gaza Strip — The Egyptian military has launched what appears to be a campaign to shut down, once and for all, the illegal but long-permitted tunnels that provide a vital economic lifeline to the Gaza Strip and supply tax revenue to the Islamist ... Egypt seeks to shut economic pipeline to GazaSydney Morning Herald Hamas struggles to stay afloat, beset by challenges from Egypt, Syria and IranHaaretz Egypt Launches Offensive Against Sinai MilitantsHispanicBusiness.com Ma'an News Agency -TheTower.org -Middle East Monitor all 77 news articles »

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Bachmann, Gohmert, King's bizarre Egypt statement - Politico (blog) Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:54:34 GMT

Harvard Gazette

Bachmann, Gohmert, King's bizarre Egypt statement Politico (blog) Reps. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) and Steve King (R-Iowa) were in Egypt this past weekend and took the opportunity to film an unusual 15 minutes long joint statement praising the current government in Egypt. In the video posted ... WATCH: Michele Bachmann flubs almost everything about EgyptThe Week Magazine Visiting Republicans Laud Egypt's ForceNew York Times GOP Members Of Congress Hold Surreal Press Conference In Egypt Thanking ...Business Insider Harvard Gazette -DesMoinesRegister.com (blog) -Al-Arabiya all 37 news articles »

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Stork detained in Egypt for being a spy found dead on an island in the Nile - Daily Mail Mon, 09 Sep 2013 12:54:35 GMT

Daily Mail

Stork detained in Egypt for being a spy found dead on an island in the Nile Daily Mail Political turbulence has kept Egypt on edge for months. At least 900 people, including 100 soldiers and police, have been killed in a crackdown on Morsi supporters, making it the country's bloodiest internal episode in decades. The United States and ... Egypt's 'Spy' Stork Found DeadABC News (blog) Stork once suspected of being spy found dead in EgyptFox News Fowl play? Stork suspected of spying in Egypt was 'killed and eaten' by villagersThe Independent The Guardian -San Jose Mercury News -TheBlaze.com all 41 news articles »

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Visiting Egypt in political crisis means fewer crowds but more uncertainty - Washington Post Mon, 09 Sep 2013 19:38:45 GMT

Washington Post

Visiting Egypt in political crisis means fewer crowds but more uncertainty Washington Post CAIRO — The lone tourist bus curved through the desert past the limestone-topped Pyramid of Khafre, leaving the camel handlers and postcard sellers trudging through its dust. It rounded one last turn, then settled atop a plateau overlooking the ... and more »

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What to read - The Economist (blog) Mon, 09 Sep 2013 18:33:35 GMT

What to read The Economist (blog) WITH the exception of Israel, no country in the Middle East is as closely watched or minutely covered as Egypt. Small wonder: the most populous, strategically crucial and historically influential Arab country has had a turbulent ride of late, ejecting ...

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US should press Israel, Egypt to sign chemical weapons ban - Washington Post Mon, 09 Sep 2013 21:28:16 GMT

US should press Israel, Egypt to sign chemical weapons ban Washington Post President Obama's push for U.S. military involvement in Syria is based on Syria's violation of a near-universal ban on the use of chemical weapons and the danger that these weapons may fall into terrorists' hands. The horrendous acts of the Syrian ... and more »

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Sinai Islamists claim responsibility for attack on Egypt minister - Reuters Sun, 08 Sep 2013 22:27:47 GMT

Sinai Islamists claim responsibility for attack on Egypt minister Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - The Sinai-based Islamist militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis claimed responsibility on Sunday for an attempt last week to kill the Egyptian interior minister in Cairo, and promised more attacks in revenge for a crackdown on Egypt's ...

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Egypt's 50-Member Constitutional Panel Convenes - ABC News Sun, 08 Sep 2013 12:43:10 GMT

Egypt's 50-Member Constitutional Panel Convenes ABC News A 50-member panel tasked with amending Egypt's Islamist-backed 2012 constitution convened for the first time on Sunday to look into key revisions of disputed articles — the third time in less than three years that the charter is being changed. In its ...