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Egypt Flattens Neighborhoods to Create a Buffer With Gaza - New York Times Thu, 30 Oct 2014 02:44:47 GMT

New York Times

Egypt Flattens Neighborhoods to Create a Buffer With Gaza New York Times CAIRO — With bulldozers and dynamite, the Egyptian Army on Wednesday began demolishing hundreds of houses, displacing thousands of people, along the border with Gaza in a panicked effort to establish a buffer zone that officials hope will stop the ... Egypt demolishes Sinai homes for Gaza border bufferBBC News Egypt to clear residents from Gaza borderAljazeera.com Egypt begins clearing Gaza border areaAl-Arabiya Al-Monitor -ABC News all 846 news articles »

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Protest Is Muted as Egypt Levels Border Area in Sinai - New York Times Fri, 31 Oct 2014 01:46:41 GMT

New York Times

Protest Is Muted as Egypt Levels Border Area in Sinai New York Times CAIRO — Egyptian officials faced little popular backlash on Thursday after the military demolished dwellings and displaced thousands of people in a town bordering the Gaza Strip, suggesting the government still enjoyed wide latitude from the public to ... Egypt army readies to target Sinai extremistsAl-Arabiya Egypt clears homes to make Gaza buffer zoneeuronews Egypt has right to build Gaza buffer zone: USYahoo News Ahram Online -Press Herald all 41 news articles »

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Egyptian Media to Limit Criticism of Government - New York Times Mon, 27 Oct 2014 01:02:31 GMT

The Guardian

Egyptian Media to Limit Criticism of Government New York Times CAIRO — A group of Egyptian newspaper editors pledged Sunday to limit their criticism of state institutions, a day after Egypt's president, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, warned of a “conspiracy” behind a militant attack last week that killed at least 31 ... Egypt places civilian infrastructure under army jurisdictionThe Guardian ISIS Affiliate Turns on Egypt: 26 Killed, 26 InjuredNewsweek Attacks in Egypt's Sinai kill 33 security personnelReuters ABC News -BBC News -Aljazeera.com all 1,950 news articles »

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'Lost' train of Egypt to be rescued from desert limbo - The Guardian Wed, 29 Oct 2014 17:48:16 GMT

The Guardian

'Lost' train of Egypt to be rescued from desert limbo The Guardian Whether it was a runaway train or simply a train to nowhere, no one can quite agree. But, for now at least, one thing is clear: a “lost” locomotive stranded for years in the middle of the Egyptian desert is finally back on track. The yarn begins in ...

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Sinai Instability Remains A Hurdle For Egypt's Energy Recovery - Forbes Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:15:54 GMT

Reuters

Sinai Instability Remains A Hurdle For Egypt's Energy Recovery Forbes The attacks began almost immediately after the collapse of the long-standing government of Hosni Mubarak in early 2011. With military attention pulled towards the rapidly changing capital of Cairo, Egypt's eastern Sinai region was left with a power ... Egypt targets universities as last haven for political expressionReuters all 26 news articles »

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Stop US support for the repressive regime in Egypt - Washington Post Wed, 29 Oct 2014 00:12:30 GMT

Stop US support for the repressive regime in Egypt Washington Post In the name of defeating Islamic extremism, Mr. Sissi has instituted the most repressive regime Egypt has known in more than a half-century. Since leading a military coup against the elected government of Mohamed Morsi in July 2013, he has overseen the ... Viewpoint: U.S.-Egypt relations: A deal with the devilHamilton Spectator all 3 news articles »

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Progression and recession in Egypt - Washington Post Thu, 30 Oct 2014 21:24:11 GMT

Reuters

Progression and recession in Egypt Washington Post The Oct. 29 editorial “Glossing over repression,” about the government of Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, did not mention the country's economic progress since Mr. Sissi took power. Egypt's economy is growing, and private and foreign capital ... Egypt bans pro-Mursi pressure groupReuters Egypt jails general for claims that spies misled MorsiThe Daily Star Egypt jailing for claims 'traitor' Morsi fed false intelligenceRappler all 37 news articles »

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US warns Americans in Egypt of attacks by jihadists - World Tribune Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:03:29 GMT

World Tribune

US warns Americans in Egypt of attacks by jihadists World Tribune “A recent anonymous posting on a Jihadist website encouraged attacks against American and other Western schools and teachers in the Middle East, and specifically mentioned Jedda in Saudi Arabia and Maadi in Egypt as locations with high concentrations ... Unfriendly regimes, but stable: Egypt's regional choiceAhram Online 91.6% increase in Arab tourists visiting Egypt during August 2014Zawya (registration) Vigilance urged over threat to American schools in MideastYahoo! Maktoob News all 8 news articles »

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Fareed Zakaria: Why democracy took root in Tunisia and not Egypt - Washington Post Thu, 30 Oct 2014 21:53:40 GMT

Fareed Zakaria: Why democracy took root in Tunisia and not Egypt Washington Post Tunisia's relative success is a marked contrast to the abysmal failure of Egypt, the Arab world's largest and once most influential country. As in Tunisia, Egyptians also overthrew a dictator three years ago. But after a brief experiment with democracy ... Why democracy took root in Tunisia and not EgyptCNN (blog) all 3 news articles »

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Greece, Egypt, Cyprus urge Turkey to quit gas search off island - Al-Arabiya Wed, 29 Oct 2014 16:05:35 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Greece, Egypt, Cyprus urge Turkey to quit gas search off island Al-Arabiya The governments of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus urged Turkey on Wednesday to stop trying to chart gas deposits in areas of the east Mediterranean claimed by Cyprus, saying the work was illegal. Cyprus, a member of the European Union, is anxious to ... Cyprus: Tripartite meeting with Egypt and Greece is not against TurkeyMiddle East Monitor Greece, Egypt, Greek Cyprus urge Turkey to end gas searchHurriyet Daily News Greece, Cyprus and Egypt foreign ministers meet in NicosiaKathimerini Famagusta Gazette all 112 news articles »