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 ... Israel Builds Homes, World Screams; Egypt Destroys Homes … *Crickets* Egypt army readies to target Sinai extremists Opinion: Egypt trapped between two wars |
Reuters Blogs | 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 ... Defeat could turn out an advantage for Tunisia's Islamists |
CNBC | The Middle Eastern nation whose economy is zooming CNBC A year ago, Egypt's economy had been crushed by political turmoil. The Arab Spring had culminated in a military takeover and the installation of the current president, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. There were curfews and scenes of violence on the streets of Cairo. Egypt stands ready to support Libya says Sisi Sisi to Okaz: Egypt has clear, specific vision, pre-studied priorities |
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 blows up houses for Sinai buffer zone Sinai attack threatens Egypt-Hamas ties Egypt demolishes Sinai homes for Gaza border buffer |
The New York Review of Books (blog) | When the Greeks Ruled Egypt The New York Review of Books (blog) The Ptolemies who ruled Egypt for nearly three centuries, from about 320 to 31 BCE, had a difficult dual part to play: that of Hellenistic monarchs, in the mold of Alexander the Great, and, simultaneously, Egyptian pharaohs. The founding father of ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Pharaoh Thutmosis-era temple found by accident in Egypt Telegraph.co.uk The ancient Egyptians sometimes referred to their temples as "houses of eternity" or "mansions of millions of years", reflecting the fact that many were made of stone and unlikely to perish. "Modern Egypt is literally stacked on top of old Egypt, so ... Ancient Egyptian Temple Discovered After Illegal Digging Ancient temple unearthed in Egypt after illegal digging Seven Arrested in Egypt for Excavating Ancient Temple |
Al-Arabiya | Egypt steps up efforts ahead of UN human rights review Al-Arabiya The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign affairs announced this week the beginning of an “intensive preparation” to show its “full commitment to respect the international conventions and the fundamental rights and freedoms,” ahead of the U.N. review on human ... |
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 jurisdiction Attacks in Egypt's Sinai kill 33 security personnel Egypt Leader: 'Foreign Hands' Behind Sinai Attack |
Egypt Orders Evacuation Along Gaza Border to Thwart Militants New York Times EL ARISH, Egypt — The Egyptian authorities on Tuesday ordered residents living along the country's eastern border with the Gaza Strip to evacuate the area so their homes could be demolished and a buffer zone established to stop weapons and militant ... |
The Southern | Symbols of Egypt: What's the connection? The Southern The Thebes Courthouse is pictured from the Mississippi River in January 2013. Thebes is one of several Southern Illinois communities -- along with Cairo and Karnak -- to draw inspiration for its name from the region's ties to the wider name Egypt. |