Aljazeera.com | Egypt's New Police State New York Times CAIRO — Egypt seems to be headed back toward the 1960s, when Gamal Abdel Nasser set a precedent for the whole Arab world by creating a police state that brutally suppressed dissidents and instilled fear among its citizens. Last week, on what seemed a ... Egypt to try students in military court Egypt: Unprecedented Expansion of Military Courts In Egypt, where café chatter can get you arrested |
New York Times | Egypt Will Expand Its Security Zone Near Gaza Strip New York Times CAIRO — Egypt's military said on Monday that it intended to double the size of a secured buffer zone in a town bordering the Gaza Strip after discovering smuggling tunnels across the frontier that were longer than expected, according to state news media. Egypt to expand buffer zone with Gaza after longer tunnels found Suspicion haunts Egypt border residents evicted by army Egypt to expand Gaza buffer zone to 1 km; 12 new tunnel openings found |
Aljazeera.com | Torture taint in Egypt custody death Aljazeera.com An Egyptian student has died in police custody in Cairo, triggering allegations that he was tortured to death. Mohamed Ramadan Yehia, who was a law student at the Ain Shams University, died late on Sunday inside a Cairo police station, state-run ... Pro-Morsi student dies inside Cairo police station Pro-Brotherhood Student Dies in Custody |
New York Times | In Egypt, Jihadists Release Video of an October Attack New York Times CAIRO — Egypt's most lethal jihadist group has released a video that appears to show its militants carrying out an attack that killed more than 31 soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula last month, raising new questions about the readiness of the government ... ISIS Blows Up Egypt-Jordan Gas Pipeline Egypt group claims responsibility for attack Egyptian ISIS-linked group vows more attacks |
Daily Mail | Bird flu strain H5N1 kills teenager in Egypt Daily Mail A young Egyptian woman has died from bird flu, the second death from the virus this year, a health ministry spokesman said. The 19-year-old contracted the deadly H5N1 strain after coming into contact with infected birds and died Monday at a hospital in ... Egyptian woman dies of bird flu, second death in 2014: ministry Bird flu: Egyptian woman dies of H5N1 virus Woman dies of bird flu in Egypt |
Egypt to open Sphinx area to tourists again MSN News Egypt will soon open to tourists the courtyard in front of the Sphinx, the colossal monument which has been under restoration for nearly four years, officials said on Sunday. Carved from a single ridge of stone, the Sphinx is one of the most visited ... |
Al-Arabiya | Egypt spent $3 bln on fuel subsidies in the first quarter Al-Arabiya Mubarak, Egypt's government has introduced a series of reforms including deep subsidy cuts. It cut energy subsidies in July, raising fuel prices by up to 78 percent. Its budget for the full year foresees savings of more than 40 billion on energy ... |
Egypt among 4 candidates to host 2017 African Cup SunHerald.com CAIRO — Egypt is among four candidates to host the 2017 African Cup of Nations, a test for the country to show it is getting over years of violent civil unrest that also contributed to a sudden dip for its once-dominant soccer team. The Confederation ... |
Middle East Eye | Head of Egypt's council for women slams detained female activists Middle East Eye In an interview televised last week, the Egyptian president of the National Council for Women said a group of jailed female activists were better off behind bars than they were on the outside. In an hour-long interview on privately-owned Dream TV Egypt ... |
Egypt's Crisis Leaves Tourism Industry Struggling Sky News A main source of revenue and foreign currency, tourism in Egypt has been battered as a result of political instability and violence over the past few years. At its height in 2010, more than 14.5 million tourists visited Egypt. That dropped to 9.5 ... |