The Guardian | Why Egypt's mass evictions in Sinai are a risky strategy The Guardian The Qawadis army checkpoint near Sheikh Zuweid sits at an intersection a few miles from Egypt's border with Israel, in the Sinai peninsula. A handful of tents line a winding desert road that soon dips out of sight behind the sand dunes. Perhaps the ... Egypt's Sisi and the insurgency Mortar bomb lands in Egypt's Sinai Blast targets troops near Egypt-Gaza border |
ABC News | Egypt, Gulf Arab Allies Eye Anti-Militant Alliance ABC News Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait are discussing the creation of a military pact to take on Islamic militants, with the possibility of a joint force to intervene around the Middle East, The Associated Press has learned. The ... Egypt, Gulf Arab neighbours in talks over anti-militant alliance Egypt, Arab allies eye anti-militant alliance |
Don't cut aid to Egypt: The hopeful case for supporting Egyptian President Sisi Los Angeles Times Some members of Congress have criticized Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi lately and called for a reduction in or elimination of U.S. military aid as a way of punishing his administration. After meeting with Sisi in Cairo recently and talking to a ... |
Fox News | Illegal dig unearths ancient Egyptian temple Fox News Seven men have been arrested in Egypt after digging up an ancient temple under a house in Giza, just outside Cairo. Egyptian news website Ahram reports that the illegal excavation revealed the remains of a temple from the reign of Pharoah Tuthmose III. |
Al-Arabiya | Egypt's Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis swears allegiance to ISIS: statement Al-Arabiya Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, Egypt's most active militant group, has sworn allegiance to Islamic State, a statement from Ansar said Monday night. Ansar had previously told Reuters that it sought inspiration and advice from Islamic State, the radical al-Qaeda ... Egyptian Militants Deny Making Islamic State Pledge Egyptian Militant Group Denies Reports It Pledged Allegiance To IS Egypt claims connection between Hamas, Sinai militants and IS |
ABC News | Bombing Targets Troops Near Egypt-Gaza Border ABC News A bomb exploded Monday near Egyptian troops demolishing houses along the border with the Gaza Strip, causing no casualties but prompting authorities to raise security alert levels in the area as Egypt clears a buffer zone to halt weapons smuggling, ... Watch: Egypt's Gaza Expulsion Won't Pity Muslim Clerics Egypt's War on Terrorism: World's Double Standards Will Egypt's buffer zone worsen Israel-Hamas friction? |
euronews | Egypt: breaking “the pharaoh's curse” euronews An economic version of the curse of the pharaoh's has cast its shadow over Egypt for the past three years with the country going through seismic political instability. Consequently, it faces a tough battle to turn around its economy. As a first step ... |
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Citing a "stabilised political and security situation", Moody's Investor Service changed Egypt's rating to stable from negative on October 20, one of several recent reports assessing that the country's political unrest was dying down and forecasting ... |
The Guardian | Egypt jails eight men after 'gay marriage' ceremony on Nile The Guardian Described online as Egypt's “first gay marriage”, the scene showed the pair embracing, exchanging rings and celebrating with their friends on a small boat – footage that outraged conservative Egypt, prompting a media backlash when it appeared on ... Egypt Sentences 8 in Connection With Same-Sex Wedding Egypt Journalists Defy Editors on Freedoms Egypt Won't Admit Homosexuals Exist, But Will Imprison Them |
Daily News Egypt | Egypt's youth turn to Islamic State Al-Monitor Al-Monitor met this young man, who refused to be named for fear of harassment by the security services, at an Egyptian prison 1½ years after he was arrested during the pro-Morsi sit-in on Aug. 14, 2013. He still hasn't been tried. He explained why he ... Brotherhood reiterates opposition to reconciliation |