Daily Beast | Egypt Ain't The Only Pyramid Show In Town Daily Beast Egypt may lay claim to the world's most famous pyramids, but 800 miles away from Giza, there are hundreds of similar peaks dotting the dark orange sands of Sudan, virtually undiscovered by the photo-snapping tourists who have overrun their northern ... |
Yahoo News | Abbas backs Egypt crackdown on Gaza tunnels Yahoo News Cairo (AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said he supported Egypt's crackdown on tunnels linking the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to the Sinai Peninsula and any other action the country took to protect itself from militants, according to a media ... Hamas: Egypt should open inquiry into our involvement in Sinai Hamas leader calls for committee on Egypt relations |
U.S. News & World Report | Egypt Cautiously Accepts Reconciliation With Qatar U.S. News & World Report CAIRO — Egypt declared acceptance of a Gulf initiative, spearheaded by Saudi Arabia, for reconciliation with Qatar. However, certain signs indicate that the agreement has not gone past its formal appearance. A case in point of this is the new ... Qatar voices 'full support' for Egypt's Sisi Qatar voices support for Egypt government Qatar joins Gulf monarchies in supporting Egypt's Sisi |
BBC News | Revolution a distant memory as Egypt escalates repression BBC News If you want to know what became of the revolution of 2011, which electrified Egypt and swept then-President Hosni Mubarak from power, you could talk to its leaders. Or try to. Some are in exile, and others in jail. The award-winning liberal activist ... Without a leader, Egypt's revolution was doomed to fail Insulting Egypt's revolutions: Criminalization vs. free speech BP plans $12 bil investment in Egypt oil, gas projects in next 5 years: report |
2400-Year-Old Coffin's 'Odd' Art Hints at Ancient Egypt's Brain Drain Live Science TORONTO — An ancient Egyptian coffin with strange and amateurish decorations has been revealed, shedding light on a tumultuous period in Egyptian history when the Persian Empire was in control of the region. In 525 B.C., Persian King Cambyses ... |
TIME | Egypt's Rights Groups View Report on CIA Torture With Weary Familiarity TIME For rights advocates in Egypt, the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee report released Tuesday detailing years of CIA torture was a reminder not only of the country's past role as a destination for “outsourcing” U.S. torture, but also of a present ... US senate report on CIA reveals widespread use of torture Middle Eastern Social Media Erupts Over Senate 'Torture' Report |
CNN | Living in fear: Egypt's gay community The challenges of being gay in Egypt CNN But within days, their celebration has turned to shock and sadness: after a video of the "gay wedding" spread across Egyptian social media, the men were arrested and eventually sentenced to three years in prison for distributing pornographic material. Egyptian TV crew criticised over police raid on Cairo bath house Egypt Arrests 25 Men in Bath House Raid Egyptian authorities arrest men for alleged 'debauchery' in bath house raid |
Yahoo News | Egypt imposes travel restrictions for Turkey, Libya Yahoo News Cairo (AFP) - Egypt has imposed restrictions on male citizens travelling to Turkey and war-torn Libya to stop them joining jihadist organisations like the Islamic State group, a security official said Wednesday. Egypt restricts travel to Turkey and Libya Egypt jails Morsi aide for 10 years |
New York Times | An Investment Bank Revives Along With Egypt New York Times Many cheered Egypt's convulsive revolution in 2011 and its aftermath. EFG Hermes, the country's dominant investment bank, was not among them. Foreign investors and tourists fled. The economy collapsed, and the bank's top two executives faced corruption ... |
Irish Times | Egypt's economy bouncing back after recent upheavals but IMF urges caution Irish Times Improvement in security has prompted domestic investors to purchase $8.5 billion (€6.8 billion) worth of investment certificates in the Suez canal project while the Egyptian stock market has made gains. In October, Moody's rating agency upgraded Egypt ... |