BBC News | Egypt mosques: Weekly sermon themes set by government BBC News Mosques across Egypt have witnessed the first Friday sermon on a set theme chosen by the government as part of newly introduced controls on Muslim places of worship. The policy is controversial in a country that is deeply polarised after the army ... Tony Blair praises Egypt coup as military leader aims for presidency Egypt military: Airstrikes kill 13 Sinai militants Egypt says it killed 13 'extremists' in Sinai airstrikes |
Sydney Morning Herald | Living dangerously in the 'new' Egypt Sydney Morning Herald It doesn't take long for a crowd to turn on you on the streets of Egypt these days. A finger pointed, an accusation levelled, and you are literally running for your life. For months now I have been hesitant to even pull my notebook from my bag when I ... Egypt Tries to Reassure Journalists From Abroad Egypt says 20 journalists 'facing charges' Egypt: Detained Al Jazeera journalists and others face criminal trial |
Ruins of bustling port unearthed at Egypt's Giza pyramids Fox News Several discoveries at the city and Khentkawes town suggest Giza was a thriving port, said archaeologist Mark Lehner, the director of Ancient Egypt Research Associates. For instance, Lehner's team discovered a basin beside the Khentkawes town just 1 ... |
The Guardian | UN urges Egypt to release foreign journalists, including Peter Greste The Guardian The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has called for the release of foreign journalists, including Australian Peter Greste, who is detained in Egypt. Greste, 48, and two al-Jazeera English network colleagues were arrested at a Cairo ... Egypt's 'severe clampdown' on journalists condemned by UN UN Denounces Egypt's Clampdown on Journalists Egypt: UN human rights office voices concern at growing clampdown, attacks on ... |
NBCNews.com (blog) | Egypt to put 20 journalists on trial on terrorism-related charges NBCNews.com (blog) By Ayman Mohyeldin, Correspondent, NBC News. Egypt said 20 Al-Jazeera journalists, including both Egyptians and foreigners, will face trial on terrorism-related charges. Among them are three journalists employed by Al-Jazeera English, the Qatari-based ... |
Washington Post | UNESCO team express 'shock' at Egypt's Islamic museum losses, pledges ... Fox News CAIRO – UNESCO pledged Friday to help restore a renowned museum dedicated to Islamic history in Cairo that was devastated by a bomb last week, with officials expressing "shock" at the scale of the damage. The Museum of Islamic Art was across the ... UNESCO team 'shocked' at Egypt Islamic museum loss |
National Geographic | Changing Egypt Offers Hope to Long-Marginalized Nubians National Geographic For decades, they've tiptoed around the fringes of mainstream Egyptian society, stranded in the political wilderness as they've waged a long and largely fruitless campaign to return to their historic homeland along the border of southern Egypt and ... |
CNN International | Ousted Egyptian leader Mohamed Morsy denounces trial CNN (CNN) -- Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy, appearing before a Cairo court Tuesday to face charges related to a 2011 jailbreak, denounced the process as unfair and unjust. Speaking from inside a soundproof glass enclosure, Morsy demanded to ... Egypt's Ruler Eyes Riskier Role: The Presidency Egypt's generals give Sisi green light to run for president Aide to Egypt's interior minister killed; ousted president Morsi appears in court |
Daily Mail | Ruins of barracks, port unearthed at Egypt's Giza Pyramids NBCNews.com Several discoveries at the city and Khentkawes town suggest Giza was a thriving port, said archaeologist Mark Lehner, the director of Ancient Egypt Research Associates. For instance, Lehner's team discovered a basin beside the Khentkawes town just 1 ... Ancient Egyptian ruins of a once bustling barracks and port unearthed next to ... Barracks, port unearthed near Egypt's Giza Pyramids |
BBC News | Egypt to have presidential elections first CNN (CNN) -- Egypt will elect a president before voting on a parliament, interim President Adly Mansour said Sunday, amending a road map laid down last summer. Parliamentary elections were supposed to be held first under a timetable agreed to after Egypt's ... Peter Greste: Egypt detention is 'attack on press freedom' |