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Egypt mosques: Weekly sermon themes set by government - BBC News Sat, 01 Feb 2014 12:52:08 GMT

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 ... Egypt court adjourns Mursi trial over protester deathsReuters Tony Blair praises Egypt coup as military leader aims for presidencyTelegraph.co.uk Ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy back in courtCNN International Charlotte Observer all 461 news articles »

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Egypt Tries to Reassure Journalists From Abroad - New York Times Fri, 31 Jan 2014 05:29:56 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Egypt Tries to Reassure Journalists From Abroad New York Times CAIRO — The government on Thursday tried to reassure foreign correspondents that they are free to report in Egypt after prosecutors filed criminal charges accusing 20 journalists for Al Jazeera television of conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood ... Living dangerously in the 'new' EgyptSydney Morning Herald Egypt says 20 journalists 'facing charges'BBC News Egypt Military: Airstrikes Kill 13 Sinai MilitantsABC News Aljazeera.com -Washington Post -Reuters all 784 news articles »

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Egypt air strike 'kills militants' in Sinai - BBC News Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:07:42 GMT

BBC News

Egypt air strike 'kills militants' in Sinai BBC News The Egyptian army says 13 militants have been killed in an air strike targeting an al-Qaeda-inspired group in northern Sinai. The raid comes days after Islamist group Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis said it shot down a military helicopter in the area. Militants ...

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Mohammed Morsi trial over Egypt protesters' deaths resumes - BBC News Sat, 01 Feb 2014 12:55:41 GMT

Mohammed Morsi trial over Egypt protesters' deaths resumes BBC News One of the four trials against ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has resumed in the capital, Cairo. Mr Morsi reportedly turned his back on the judges, as he stood inside a soundproofed glass box at the hearing. He and 14 other figures from the ...

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General Sisi of Egypt to Contest Presidential Elections - Huffington Post Fri, 31 Jan 2014 20:46:22 GMT

Al-Arabiya

General Sisi of Egypt to Contest Presidential Elections Huffington Post Egypt had been subject to considerable unrest following the narrow presidential victory of Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, in the summer of 2012. The Egyptian public became disenchanted with his policies and expressed their ... Hisham of EgyptThe News International Egypt's Sisi: From field marshal to pharaoh?Al-Arabiya Egypt army says its chief Sisi must run for presidentYahoo News JNS.org -Al-Monitor all 29 news articles »

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Libyan PM Visits Egypt Following Kidnapping Crisis - ABC News Sat, 01 Feb 2014 16:41:03 GMT

Libyan PM Visits Egypt Following Kidnapping Crisis ABC News In a statement, Egyptian presidential spokesman Ehab Badawi says Zidan reassured Egyptian interim President Adly Mansour that the captives, who were released Monday, will be returned safely to Egypt soon. Unidentified gunmen seized five Egyptian ... and more »

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UN urges Egypt to release foreign journalists, including Peter Greste - The Guardian Sat, 01 Feb 2014 01:34:11 GMT

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 UNAl Jazeera America Egypt: UN human rights office voices concern at growing clampdown, attacks on ...UN News Centre UN Denounces Egypt's Clampdown on JournalistsVoice of America Gulf Times -The Age all 66 news articles »

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Ruins of bustling port unearthed at Egypt's Giza pyramids - Fox News Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:53:50 GMT

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 ...

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New militant jihadi group formed in Egypt, claims responsibility for attacks ... - Fox News Sat, 01 Feb 2014 08:25:53 GMT

New militant jihadi group formed in Egypt, claims responsibility for attacks ... Fox News CAIRO – A new Egyptian militant jihadi group has issued its first statement, claiming responsibility for planting explosives and attacking security men and police stations. In a statement posted on a militant website late Friday, Ajnad Misr, or Egypt's ... and more »

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Egypt's Ruler Eyes Riskier Role: The Presidency - New York Times Tue, 28 Jan 2014 02:08:29 GMT

Egypt's Ruler Eyes Riskier Role: The Presidency New York Times Then on Monday, Field Marshal Sisi — he added the title the same day — took the first formal step to become Egypt's next president, insisting he was yielding once again to “the free choice of the masses” and “the call of duty.” With that, he paved ... Ousted Egyptian leader Mohamed Morsy denounces trialCNN Insight: Mubarak-era networks return for new military man in EgyptReuters Ousted Egypt leader shouts at judge during trialUSA TODAY Aljazeera.com -Washington Post -Wall Street Journal all 1,605 news articles »