CNN | Egypt: El-Sissi gives new sign of presidential run USA TODAY CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's military chief, Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, gave his strongest indication yet that he intends to enter presidential elections, saying in a speech Tuesday that he "can't turn his back" if Egyptians want him to run. El ... Court bans activities of Islamist Hamas in Egypt Egypt: American activist is detained in Cairo, says police injured her Egypt court bans all activities by Hamas |
San Francisco Chronicle | Lawyer: Egypt Activists Beaten in Courthouse ABC News Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohammed Adel, leading figures in Egypt's 2011 uprising, have been imprisoned since being sentenced in December to three years. They were the first activists tried under a controversial protest law enacted late last year, ... Lawyer: Prominent Egypt activists beaten in courthouse before hearing |
The Star Online | Report: Egypt seeks Russian arms that could undermine treaty with Israel Jerusalem Post Despite the fact that Egypt has maintained the peace deal with Israel since 1979, a transfer of such advanced weapons “would degrade Israel's qualitative military edge,” said the report, titled “Egypt's arms deal with Russia: Potential Strategic Costs ... Egypt lobbies Germany to ease travel advisory: minister 10 militants killed in Egypt |
Al-Arabiya | Videos from Egypt prisons paint bleak picture Aljazeera.com Videotaped testimonies of prisoners currently held in Egyptian jails are painting a picture of arbitrary arrest, torture, forced confessions and cramped prison cells. The videos – recorded on mobile phones, smuggled out of prison and obtained by ... Smuggled footage reveals squalid conditions inside Egyptian jail Jailed Leaders of Egypt's 2011 Revolt Describe Beatings Video triggers debate over Egypt's prison conditions |
Russia's Role in Egypt's Presidential Campaign Fox Business His name is Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi and by late April 2014 the highly-regarded 59-year-old field marshal could be Egypt's next president. It would come as no surprise, Egypt has a strong respect for the military, and more than seven out of 10 Egyptians ... Detained fishermen return from Saudi Arabia |
Ahram Online | Heavy showers strain Egypt's infrastructure Daily News Egypt Inclement weather conditions in Egypt have caused deadly accidents and building collapses, leaving some areas of the country flooded. After the residents of three villages in the Governorate of Assiut were forced to evacuate their homes due to flooding ... Storms lash Egypt, expected to continue until Thursday Officials say 16 killed in road accident in south Egypt caused by rain, floods 16 killed in Egypt highway crash |
Washington Post | Egyptian authorities detain thousands amid crackdown on dissent Washington Post The growing number of people held by Egyptian authorities as part of a frenzied campaign to crush opposition to the military-backed government has squeezed the country's already broken criminal justice system, leading to widespread legal and human ... |
CNBC.com | Huge housing deal may signal Gulf investment push into Egypt Reuters DUBAI/CAIRO, March 10 (Reuters) - A $40 billion deal for Dubai firm Arabtec to build one million homes in Egypt may mark the start of politically-inspired Gulf investment in the country's creaking infrastructure, from housing to transport, power ... Gulf Monarchies Back Egypt's Military Leader UAE's Arabtec signs $40bn housing deal with Egypt's interim military rulers 1 million homes: Arab builder scores massive deal |
Aljazeera.com | Egypt Passes Presidential Election Law ABC News Egypt's interim president on Saturday issued a much-anticipated decree governing an upcoming presidential election that clears the way for a vote many expect will be won by the country's military chief. Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has not yet ... Egypt metro station blast injures passerby General Sisi's Egypt UN declaration criticizes Egypt over violence used against protesters |
Aljazeera.com | Correction: Egypt-El-Sissi's Run Story ABC News CAIRO (AP) — As he nears announcing a run for Egypt's presidency, Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has been focusing on preparing an economic program, senior generals and government officials say, demonstrating the wariness within the military over ... Egypt issues presidential election law Egypt military chief launches housing initiative |