Al-Arabiya | Egypt ex-PM: presidential poll will be fixed Aljazeera.com One of Egypt's top politicians, the former prime minister Ahmed Shafik, has pulled out of the country's upcoming presidential election saying it will be fixed in favour of the army chief. In a leaked recording broadcast by Al Jazeera on Thursday ... Former Egyptian General Calls Promise of Free Elections a 'Farce' Egyptian candidate questions Sisi's commitment to democracy Sisi mania: Egypt prepares for presidential bid announcement |
Egypt's Ancient Snark New York Times CAIRO — In 1798, after Napoleon Bonaparte occupied Egypt, some local grandees wanted to get close to him, so they gave him six slave girls. At that time, Egyptians were under the influence of the Turkish taste that considered a fulsome figure a ... |
Ahram Online | Egypt's Jewish community buries deputy leader Aljazeera.com In the past, Egypt was seen as a safe haven for Jews, absorbing many who were fleeing pogroms in Eastern Europe and Russia in the late 19th century. In the early 1920s, Cairo developed a thriving Jewish population in the Darb al-Barabira district, with ... Nadia Haroun, deputy head of Egypt's dwindling Jewish community, dies |
Al-Arabiya | Egypt military: Islamists targeted army bus Al-Arabiya Thursday, 13 March 2014. Egypt's army blamed the Muslim Brotherhood for an attack on an army bus which killed one officer and injured three others in Cairo on Thursday, Reuters reported. “Masked armed men belonging to the terrorist Brotherhood targeted ... Egypt summons Europe envoys over concerns Egypt's army blames Muslim Brotherhood for attack on army bus Egypt summons European envoys over human rights statement |
In Egypt, the Military Means (Big) Business Businessweek Field Marshal Abdelfatah al-Seesi, the army chief who ousted the freely elected government of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood, flew to the United Arab Emirates on March 12 to observe military maneuvers. A few days before ... Egypt's law comes to the aid of Mubarak's former cronies |
Ahram Online | Egypt: Presidential elections before July 17 Asharq Alawsat English Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour announced on Wednesday that presidential elections will take place before July 17 as Egypt's presidential race heated up this week. The news follows a reported assassination attempt against ... Egypt may have to wait for presidential vote Egypt presidential elections to end before July Egypt's presidential elections to end before July 17 |
BBC Sport | Egypt make big leap in latest Fifa rankings BBC Sport Egypt have climbed up more places than any other African country in Fifa's latest world rankings for March. The Pharaohs rose 12 positions to be listed as the 26th best team in the world - the third highest African team, behind Ivory Coast and Algeria. England, Egypt and Panama climb Egypt jump 12 places in March FIFA World Rankings |
The Nation | Egypt says two Brotherhood members arrested in the Gulf Reuters Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are among the Gulf nations that have pumped billions of dollars into Egypt since the army ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi last July following mass protests against him. "The office of the public prosecutor has received a ... Egypt fears backlash if it cuts ties with Qatar |
Ma'an News Agency | Egypt refuses Hamas request to mediate cease-fire WND.com In a nearly unprecedented development, Egypt has refused a Hamas request to mediate a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip with Israel, according to informed Middle Eastern security officials. The officials told WND that the request was made by Hamas via Qatar. Egypt Ignores Hamas, Talks with Islamic Jihad Egypt 'intentionally' ignored Hamas on Gaza ceasefire Gaza's Islamic Jihad Reports Egypt-Brokered Truce With Israel |
Aljazeera.com | Egypt's Sisi in UAE in first visit to Gulf Aljazeera.com Egyptian military chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a country which was a strong supporter of his July ousting of President Mohamed Morsi. Field Marshal Sisi, who is Egypt's defence minister and deputy prime ... |