Aljazeera.com | 'Muslim Brotherhood' members killed in Egypt Aljazeera.com Two members of the Muslim Brotherhood have been killed in an exchange of gunfire with Egyptian security forces in the Nile Delta, the Interior Ministry said, and the Islamist group said another of its supporters was shot dead in Alexandria. The ... 2 Muslim Brotherhood members killed as unrest sweeps Egypt Egypt's Tahrir Square dream fades as Sisi builds power Three Brotherhood members killed in Egypt violence |
Washington Post | From Cairo to Suez, Egypt workers defy government with labor strikes Washington Post SUEZ—Thousands of Egyptian workers have staged strikes for higher wages and better working conditions in recent weeks, raising the possibility of a confrontation between impoverished laborers and a new president set to be elected this spring. The ... Egypt needs electricity to move forward Egypt approves draft law barring challenges to contracts Egyptian approves draft law barring challenges to contracts |
Press TV | The Obama administration must hold Egypt's rulers to the standards of democracy Washington Post SECRETARY OF State John F. Kerry has made clear that he is eager to certify that the Egyptian regime of Gen. Abdel Fatah al-Sissi is “taking steps to govern democratically,” as Mr. Kerry is required to do by law before military aid to Egypt can be ... April 6 Movement another victim of Egypt crackdown Two blasts hit Egypt's capital, injuring policeman Bomb explodes in busy square in Egypt, wounding 1 |
The Guardian | Meet Super Sisi, Egypt's new game hero The Guardian On Egyptian streets Abdel Fatah al-Sisi – the top general who ousted ex-president Mohamed Morsi last summer – reached superhuman status months ago. Now the digital world has caught up: developers have released a Sisi-themed arcade-style game for ... TOWARD PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN EGYPT Has Egypt learned the lesson of electing military leaders? Egypt's Military Economy - Money Is Power, Power Is Money |
The Guardian | Animal Videos Shown at Egypt's Al-Jazeera Trial ABC News Egyptian prosecutors presented their first evidence Thursday to back up charges that three journalists from the Al-Jazeera satellite news network and their co-defendants participated in terrorism, playing to the court an assortment of videos found in ... Egypt arrests former Al-Jazeera freelance reporter Peter Greste Egypt trial labelled a 'vindictive persecution of journalists' Judge rejects video evidence in Egypt's Al Jazeera case |
Egypt Plans Economic Restructuring Ahead of May Elections Wall Street Journal Egypt's interim government plans to expand the country's tax base and cut energy subsidies before the May elections in a bid the bolster the struggling Arab economy, the country's finance minister said Friday. Three years after Egypt's revolution, the ... |
Ahram Online | Video Shows Suicide Bomber Who Killed 16 in Egypt ABC News An al-Qaida inspired group in Egypt posted a video online Thursday showing a suicide bomber attacking a security headquarters in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, an assault that killed 16 people in December. The video by Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, or the ... Egypt military: Prominent militant killed in Sinai Soldiers in Egypt kill militant group member Egypt troops kill prominent Sinai militant |
The stifling of opposition The Economist (blog) Since the revolution of January 2011 that toppled Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian judges have frequently imposed harsh and controversial punishments against political dissidents, reflecting the mood both of a public impatient for order to be reimposed and a ... |
Is Egypt in the midst of a sexual harassment epidemic? CNN A 2013 United Nations report entitled "Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women" found that 99.3% of Egyptian women have experienced some form of sexual harassment. The statistic shows how widespread the problem is, the stories get at ... |
Al-Jazeera journalist jailed in Egypt calls charges "a big joke" CBS News CAIRO -- Egyptian prosecutors presented their first evidence Thursday to back up charges that three journalists from the Al-Jazeera satellite news network and their co-defendants participated in terrorism, playing to the court an assortment of videos ... |