US is abetting chaos in Egypt Washington Post FOR MONTHS, the Obama administration has been pleading with Egypt's military government to take minimal steps to justify the full resumption of U.S. aid, including the release of imprisoned foreign journalists and secular pro-democracy activists. US worries its aid to Egypt may be misdirected |
CNN | Egypt's mummies get virtually naked with CT scans CNN (CNN) -- The urge to undress a mummy can be strong. In the 19th century, Egyptologists didn't think twice about tearing off a mummy's wrappings. Even Ramses the Great couldn't avoid the indignity of being stripped bare in front of an audience of ... |
The Guardian | Exact replica of Tutankhamun's tomb unveiled in Egypt The Guardian wonders Tish Chapman, a teacher from Nottingham, standing in the latest tomb to be opened to the public at southern Egypt's Valley of the Kings. Chapman's answer could be a pointer to the future of mass tourism. For the tomb in which she stands is in ... King Tut replica tomb opens to public in Egypt Egypt opens replica of King Tut's tomb Egypt visa costs rise as replica Tutankhamun tomb opens |
Washington Post | Sen. Leahy blocks US aid to Egypt to protest nation's 'appalling abuse of ... Washington Post The Obama administration's plan to keep military aid flowing to Egypt ran into significant opposition Tuesday as a key senator blocked the next batch of shipments and other lawmakers criticized the White House for not responding more forcefully to the ... Military Aid for Egyptians Loses Support in the Senate Senate subcommittee chairman blocks $650 million in aid for Egypt US senator blocks $650 million aid package to Egypt over rights abuses |
Is US policy on Egypt shifting? Christian Science Monitor Michele Dunne, who spent 17 years at the State Department focused on the Middle East and ended her government service as a staffer on President George W. Bush's National Security Council, took issue (kindly) with parts of a story I wrote this morning ... |
The Daily Star | Islamist group condemns Egypt's death sentences The Daily Star DUBAI: An association of Muslim scholars led by influential Qatar-based cleric Youssef al-Qaradawi has condemned death sentences passed by an Egyptian court against 683 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood as an act of revenge against political ... Egypt's War on Honest Language When it comes to Egypt, take note of American actions, not words A death sentence for 683 reveals the deeper crisis in Egypt's transition |
Press TV | Why the United States shouldn't support Egypt's ruling generals Washington Post One wonders how much further the United States will allow itself to be dragged down into the deepening abyss that is today's Egypt. Those in the Obama administration and Congress who favor continued U.S. military aid to the dictatorship in Cairo insist ... Egypt's eliminationism policy redux Egypt's Spectacle of Repression The History of the 683 People Given the Death Sentence in Egypt |
Christian Science Monitor | The Sinai, terror, and the US response to Egypt Christian Science Monitor Wayne White, a former senior intelligence analyst for the US State Department focused on the Middle East, writes of the dangers of putting short term security concerns in Egypt ahead of human rights, and the possible long-term damage the US could do to ... |
Early Jesus Depiction May Have Been Discovered In Ancient Egyptian Structure Huffington Post CORRECTION: A previous headline of this article incorrectly suggested the depiction found in Egypt was the earliest known; it is among the earliest, but other images thought to be of Jesus predate it. The article has also been updated to reflect doubts ... |
swissinfo.ch | Saudi Arabia finds 26 more cases of MERS, Egypt reports first sufferer Reuters The first case of the disease in Egypt was also reported on Thursday, in a 27-year-old man who lives in Saudi Arabia but returned ill to Egypt last week after having been in contact with an uncle in the kingdom who died of MERS. International concern ... Egypt Reports First Case of MERS-CoV |