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Egypt defends itself at UN amid outcry over jailing of journalists - Reuters Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:43:32 GMT

Reuters

Egypt defends itself at UN amid outcry over jailing of journalists Reuters Deputy Director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Robert Mahoney, said some 67 journalists had been detained in the Egypt since the government of former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi was toppled in July. "A lot have been let out, but today as ... Egypt defends judicial systemAljazeera.com Egypt Defends Itself at UN Over Jailing of JournalistsVoice of America Jailed journalists face uncertain fate in EgyptToronto Star 3News NZ all 45 news articles »

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Australians must stop visiting Egypt to support Peter Greste - Sydney Morning Herald Wed, 25 Jun 2014 03:39:21 GMT

New York Times

Australians must stop visiting Egypt to support Peter Greste Sydney Morning Herald The first is to call a spade a bloody shovel so that no one is in any doubt about what sort of people now run Egypt. By all means the Australian government should go on singing the diplomatic tune to the Egyptians on the off chance they might in the ... Egypt Represses the PressWall Street Journal Egypt Convicts 3 Journalists; US Is CriticalNew York Times Nine reasons Egypt is a horror zoneNEWS.com.au The Guardian -BBC News -Macleans.ca all 2,807 news articles »

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Sentencing of Journalists in Egypt Draws Condemnation - New York Times Tue, 24 Jun 2014 06:13:25 GMT

Sentencing of Journalists in Egypt Draws Condemnation New York Times LONDON — In a chorus of condemnation, rights groups and Western governments on Monday criticized jail terms imposed by an Egyptian court on three journalists from Al Jazeera's English-language service, while the network itself said the punishment ...

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Jailed Al Jazeera journalists convicted in Egypt - CNN Wed, 25 Jun 2014 08:31:40 GMT

Jailed Al Jazeera journalists convicted in Egypt CNN (CNN) -- Three Al Jazeera English journalists were convicted in Egypt on Monday of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood in a ruling that immediately outraged journalists and activists around the world. Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed had ...

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Egypt Metro Stations Hit By Bomb Blasts - Wall Street Journal Wed, 25 Jun 2014 11:26:39 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Egypt Metro Stations Hit By Bomb Blasts Wall Street Journal According to Egypt's flagship state newspaper, Al Ahram, the homemade explosives detonated at subway stations in central and northern Cairo within the same hour as commuters began heading to work. Security officials quoted by the newspaper said the ... Cairo subway station blasts spark panicCBS News At least 5 injured after explosions hit Cairo subway stations, court buildingFox News Cairo in panic as four subway explosions in Egypt leave two injuredWashington Times The Jewish Press -Al-Manar TV all 261 news articles »

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Egypt's Leader Says He Won't Intervene in Case of Jailed Journalists - New York Times Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:12:28 GMT

Reuters UK

Egypt's Leader Says He Won't Intervene in Case of Jailed Journalists New York Times Brushing aside protests from the governments of Western countries, including the United States, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt said Tuesday that he would not interfere in the case of three journalists from Al Jazeera's English-language service ... Sexual Violence in EgyptVICE News Egypt's President in Africa, First Foreign TripABC News Egypt's Sissi vows to donate part of his salary to his country. Here are other ...Washington Post (blog) Reuters UK -Reuters all 242 news articles »

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Australians call for boycott of Egypt tourism after Al-Jazeera Australian ... - NEWS.com.au (blog) Wed, 25 Jun 2014 03:01:28 GMT

Australians call for boycott of Egypt tourism after Al-Jazeera Australian ... NEWS.com.au (blog) Outraged at the seven-year sentences hand to the Al Jazeera reporter and his two colleagues, Aussies took to the website of the Egyptian consulate in Sydney to vent their fury, calling the verdict a “disgrace” and “a tragedy of human rights and press ...

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Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian injustice and Canada's spineless response: Neil ... - CBC.ca Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:52:28 GMT

Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian injustice and Canada's spineless response: Neil ... CBC.ca The government of Canada, on the day that one of its citizens was sentenced to a long prison term in Egypt for the crime of committing journalism, was moved to note that Egyptians are, after all, “progressing toward democracy.” And, added our prime ... and more »

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Shooting the messenger - The Economist (blog) Wed, 25 Jun 2014 06:14:28 GMT

The Economist (blog)

Shooting the messenger The Economist (blog) THE sentencing by an Egyptian court on June 23rd of six international journalists (three of them in absentia) to between seven and ten years in prison has prompted a chorus of condemnation. Human-rights groups and Western governments describe the ...

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Egypt and Palestine in the age of Sisi - Aljazeera.com Wed, 25 Jun 2014 09:22:14 GMT

Egypt and Palestine in the age of Sisi Aljazeera.com In the summer of 1970, the-then Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser declared his support for a United States initiative to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict, putting him at odds with Palestinian refugees residing in Cairo. When hundreds of ... and more »