Egypt's Fondness for Foreigners New York Times That paragraph was written not by a modern Egyptian militant but by Nubar Pasha (1825-99), a Christian of Armenian descent, who was Egypt's first prime minister. Nubar served under six Egyptian rulers, including Muhammad Ali, who ruled for 43 years ... |
Aljazeera.com | Deaths as Egypt's Rabaa killings marked Aljazeera.com The protesters were shot dead as Egyptian security forces on Thursday dispersed hundreds of supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, who had blocked several highways and roads in Cairo and Giza. It was the first anniversary of the violent ... Three dead in Egypt clashes on crackdown anniversary Egypt rallies mark crackdown's anniversary; 3 killed, scores arrested Egypt's Islamists Mark The Anniversary Of Mass Killing |
The Guardian | Australian study finds Egyptian mummies may date back to 4500BC The Guardian Jones said the artefacts the team studied were excavated from tombs in Badari and Mostagedda in Egypt in the 1920s and 30s, and displayed in Britain's Bolton Museum. She visited the museum and found that the samples, some dating back to 4,500BC, had ... |
The Guardian | After Human Rights Watch Report, Egypt Says Group Broke Law New York Times CAIRO — The government on Tuesday accused the nonprofit group Human Rights Watch of breaking the law, violating Egypt's sovereignty and insulting the judiciary after it issued a report criticizing top officials for the repeated mass shootings of ... Egypt is in the grip of a violent tyranny – with the west's backing Egypt should be a pariah state for its bloody crackdown on dissent Egypt's Rabaa deaths 'crime against humanity' |
Reuters | Egypt's Mubarak tells Cairo court his conscience is clear Reuters The political demise of Mursi and his Muslim Brotherhood at the hands of the military means voices more sympathetic to the former airforce officer are now being heard. Mubarak used his testimony, which was beamed live into millions of homes across ... Egypt Islamists Mark Anniversary of Mass Killing Mubarak Tells Court He Gave All For Egypt Egypt's Mubarak denies killing protesters |
Gaza Truce Extension Fans Hope of Cairo Talks Deal ABC News Hamas is seeking an end to a crippling blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2007. The blockade has greatly limited the movement of Palestinians in and out of the territory of 1.8 million people. It has also restricted the flow of goods into Gaza and ... Israeli-Gaza conflict: Egypt says ceasefire extended 5 days Egypt and Israel seek demise of Hamas as politico-military force Canadian doctor who was detained in Egypt denied entry to Israel |
Middle East Eye | One killed, dozens arrested in Egypt at Rabaa anniversary rallies Middle East Eye A demonstrator has been killed in western Cairo and more than 60 arrested as Egyptian security forces on Thursday forcibly dispersed several rallies staged by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Held to mark to mark the passage of one year ... |
Ahram Online | Egyptian Mummy-Making May Have Started Way Earlier Than Scientists Thought Huffington Post Previously, the earliest known use of resin for mummification in Egypt was around 2200 bc, says Stephen Buckley, an archaeological chemist at the University of York, UK, and a co-author of the new paper. It was thought that before then, bodies buried ... Mummification started in Egypt '1500 years earlier than previously thought' Mummies in Egypt began long before Age of Pharoahs: study Mummies in Egypt began long before Age of Pharoahs |
Daily Mail | Palestinian bomb disposal experts also killed as they defused Israeli missile Daily Mail One child was killed and two others were wounded when a rocket landed on their home in an Egyptian town near the border with Gaza, security and medical sources said tonight. Sara Salama, 13, died in el-Mattallah, south of Rafah, while her eight-year ... |
The Week UK | US Still Funding Repression in Egypt CounterPunch It has been one year since the August 14, 2013 Rab'a Square massacre in Egypt, when the Egyptian police and army opened fire on demonstrators opposed to the military's July 3 ouster of President Mohamed Morsi. Using tanks, bulldozers, ground forces, ... Egypt's Rab'a massacre: what we know now Egypt's cover-up: one year after the Rab'a Square massacre Rights Organizations Mark One Year Since Rab'a Massacre in Egypt: |