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Egypt Rejects Europe Plea for Release of Irish-Egyptian Teen - ABC News Fri, 18 Dec 2015 18:57:00 GMT

Egypt Rejects Europe Plea for Release of Irish-Egyptian Teen ABC News Egypt has rejected a plea from the European Parliament to release an Irish-Egyptian teenager detained during a pro-Islamist protest in Cairo two years ago, and the Foreign Ministry said Friday the request amounted to a "violation of the independence ... and more »

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World Bank approves $1 billion loan to Egypt - Washington Post Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:41:19 GMT

World Bank approves $1 billion loan to Egypt Washington Post CAIRO — The World Bank Group announced on Thursday a $1 billion loan to Egypt, the first installment of an $8 billion financing plan to help the country carry out key economic reforms. The size of the loan, coupled with its goal to help the government ... and more »

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Could Queen Nefertiti's Tomb Reveal Secrets From Egypt's Shadowy Past? - National Geographic Fri, 18 Dec 2015 12:03:25 GMT

National Geographic

Could Queen Nefertiti's Tomb Reveal Secrets From Egypt's Shadowy Past? National Geographic Every time something is discovered in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, the whispers begin. Is it the queen? Has she finally been found? They're asking about Nefertiti, the legendary beauty who was married to one of ancient Egypt's strangest pharaohs. Her ...

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Egypt Now Looks a Lot Like It Did in 2010, Just Before 2011 Unrest - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Fri, 18 Dec 2015 19:06:04 GMT

Egypt Now Looks a Lot Like It Did in 2010, Just Before 2011 Unrest Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Egypt of December 2015 is looking a lot like Egypt of late 2010 and the final months of Hosni Mubarak's three-decade rule. The country's longtime military president had little political sophistication; then as now, there were struggles between the ...

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Experts: Normalization of relations between Turkey, Egypt possible if ... - Daily Sabah Fri, 18 Dec 2015 22:26:46 GMT

Daily Sabah

Experts: Normalization of relations between Turkey, Egypt possible if ... Daily Sabah After Israeli and Turkish officials reached a preliminary agreement in efforts to normalize bilateral relations, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said during a televised interview late Wednesday that relations between Turkey and Egypt will be ...

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Repaired King Tut Mask Back on Display in Egypt - New York Times Thu, 17 Dec 2015 03:35:24 GMT

New York Times

Repaired King Tut Mask Back on Display in Egypt New York Times The gold funeral mask of King Tutankhamen has been returned to its home in the Egyptian Museum after eight weeks of delicate surgery to undo damage caused by a botched procedure last year to reattach the boy king's blue-and-gold braided beard to his ... Egypt puts King Tut mask on exhibit after botched epoxy fixSFGate Tutankhamun's gold mask back on display in Egypt after beard restorationThe Guardian all 223 news articles »

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Dispute With Egypt Threatens Israeli Gas Plan - Wall Street Journal Wed, 16 Dec 2015 10:46:28 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Dispute With Egypt Threatens Israeli Gas Plan Wall Street Journal TEL AVIV—A dispute between Israel and Egypt over a natural-gas deal is threatening to derail ambitious but controversial plans by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to turn his country into a fossil-fuel powerhouse. Egypt has frozen plans to import ... and more »

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Egypt: Cairo's Terminal 2 Preparing to Increase its Capacity by 8 Million ... - World Bank Group Thu, 17 Dec 2015 11:35:13 GMT

Egypt: Cairo's Terminal 2 Preparing to Increase its Capacity by 8 Million ... World Bank Group "This project is a good example of the fruitful and strong partnership between the Government of Egypt and the World Bank," said Mahmoud Essmat; Chairman of the Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation (EHCAAN). "Previous ...

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Egypt welcomes British report on 'Brotherhood activity' - Daily News Egypt Fri, 18 Dec 2015 13:54:57 GMT

Daily News Egypt

Egypt welcomes British report on 'Brotherhood activity' Daily News Egypt A day after the release of UK government's negative review about the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group, Egypt welcomed the report and said it is “an important and serious step forward for the UK towards combating and curtailing extremist”. Praised by the ... Internal conflict in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood waged onlineAhram Online Egypt welcomes UK review of Muslim BrotherhoodMiddle East Monitor Rift widens in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood after spokesman's sackingMiddle East Eye Anadolu Agency -Your Middle East all 25 news articles »

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Saudi Arabia 'will support Egypt despite oil price slide' - Arab News Fri, 18 Dec 2015 16:11:40 GMT

Saudi Gazette

Saudi Arabia 'will support Egypt despite oil price slide' Arab News Egypt received pledges of $12 billion from Gulf allies at an investment conference in Sharm Al-Sheikh in March, where President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi urged foreign investors to help Egypt recover from turmoil that has undermined the economy since the ... Investment boost — Saudi Arabia, Egypt forging closer tiesSaudi Gazette Saudi Arabia will support Egypt despite oil price slide - ambassadorReuters all 593 news articles »