Wall Street Journal (blog) | Egypt Officials Stop Facebook Program for Free Access to Internet New York Times CAIRO — A program that provided more than three million Egyptians with free access to Internet services was abruptly shut down on Wednesday, according to Facebook, the social media company that provided the program in cooperation with an Egyptian ... Egypt Suspends Facebook's 'Free Basics' Service Facebook's Controversial Free Basics Program Shuts Down In Egypt Facebook's Free Basics Program Shut Down in Egypt With No Explanation |
CBS News | Egypt says shelling levelled home, killed entire family CBS News El-ARISH, Egypt -- Egyptian officials say militants in the restive northern Sinai have shelled a home near a security checkpoint, killing an entire family of five and wounding a teenage neighbor. Medical and security officials said Thursday that one of ... Egypt launches airstrikes on IS affiliate in Sinai, killing 15 Militants kill family of five in Egypt's Sinai: Military 'Sinai is safe': Hiker battles to dispel Egypt security fears |
ABC News | After Delays, Egypt's New Parliament to Convene Jan. 10 ABC News FILE -- In this July 10, 2012 file photo, Egyptian Parliament Speaker Saad el-Katani presides over a brief session of Parliament, in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's state-run news agency said Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, that the recently elected parliament will ... 28 MPs appointed by Egypt's Sisi to new parliament: Who's who Egypt's president calls for parliament to assemble after three-year hiatus Egypt's new parliament to convene January 10 |
Tech Wizardry Solves Mysteries of Egypt's Royal Mummies WIRED Caption: As a result of subcutaneous packing, the mummy of King Seti I (1294-1279 BC) has “the most life-like and attractive face of the many Egyptian mummies, royal and commoner, that have survived down to present time,” according to the authors. |
Observer | Egypt Revives Plans for Underwater Museum in Alexandria Observer The city of Alexandria has revived plans to build a museum for visitors to see antiquities that just happen to be underwater. Mamdouh al-Damaty, Egypt's minister of antiquities, recently announced that plans shelved since the Arab Spring are back on ... |
Mirror.co.uk | New Year's Eve 2015: Egypt stages celebrations for 2016 in front of iconic ... Mirror.co.uk Egypt is seeing in the New Year with celebrations in front of the iconic pyramids in Cairo. The Arab country will see the clock strike twelve at 10pm UK time, with fireworks set to follow. Authorities will no doubt be hoping for the sights to give the ... |
NPR | Egypt Raids 2 Major Independent Cultural Institutions In 2 Days NPR Egyptian authorities have raided two pillars of the independent arts and culture scene in Cairo over the past 48 hours. They targeted the Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art and the Merit Publishing House, both in downtown Cairo. NPR's Leila Fadel in ... Egypt Shuts Arts Venues Amid Signs of Clampdown Egyptian officials raid art gallery, publishing house Cairo gallery, publishing house latest victims of Egypt's art-scene crackdown |
Anadolu Agency | Egypt opens Gaza border to return body of Palestinian it killed - 12/31/2015 3 ... Anadolu Agency Egypt opened the Rafah border crossing Thursday to allow the passage of the body of a Palestinian killed by the Egyptian army, a Palestinian border source told Anadolu Agency. Al-Jazeera had broadcast a video on Friday that showed a completely naked ... Egypt returns Palestinian it killed last week for crossing water borders Egyptian fighter jets bombard targets in Rafah WATCH: Egyptian warplanes bomb targets near Gaza border |
Red Sea tourism slump spells disaster for Egypt The Times (subscription) Flanked by dust-coated shelves of plastic sphinxes, Emad Khalil, a 27-year-old technology graduate, goes over the books from the past week. He runs a shop in Sharm el-Sheikh's old market, which would usually be bustling during the peak new year period. |
Anadolu Agency | 2015: Mass trials for Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Egypt - 12/31/2015 12:25:05 PM Anadolu Agency The court also slapped Morsi with a life sentence on charges of conspiring with Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah to carry out “terrorist acts” in Egypt. The same court sentenced 16 Brotherhood leaders, including Brotherhood deputy leader ... |