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Is Egypt on the Verge of Another Uprising? - The Atlantic Fri, 16 Jan 2015 19:06:15 GMT

The Atlantic

Is Egypt on the Verge of Another Uprising? The Atlantic Egypt's new strongman, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, has injected new zeal and energy into the military establishment. He has established his rule using unprecedented amounts of force, including mass arrests and death sentences, and the elimination ... The Pulse of the Middle EastAl-Monitor Morocco, Egypt FMs hold talks following diplomatic rowAl-Arabiya Morocco FM reiterates support for Egypt tiesAhram Online Middle East Eye -www.worldbulletin.net all 32 news articles »

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Mohamed Fahmy case: John Baird pushes for release as Egypt's media looks ... - CBC.ca Thu, 15 Jan 2015 23:23:45 GMT

CBC.ca

Mohamed Fahmy case: John Baird pushes for release as Egypt's media looks ... CBC.ca Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird admits he didn't expect that jailed Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy would be released from a Cairo prison and get on a plane bound to Canada while on Baird's two-day trip to Egypt. “I wasn't naive to ... Harper must ask Egypt to release Fahmy: Amnesty InternationalGlobalnews.ca Amnesty International calls on Harper to ask Egypt for Fahmy's releaseNews1130 Canadian foreign minister John Baird pushes for Egypt to release imprisoned Al ...ABC Online Yahoo News all 220 news articles »

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Egypt's Revolutionary Artist Takes on the NYPD - The Nation. Fri, 16 Jan 2015 22:45:19 GMT

The Nation.

Egypt's Revolutionary Artist Takes on the NYPD The Nation. One of the works that will appear prominently in the Egyptian artist Ganzeer's first New York solo show today has already been displayed to any of the thousands who attended one of this fall's anti-police brutality protests. It's a silk-screened print ...

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Militant Leader Urges Jihad, or Holy War, in Egypt - ABC News Thu, 15 Jan 2015 16:58:45 GMT

The Daily Star

Militant Leader Urges Jihad, or Holy War, in Egypt ABC News The call came in an hour-long interview with a man identified as Magd Eddin al-Masri, who claims to be the leader of Ajnad Misr, or "Egypt's Soldiers," a group that surfaced as part of a rising insurgency in Egypt following the ouster of Islamist ... Purported leader of militant group urges jihad in EgyptThe Daily Star all 34 news articles »

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Family of Mohamed Fahmy hoping John Baird visit ends Egypt imprisonment - Toronto Star Thu, 15 Jan 2015 02:54:56 GMT

Toronto Star

Family of Mohamed Fahmy hoping John Baird visit ends Egypt imprisonment Toronto Star On Wednesday, Baird was in the tourist city of Luxor, where he met with young Egyptians to discuss the country's future and announced $20 million worth of funding to “support to encourage economic growth and empower women and young people in Egypt,” ... John Baird's Egypt visit no guarantee of Mohamed Fahmy release, official saysCBC.ca Canada's foreign minister on way to Egypt to push for journalist's releaseThe Globe and Mail Baird to push Egypt to release journalistGlobalnews.ca Toronto Sun -Chilliwack Times all 109 news articles »

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Egypt's judicial politics - The Economist Thu, 15 Jan 2015 17:43:29 GMT

The Economist

Egypt's judicial politics The Economist THE television images of Egypt's ex-dictator, Hosni Mubarak, being wheeled into a courtroom cell on a hospital trolley in August 2011 represented, for many Egyptians, the culmination of their revolution: the Pharaoh was being put behind bars. More than ... Egyptian Court Overturns Last Remaining Conviction against MubarakCenter for Research on Globalization all 87 news articles »

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Egypt shows scant regard for justice with death sentences for activists - The Guardian Fri, 16 Jan 2015 19:11:38 GMT

The Guardian

Egypt shows scant regard for justice with death sentences for activists The Guardian Controversy over the Guardian's recent reporting of the “al-Jazeera three” case and Amal Clooney's work should not be allowed to obscure further evidence that the Egyptian judiciary continues to act in a manner that shows scant regard for any ...

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Woman dies of bird flu in Egypt, third death this year - Reuters Fri, 16 Jan 2015 20:47:13 GMT

The Guardian Nigeria

Woman dies of bird flu in Egypt, third death this year Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian woman has died of H5N1 bird flu in southern Egypt, the third person in the country to die of the illness this year, a health ministry official said on Friday. The woman, 43, lived in a village in Assiut and had direct ... Woman dies from bird flu in Egypt's AssiutAhram Online Egypt reports 3rd bird flu death this yearMedical Xpress all 57 news articles »

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Egypt's Revolution Four Years Later - Center For American Progress Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:05:54 GMT

Egypt's Revolution Four Years Later Center For American Progress Four years after the first protests ousted former President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt remains in the midst of unfinished political and economic transitions at a time of new security threats across the Middle East. As the most populous Arab country, Egypt is ...

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Africa in the News: Boko Haram Commits Massacre, Egypt Voices Concerns ... - Brookings Institution (blog) Fri, 16 Jan 2015 21:51:08 GMT

Africa in the News: Boko Haram Commits Massacre, Egypt Voices Concerns ... Brookings Institution (blog) The dam project has exacerbated long-standing tensions between Ethiopia and both Egypt and Sudan, which have articulated their concerns over the effects of the dam on their water supplies since they are located downstream from the dam. On Monday this ... and more »