New York Times (blog) | In Egypt, Sowing Seeds of Gender Equality New York Times (blog) Egypt is ranked 110th out of 148 countries on the United Nations Development Programme's Gender Inequality Index. Patriarchal attitudes are deeply held. Egyptian women lag far behind men on educational attainment and labor force participation. Nearly ... |
Press TV | Egyptian student killed in clashes as anniversary of uprising nears Reuters ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - An Egyptian student was killed on Friday during clashes between Muslim Brotherhood protesters and residents in the coastal city of Alexandria, as demonstrations gathered pace two days before the anniversary of the 2011 ... Clashes in Alexandria leave minor killed Young Egyptian woman shot dead in Alexandria |
CBS News | "Tut, tut!" say critics over disastrous pharaonic shave CBS News There are conflicting accounts over how and why it happened, but this is what everyone agrees on: After King Tut's iconic blue and gold beard detached and fell off from his gold death mask during a cleaning at some point in 2014, employees of the ... Beard of Egypt's King Tut Hastily Glued Back on With Epoxy Egypt inquiry after Tutankhamun's beard glued back on |
Egypt forgives Iraqi debt in exchange for oil Al-Monitor CAIRO — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's visit to Cairo on Jan. 11 included several political, military and economic agreements, and marked a new chapter in Egypt-Iraq relations. These agreements also contributed in expanding the cooperation ... |
Egyptian Streets | Egypt Cancels January 25 Revolution Celebrations Egyptian Streets Egypt has postponed or cancelled celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of the January 25 revolution after President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi declared one week of national mourning following the death of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. According to the ... Egypt's Al-Sisi mourns King Abdullah Egypt hails late Saudi king as 'just' leader, declares week of mourning Egypt declares 7-day mourning for Saudi monarch |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Egypt's Generation Lost Foreign Policy (blog) CAIRO — Egypt has many dysfunctional institutions, but its educational system may be the worst of them all. An astonishing number of Egyptian 11- and 12-year-olds complete primary school still not knowing how to read or write. A recent survey ... Egyptian court orders release of Mubarak's sons Mubarak brothers released in Egypt The Ghost of Mubarak Returns to Egypt |
Reuters | Egypt's President Says Islam Needs a Reboot ABC News The crowds who took to the streets of France in the wake of the militant attacks that claimed 17 victims are an "extension" of the massive 2013 demonstrations against Egypt's former Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, he said. The rallies prompted el ... Egypt Will Be Attractive Destination for Foreign Investment, President Says Egypt's Sisi calls for global effort to counter militancy Egypt unrest 'dangerous': President |
Wall Street Journal (blog) | Why Egypt Needs to Be Top on Agenda to Counter Violent Extremism Wall Street Journal (blog) When President Barack Obama brings together countries next month to discuss countering violent extremism, no doubt the terror attacks in Paris and the anti-ISIS strategy will be hot agenda items. And with the Middle East slipping into greater ... New Anchors for US-Egypt Relations Egyptian Christians wait for news of loved ones kidnapped by Isil |
Reuters | Egypt growth to be 'easily north of 4 percent' in 2014-15: finance minister Reuters DAVOS, Switzerland Jan 23 (Reuters) - Egypt can expect economic growth "easily north of 4 percent" in fiscal year 2014-15, which ends in June, boosted by rising confidence and a windfall from lower oil prices, its finance minister said on Friday. Hani ... Egypt expects over 4% growth Egypt is eyeing growth over oil price windfall Economy of Egypt seen growing 3.5% in 2014-15 |
Foreign Policy (blog) | The Final Betrayal of Egypt's Revolution Foreign Policy (blog) On June 30 anti-Morsi demonstrators clogged every major square in Egypt. The military made absurd claims that twenty million or even thirty million had joined the protests, a number that would have been physically impossible. But the Tammarod protest ... |