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Egypt Condemns Western Outrage at Fatal Shooting of Protester - New York Times Wed, 28 Jan 2015 03:33:37 GMT

New York Times

Egypt Condemns Western Outrage at Fatal Shooting of Protester New York Times Egypt's Foreign Ministry expressed dismay on Tuesday that the killing of a female activist in Cairo, which occurred as riot police used force to disperse a peaceful protest, had drawn widespread condemnation from the West. The death of the activist ... At least 16 dead on Egypt uprising anniversaryBBC News Female protester's death prompts rare condemnation in Egyptian state mediaThe Guardian 16 dead in protests marking Egypt revolutionCNN International Reuters -Fox News -Yahoo News all 1,643 news articles »

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Egypt's War on Atheism - New York Times Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:35:08 GMT

New York Times

Egypt's War on Atheism New York Times Because atheism itself is not illegal in Egypt, charges are laid under laws against blasphemy or contempt for religion. In 2012, a 27-year-old blogger, Alber Saber, received a three-year sentence on charges of blasphemy for creating a web page called ... How Egypt Is Waging A War On AtheismHuffington Post all 3 news articles »

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Mubarak Sons Released From Egyptian Jail - New York Times Tue, 27 Jan 2015 01:09:59 GMT

New York Times

Mubarak Sons Released From Egyptian Jail New York Times CAIRO — The two adult sons of former President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt were released from jail early Monday, just one day after the fourth anniversary of the revolt that cast them down from the pinnacle of power. Successive rulings by appeals courts ...

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JF-17 Presses On After News of Egypt's Plans - DefenseNews.com Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:45:00 GMT

DefenseNews.com

JF-17 Presses On After News of Egypt's Plans DefenseNews.com ISLAMABAD — News that Egypt may acquire the UAE's Mirage fighters is likely to scupper Pakistan's hopes of selling the JF-17, especially since Cairo is also reportedly negotiating for 20 Rafale fighters, and shown interest in the MiG-35. However ...

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At Least 18 Die in Egyptian Violence - New York Times Mon, 26 Jan 2015 03:03:33 GMT

New York Times

At Least 18 Die in Egyptian Violence New York Times CAIRO — At least 18 people were killed in political violence on Sunday, the fourth anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising, a reminder of the ruthless crackdown the military-backed government has used to silence any echoes of that revolt. Security ...

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The news website that's keeping press freedom alive in Egypt - The Guardian Tue, 27 Jan 2015 10:05:22 GMT

The Guardian

The news website that's keeping press freedom alive in Egypt The Guardian A sign on the door, written in black marker, read “Office of the Artists Formerly Known as Egypt Independent”. What they had was a name – Mada, which means “span” or “range” in Arabic, had been chosen after much debate and many emails between 24 ... and more »

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Austerity for Egypt's Internet? - Al-Monitor Tue, 27 Jan 2015 21:30:08 GMT

Austerity for Egypt's Internet? Al-Monitor CAIRO — In protest against poor Internet services, Egyptian activists set up a Facebook page titled "Internet Revolution,” launched an official website and printed application forms to enable the Internet Revolution movement to take legal action ...

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Egypt's Largest Shopping Center Evacuated After Bomb Threat - Egyptian Streets Tue, 27 Jan 2015 20:08:15 GMT

Egyptian Streets

Egypt's Largest Shopping Center Evacuated After Bomb Threat Egyptian Streets Egypt's largest and most visited shopping center, City Stars, has been evacuated and shut down after a credible bomb threat. According to AMAY and Youm7, security forces shut down the shopping center after a bomb threat was received. Youm7, meanwhile ...

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Egyptian appeals court convicts and sentences doctor in female genital ... - U.S. News & World Report Mon, 26 Jan 2015 12:47:58 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Egyptian appeals court convicts and sentences doctor in female genital ... U.S. News & World Report FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Women's Center for Guidance and Legal Awareness, shows a portrait of Sohair el-Batea, who died last year after undergoing a female genital mutilation operation by Dr. Raslan Fadl, in Egypt. Lawyer Reda ... Doctor jailed after Egypt's first FGM convictionThe Guardian For the first time, Egypt has convicted a doctor for female genital mutilationLA Daily News Egypt doctor convicted over girl's death in landmark FGM caseReuters BBC News -ThinkProgress all 205 news articles »

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Egypt activists lose final appeal at protest sentences - BBC News Tue, 27 Jan 2015 17:19:02 GMT

BBC News

Egypt activists lose final appeal at protest sentences BBC News Three Egyptian activists have lost their final appeal against three-year prison sentences they were handed in 2013 for violating an anti-protest law. Last April, a Cairo appeals court upheld the sentence given to Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohamed ... Egypt court upholds verdict against 3 prominent activistsU-T San Diego Egypt court upholds convictions against 3 prominent activistsJURIST Egypt rejects activists' last appeal over illegal protestAl-Arabiya all 55 news articles »