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Egypt Wants To Build a Second Cairo... In Just Seven Years - Gizmodo Mon, 16 Mar 2015 22:47:40 GMT

Gizmodo

Egypt Wants To Build a Second Cairo... In Just Seven Years Gizmodo As we wrote last week, Egypt hosted an economic development conference in which it detailed plans for a massive new pyramid. But it also announced an entire new city: A project called The Capital Cairo, designed by the American architects at Skidmore ... Egypt's New Potemkin CapitalThe Atlantic Egypt's strange $45 billion plan to abandon Cairo as its capital cityWashington Post (blog) A new New Cairo: Egypt plans £30bn purpose-built capital in desertThe Guardian Daily Caller all 68 news articles »

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Muslim Brotherhood leader Badie sentenced to death in Egypt - BBC News Tue, 17 Mar 2015 02:13:27 GMT

BBC News

Muslim Brotherhood leader Badie sentenced to death in Egypt BBC News An Egyptian court has handed down death sentences to the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood movement and 13 others, state media has reported. Mohammed Badie and the other key members of the group were found guilty of planning attacks against the ... Muslim Brotherhood leader sentenced to death in EgyptThe Globe and Mail Egypt: 14 Sentenced to DeathNew York Times Egypt court sentences 14 Islamists to deathWashington Post Press TV -Reuters all 151 news articles »

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Egypt's Sisi Closes Economic Conference With Call for Further Investment - Wall Street Journal Sun, 15 Mar 2015 17:13:34 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Egypt's Sisi Closes Economic Conference With Call for Further Investment Wall Street Journal Egypt signed investment deals worth more than $138 billion on the first two days of the conference, while its Arab Gulf neighbors—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates—pledged another $12 billion to help stabilize its economy. The total ... Egypt's Leader Showcases Plans for GrowthNew York Times Egypt for sale? $60B aids 'new era' for nationCNBC Billions of dollars for Egypt, vindication for SisiAl-Arabiya World Tribune -TheTower.org -Reuters all 244 news articles »

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Egypt basks in world support at investor conference - U.S. News & World Report Sun, 15 Mar 2015 18:23:39 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Egypt basks in world support at investor conference U.S. News & World Report Sourrounded by young Egyptian conference organizers showing their support, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi speaks during the final day of a major economic conference that has injected billions of dollars' worth of aid and investment in his country, in ... US to Decide Soon on Restoring Military Aid to EgyptNew York Times Egypt Unveils Plans for “New Cairo”ArchDaily Gulf States Pledge Aid to Egypt, US BalksWall Street Journal Recharge (subscription) -CNN all 2,575 news articles »

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Adam Aboushady, baby who had been stranded in Egypt, reunited with family - CBC.ca Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:13:13 GMT

Adam Aboushady, baby who had been stranded in Egypt, reunited with family CBC.ca An Egyptian family living in Canada as permanent residents was reunited with their baby on Monday after the infant who had been stranded in Egypt due to government red tape finally arrived in Toronto. The CBC News program Go Public first broke ... and more »

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Egypt's Richest Family To Invest $3 Billion In Energy - Forbes Sat, 14 Mar 2015 14:37:14 GMT

Forbes

Egypt's Richest Family To Invest $3 Billion In Energy Forbes He made the announcement on Friday on the sidelines of the ongoing 3-day Egypt Economic Development Conference in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh. Egypt is playing host to more than 2,000 delegates from 112 nations including executives of ... Egypt's Sawiris to diversify Orascom, invest $500 million in EgyptReuters all 34 news articles »

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Why Taking Over the 'Daily Show' Would Be Hard, Even for 'Egypt's Jon Stewart' - ABC News Sun, 15 Mar 2015 19:26:42 GMT

ABC News

Why Taking Over the 'Daily Show' Would Be Hard, Even for 'Egypt's Jon Stewart' ABC News He's the megastar you might not have heard of: Bassem Youssef is known as “The Jon Stewart of Egypt,” a wildly popular Egyptian political satirist. Youssef was the face of the groundbreaking show “Al Bernameg,” averaging an audience of 40 million ... and more »

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Ancient Receipt Proves Egyptian Taxes Were Steep - Discovery News Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:49:07 GMT

Discovery News

Ancient Receipt Proves Egyptian Taxes Were Steep Discovery News Tax day is nearing in the United States, and people are scrambling to file their returns before the April 15 deadline. While this is never fun, people can take solace in a new finding: A recently translated ancient Egyptian tax receipt shows a bill ... You Think Taxes Are Bad? They Were Heavier in Ancient EgyptNBCNews.com all 6 news articles »

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Egypt and Africa - The Economist Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:59:51 GMT

The Economist

Egypt and Africa The Economist THREE characteristics define Egypt, claimed Gamal Abdel Nasser, its charismatic former president. The country is Arab and Muslim, to be sure. But the third feature, Nasser implied, is not as well recognised. “Can we possibly ignore the fact that there ... and more »

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How Egypt's coup really affected Tunisia's Islamists - Washington Post (blog) Mon, 16 Mar 2015 13:15:27 GMT

Washington Post (blog)

How Egypt's coup really affected Tunisia's Islamists Washington Post (blog) Conventional wisdom in academic and policy circles asserts that Tunisia's Islamist party, Ennahda, compromised only after, and as a direct result of, the July 2013 coup that deposed Egypt's then-President Mohamed Morsi. The assumption often ...