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Egyptian Court Confirms Death Sentence for Mohamed Morsi - New York Times Wed, 17 Jun 2015 09:32:46 GMT

New York Times

Egyptian Court Confirms Death Sentence for Mohamed Morsi New York Times CAIRO — An Egyptian judge on Tuesday confirmed a death sentence against the deposed president Mohamed Morsi, condemning his rule as a “black night” and his Islamist movement as “satanic” and “diabolical.” Mr. Morsi's sentence was among more than ... Egypt court hands Mursi death sentence in blow to Muslim BrotherhoodReuters Egypt's Morsy: Death sentence upheld; life term in second caseCNN Egyptian court confirms Morsi death sentence over jailbreak during uprisingThe Guardian USA TODAY -Washington Post (blog) -TIME all 1,031 news articles »

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Analysis: Egypt holds key to long-term Gaza-Israel truce as it warms up to Hamas - Jerusalem Post Israel News Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:23:33 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Analysis: Egypt holds key to long-term Gaza-Israel truce as it warms up to Hamas Jerusalem Post Israel News Despite the fact that there is no significant breakthrough, there are rumblings beneath the surface. This can be attributed primarily to the fact that Egypt appears to be showing a bit more flexibility, somewhat softening its heretofore hostile stance ... Are Israel, Egypt and the Americans Seeking to Replace Abbas?Arutz Sheva Hamas smuggling thousands of tons of cement into Gaza through EgyptYnetnews Egypt extends opening of Rafah crossing for another two daysAhram Online Daily News Egypt -AllAfrica.com -VideoNewsUs all 451 news articles »

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5 Amazing Stories About Ancient Egypt That Deserve to be Movies - Vanity Fair Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:01:16 GMT

Vanity Fair

5 Amazing Stories About Ancient Egypt That Deserve to be Movies Vanity Fair We've seen stories of ancient Egypt on-screen before—the biblical tale The Prince of Egypt, the extremely long Cleopatra, and the Mummy trilogy, as well as that one episode of Futurama on the possibility of ancient aliens. But have we mined all the ...

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UK invites Egypt's Sisi, state media say, day after Mursi ruling - Reuters Wed, 17 Jun 2015 19:21:34 GMT

Reuters

UK invites Egypt's Sisi, state media say, day after Mursi ruling Reuters Egypt's first freely elected president, Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood, was sentenced to death on Wednesday, part of a crackdown launched after then army chief Sisi stripped Mursi of power in 2013 following mass protests against his rule. Is the Death Sentence on Egypt's Morsi a Death Sentence on Egypt?The Nation. (blog) Egypt court upholds ex-president Morsi's death sentenceJURIST Egypt pardons 165, some jailed for protestsNews24 all 188 news articles »

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Secret police detentions of activists on the rise in Egypt - U.S. News & World Report Wed, 17 Jun 2015 22:16:18 GMT

U.S. News & World Report

Secret police detentions of activists on the rise in Egypt U.S. News & World Report FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2013 file photo provided by a friend of Islam Ateto, engineering student Islam Ateto holds a sign protesting the arrest of fellow students at Ain Shams University, in Cairo, Egypt. Egyptian police are increasingly detaining ... and more »

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A Bad Year for Yara Sallam in Egypt's Republic of Fear - Huffington Post Wed, 17 Jun 2015 15:18:33 GMT

Huffington Post

A Bad Year for Yara Sallam in Egypt's Republic of Fear Huffington Post Sunday June 21 will mark one year since Egyptian human rights defender Yara Sallam and 22 others were arrested in the Cairo district of Heliopolis. She's been in jail since then, along with six other women who were arrested at the same time in ... Human rights groups in Egypt remain invaluableAl-Arabiya Egypt NGOs face renewed crackdown - groupsNews24 Egypt: Renewed Crackdown on Independent GroupsHuman Rights Watch FIDH (press release) all 16 news articles »

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Egypt Reopens Tahrir Square Metro Station After Two-Year Closure - Voice of America Wed, 17 Jun 2015 22:12:52 GMT

Voice of America

Egypt Reopens Tahrir Square Metro Station After Two-Year Closure Voice of America CAIRO—. Egypt reopened a major downtown Cairo metro station on Wednesday after a two-year closure, signaling government confidence in the security situation despite several low-level attacks in the capital. Located below Tahrir Square, a symbol of the ... and more »

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Egypt Reduces Dependence on Foreign Wheat - Wall Street Journal Tue, 16 Jun 2015 11:31:54 GMT

Wall Street Journal

Egypt Reduces Dependence on Foreign Wheat Wall Street Journal CAIRO—Egypt's efforts to reduce its reliance on overseas purchases of wheat are starting to pay off, and will accelerate in the next fiscal year starting in July, according to a senior government official. Egypt's government faces a cash crunch as ... and more »

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Travel Companies & Hoteliers Are Calling Egypt Safe Again: Here's What ... - Huffington Post Wed, 17 Jun 2015 17:40:03 GMT

Huffington Post

Travel Companies & Hoteliers Are Calling Egypt Safe Again: Here's What ... Huffington Post Shouts of one-million protestors vibrated through the air, anti-government supporters on horseback marched onto Tahrir Square demanding President Mubarak's resignation, and black armored vehicles filled the streets--this was the scene in Egypt in 2011.

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Egypt 'tourism rebound' slow to reach South Sinai - Al-Monitor Wed, 17 Jun 2015 19:55:47 GMT

Al-Monitor

Egypt 'tourism rebound' slow to reach South Sinai Al-Monitor Egypt's "tourism rebound" is in full swing, according to a fact sheet circulated by the Egyptian Embassy in Washington last week. The latest numbers show increasing arrivals and revenues, which are set to rise by 47% by the end of this financial year ... and more »