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UK invites Egypt's Abdel Fatah al-Sisi for talks, Downing Street confirms - The Guardian Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:59:09 GMT

The Guardian

UK invites Egypt's Abdel Fatah al-Sisi for talks, Downing Street confirms The Guardian On Wednesday, Lady Anelay, a Foreign Office minister in the Lords, said Britain had raised its concerns about the situation in Egypt with the country's ambassador in London. “We raise our human rights concerns regularly with representatives of the ... Egypt's Morsi appeals convictionNews24 David Cameron invites Egypt's Sisi to London after Morsi death sentenceTelegraph.co.uk UK invites Egypt's Sisi, state media say, day after Mursi rulingReuters UK Reuters all 354 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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Egypt's Mursi appeals against violence conviction: lawyers to state media - Reuters Thu, 18 Jun 2015 17:30:31 GMT

Reuters

Egypt's Mursi appeals against violence conviction: lawyers to state media Reuters Mursi, Egypt's first freely-elected president, was toppled by the army in 2013 after mass protests against his rule. Since then he has faced several legal cases. Egypt, the most populous Arab country, has mounted a crackdown on Islamists. Hundreds have ... Egypt's Morsi appeals protesters jail sentence: lawyerYahoo News Is the Death Sentence on Egypt's Morsi a Death Sentence on Egypt?The Nation. (blog) Son of senior MB leader decries Egypt 'vengeful' justiceAnadolu Agency Voice of America (blog) -Ahram Online all 169 news articles »

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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's Morsy: Death sentence upheld; life term in second caseCNN Ex-Egyptian president Morsi's death sentence upheldUSA TODAY Egypt court hands Mursi death sentence in blow to Muslim BrotherhoodReuters U.S. News & World Report -The Guardian -TIME all 1,031 news articles »

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UPDATE 3-Egypt draft 2015/2016 budget projects 9.9 pct deficit, 5 pct growth - Reuters Thu, 18 Jun 2015 22:25:00 GMT

Daily News Egypt

UPDATE 3-Egypt draft 2015/2016 budget projects 9.9 pct deficit, 5 pct growth Reuters The projected deficit of 281 billion Egyptian pounds compares to 240 billion pounds that was approved in the 2014/2015 fiscal year budget. Political turmoil since the 2011 uprising that ousted Hosni Mubarak has hurt Egypt's economy and hit investor ... Egypt draft 2015/2016 budget projects 9.9 pct deficit, 5 pct growthReuters Africa Egyptian cabinet approves budget draft for FY 2015/2016Daily News Egypt all 13 news articles »

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Egypt's Quiet Social Revolution - Foreign Policy (blog) Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:38:00 GMT

Foreign Policy (blog)

Egypt's Quiet Social Revolution Foreign Policy (blog) But much more important is what's happening among Egypt's silent majority. Here, the opposite trend is becoming clear: fewer taxi drivers are prominently displaying the Koran in their cars. Hijabs are coming off. And the young revolutionary generation ... and more »

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Secret police detentions of activists on the rise in Egypt - Fox News Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:04:22 GMT

Fox News

Secret police detentions of activists on the rise in Egypt Fox News 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 activists and students ... and more »

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UN uses food aid to fight against child labor in Egypt - Reuters Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:43:00 GMT

UN uses food aid to fight against child labor in Egypt Reuters ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Almost 24,000 Egyptian children have received school meals and rations for their families under a scheme to prevent youngsters in the poorest areas from dropping out of school and working, U.N. and EU officials said. and more »

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Displacement of Copts raises persecution fears in Egypt - Al-Monitor Thu, 18 Jun 2015 21:41:50 GMT

Christian Post

Displacement of Copts raises persecution fears in Egypt Al-Monitor CAIRO — Five Coptic Christian families consisting of 18 members from the village of Kafr Darwish in al-Fashn, Beni Suef governorate, were forcibly displaced on May 22 after Ayman Youssef Tawfik, a young member of one the displaced families, published ... Jerusalem Notebook: Egypt's Coptic Christians – Braced for PersecutionChristian Post all 12 news articles »

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Helicopters and scanners no match for Egypt's exam cheats - Al-Monitor Thu, 18 Jun 2015 21:28:08 GMT

Al-Monitor

Helicopters and scanners no match for Egypt's exam cheats Al-Monitor CAIRO — High school exam seasons in Egypt are often accompanied by exam leaks — a phenomenon that has become a major challenge to the successive Egyptian governments, despite several attempts to confront it. The government transports exam ...