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Mexico and Egypt Trade Pointed Remarks After Strike Kills Tourists - New York Times Wed, 16 Sep 2015 01:36:52 GMT

CNN

Mexico and Egypt Trade Pointed Remarks After Strike Kills Tourists New York Times CAIRO — Mexico's foreign minister traveled to Egypt on Tuesday to demand answers about a mistaken military airstrike over the weekend that hit a picnic full of Mexican tourists, killing a dozen people, while her Egyptian counterpart defended the ... 8 Mexican tourists, mistaken for terrorists, killed in EgyptCNN Egypt attack: Mexico confirms eight nationals diedBBC News Mexican Government Confirms Eight Tourists Killed in EgyptWall Street Journal U.S. News & World Report all 329 news articles »

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Egyptian security forces kill tourists after mistaking them for terrorists - CNN Tue, 15 Sep 2015 05:37:30 GMT

CNN

Egyptian security forces kill tourists after mistaking them for terrorists CNN The country's ambassador to Egypt, Jorge Alvarez Fuentes, spoke to the hospitalized Mexicans, "who individually told him they had suffered an aerial attack with bombs launched from an airplane and helicopters. They were evacuated by civilian and ... Mexico wants answers from Egypt after 8 tourists killedYahoo News Tourists in Egypt Were Killed With BombsWall Street Journal Egyptian Military Said to Fire on Mexican Tourists During PicnicNew York Times Quartz -BBC News all 1,399 news articles »

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Accidental killing of tourists highlights Egypt-U.S. tension over military aid - PBS NewsHour (blog) Tue, 15 Sep 2015 23:58:50 GMT

PBS NewsHour (blog)

Accidental killing of tourists highlights Egypt-U.S. tension over military aid PBS NewsHour (blog) On Sunday, 12 tourists were accidentally killed by Egyptian government forces, who mistook the group for Islamist militants and fired on them with an Apache helicopter. Jeffrey Brown speaks to Michele Dunne of the Carnegie Endowment for International ... and more »

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Here's How Egypt Could Screw Things Up a Bit For Israel - VICE News Tue, 15 Sep 2015 20:41:41 GMT

VICE News

Here's How Egypt Could Screw Things Up a Bit For Israel VICE News When Italy's state-owned Eni announced in late August the discovery of a "world class supergiant," a massive natural gas deposit in the Zohr Prospect 120 miles off the Egyptian coast, the North African country cried eureka. The Italians flexed ... and more »

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Egypt's Red Sea flats that have cost Britons their life savings - This is Money Tue, 15 Sep 2015 21:33:25 GMT

This is Money

Egypt's Red Sea flats that have cost Britons their life savings This is Money British holidaymakers fear they've lost their life savings after paying up to £85,000 for beach flats that have never been built, Money Mail has learned. Scores of Britons were convinced to buy luxury apartments at the Oasis Marina resort in Hurghada ...

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Exclusive: China trying to undercut Germany on submarine offer to Egypt - Reuters Tue, 15 Sep 2015 21:14:00 GMT

Business Insider

Exclusive: China trying to undercut Germany on submarine offer to Egypt Reuters TKMS has been in talks with Egypt for the additional two, they said. While TKMS declined to comment, Germany's Economy Ministry said it had authorized the construction of the two additional submarines for Egypt. In a sign of developing ties, German ... China is trying to undercut Germany by offering submarines to Egypt for a ...Business Insider China 'bids to sell two submarines to Egypt' as it tries to expand its markets ...South China Morning Post (subscription) all 16 news articles »

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Egypt says killed 55 militants in Sinai, two soldiers killed - Reuters Tue, 15 Sep 2015 21:26:00 GMT

UPI.com

Egypt says killed 55 militants in Sinai, two soldiers killed Reuters Egypt is battling an insurgency that gained pace after its military overthrew President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood Islamist movement in mid-2013 in the wake of mass protests against his rule. The insurgency, mounted by Islamic State's ... Egyptian security forces kill 55 militants during operation in Sinai PeninsulaUPI.com Egyptian soldiers kill 360 militants in restive Sinai PeninsulaPress TV all 49 news articles »

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Egypt sentences 8 alleged Islamists to death for killings - Yahoo News Tue, 15 Sep 2015 15:50:04 GMT

The New York Review of Books (blog)

Egypt sentences 8 alleged Islamists to death for killings Yahoo News The accusations stem from the violence that swept Egypt after the military overthrew Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July 2013. Authorities have waged a massive crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood -- now branded a terrorist organization -- and ... Egypt's Media: Endorsing RepressionThe New York Review of Books (blog) all 47 news articles »

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In Egypt, Syria refugees ready to risk all for Europe - Yahoo News Tue, 15 Sep 2015 22:16:43 GMT

Yahoo News

In Egypt, Syria refugees ready to risk all for Europe Yahoo News Alexandria (Egypt) (AFP) - Their arrest by Egypt's coastguard and 12 days in detention under the searing heat have not sapped the determination of young Syrian Suad and her brother: They will get to Europe, whatever the risk. "When the coastguards ... and more »

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Sunken Treasures From Ancient Egypt Are Now on Display in France - Smithsonian Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:18:45 GMT

Sunken Treasures From Ancient Egypt Are Now on Display in France Smithsonian For seven years, archaeologists have been unearthing artifacts dating back to ancient Egypt that were buried, until recently, at the bottom of the Mediterranean—and those treasures are now on display at a cultural institute in Paris. In an exhibit ...