Egypt: Hasam claims killing of Gamal al-Deb of police Aljazeera.com A new Egyptian armed group, the Hasam Movement, has claimed responsibility for the killing of a police officer in the country's north. Armed men shot Gamal al-Deeb, a policeman working with the Homeland Security agency, eight times outside his home in ... Militant group claims assassination of Egyptian policeman |
The Times of Israel | Egypt expresses 'annoyance' with US Embassy over threat warning Reuters Thursday was a public holiday in Egypt in celebration of Armed Forces Day. The Egyptian weekend is Friday and Saturday. The foreign ministry said it expressed dismay to the embassy because such "unjustifiable warnings" could have negative effects ... Egypt Admonishes US Embassy Over Travel Warning Egypt admonishes US over Cairo security warning Egypt: British Embassy Urges Citizens in Cairo to Avoid Gatherings, Public Spaces On Oct.9 |
Washington Post | New phone app tracks forced disappearances in Egypt Washington Post CAIRO — Opponents of the Egyptian government seem to just vanish. Over the past two years, hundreds of political activists, journalists and students — anyone deemed a threat to the government — have been picked up by the national security agency and ... |
The National | Congo v Egypt preview: Hector Cuper, Mohamed Salah and some points to prove for Pharoahs The National Cuper's project for the last year and a half has taken him to the other side of the Med, charged with rebuilding the fallen reputation of what not so long ago was the mightiest country in African football, an Egypt who between 2006 and 2010 won an ... Preview: Egypt dream big in another shot at elusive World Cup appearance All Egypt's players fit for Congo clash in World Cup qualifiers Egypt boss Cuper not surprised with Ghana-Uganda stalemate |
Truthdig | The Story of Egypt Truthdig Joann Fletcher, the author of “The Story of Egypt,” has an unusual academic specialty: “world mummification and funerary archaeology.” No doubt her area of expertise partly explains why her book focuses so heavily on ancient monuments and ... |
China's yuan global push to facilitate Chinese investments in Egypt Xinhua CAIRO, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese yuan's recent inclusion in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)'s Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket is expected to facilitate investments in Egypt, said Egyptian experts. "The yuan SDR inclusion will facilitate ... |
Daily News Egypt | Lagarde Says Egypt Has More Action to Take for IMF Loan Approval Bloomberg The comments will likely add to speculation that Egyptian policy makers will cut subsidies and devalue the pound before the IMF board meets and not after securing the first installment of the loan. The pound has plunged to record lows in recent days on ... IMF Middle East Development director hopes Egypt can secure $6bn by end of month to receive $12bn loan IMF chief foresees 'prompt' start of Egypt lending IMF official sees first payout to Egypt at around $2.5 billion |
CNN | Egypt 'virginity tests' proposed for university entry - CNN.com CNN Cairo, Egypt (CNN) A member of Egypt's parliament has sparked an outcry after reportedly calling for women to be submitted to virginity tests before being ... |
Washington Post | How social media undermined Egypt's democratic transition Washington Post Egypt's 2011 uprising has become synonymous with the successful use of social media to overthrow an entrenched authoritarian regime. Popular and academic literature hold it up as the paradigm of social media's effects on contentious politics. Activists ... |
The Guardian | Egypt's obesity battle: 'No one cares about calories here' The Guardian Inside the neon palace that is Koshary Abou Tarek in downtown Cairo, the air smells of fried onions. Plates are heaped high with koshary, a traditional dish containing rice, macaroni and lentils topped with tomato sauce and onions – a filling mainstay ... |