New York Times | Court in Egypt Overturns Mohamed Morsi's Death Sentence New York Times The Court of Cassation, an appellate panel that interprets and applies Egyptian law, ordered a retrial of a case in which Mr. Morsi was charged with orchestrating a prison break during the chaotic days of the 2011 uprising against Mr. Mubarak. The case ... Egypt's Mohamed Morsi has death sentence overturned Egypt overturns Morsi's death sentence. What about others on death row? Court nixes death sentence for Egypt's Islamist ex-president |
NPR | Fit For A King: Grand Museum Will Showcase Tut And Egypt's Ancient Culture NPR The angular steel and concrete skeleton of Egypt's huge new museum rises up on the Giza plains, in sight of the pyramids that inspired it. When it opens next year, visitors to the Grand Egyptian Museum will be able to see the Great Pyramid of Khufu and ... |
Reuters | Challenging government, Egypt's parliament approves 'repressive' NGO bill Reuters "This law is unprecedented in its repression and is the state's way of declaring war on human rights organizations," said Mohamed Zaree, Egypt program manager at the Cairo Institute of Human Rights Studies. Egypt has accused some NGOs of receiving ... Egypt parliament approves contentious NGO draft bill |
Ynetnews | Egypt condemns Israeli bill that could approve settlements Washington Post JERUSALEM — Egypt has condemned an Israeli bill that, if adopted, would legalize settlements built without government permission in the West Bank — territory Palestinians claim as part of their future state. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ahmed Abu ... France, Egypt say Israeli settlement bill a risk to two-state solution Egypt condemns Israeli bill to legitimise settlements in occupied West Bank |
Los Angeles Times | Doctor pleads guilty to faking death and fleeing to Egypt to avoid federal prosecution in 2002 Los Angeles Times A doctor from Newport Beach once accused of Medi-Cal fraud pleaded guilty Tuesday to fleeing federal prosecution by faking his own death and living abroad in Egypt for the last 14 years. Tigran Svadjian, 58, admitted that he hid in Russia then Egypt ... Newport doc faked death in alleged Medi-Cal scam: Nabbed in Egypt, guilty plea |
Middle East Eye | Total crisis in Egypt In Defense of Marxism Abdel Fatah Al-SisiSisi came to power in Egypt after millions of people took to the streets to protest over declining living standards and the rising instability and increasingly authoritarian nature of the Muslim Brotherhood government of Mohamed Morsi. Donald Trump? He's only imitating President Sisi, report Egyptian media |
Vanguard | Egypt reopens pharaoh's tomb - Vanguard News Vanguard The tombs of Queen Nefertari and King Seti I in the ancient Upper Egyptian city of Luxor, dating back to the New Kingdom era, will reopen to tourists after being ... Why an undamaged mummy uncovered in Luxor will stay in Egypt 3000-Year-Old Mummy Found in Egyptian Tomb 2,500-year-old mummy discovered in Egyptian tomb - CBBC ... |
Washington Post | In post-Arab Spring Egypt, Muslim attacks on Christians are rising ... Washington Post ASEM, Egypt — The Christian and Muslim villagers grew up together, played on the same soccer fields as kids, and attended the same schools in this riverside ... |
Ahram Online | Kuwait to supply Egypt with 2 million barrels of oil a month Fox News CAIRO – Egypt's state news agency says Kuwait has agreed to supply Egypt with 2 million barrels of crude per month, starting in January. Tuesday's announcement comes more than a month after Saudi Arabia halted previously agreed fuel shipments to ... Kuwait to provide Egypt with 2 million barrels of oil per month |
New York Times | Painful Steps Help Egypt Secure $12 Billion IMF Loan New York Times CAIRO — The International Monetary Fund approved a $12 billion loan for Egypt on Friday, in a move intended to stave off economic collapse in the Arab world's most populous nation as it grapples with a plunging currency, soaring inflation and ... Egypt: IMF approves $12bn loan Egypt wins approval for $12bn loan from the IMF IMF Approves $12 Billion Loan to Egypt |