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Hundreds Vanishing in Egypt as Crackdown Widens, Activists Say - New York Times Wed, 27 Jan 2016 01:07:24 GMT

New York Times

Hundreds Vanishing in Egypt as Crackdown Widens, Activists Say New York Times Mr. Khalil, who lives about 50 miles north of Cairo in El Santa, Egypt, had not been formally arrested, so his family could not determine where he was being held, or by whom. His relatives, who said he did not have access to a lawyer, worried that he ... and more »

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Egyptian Satirist Threatened for Giving Police Condom Balloons - New York Times Tue, 26 Jan 2016 22:21:30 GMT

New York Times

Egyptian Satirist Threatened for Giving Police Condom Balloons New York Times Video of the prank showed the comedian, Shady Abu Zaid, and a young actor, Ahmed Malek, pretending to celebrate a national holiday in honor of Egypt's police by giving unwitting officers the balloons. The video became a sensation on Facebook, where it ... A Look At Egypt's Uprising, 5 Years LaterNPR Egypt Is Covering Up A Police Brutality Crisis With Talk Of TerrorismThinkProgress Searching for Egypt and January 25Huffington Post BBC News -The Economist (blog) -Newsweek all 1,037 news articles »

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Egypt Eases Restrictions on Foreign Currency for Importers - ABC News Tue, 26 Jan 2016 14:29:13 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt Eases Restrictions on Foreign Currency for Importers ABC News Egypt will allow importers to keep larger amounts of foreign currency in banks, the Central Bank said Tuesday, in a move that will be welcomed by businesses. Deposits of the equivalent of $250,000 a month, up from a previous limit of $50,000, will now ... UPDATE 2-Egypt raises cap on forex deposits for imports of essential goodsReuters Egypt raises monthly dollar deposit cap for staples imports, lifts the daily limitAhram Online all 37 news articles »

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Can new food safety law stop Egypt's 'donkey slaughter mafia'? - Al-Monitor Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:41:12 GMT

Al-Monitor

Can new food safety law stop Egypt's 'donkey slaughter mafia'? Al-Monitor Mansour admitted there is a crisis in Egypt's food market in light of poor oversight. “This is an undeniable reality,” he said. “But following the president's instructions to form a committee, we will now have a food safety bill. This will be the only ...

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Egypt after the revolution - CNN Mon, 25 Jan 2016 11:41:10 GMT

CNN	Egypt after the revolution CNN Her work from that time culminated in a book, "Embed in Egypt." Sevim's photos show the demonstrations, the raw emotions of the so-called Arab Spring. But they also show everyday life: people dancing, celebrating birthdays, enjoying amusement parks.

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Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher, review: 'excellent' - Telegraph.co.uk Mon, 25 Jan 2016 22:01:04 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher, review: 'excellent' Telegraph.co.uk As the excellent four-part series Immortal Egypt with Joann Fletcher (BBC Two) has shown us, ancient Egyptians were obsessed with posterity. However, Fletcher's greatest achievement has been to rescue these abstract historical figures from the ossuary ...

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Russian lawmaker: Egypt trying to reach balance in its relations with US and Russia - TASS Tue, 26 Jan 2016 17:48:30 GMT

Russian lawmaker: Egypt trying to reach balance in its relations with US and Russia TASS CAIRO, January 26. /TASS/. Egypt is trying to reach a balance in its foreign policy in terms of its relations with Russia and the United States, Alexey Pushkov, the chairman of the international committee of Russia's State Duma lower parliament house ...

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These Are the Faces of Egypt's Revolutionaries - TIME Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:12:01 GMT

TIME

These Are the Faces of Egypt's Revolutionaries TIME The result was a photo essay that captured a changing Egypt through everyday people. Five years later, they returned to find these men and women now living in a culture of fear. “They were afraid,” Sánchez tells TIME. “Many people, even bloggers and ...

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Saudi, Egypt edge up as oil rebounds; other Gulf markets slip - Ahram Online Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:58:45 GMT

Al-Bawaba

Saudi, Egypt edge up as oil rebounds; other Gulf markets slip Ahram Online Bourses in Saudi Arabia and Egypt recovered earlier losses and edged higher on Tuesday as crude prices bounced back, while other major Gulf stock markets slid. Brent climbed 82 cents over $30 a barrel at 12:18 GMT on Tuesday, lifted by hopes that OPEC ... Egyptian troops in Saudi Arabia for joint military exerciseAl-Bawaba MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi, Egypt fall as oil, global bourses declineReuters all 25 news articles »

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Egypt, Russia 'doing their best' to boost strategic relationship: Parliament speaker - Ahram Online Tue, 26 Jan 2016 18:00:26 GMT

Ahram Online

Egypt, Russia 'doing their best' to boost strategic relationship: Parliament speaker Ahram Online Egypt and Russia will do their best to boost the relationship between the two countries to a strategic level, said Egypt's parliament speaker Ali Abdel-Al After a Tuesday meeting with the speaker of the Russian parliament (the Duma) Sergey ... Parliament Speaker Says Return of Russian Tourists to Egypt 'Possible Soon'Sputnik International Airlines Facing Closure Over Russia's Egypt Flight BanThe Moscow Times (registration) Top Russian MP eyes resumption of flights, tourism with EgyptJerusalem Post Israel News TASS all 30 news articles »