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Five years after revolt, Egypt has come full circle - USA TODAY Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:22:14 GMT

USA TODAY

Five years after revolt, Egypt has come full circle USA TODAY On Feb. 11, 2011, the Arab Spring revolution that spread to Egypt ousted longtime strongman Hosni Mubarak amid hopes of replacing his military dictatorship with democracy and economic reforms. Five years later, Egypt has come full circle: The military ... Has justice taken a backseat to civil order in Egypt's courts?PBS NewsHour Five years after Egypt's Arab Spring: 'We didn't need a revolution'Washington Post Sisi approves mutual visa exemption between Egypt, ColombiaAhram Online Los Angeles Times -Voice of America (blog) -http://hamodia.com all 130 news articles »

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Italy Urged Egypt for Help Hours After Student Disappeared - ABC News Thu, 11 Feb 2016 23:13:00 GMT

New York Times

Italy Urged Egypt for Help Hours After Student Disappeared ABC News Italian officials contacted Egyptian authorities hours after a student later found tortured to death disappeared in central Cairo last month, according to an official summary of early Italian efforts to locate him. The summary, obtained by The ... Outrage Over an Italian Student's Murder in EgyptNew York Times The Guardian view on Egypt: one murder in Cairo, and one nation's authoritarian spiralThe Guardian all 161 news articles »

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Dozens hurt as train bound for Egyptian capital derails - CBS News Thu, 11 Feb 2016 09:53:00 GMT

CBS News

Dozens hurt as train bound for Egyptian capital derails CBS News Gamal el-Gohari was quoted by Egypt's state-run news agency as saying that the accident took place early Thursday morning near the southern city of Beni Suef. MENA quoted an unidentified security official as saying that the train hit a cement wall ... Train crash injures dozens in EgyptThe Globe and Mail all 147 news articles »

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Bunge fights Egypt ban on wheat shipment - Financial Times Thu, 11 Feb 2016 23:41:00 GMT

Financial Times

Bunge fights Egypt ban on wheat shipment Financial Times The New York-listed company this week opened legal proceedings against Egypt's grain authority, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), after the shipment was rejected by agricultural authorities due to grain fungus contamination. Bunge takes legal action to deliver rejected French wheat to EgyptReuters Egypt's wheat import rules could spark crisisWestern Producer (subscription) HomeNewsEgypt Has 88 Million Reasons to End Bust-Up With Wheat TradeAgWeb The Australian Financial Review -Ahram Online all 96 news articles »

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How the United States Undermines its Ability to Promote Human Rights in Egypt - Huffington Post Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:46:08 GMT

Huffington Post

How the United States Undermines its Ability to Promote Human Rights in Egypt Huffington Post Under Secretary of State Sarah Sewall deserves praise for her speech in Cairo on February 10, where she simply told the truth about the disturbing situation in President Sisi's Egypt. Instead of the wishful thinking of Secretary Kerry, who seems unable ... and more »

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Pressure builds on Egypt to devalue pound - Financial Times Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:37:00 GMT

Financial Times

Pressure builds on Egypt to devalue pound Financial Times Pressure for a currency devaluation is mounting in Egypt as foreign currency shortages are hitting local businesses that rely on imported inputs, say entrepreneurs and analysts. This week GM, which accounts for almost a quarter of the Egyptian car ... and more »

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Egypt's Foreign Minister: Egypt Has A 'Very High Degree Of Security' - NPR Wed, 10 Feb 2016 10:01:02 GMT

NPR

Egypt's Foreign Minister: Egypt Has A 'Very High Degree Of Security' NPR Shortly after arriving in Washington for diplomatic meetings this week, Egypt's foreign minister, Sameh Hassan Shoukry, stopped by NPR to speak with Morning Edition's David Greene. Shoukry, a veteran diplomat and former ambassador to Washington, ... Egypt's Top Diplomat Denies Cairo Is Cracking Down on …Foreign Policy (blog) Libya must lead anti-Islamic State effort: Egypt's foreign ministerReuters Egyptian foreign minister: Libya intervention should waitWashington Post all 110 news articles »

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Egypt's Sissi hosts 36 American Jewish leaders - The Times of Israel Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:05:54 GMT

The Times of Israel

Egypt's Sissi hosts 36 American Jewish leaders The Times of Israel Sissi's government has closely allied with Israel on key security issues, including Egypt's war against Islamic State-affiliated jihadists in Sinai and on both countries' blockade of Hamas-ruled Gaza. The meeting in Cairo comes two days after the ... US Jewish delegation meets Egypt's Sisi in CairoJerusalem Post Israel News Egypt's Sisi meets with leaders of Major American Jewish organizationsAhram Online US Jewish Leaders Meet With El-Sisi in Egypt, Following Talks With Turkey's ErdoganAlgemeiner JP Updates -Arutz Sheva all 19 news articles »

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Obama Proposes Removing Human Rights Conditions on Aid to Egypt - The Intercept Wed, 10 Feb 2016 16:20:34 GMT

The Intercept

Obama Proposes Removing Human Rights Conditions on Aid to Egypt The Intercept The budget proposal released by the Obama administration Tuesday seeks to roll back restrictions Congress has placed on foreign aid to Egypt's military regime and the sale of crowd control weapons to “emerging democracies.” Under current law, 15 ...

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General Motors to resume operations in Egypt - Channel News Asia Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:09:15 GMT

Daily News Egypt

General Motors to resume operations in Egypt Channel News Asia CAIRO: General Motors will resume operations in Egypt on Sunday, the company said on Thursday, after temporarily halting activities earlier in the week due to its inability to source dollars amid the country's currency crisis. Import-dependent Egypt ... UPDATE 1-General Motors to resume operations in EgyptReuters all 17 news articles »