Voice of America | Rights Groups Urge Egypt to Halt Persecution of Activists Voice of America The United Nations and rights groups called on Egypt Wednesday to stop the crackdown on rights activists and drop all impediments to their work. Fourteen international organizations, including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty international, said Egyptian ... Egypt: Rights Defenders at Risk of Prosecution Egypt crackdown targets human rights defenders 13 global NGOs fear for rights groups in Egypt |
WSOC Charlotte | Egypt's president reshuffles government, key posts unchanged WSOC Charlotte CAIRO (AP) β Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi reshuffled his government on Wednesday, replacing nine ministers, including for the finance and investment portfolios, but leaving the key ministries of defense, foreign affairs and interior untouched. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi Reshuffles Cabinet Egypt's Sisi names 10 ministers in cabinet reshuffle Egypt's Sissi Restructures Government but Leaves Key Posts Unchanged |
Sputnik International | Egypt Awaits Political Decisions on Resuming Foreign Flights Sputnik International CAIRO (Sputnik) β Russia suspended all passenger flights to and from Egypt last fall after a Russia-operated Airbus A321 plane crashed en route from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg on October 31, 2015. All 224 people on board ... |
The Times of Israel | Egypt's 'Jewish Quarter' wins top award at Bahrain TV festival The Times of Israel According to Ahram Online, the Israeli embassy in Egypt initially praised the series on its Facebook page but then reversed its opinion, writing, βThe series is starting to adopt a negative approach in its views about Israel as a nation, depicting it ... |
FourFourTwo | Nigeria v Egypt: Ighalo out to stop Pharaohs FourFourTwo Odion Ighalo has vowed to give his all in an attempt to guide Nigeria past Egypt on their way to AFCON qualification. Watford striker Odion Ighalo is determined to lead the way for Nigeria in their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Egypt on ... AFCON qualifiers: I'll give my best against Egypt β Ighalo Ighalo, Iheanacho and Moses comment on Egypt clash |
Open Democracy | The missing element in Egypt: a sense of belonging Open Democracy Mohamed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images. All rights reserved.In 2011, Egyptians took to the streets, revolting against 30 years of corrupt, oppressive, and regressive military rule. Eighteen days later, Mubarak stepped down. They did it! In 2013, Egyptians ... |
Huffington Post | Egypt's Moves to Destroy its Human Rights Movement Threaten U.S. National Interests Huffington Post This article could not be published in Egypt. At least that's my understanding of the gag order a judge, Hesham Abdel Meguid, imposed on reporting or commenting on the criminal case against independent civil society organizations in Egypt after meeting ... |
Reuters | Egypt supply minister says close to wiping out graft in wheat sector Reuters CAIRO Egypt's supply minister said the world's top wheat buyer is close to eradicating graft in its strategic sector, defending the country's management of the system against criticisms that it is vulnerable to corruption. He said authorities ... |
CounterPunch | Egypt is Building to Crisis CounterPunch Egyptian society is rapidly building to another eruption of crisis. If Egyptian society is a plane, it is in the process of crashing; the broken plane's dive angle is steepening, and it is accelerating at the earth. For decades, productive capital in ... |
Centre Daily Times | Bellefonte students showcase ancient Egypt projects Centre Daily Times Students made Egyptian burial masks for their displays. Sixth-graders in Jennifer Kerr's social studies class at Bellefonte Area Middle School are studying ancient Egypt March 23, 2016. The students each made a project, which they presented to students ... |