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Egypt's long, bloody road from Arab Spring hope to chaos - CNN International Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:37:00 GMT

CNN International

Egypt's long, bloody road from Arab Spring hope to chaos CNN International But the euphoria faded as Egypt was whiplashed from one political extreme to another, from the oppressive government of the Muslim Brotherhood to the military regime that now rules. Five years after Egypt's Arab Spring, the country is on shaky ground ... Egypt arrested nearly 400 people in latest round of protestsMashable Rights group says Egypt arrested nearly 400 over protestsFox News Trouble Brewing in EgyptLobeLog all 436 news articles »

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How Egypt plans to build its next generation of scientists - Al-Monitor Wed, 27 Apr 2016 22:12:50 GMT

Al-Monitor

How Egypt plans to build its next generation of scientists Al-Monitor CAIRO — The educational system in Egypt is in a miserable state. In the World Economic Forum's 2015-2016 Global Competitiveness Report, the country ranked 139th out of 140 countries in the “quality of the education system” index. The educational ...

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Senior Egyptian archaeologist: Israeli claim that Pharaoh was Egyptian is a lie - Jerusalem Post Israel News Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:04:10 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Senior Egyptian archaeologist: Israeli claim that Pharaoh was Egyptian is a lie Jerusalem Post Israel News In an interview with the Egyptian daily newspaper al-Youm al-Sabih, the director-general of Luxor's Antiquities, Mustafa Waziri, surprisingly argued that king Pharaoh belonged to the foreign Hyksos dynasty that invaded Egypt in the 15th century BCE and ... and more »

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Egypt human rights defender Ahmad Abdallah accused of belonging to terrorist group - Huffington Post Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:45:31 GMT

Egypt human rights defender Ahmad Abdallah accused of belonging to terrorist group Huffington Post Ahmad Abdallah, a prominent human rights defender arrested in Egypt, is being accused by the government of a series of offenses including, “Belonging to a terrorist group.” He was one of those rounded up in the last week as the Egyptian authorities ... and more »

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Sinai bombing kills 3 police, wounds 8: Egypt official - Hindustan Times Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:53:00 GMT

Hindustan Times

Sinai bombing kills 3 police, wounds 8: Egypt official Hindustan Times Egypt's state news agency says three policemen have been killed in a roadside bombing in the turbulent north of the Sinai Peninsula. MENA quoted an unidentified security official saying that today's explosion targeted an armoured personnel carrier in ... Egypt Official Says Sinai Bombing Kills 3 Police, Wounds 8ABC News 3 conscripts killed, 8 injured in Egypt's Sinai blastXinhua Three Egypt policemen killed in Sinai bombinggulfnews.com Anadolu Agency -Press TV all 16 news articles »

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Egypt caught up in a vicious circle with its finances - The National Wed, 27 Apr 2016 09:21:45 GMT

Egypt caught up in a vicious circle with its finances The National Egypt's finances have entered a vicious downward cycle, with the government's stopgap measures to fix problems in the short term merely compounding the problem in the longer term. Simple arithmetic tells you something eventually has to give.

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Italian student's death in Egypt: The case that won't go away - Al-Arabiya Wed, 27 Apr 2016 05:48:20 GMT

Al-Arabiya

Italian student's death in Egypt: The case that won't go away Al-Arabiya “In fact, [President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi] had mentioned earlier that he would opt for deportation of foreigners who act in one way or another against Egypt, and the journalists themselves never claimed they were mistreated or tortured while in detention. Egypt arrests legal consultant for family of killed Italian studentDaily Sabah UK urges Egypt to consider security agencies as responsible for Regeni's murderDaily News Egypt UK unhappy about Egypt student murder probeNews24 BBC News -Middle East Eye -The Independent all 24 news articles »

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Russian Manufacturer To Provide Egypt With Aerial Defense - DefenseNews.com Tue, 26 Apr 2016 21:13:35 GMT

DefenseNews.com

Russian Manufacturer To Provide Egypt With Aerial Defense DefenseNews.com GABORONE, Botswana — Russian air defense equipment manufacturer Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) said it will deliver 28 units of the President-S onboard defense system to the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) by July. In an interview with ... and more »

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Egyptian Police Stifle Plans for Mass Protest Over Islands - ABC News Mon, 25 Apr 2016 16:13:26 GMT

Egyptian Police Stifle Plans for Mass Protest Over Islands ABC News Thousands of Egyptian riot police on Monday stifled plans for mass demonstrations against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's rule, using tear gas, birdshot and beating up young activists to quickly disperse flash protests by hundreds in what evolved ... and more »

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New tool could help avert Egypt water crisis - Fox News Tue, 26 Apr 2016 17:41:00 GMT

New tool could help avert Egypt water crisis Fox News "For a thousand years," Abdullah Sheikh's family has been working the land the same way - flooding fields in Egypt's Nile Delta and planting seeds by hand. But now a small, relatively cheap plow has changed all that, allowing him to nearly double the ... and more »