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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 protests over Red Sea islands spark clashesCNN Egypt Clamps Down on Protests Over Red Sea IslandsTIME Rights group says Egypt arrested nearly 400 over protestsFox News Brookings Institution (blog) -Foreign Affairs all 436 news articles »

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Egypt Tries to Divert Eyes to Citizen Who Died in London - ABC News Thu, 28 Apr 2016 15:45:19 GMT

Middle East Eye

Egypt Tries to Divert Eyes to Citizen Who Died in London ABC News Under scrutiny in Europe over its handling of investigations into the torture death of an Italian student in Cairo, Egyptian authorities sought to deflect attention Thursday toward the fate of a British-Egyptian man who died in a London fire. The case ... Egypt's journalist union accuses government of violating press freedomsMiddle East Eye Egypt's Dangerous TurnConsortium News Africa: Think Again - Egypt Looks South, FinallyAllAfrica.com Al-Arabiya -Press TV all 45 news articles »

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There's gold in them dunes, miners say of 'geological Disneyland' Egypt - The Japan Times Fri, 29 Apr 2016 00:30:43 GMT

London Free Press

There's gold in them dunes, miners say of 'geological Disneyland' Egypt The Japan Times Essential for ancient artifacts like the famed burial mask of Tutankhamun and still highly desired in Middle Eastern culture today, gold has been mined in Egypt for millennia. But experts say the country is heavily underexplored and that modern ... The search for ancient Egyptian goldLondon Free Press all 2 news articles »

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CBS News' Lara Logan Describes Her Life After Sexual Assault in Egypt: 'Since That Time I Have Never Lived Without ... - People Magazine Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:00:25 GMT

People Magazine

CBS News' Lara Logan Describes Her Life After Sexual Assault in Egypt: 'Since That Time I Have Never Lived Without ... People Magazine In 2011, 60 Minutes' Lara Logan was covering the Arab Spring demonstrations from Egypt's Tahrir Square when a mob of hundreds suddenly turned on her, and viciously sexually assaulted her. "Since that time I have never lived without pain," Logan tells ... and more »

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Egypt's New Battleground: Dark Forces Block a Major M&A Transaction - Frontera News (registration) (blog) Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:40:10 GMT

Frontera News (registration) (blog)

Egypt's New Battleground: Dark Forces Block a Major M&A Transaction Frontera News (registration) (blog) They came from the man who knows better than just about anyone else. After all, Naguib Sawiris, Egypt's wealthiest businessman, finds himself blocked from buying a local bank. “I am no longer able to keep quiet about what is wrong,” Sawiris wrote in a ... UPDATE 1-Egypt's CIB approves extension for Beltone Financial's offer for CI CapitalReuters all 3 news articles »

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Egypt: Sinai blast kills 3 policemen, injuring 8 - AfricaNews Thu, 28 Apr 2016 09:18:32 GMT

AfricaNews

Egypt: Sinai blast kills 3 policemen, injuring 8 AfricaNews Egypt's interior minister says three policemen have been killed in a roadside bombing in the turbulent north of the Sinai Peninsula. He was quoted as saying that the explosion targeted an armoured personnel carrier in the city of el-Arish, wounding ... Three Egypt policemen killed in Sinai bombingNews24 Egyptian MP says forcing Sinai residents to move will only worsen terrorismAl-Monitor all 7 news articles »

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Egypt's international drum festival - AfricaNews Thu, 28 Apr 2016 12:18:18 GMT

AfricaNews

Egypt's international drum festival AfricaNews The sounds of the beating drums filled the streets of Cairo and cultural streets, as drummers performed routines skilfully. With acts from about 20 countries, the festival is aimed at spreading a message of peace and cultural awareness between nations.

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Egypt policeman suspended over driver shooting - BBC News Thu, 28 Apr 2016 12:22:33 GMT

BBC News

Egypt policeman suspended over driver shooting BBC News An Egyptian police officer has been suspended and is under investigation for allegedly shooting and wounding a minibus driver in the capital Cairo. The interior ministry said a heated argument escalated into a fight after the policeman told the driver ...

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British woman paralysed after being crushed by a horse in Egypt finally coming home - Mirror.co.uk Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:06:29 GMT

Mirror.co.uk

British woman paralysed after being crushed by a horse in Egypt finally coming home Mirror.co.uk A British woman left paralysed after being crushed by a horse in Egypt is coming home - thanks to the kindness of strangers. Olivia Fairclough, 31, from Eaglescliffe, Co Durham, cannot move from the waist down and had been confined to a hospital bed ... and more »

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Defying ban, Egypt's Coptic Christians flock to Jerusalem - The Times of Israel Thu, 28 Apr 2016 19:16:55 GMT

The Times of Israel

Defying ban, Egypt's Coptic Christians flock to Jerusalem The Times of Israel Egyptian Copts were forbidden from visiting Israel by their late pope Shenouda III, who put the prohibition in place to protest Israel's annexation of Jerusalem. Shenouda passed away in March 2012 at the age of 88, after leading the church for 40 years. Thousands of Egyptians Enter Israel for Holy Fire Rite in JerusalemHaaretz all 3 news articles »