NBCNews.com | Egypt Blocks UN Call to Respect 'Democratically Elected' Turkish Government NBCNews.com UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council failed on Saturday to condemn the violence and unrest in Turkey after Egypt objected to a statement that called on all parties to "respect the democratically elected government of Turkey," diplomats ... Egypt blocks UN text backing Turkish government: Diplomats Egypt blocks UN statement on Turkey Egypt blocks UN call to respect 'democratically elected' govt in Turkey |
Wall Street Journal | Egypt Says 'Fire' Clearly Audible on EgyptAir Cockpit Voice Recording Wall Street Journal Egyptian officials on Saturday disclosed that the word “fire” is clearly audible on the cockpit voice recording from EgyptAir Flight 804, but safety experts and a person involved in the investigation said there are no clear-cut answers so far about the ... |
Wall Street Journal | Turkey's Erdogan Avoids Fate of Egypt's Morsi Wall Street Journal When the military launched a coup against a democratically elected Islamist president three years ago, the massive crowds on the streets—and much of the liberal opposition—enthusiastically backed the plotters. That was Egypt and the downfall of ... First Take: Turkey coup attempt has parallels to Egypt Egypt's pro-army media jump gun, welcome Turkey coup Egypt media jumps the gun on Turkey coup bid |
RT | Pokémon no-GO for Egypt's Muslims as Islamic institution issues fatwa on game RT One of Egypt's most influential religious bodies is unimpressed by Pikachu and his pals, reportedly issuing a fatwa against the hugely popular Pokémon GO mobile phone game. Deputy chief of the Al-Azhar Islamic institution, Abbas Shuman, condemned the ... |
HeraldNet | Egypt unveils oldest papyrus, details on pyramid-builders HeraldNet CAIRO — The Egyptian Museum in Cairo on Thursday began putting on display the country's oldest papyruses, which date back 4,500 years, detailing the daily life of the pyramid-builders. The items are from the 4th Dynasty of King Khufu, also known as ... Egypt Displays Oldest Papyrus, Accounts on Pyramid-Builders Chamber of secrets: Ancient Egyptian pyramid defense 'machine' protected pharaoh's tomb from within Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza lopsided, research reveals |
Ahram Online | Egypt court dismisses assault charges against soccer star (Jul 16, 2016) FOXSports.com CAIRO (AP) A court has dismissed assault charges against one of Egypt's best known football stars after a police photographer who he chased and kicked on an empty pitch withdrew his complaint. In its ruling on Saturday, the court in the Suez Canal city ... Egypt: Court Frees Football Coach Hassan |
SFGate | Cal swim star Farida Osman going to Rio — for Egypt SFGate She is the most famous swimmer in her country. She's a bubbly, engaging personality. She swims for Cal. She's heading to the Rio Olympics. Nope, not that one. Meet Farida Osman, the lone female member of Egypt's Olympic swim team. The Missy Franklin ... |
NPR | Egypt's Population Surges Past 90 Million, Straining Resources Of A Poor Nation NPR An electronic billboard hangs on the side of a towering government building in eastern Cairo, the home of Egypt's statistical agency, CAPMAS. In an alarming red, the billboard ticks off the estimated number of Egyptians, and on a recent day it said ... |
gulfnews.com | Currency devaluation may not boost Egypt tourism gulfnews.com A pedestrian walks past a foreign currency exchange bureau in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015. The Suez canal extension and other construction projects have boosted the economy, which grew above 4 percent in the nine months to March for the first ... |
Mirror.co.uk | How safe is your holiday? Popular destinations including Turkey, Egypt and France examined Mirror.co.uk Million of Brits are flocking to UK airports this summer in search of dream holidays abroad. While many will head to different countries in Europe, others will look further afield - but central to many people's minds will be the threat of terrorism and ... |