New York Times | Egypt Expands Crackdown on Gay and Transgender People New York Times The crackdown has been fueled by social media, where images of the flag-waving were widely shared, and by dating apps and other websites, which the Egyptian police have used to entrap suspected gay and transgender people, activists and officials say. Egypt launches largest LGBT crackdown in more than a decade after rainbow flag incident Egypt 'escalates LGBT crackdown' after rainbow flag display Egypt carries out anal examinations on 'suspects' arrested as part of crackdown on homosexuals since rainbow flag ... |
Aljazeera.com | Why US aid to Egypt is never under threat Aljazeera.com Egyptian businessmen ordered more than 30,000 rocket-propelled grenades from US rival North Korea in a secret deal last year, the Washington Post reported on Sunday. The United Nations described it as the "largest seizure of ammunition in the history ... North Korea reportedly tried to smuggle 30000 rocket launchers to Egypt Egypt Ordered 30000 Weapons From North Korea: Report Cairo says N Korean arms seized in 2016 was not bound for Egypt military |
Bloomberg | Egypt Considers Bond Sale Delay as It Eyes Market Conditions Bloomberg Egypt's reform program, whose centerpiece was the November flotation of the currency followed by two rounds of fuel and electricity price increases, has come at a hefty price domestically in a nation where around half of the population lives on or near ... Egypt plans to issue dollar-denominated Eurobonds in January-February Egypt plans dollar-denominated Eurobonds issue in Jan-Feb Egypt-Economy-Tax |
The Guardian | The dancing, beer-drinking woman who would be Egypt's next president The Guardian Simply getting on the ballot and presenting an alternative to Egypt's current dictatorial politics will be a win in their eyes. Since coming to power in 2013 and then winning an election in 2014, Sisi has positioned himself as the personification of ... |
The Times of Israel | Egypt hails 'opportunity' for Palestinian unity The Times of Israel GAZA CITY — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi said Palestinian reconciliation could be an “opportunity” for wider regional peace, while Hamas welcomed Cairo's aid. “The whole world is waiting for your efforts to achieve reconciliation among the ... US, Israel on standby as Egypt pushes Palestinian reconciliation Egypt: Palestine's Al Masri Thanks Sisi for His Efforts to Secure Palestinian Reconciliation Egypt intel czar in Gaza for Hamas-Fatah reconciliation |
VICE en_us | Activists Aren't Backing Down After Egypt's Massive LGBTQ Crackdown VICE en_us Some who attended waved rainbow flags—an innocuous act in the West, but one that's far more political in a country like Egypt, with a deep history of anti-LGBTQ persecution. In the days that followed, seven people, including some alleged flag wavers ... Egypt Has Arrested At Least 33 People in Two Weeks For Being Gay |
Middle East Monitor | Egypt: 82% of women are harassed on public transport Middle East Monitor Egyptian women are verbally and physically harassed on a daily basis while on public transport, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper reported. “Almost every woman in Egypt has been sexually harassed,” the newspaper quoted a study by the ... |
CBC.ca | After a battle for custody, Cree woman finally brings back her daughters from Egypt CBC.ca After more than a decade of struggling to remain a presence in their lives, and a year living in Egypt fighting for custody, a Cree woman finally arrived home in Quebec, with her two Cree-Egyptian daughters. Candy Gunner and her girls Fatma, 16, and ... |
Vanguard | Egypt lobby for UNESCO position Vanguard ABUJA- Egypt's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammed Elorabi, has appealed to the frican Union (AU) to backed Egyptian candidate to the position of the Director General (DG) of the United Nations Education and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, Dr, ... |
IHS Jane's 360 | Hasm Movement's claim of responsibility for Myanmar embassy attack in Egypt indicates new pan-Islamic motivation ... IHS Jane's 360 The Hasm Movement is claiming for the first time to target civilians associated with foreign governments in Egypt under the banner of pan-Islamic solidarity. The sophistication of previous attacks and the location of this attack on the Cairo island ... |