Washington Post | Clash outside Coptic church in Cairo leaves at least 10 dead Washington Post CAIRO — Egyptian police clashed with suspected militants outside a Coptic church in Cairo on Friday after the attackers tried to break through security barriers protecting the site. At least 10 people were killed, an official said. Reports on ... Gunman kills 11 in attacks on Coptic church, Christian-owned shop in Egypt Gunman Attacks Coptic Church In Egypt, Killing At Least 9 At Least 9 People Killed in Shooting Outside of Egypt Church |
The Sun | Husband of Brit locked up in Egypt for carrying illegal painkillers admits it was 'all his fault' The Sun THE husband of a British woman locked up in Egypt for carrying illegal painkillers for his bad back has admitted it was "all his fault". Laura Plummer, 33, was jailed for three years after flying to the Middle Eastern country with banned Tramadol pills ... 'It's all my fault': Lifeguard boyfriend of British shop assistant, 33, jailed in Egypt says she only brought in ... Brit woman jailed in Egypt FOUND by mum after being SECRETLY transferred to another prison |
Washington Post | Ahmed Shafiq could bring hope to Egypt Washington Post In June 2018, when the term of Egypt's current president, Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, ends, he should leave office. But given Sissi's clear and unfortunate intention to run for another term, the only hope for Egypt is for a qualified, recognizable and ... |
New York Times | Bump, Tumble, Go Faster! In Egypt, Roller Derby Is Real Life New York Times Novices are called “mummies”; players of intermediate skill are known as “Cleopatras”; and those with six months training under their belt — who have paid their dues in bruises — graduate to “Cairoller,” a full member of Egypt's only roller derby ... |
Foreign Policy (blog) | 2017 Was a Bad Year for Egypt's LGBT Community. 2018 Could Be ... Foreign Policy (blog) Egyptian authorities are using a "debauchery" law to justify a crackdown on gay and trans people. By Alyssa Bernstein. | December 28, 2017, 5:41 PM. Haig Papazian, Carl Gerges, and Hamed Sinno, members of the band Mashrou' Leila, in New York on Nov. 1 ... |
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Egypt's North Sinai Reuters Islamic State claims responsibility for attack in Egypt's North Sinai. Reuters Staff. 1 Min Read. Cairo (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility on Friday for an attack on a bank in Egypt's North Sinai, according to a statement posted via its ... |
The Sun | Distraught mother finally tracks down daughter in Egypt | Daily Mail ... Daily Mail Laura's mother, Roberta Synclair, drove three and a half hours to Qena prison - a notorious jail on the bank of the Nile holding murderers and jihadists - only to be told her daughter was not there. Who is Laura Plummer? British tourist jailed for three years in Egypt's Qena prison for carrying Tramadol into the ... Mum of Brit jailed in Egypt over drugs takes agonising 280-mile cab ride trying to find right prison British woman jailed in Egypt is 'on the verge of a breakdown', family says |
Tampabay.com | Egypt, Sudan relations at a new low over Erdogan's visit Tampabay.com CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's pro-government media is vilifying neighboring Sudan over its expanding ties with Turkey and Qatar, Cairo's regional nemesis, saying the three are conspiring against Egypt. While the government has publicly remained silent, the ... |
Egypt repays 2 bln USD in debt in December Xinhua CAIRO, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) repaid about two billion U.S. dollars in debt to international bodies in December, state-run MENA news agency reported Friday. "Of the total, 1.2 billion U.S. dollars were paid back to the ... |
Financial Times | Egypt and Ethiopia clash over huge River Nile dam - Financial Times Financial Times Nothing illustrates the extent of Egypt's dependence on the Nile as much as an aerial view of the country. Amid vast deserts, the river and its cultivated banks appears a narrow green ribbon snaking its way to the north where it widens into a delta ... Egypt wants outside experts to help settle Nile dispute Egypt wants World Bank to intervene in Ethiopia dam impasse Egypt FM to Head to Ethiopia After Nile Dam Talks Stall |