Channel NewsAsia | US officials discussing withholding some aid to Egypt over NGO law Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are discussing whether to withhold a portion of U.S. assistance to Egypt to protest Egyptian passage of a law that imposes restrictions on non-governmental organizations, a senior administration official said on ... U.S. officials discussing withholding some aid to Egypt over NGO ... |
The Independent | Teenager found dead bearing signs of torture two days after arrest in Egypt The Independent The young man - from Egypt's Coptic Christian minority - was taken in by police for questioning on Saturday, local media reported his friends as saying. Pictures of his body were quickly shared on social media under the hashtag #Tharwat_Sameh, along ... |
Reuters | Egypt sets up national council to fight terrorism Reuters FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi gives an address after the gunmen attack in Minya, accompanied by leaders of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and the Supreme Council for Police (unseen), at the Ittihadiya presidential palace ... Egypt sets up 'national council' to combat 'terror' Egypt: Presidential decree to set up National Council to counter terrorism 'Stabilization of Egyptian State' program assigned to Public Media |
Reuters | Qatar turns down new LNG deals with Egypt: traders - Reuters Reuters Qatar has turned down several requests by third-party traders to make fresh liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies available to Egypt, raising concerns that a ... |
Aljazeera.com | The Egypt-US lobbying connection Aljazeera.com Washington - Lobbyists working for Egypt's controversial General Intelligence Service (GIS) have years of experience on Capitol Hill, working for politicians with the power to enact policies on Egypt, documents show. Earlier this month, Weber Shandwick ... |
The Independent | Egyptian tank crew crushes car bomb 'to save 50 people' The Independent An Egyptian tank crew have been praised for saving over 50 people's lives after they ran over a car bomb to prevent a suicide attack. Seven civilians, including two young children, were killed when the bomb exploded at a security checkpoint in the ... Tank crushes car packed with explosives in Egypt Egyptian tank crew 'saves 50 people' from deadly suicide bomb by CRUSHING car packed with 200lbs of explosives Car bomb kills seven civilians in Egypt's North Sinai: army |
Aljazeera.com | Egypt jails scores for life over 2011 protests | Egypt News | Al Jazeera Aljazeera.com Defendants were charged with rioting, vandalism and attacking police during protests in December 2011. |
Washington Post | Czech woman stabbed in Egypt attack on verge of death Reuters It was the first significant attack on foreign visitors since a similar assault on the same resort more than a year ago, and came as Egypt struggles to revive a tourism industry hurt by security threats and years of political upheaval. The condition of ... Czech woman injured in Egypt knife attack on brink of death Czech woman stabbed in Egypt clinically dead |
Aljazeera.com | Egypt: No compromise in dispute with Qatar Aljazeera.com Egypt has said that the four Arab states will accept no compromise in their dispute with Qatar over allegations that Doha supports "terrorism". Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, speaking after talks with the European Union diplomatic chief Federica ... |
News24 | Egypt says shootout with police kills 4 suspected militants Daily Mail CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's Interior Ministry says security forces have killed four suspects who were behind the killing of five policemen earlier this month in an attack near Cairo. Wednesday's statement by the ministry says the suspects were killed in an ... Egypt security forces kill four suspected militants - ministry Egypt police kill four suspected in mid-July attack: ministry 4 militants killed in Egypt police raid |