High Stakes for Engaging Morsi’s Egypt
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Military guards Egypt power as Islamists claim victory
Daniel Berehulak / Getty Images Egyptian election workers count votes at a polling station on June 17, in Cairo. By msnbc.com news services and staff Updated at 11:09 p.m. ET: ...
Egypt protesters torch candidate’s HQ
Demonstrators furious that Hosni Mubarak’s last prime minister made it into the runoff for the country’s presidential election set ablaze his campaign headquarters on Monday, underscoring the divisive outcome ...
Egypt army court acquits physician over virginity test
CAIRO – An Egyptian army court acquitted an army physician on Sunday of forcing a virginity test on a pro-democracy protester, setting back hopes of reining in a military establishment ...
U.S. Wins Release of NGO Workers, Aid to Egypt Still Vulnerable
WASHINGTON, Mar 1, 2012 (IPS) – After weeks of political pressure from the U.S., Egyptian officials announced Wednesday that the remaining employees of two U.S. government-supported organisations facing a criminal ...
2 of 3 Americans arrested in Egypt back in US
CAIRO — At least two of three American students arrested during protests in Cairo arrived back in the U.S. late Saturday, three days after an Egyptian court ordered their release. ...
2 of 3 Americans arrested in Egypt back in US
CAIRO — At least two of three American students arrested during protests in Cairo arrived back in the U.S. late Saturday, three days after an Egyptian court ordered their release. ...
UN condemns ‘brutal’ beatings in Egypt
CAIRO — International criticism of Egypt’s military rulers mounted Wednesday as police clashed for a fifth day with protesters demanding the generals relinquish power immediately. A rights group raised the ...
Riots over church attack in Egypt kill 24
CAIRO — Flames lit up downtown Cairo, where big clashes raged Sunday, drawing Christians angry over a recent church attack, Muslims and Egyptian security forces. At least 24 people were ...
Christians in Egypt fear Islamist pressure
CAIRO — On her first day to school, 15-year-old Christian student Ferial Habib was stopped at the doorstep of her new high school with clear instructions: either put on a ...
