January 11, 2014
10:48 pm

In this Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014 photo, an Egyptian Salafi holds a copy of the new constitution as he attends a conference to hear a lecture entitled “Know Your Constitution," ahead of a two-day vote on a draft amendment in El-Saf village, 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt. (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)

Ultraconservative Salafis gamble on Egypt’s charter

Al-Nour party backs new draft constitution which aims to ban political parties based on religion and give women equal rights

By Laura Dean and Sarah El Deeb

January 11, 2014
6:58 pm

Ariel Sharon talks with David Ben Gurion during a bus ride along the Israeli Army positions on the Egyptian border. (photo credit: IDF/Flash90)

‘Nobody, for better and for worse, left such a deep mark in our recent history’

Key comments from Israel, Arab and world figures in initial response to the death of Ariel Sharon

By AP

January 11, 2014
5:51 pm

Former prime minister Ariel Sharon leaves the Temple Mount on September 28, 2000. (photo credit: Flash90)

Major events in the life of Ariel Sharon

He fought the British at age 14, commanded the drive into the Suez Canal in 1973, and eventually withdrew from Gaza

By AP

January 11, 2014
4:40 am

Egyptian security forces clash with supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi in the Nasr City district of Cairo, Egypt, January 10, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Ahmed Abd El Latif, El Shouk newspaper)

3 killed in Egypt as Islamists rally against vote

Hundreds of former president’s supporters clash with police, call for boycott of upcoming constitutional referendum

By MARIAM RIZK

January 9, 2014
9:05 am

Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef laughs during an interview with The Associated Press at his studio in downtown Cairo, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Amid turmoil, ‘Egypt’s Jon Stewart’ prepares comeback

In AP interview, Bassem Youssef says show poking fun at politics will return on short notice ‘without self-censorship’

By Brian Rohan

January 8, 2014
12:39 pm

Egyptian security forces stand guard outside a court ahead of the trial of ousted President Mohammed Morsi , in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, January 8, 2014. (photo credit: AP Photo/Mohammed Abu Zaid)

Morsi’s trial adjourned until February

Fog prevents helicopter from transporting former Egyptian president to court

By AP

January 7, 2014
6:33 am

An armored military vehicles secures Cairo's St. Mark's Cathedral on Monday (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)

Egypt’s Copts celebrate Christmas amid heavy security

Christian minority hopes that an upcoming vote on a new constitution will enshrine equality and criminalize discrimination

By Hamza Hendawi

January 7, 2014
4:38 am

Illustrative photo of an Uzi machine gun (photo credit: Youtube screenshot)

Weapons theft from IDF bases on the rise

Officials attribute uptick to the completion of Israeli-Egyptian border fence, which has significantly affected supply

By Marissa Newman

January 6, 2014
11:53 pm

A military soldier walks through heavy smoke from clashes with supporters of Egypt’s ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in Mediterranean city of Alexandria, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Heba Khamis)

Egypt summons, ‘totally condemns’ Iran diplomat

Cairo rages over Tehran’s latest statements on the surge of violence in the country

By AP

January 6, 2014
11:14 pm

An Egyptian man carries a sign that reads in Arabic: "Arab Republic of Egypt, State security investigation device," after protesters stormed the offices of the state security building headquarters in Cairo's northern Nasr City neighborhood, Egypt, March 5, 2011. (photo credit: AP/Ahmed Ali, File)

Hotline marks return of Egypt’s security agency

The National Security Agency, widely hated during Mubarak’s era, tries to rehabilitate its image

By Sarah El Deeb

January 6, 2014
11:04 am

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi addresses the nation in a televised speech on Tuesday, July 2. (photo credit: AP Photo/Egyptian State Television)

TV head sacked over Morsi hagiography

Al-Ahram: Nile TV’s Mervat Mohsen claims her crew made a ‘massive mistake’ rather than showing support of Muslim Brotherhood

January 4, 2014
6:52 pm

A supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi raises his hands with a gesture of an open palm with four raised fingers that has became a symbol for the Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque where hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters were killed by security forces in August, in Ramsis Square, Cairo, Egypt (photo credit: AP)

Egypt summons Qatari ambassador in Cairo

Move comes after Doha expressed concerns over number of deaths in demonstrations supporting ousted president Mohammed Morsi

By AP

January 4, 2014
4:47 pm

Death toll in latest Egypt clashes rises to 17

At least 62 injured as Muslim Brotherhood supporters battle army in Cairo, Alexandria

By AP

January 4, 2014
5:48 am

This image released by the Supreme Council of Antiquities shows colored inscriptions on a newly discovered tomb in Luxor, Egypt, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Supreme Council of Antiquities)

Tomb of ancient Egyptian brewer unearthed

Japanese archaeologists find 3,000-year-old tomb of ‘maker of beer for gods of the dead’

By AP

January 3, 2014
6:51 pm

Egyptian plainclothes policemen arrest a supporter of ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi during clashes in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday (photo credit: AP/Ahmed Abd El Latif/El Shorouk newspaper)

Egypt: Several dead in Muslim Brotherhood protests

Recently declared a terrorist organization, Islamist group urges supporters into the streets ahead of constitutional referendum

By MAGGIE MICHAEL

Topic: Egypt

Ultraconservative Salafis gamble on Egypt’s charter

Al-Nour party backs new draft constitution which aims to ban political parties based on religion and give women equal rights

‘Nobody, for better and for worse, left such a deep mark in our recent history’

Key comments from Israel, Arab and world figures in initial response to the death of Ariel Sharon

Major events in the life of Ariel Sharon

He fought the British at age 14, commanded the drive into the Suez Canal in 1973, and eventually withdrew from Gaza

3 killed in Egypt as Islamists rally against vote

Hundreds of former president’s supporters clash with police, call for boycott of upcoming constitutional referendum

Amid turmoil, ‘Egypt’s Jon Stewart’ prepares comeback

In AP interview, Bassem Youssef says show poking fun at politics will return on short notice ‘without self-censorship’

Morsi’s trial adjourned until February

Fog prevents helicopter from transporting former Egyptian president to court

Egypt’s Copts celebrate Christmas amid heavy security

Christian minority hopes that an upcoming vote on a new constitution will enshrine equality and criminalize discrimination

Weapons theft from IDF bases on the rise

Officials attribute uptick to the completion of Israeli-Egyptian border fence, which has significantly affected supply

Egypt summons, ‘totally condemns’ Iran diplomat

Cairo rages over Tehran’s latest statements on the surge of violence in the country

Hotline marks return of Egypt’s security agency

The National Security Agency, widely hated during Mubarak’s era, tries to rehabilitate its image

TV head sacked over Morsi hagiography

Al-Ahram: Nile TV’s Mervat Mohsen claims her crew made a ‘massive mistake’ rather than showing support of Muslim Brotherhood

Egypt summons Qatari ambassador in Cairo

Move comes after Doha expressed concerns over number of deaths in demonstrations supporting ousted president Mohammed Morsi

Death toll in latest Egypt clashes rises to 17

At least 62 injured as Muslim Brotherhood supporters battle army in Cairo, Alexandria

Tomb of ancient Egyptian brewer unearthed

Japanese archaeologists find 3,000-year-old tomb of ‘maker of beer for gods of the dead’

Egypt: Several dead in Muslim Brotherhood protests

Recently declared a terrorist organization, Islamist group urges supporters into the streets ahead of constitutional referendum

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