Posts Tagged: egypt
Bloody Wednesday: Official Death Toll in Egypt Surpasses 500
BBC - Egypt says 525 people were killed on Wednesday when security forces stormed Islamist protest camps in Cairo after a stand-off lasting...
State of Emergency Declared as Chaos Erupts in Egypt
Cairo has come under curfew—and many parts of Egypt under a month-long state of emergency--after protests Wednesday turned violent, leaving as many as 150 people...
Dozens Dead Amid Chaos in Egypt
CNN - In a matter of hours, two peaceful protest camps in Cairo turned into unrecognizable war zones. And the violence is still under...
Egypt Government Says Mediation to End Crisis Has Failed, US Diplomat Leaves Cairo
Reuters - A senior U.S. diplomat involved in trying to mediate an end to Egypt's political crisis left the country on Wednesday, Cairo airport officials...
Report: Hamas Declares State of Emergency Amid Fears of Gaza Coup
Terror group Hamas is becoming increasingly concerned that the actors responsible for the removal of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi from power last month are encroaching...
Kerry: Egypt Must ‘Step Back From the Brink’
CBS News - Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egypt's leaders to bring their country "back from the brink" after violence in Cairo early Saturday left...
Egypt’s General Al-Sisi Calls for Friday Demonstrations to Prove Army Mandate
Globe and Mail / AP - Egypt's military chief on Wednesday called on his countrymen to hold mass demonstrations to voice their support for the...
Tony Blair Says Egypt Has ‘No Future’ as Islamic State
Tony Blair believes that Egypt has "no future as an Islamic state that aspires to be part of a regional caliphate." Writing for Project Syndicate,...
IDF Identifies Rocket Debris in Eilat, Likely Fired From Egypt Last Week
Jerusalem Post / REUTERS - IDF troops found the remains on Tuesday of the first rocket to be fired from Egypt since the July 3 overthrow of...
Egypt’s Interim Leader Mansour Calls for Elections in Early 2014
NBC World News - Egypt will hold presidential and parliamentary elections in early 2014, according to a constitutional declaration issued Monday by the country's interim...
The Israel-Arab Conflict Should be the Last Item on John Kerry’s To-Do-List
This week the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister blamed mass protests in his country on the 'Jewish Diaspora.' Millions of Egyptians took to the streets demanding...
Egypt Coup: 14 Dead, Supreme Court Justice Sworn In as Interim President
After a long night, with 14 protesters dead and hundreds injured, Egyptians celebrated a "second revolution" on Thursday, as the chief justice of the...
Government, Military Set to Square Off in Egypt Showdown
The deadline given by Egypt's military to President Mohamed Morsi for reaching a resolution over political unrest in the country is quickly approaching, with news...
Attempted Lynching of Muslim Brotherhood Supporter in Cairo in Broad Daylight (VIDEO)
Recent mass demonstrations in Egypt exposed not only violent discontent with politicians in the country, but with those that support them as well. A video published...
