Kerry to Encourage Consensus in Egypt
Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images(CAIRO) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Egypt on Saturday and urged political leaders to come to a political consensus.Kerry is on his first overseas trip since being named secretary of state. Th…
More than a Dozen Killed in Hot Air Balloon Crash in Egypt
STR/AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — More than a dozen tourists are dead after a hot air balloon caught fire and crashed in Luxor, Egypt on Tuesday.The balloon is said to have been about 1,000 feet in the air when the explosion occurred.”I heard a loud explo…
Iranian President Visits Egypt Ending 30-Year Boycott
The Iranian President’s Office via Getty Images(CAIRO) — In a sign of a major policy shift, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with top Egyptian officials in Cairo Tuesday.Until recently, the two nations had no diplomatic ties since the Islamic…
Egypt’s President Won’t Accept Unity Government
AFP/Getty Images(BERLIN) — There will be no unity government in Egypt if President Mohammed Morsi has his way.With civil unrest growing over the direction of his Islamist regime, Morsi will not allow a new government to take over before the parliament…
Unrest Continues in Egypt; Military Chief Warns of Collapse of State
Ed Giles/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Protesters in Egypt continued to call for the ouster of President Mohammed Morsi overnight, defying a curfew enforced in three provinces — Port Said, Ismailia and the Suez.Tens of thousands poured into the streets, chan…
Egyptian Protestors Kill 30 Due to Death Penalty Sentences Given to Violent Soccer Fans
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(CAIRO) — At least 30 people are reported dead and more than 300 are injured after violent protestors went to the streets after death sentences were given to soccer fans in connection with last February’s soccer stadium violent ram…
Egyptian President Claims He Was Taken Out of Context
AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — A spokesman for Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi says the angry slurs the leader made against Jews and Zionists during interviews in 2010 were taken out of context.His office was responding to videos in which Morsi, who as t…
White House Denounces Morsi’s Comments on Jews, Zionists
AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The White House on Tuesday sharply rebuked comments made by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi before he rose to power in 2010 in which he exhorted followers to hate Jews and Zionists.Obama administration spokesman Jay Ca…
Egyptian Court Overturns Hosni Mubarak’s Conviction
AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is getting a second chance, which will likely not sit well with millions of his countrymen.On Sunday, an appeal courts overturned the deposed leader’s life sentence for what prosecutors…
Smuggled Gaza-Bound Missiles US Made? Maybe Not
MAJDI FATHI/AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO, Egypt) — Egyptian authorities say that the six anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles they seized from alleged smugglers headed for Gaza were of U.S. origin – but weapons proliferation experts cast doubt on the …
Morsi Asks Egypt to Pull Together After Constitution Approval
AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi told his countrymen on Wednesday that everything was on the level when voters approved an Islamist-based constitution during two rounds of ballot-casting.During a televised address, Morsi ask…
Egypt Officially Passes Islamist-Based Constitution
AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Egypt’s electoral commission announced on Tuesday that an Islamist-backed constitution passed by about a two-thirds majority during two rounds of voting for the referendum that could profoundly alter the nation’s …
Egyptian Voters Approve New Constitution
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(CAIRO) — Egyptian voters appear to have approved a controversial new constitution. President Mohammad Morsi and his allies argue it will bring stability and let them focus on a crumbling economy. Yet, opposition groups say the con…
Egypt’s Vice President Mahmoud Mekki Resigns
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(CAIRO) — Egypt’s state TV says Vice President Mahmoud Mekki has resigned.The announcement was made when there was more than five hours to go of voting in the second and final phase of a referendum on a disputed, Islamist-backed ‘c…
Egypt’s Chief Prosecutor Quits One Month After Appointment
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(CAIRO) — One month after President Mohamed Morsi appointed him, Egypt’s chief public prosecutor resigned Monday.Talaat Ibrahim Abdullah stepped down after district prosecutors claimed he pushed for filing charges against a group o…
Egyptian Constitution Appears Headed for Approval
AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Preliminary results in Egypt indicate that a majority of voters on Saturday approved the country’s new constitution, a charter backed by President Mohammed Morsi and his supporters in the Muslim Brotherhood.Observers sa…
Egyptians Take to Polls to Vote on New Constitution
Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images(CAIRO) — A deeply divided Egypt is voting on Saturday on its new constitution, a document that could either help cement the country’s journey from dictatorship to democracy or create even greater turmoil.Rarely has a coun…
Dueling Protests on Eve of Egypt’s Referendum Vote
Ed Giles/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Both sides in Egypt’s political battle are hitting the streets on Friday ahead of a vote that will help decide the future of the largest country in the Arab world.Supporters of President Mohammed Morsi are rallying…
Egypt Opposition Group Urges Followers to Reject New Constitution
Ed Giles/Getty Images(CAIRO) — As Egypt braces for another eruption of trouble with a referendum on a draft constitution looming, the main group opposing President Mohamed Morsi told its supporters on Wednesday to vote against the charter that could p…
Egyptian President and Critics to Hold ‘Social Dialogue’
AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is hoping to defuse the current political crisis by having President Mohammed Morsi and his opponents meet on Wednesday, just days before a referendum on Egypt’s new constitution…