Tag: Egypt
Security forces kidnapped in Egypt’s Sinai
A group of unidentified gunmen have kidnapped seven Egyptian security officers in the Sinai Peninsula, near the border with Israel, security and Bedouin sources...
Divided Egypt opposition attacks Mursi on election call
Egypt's opposition attacked President Mohammed Mursi on Friday for calling elections during a national crisis, but face a test of unity in challenging Islamists...
Karzai attends OIC after signing Norway Pact
Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed a long term strategic agreement with Norway before flying to Egypt to attend the Islamic summit.
The agreement signed...
OIC Contact Group reaffirms to Hina its support for ‘Kashmir cause’
The Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) reaffirmed OIC's commitment and support to the Kashmiri struggle for...
Egyptian-Iranian ties thaw, but obstacles ahead
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Egypt on Tuesday for the first trip by an Iranian president in more than 30 years.
Although Ahmadinejad came...
Hina to represent Pakistan at OIC in Cairo
Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar will represent Pakistan at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Summit beginning in the Egyptian Capital Cairo on Wednesday....
In Egypt, anarchists carry the revolution forward
The media may be puzzled by the emergence of anarchists in Tahrir, but the truth is that anarchism was behind the insurrectionary impulse from...
Egypt’s opposition leader wants national dialogue
Egypt's liberal opposition leader has called for a broad national dialogue with the Islamist government, all political factions and the powerful military after the...
Clashes continue in Egypt for fifth consecutive day
Police have fired tear-gas at protesters in downtown Cairo, just hours after President Mohamed Morsi declared a state of emegency and a curfew in...
Israel completes key part of fence with Egypt
Israel has completed the main segment of a razor-wire fence along its border with Egypt. The five-metre high fence, bolstered by military surveillance equipment,...
Egypt cracks down on satirists and media
An Egyptian satirist who has made fun of President Mohamed Morsi on television will be investigated by prosecutors following an accusation that he undermined...
Morsi admits mistakes and urges unity
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has urged all political powers to take part in a national dialogue to resolve lingering tensions and promised to take...
Distrust and apathy hit disputed referendum in Egypt
The second round of voting in Egypt’s contentious constitutional referendum was marred by low turnout and delay as the crisis in the country continued.
It...
Oldest Pharaoh carvings found in Egypt
The oldest-known representations of a pharaoh are carved on rocks near the Nile River in southern Egypt, researchers report.
The carvings were first observed and...
Nine injured in firing at Egypt’s Tahrir Square
Egypt is bracing for another day of street protests over President Mohamed Mursi's plans to vote on a new constitution.
Police have surrounded Tahrir...
Morsi gives army ‘police powers’ ahead of referendum
Egypt’s embattled President Mohamed Morsi on Monday issued a new decree giving police powers to the army to beef up security ahead of this...
Egyptian opposition for more protests as Morsi annuls controversial decree
Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi has annulled the controversial decree that granted him sweeping powers and rejected the Opposition demand for a delay in referendum...
