Tag: egypt
Egypt releases journalists’ charges
Egyptian authorities have served Al Jazeera with a charge sheet that identifies eight of its staff on a…
‘Jon Stewart’ of Egypt returns to TV next week
Dr. Bassem Youssef, dubbed the "Jon Stewart" of Egypt, will return to the late night airwaves Friday, three…
Facebook posts lead to arrest of 11 Islamists in Egypt; condemnation, outrage follow
Facebook posts lead to arrest of 11 Islamists in Egypt; condemnation, outrage follow crackdown •Follow Twitter.com/Chido247, Facebook.com/USAfricaChido Cairo (AP) —…
Egypt says it killed 13 ‘extremists’ in Sinai airstrikes
Egypt's military launched airstrikes in the country's Sinai peninsula, killing 13 people who the military called "extremists" loyal…
Egypt: Detained journalists to face trial
Three Al Jazeera journalists detained for a month are among 20 people referred to Egypt's criminal court to…
Activists jailed on anniversary of Egypt’s revolution
As Egypt marked the third anniversary of the January 25 revolution, many of the activists associated with it…
3 soldiers killed in Egypt Sinai attack
Three Egyptian soldiers were killed and 11 others wounded when unknown armed men attacked their bus in the…
Opinion: Egypt has ‘too many bad guys’
I was in Cairo three years ago when the revolution began. I had not thought the January 25th…
Bloodshed as Egypt on high alert
A powerful explosion hit the city's police headquarters, killing at least four people and wounding more than 50…
5 police officers killed in attack in central Egypt
Five police officers were killed and two others were wounded in an attack early Thursday in central Egypt,…
Egypt passes a new constitution
Egyptian voters have approved a new constitution, with 98.1% voting in its favor a spokesman for the electoral…
Detained AP cameraman released on bail in Egypt
A freelance Egyptian TV cameraman detained while covering the country's constitutional referendum for The Associated Press was released…