Activists say they have collected over 2 million signatures on a petition expressing “no confidence” in President Mohamed Morsi, a move they hope will trigger early presidential elections. NBCNews.com: World news
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Egypt’s Mubarak back in court over Arab Spring deaths
By admin on Sunday, May 12th, 2013 | Comments Off
Former president Hosni Mubarak was back in court on Saturday for a retrial on charges of complicity in the murder of protesters, reopening a case that has shown the difficulty of transitional justice in post-revolutionary Egypt. NBCNews.com: World news
Read More...Egypt’s Mubarak back in court over Arab Spring deaths
By admin on Sunday, May 12th, 2013 | Comments Off
Former president Hosni Mubarak was back in court on Saturday for a retrial on charges of complicity in the murder of protesters, reopening a case that has shown the difficulty of transitional justice in post-revolutionary Egypt. NBCNews.com: World news
Read More...Activists: Women violated amid Egypt’s revolution
By admin on Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 | Comments Off
Cairo’s Tahrir Square, once the staging ground for the massive uprising that ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, is quickly becoming notorious for something very different: an organized campaign of sexual assaults, activists say. NBCNews.com: World news
Read More...Director: Film on Egypt’s Jews cleared for showing
By admin on Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 | Comments Off
Director: Film on Egypt’s Jews cleared for showing CAIRO (AP) — The director of a documentary on Egypt’s Jewish community says authorities have lifted a ban on showing the film in local cinemas. Last week, the movie’s producer, Haytham el-Khamissy, said he heard from the chief censor that a security agency he did not name [...]
Read More...Amid Egypt’s Divisive Climate, Kerry Urges Economic Action
By admin on Sunday, March 3rd, 2013 | Comments Off
Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with the Egyptian president and opposition leaders to help forge a path through the country’s turmoil. Kerry says it is “paramount” that leaders come together to tackle Egypt’s financial woes. News
Read More...Meet Omar, face of Egypt’s ‘unfinished revolution’
By admin on Saturday, February 9th, 2013 | Comments Off
Egypt must work hard to “make magic happen,” protester Omar Sedky said just hours after President Hosni Mubarak’s downfall two years ago. Now he says, “The revolution is still going.” NBCNews.com: World news
Read More...‘Getting worse’: Egypt’s gays fear crackdown
By admin on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013 | Comments Off
CAIRO, Egypt — The 2011 revolution which ousted Hosni Mubarak left many of Egypt’s gays and lesbians hoping sexual freedom was on the horizon. But today, many fear a government crackdown is only a matter of time. NBCNews.com: World news
Read More...Egypt’s draft charter gets ‘yes’ majority in vote
By admin on Saturday, December 22nd, 2012 | Comments Off
Official results on vote of disputed constitution will not be announced for several days. USATODAY.com Feed
Read More...AP PHOTOS: Images from Egypt’s constitution vote
By admin on Saturday, December 22nd, 2012 | Comments Off
— Egyptians returned to the polls to vote on a referendum on an Islamist-backed constitution. Preliminary results released by the Muslim Brotherhood show that the disputed constitution has received a “yes” majority of more than 70 percent in the second and final round of voting. The referendum was held over two days, on Dec. 15 [...]
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