Egypt
Candidates jockey for lead days ahead of Egyptian election
In a campaign that has become a referendum on the place of Islam in society and threatens a pivotal peace treaty with Israel, Egyptians vote for a new president next Wednesday and Thursday, the … …
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Egypt's New President Could Come From Old Guard
Amr Moussa, a prominent figure during the rule of former President Hosni Mubarak, is the front-runner as Egyptians prepare to vote for president next week. He is shown here during a campaign event … …
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EBRD to invest 6.5bln euros in sustainable energy
LONDON May 18 (Reuters) – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development plans to invest up to 6.5 billion euros ($ 8.26 billion) in sustainable energy projects in the next three years, to … …
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Egypt Brotherhood forms human chain for candidate
Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), held posters of Mohamed Mursi, the Brotherhood's alternative choice to the group's initial candidate Khairat Shater, who was disqualified over a military … …
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Egypt plots path beyond Pyramids as tourism trebles
With visitor numbers to Egypt returning to the pre-revolution levels of 2010, when the country welcomed a record 360,000 US tourists, it is little wonder Egyptian Tourist … …
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Court acquits police in protesters' deaths
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court has acquitted 14 policemen charged with killing protesters during last year's popular uprising.The verdict is the latest in what activists claim to be a … …
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Egyptian presidential candidates outline counterrevolutionary programs in TV debate
Amr Moussa and Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, the two leading Egyptian presidential candidates, outlined anti-working class programs in a TV debate last Thursday night, held in advance of the first … …
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Egypt's angry young woman
The scars on Mona Eltahawy's forearms have faded to thin white slivers. Six months ago, the journalist and outspoken supporter of the revolution was brutally beaten and sexually assaulted by … …
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Egypt's cabinet approves new budget – minister
CAIRO: Egypt's government submitted its final draft budget for 2012/2013 to the state's military rulers on Wednesday, increasing spending by 17.7 billion Egyptian pounds from a previously … …
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Presidential vote to be free
An Egyptian woman walks past a wall with graffiti depicting an upcoming elected president controlled by the ruling military council and Arabic that reads "the photo will change but those who … …
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