Egypt
Egypt files formal protest to Israel over border deaths
August 19, 2011
Egypt files formal protest to Israel over border deaths
Egypt lodged a formal protest to Israel on Friday over the deaths of five military and security personnel near the…
Egyptian policeman killed, another injured near Israeli border
August 19, 2011
Egyptian policeman killed, another injured near Israeli border
An Egyptian policeman has been reportedly killed on Friday in a gunfight near the border with Israel and another officer…
Abouel Fotouh calls on military council to expel Israeli ambassador
August 19, 2011
Abouel Fotouh calls on military council to expel Israeli ambassador
Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh, a former Muslim Brotherhood leader and a presidential hopeful, denounced the killing of five Egyptian military…
Israelis mull options for protecting border with Egypt
August 19, 2011
Israelis mull options for protecting border with Egypt
JERUSALEM - Whatever threats Israel faced in recent decades from Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinian territories, it could always feel…
Egyptians protest at Israeli embassy, call for ambassador’s expulsion
August 19, 2011
Egyptians protest at Israeli embassy, call for ambassador’s expulsion
Crowds of protesters gathered outside the Israeli embassy on Friday to express their “rage over the Israeli government’s belligerence.” The…
Egypt’s death toll after Israeli raid rises to five
August 19, 2011
Egypt’s death toll after Israeli raid rises to five
An Egyptian Interior Ministry official says five Egyptian security personnel were killed when Israeli soldiers were pursuing Gaza militants after…
Egypt’s army chief heads to Sinai to investigate deaths
August 19, 2011
Egypt’s army chief heads to Sinai to investigate deaths
Egypt's military chief of staff Sami Enan headed to Sinai on Friday to probe the deaths of three policemen killed…
Armed groups attack 7 security checkpoints in Sinai
August 19, 2011
Armed groups attack 7 security checkpoints in Sinai
Seven security checkpoints were attacked on Friday in Sinai by armed groups, security sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm. The security sources…
German researchers: toxic substance in flask belonging to ancient Egypt’s Hatshepsut
August 19, 2011
German researchers: toxic substance in flask belonging to ancient Egypt’s Hatshepsut
BERLIN--A German university says researchers have discovered a carcinogenic substance in a flask believed to have belonged to Queen Hatshepsut,…
Arab Spring raises hopes of rebirth for Mideast science
August 19, 2011
Arab Spring raises hopes of rebirth for Mideast science
CAMBRIDGE, England--Egyptian chemist Ahmed Zewail first proposed building a US$2 billion science and technology institute in Cairo 12 years ago,…