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Egypt's president says economic reforms are no 'picnic'

by Maggie Michael - December 9, 2016 - 4:27am

Egypt's president on yesterday defended the tough economic measures undertaken by his government, saying there was no alternative in the face of a financial crisis.

EDITORIAL - After the drought, the floods

by Maggie Michael - May 18, 2016 - 12:00am

Weather experts have issued several warnings: after the severe El Niño that has induced a prolonged drought, the nation must brace for unusually heavy rainfall that may be spawned by a looming La Ni&ntil...

Egypt strikes IS group in Libya after video of mass killing

by Maggie Michael - February 16, 2015 - 3:28pm

Egypt said Monday it has launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Libya after the extremist group released a grisly video showing the beheading of several Egyptian Coptic Christians it had held hostage...

Egypt leader on defensive over claims he mocked Gulf allies

by Maggie Michael - February 11, 2015 - 7:04am

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi scrambled to avert any damage to ties with Arab Gulf countries after he and his aides were allegedly caught on audiotape mocking his crucial oil-rich allies and discussing...

Questions and answers on Yemen as president held 'captive'

by Maggie Michael - January 22, 2015 - 7:00am

Aides to Yemen's embattled president said yesterday that he's being held "captive" at his own home, throwing into question who is in charge of this country targeted in a US drone-strike campaign against Al-Qaeda...

Yemen's al-Qaeda claims Paris attack, vows more violence

by Maggie Michael - January 15, 2015 - 6:28am

Yemen's al-Qaeda branch on yesterday confirmed it carried out last week's deadly assault on a French satirical newspaper to avenge cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad, as it called for unity among jihadi ranks...

How a Libyan city joined the Islamic State group

by Maggie Michael - November 10, 2014 - 7:02am

On a chilly night, bearded militants gathered at a stage strung with colorful lights in Darna, a Mediterranean coastal city long notorious as Libya's center for jihadi radicals. With a roaring chant, they pledged...

Mystery airstrikes target Libyan Islamist militias

by Maggie Michael - September 16, 2014 - 7:07am

Unidentified warplanes conducted four airstrikes on yesterday near the Libyan capital of Tripoli, leaving one dead and five wounded, a spokesman for Libya's Islamist-allied militias and a militia commander said...

Qatar expels Egypt Muslim Brotherhood leaders

by Maggie Michael - September 14, 2014 - 4:44am

Leaders of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood group and allied clerics said on yesterday that they are departing Qatar, where they had sought refuge following the ouster of Egypt's Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and the...

Egypt says rolling blackouts to end in 4 months

by Maggie Michael - August 21, 2014 - 6:11am

Egyptian officials promised yesterday to end rolling power blackouts that have plagued the country within four months, blaming the outages on a fuel shortage, hot weather and poor maintenance of power plants.

Egypt military chief heads to Moscow in rare visit

by Maggie Michael - February 13, 2014 - 4:05am

Egypt's army chief headed to Russia on his first trip abroad since his ouster of the Islamist president, amid reports of a Gulf-funded $2 billion arms deal in the making with Moscow that would significantly expand...

Egypt names Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group

by Maggie Michael - December 26, 2013 - 7:02am

Egypt's military-backed interim government on yesterday declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group, criminalizing all its activities, its financing and even membership to the group from which the country's...

Egypt's Muslim Sisterhood takes lead in protests

by Maggie Michael - December 19, 2013 - 4:39pm

They tirelessly hold rallies, whether at night or under cold rain, chanting for the return of Egypt's ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. They clash with police, hurling back fuming tear gas canisters and getting...

Nabbing of Libyan militant sparks fear of backlash

by Maggie Michael - October 9, 2013 - 7:05am

The Libyan militant accused by Washington in the killing of the US ambassador told The Associated Press on Monday he's not worried about being next on the list for capture by the Americans after the US commando raid...

Egypt destroys homes for possible Gaza buffer zone

by Maggie Michael - September 2, 2013 - 7:01am

Egypt's military has bulldozed 13 homes along the Gaza Strip border and caved in tunnels beneath them as a prelude to the possible creation of a buffer zone to reduce weapon smuggling and illegal militant crossings,...

Egypt courts hear cases against Mubarak, Islamists

by Maggie Michael - August 26, 2013 - 7:08am

Egyptian courts on yesterday heard separate court cases against former President Hosni Mubarak and top leaders of his archrival, the Muslim Brotherhood, both over allegations of killing protesters in separate i...

Egypt: Brother of al-Qaeda chief arrested

by Maggie Michael - August 18, 2013 - 2:12am

Egyptian authorities have arrested the brother of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahri, a security official said yesterday.

Death toll soars to 638 in Egypt violence

by Maggie Michael - August 16, 2013 - 9:07am

Weeping relatives in search of loved ones uncovered the faces of the bloodied, unclaimed dead in a Cairo mosque near the smoldering epicenter of support for ousted President Mohammed Morsi ...

Egypt postpones dispersing pro-Morsi protest camps

by Maggie Michael - August 13, 2013 - 5:15am

Egyptian authorities on yesterday postponed plans to disperse two Cairo protest camps demanding the return of ousted President Mohammed Morsi after thousands of his supporters reinforced the sit-ins when news leaked...

Egypt: Islamist lawmakers demand Morsi's return

by Maggie Michael - July 14, 2013 - 6:08am

Islamist lawmakers in Egypt's disbanded upper house of parliament demanded yesterday the army reinstate ousted President Mohammed Morsi, and called on other legislatures around the world not to recognize the country's...

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