egypt
Suicide Bomber Attacks Tourist-Friendly Egyptian Temple
Allie Jones · 06/10/15 07:58AMThree militants, including one wearing an explosive belt, approached the entrance to the Temple of Karnak in Luxor, Egypt, this morning but were stopped by police. The temple is a popular tourist attraction. While no tourists were hurt, the militant did detonate his bomb, wounding two police officers and two civilians, per The BBC.
Egyptian Woman Arrested for "Inciting Debauchery" With Music Video
Gabrielle Bluestone · 05/25/15 09:45PMDeposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi Sentenced to Die
Brendan O'Connor · 05/16/15 03:32PMOusted Egyptian President Morsi Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison
Aleksander Chan · 04/21/15 08:23AMEgypt Sentences U.S. Citizen to Life in Prison
Brendan O'Connor · 04/11/15 12:15PMOn Saturday, an American citizen, Mohamed Soltan, was sentenced to life imprisonment in Egypt for his support of an Islamist protest in the summer of 2013, the New York Times reports. The presiding judge sentenced more than 35 other defendants in the case to the same penalty, while fourteen senior members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood were sentenced to death, Reuters reports.
Egypt Retaliates for Mass Beheading by Bombing ISIS Targets in Libya
Taylor Berman · 02/16/15 01:10PMISIS Video Purportedly Shows Mass Execution of 21 Egyptian Christians
Hudson Hongo · 02/15/15 03:00PMEgyptian Soccer Riot Leaves At Least 20 Dead
Brendan O'Connor · 02/08/15 04:15PMEgypt Deports One of Three Convicted Al Jazeera Journalists
Brendan O'Connor · 02/01/15 11:30AMRidley Scott's Exodus Banned in Egypt, Morocco and U.A.E.
Brendan O'Connor · 12/27/14 01:15PMMurder Charges Against Hosni Mubarak Dismissed on a "Technicality"
Gabrielle Bluestone · 11/29/14 11:10AMEgypt Calls for an Open-Ended Cease-Fire in the Gaza Strip
Kelly Conaboy · 08/23/14 09:40AMIsrael and Hamas Agree to Egypt's 72-Hour Cease-fire Deal
Aleksander Chan · 08/04/14 05:47PMFive Egyptian Men Get Life in Prison For Sexually Harassing Women
Allie Jones · 07/16/14 10:00AMIsrael and Hamas Consider Ceasefire Plan Offered by Egypt
Aleksander Chan · 07/14/14 06:12PMEgyptian President Won't Pardon Jailed Al Jazeera Journalists
Allie Jones · 06/24/14 10:35AMNewly-inaugurated Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi says he will not pardon the three Al Jazeera journalists sentenced to jail yesterday for conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood to report false news. "If we desire [strong] state institutions, we must respect court rulings and not comment on them even if others don't understand these rulings," he said last night, according to the Associated Press.
Egyptian Court Sentences Al Jazeera Journalists to Seven Years in Jail
Allie Jones · 06/23/14 06:53AMThree Al Jazeera journalists were convicted this morning in Cairo of conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood to broadcast false news. Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Peter Greste were sentenced to seven years in jail, and Baher Mohammed was sentenced to 10 years—the three additional years were for "possession of ammunition."
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Adam Weinstein · 06/17/14 12:58PMEgypt Wants YouTube to Take That Mass Rape Video Down
Allie Jones · 06/13/14 09:25AMEgyptian authorities have asked YouTube to remove a video of a 19-year-old student being sexually assaulted by at least seven men and dragged through Tahrir Square during the weekend's inaugural celebrations. A spokesman for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi confirmed to Reuters that the victim herself wants the video to be taken down.