Camp David Accords
Monday’s papers: Netanyahu says no need to change accords, Suzanne Mubarak visits her sons in prison
Egypt
August 29, 2011
Monday’s papers: Netanyahu says no need to change accords, Suzanne Mubarak visits her sons in prison
Independent newspaper Al-Shorouk writes that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sees the need to amend the Camp David Accords with…
Israel might let Egypt boost Sinai troops
Egypt
August 28, 2011
Israel might let Egypt boost Sinai troops
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that if Egypt asked to increase its troops in the…
Sundays’ papers: Egypt-Israel tensions linger
Egypt
August 28, 2011
Sundays’ papers: Egypt-Israel tensions linger
Reports of trouble in Sinai remain on the front pages of privately-owned papers, and only state-run Al-Ahram leads with other…
Q&A with Sonallah Ibrahim
Books
August 27, 2011
Q&A with Sonallah Ibrahim
“To pick my name... I was told my father opened a random page in the holy Koran and moved his…
Monday’s papers: Celebrations of the ‘Flagman’ and other coverage of the situation with Israel
Egypt
August 22, 2011
Monday’s papers: Celebrations of the ‘Flagman’ and other coverage of the situation with Israel
All of a sudden, the heated debate on the supra-constitutional principles, which has recently stirred feuds between political forces, became…
Presidential hopeful urges solidarity with armed forces
Egypt
August 21, 2011
Presidential hopeful urges solidarity with armed forces
Presidential hopeful and Islamic thinker Mohamed Selim al-Awa has urged Egyptians to support the armed forces during the transitional period,…
Egyptians protest at Israeli embassy, call for ambassador’s expulsion
Egypt
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…
Egyptian army officer, two security men killed in Israeli border raid
Egypt
August 19, 2011
Egyptian army officer, two security men killed in Israeli border raid
An Egyptian army officer and two security personnel were killed during an Israeli raid on militants along the Egyptian Israeli…
Gunman killed in crossfire with army in Sinai
Egypt
August 15, 2011
Gunman killed in crossfire with army in Sinai
One person was killed on Monday in a gunfight between Egyptian army forces and gunmen in North Sinai, security sources…