US-Egypt relations
US media pressures Congress to condition Egypt aid
Egypt
February 5, 2012
US media pressures Congress to condition Egypt aid
US-Egypt relations have soured following the latter’s recent blows to its most important benefactor. For the first time, US aid…
Brotherhood figure meets US officials at US ambassador’s residence
Egypt
January 25, 2012
Brotherhood figure meets US officials at US ambassador’s residence
Muslim Brotherhood Guidance Bureau member Abdel Rahman al-Barr on Tuesday met with Assistant US Secretary of State for Democracy and…
US mulls renewing free trade negotiations with Egypt
Egypt
September 29, 2011
US mulls renewing free trade negotiations with Egypt
After years of stalled talks on a potential free trade agreement with Egypt, the US is once again discussing the…
US official: US will help Egypt face economic challenges
Business
April 13, 2011
US official: US will help Egypt face economic challenges
President Barack Obama’s administration is keen on supporting Egypt in the face of current economic challenges, said US Commercial Counselor…
US special envoy to Egypt recalled due to ties with Mubarak regime
Egypt
February 7, 2011
US special envoy to Egypt recalled due to ties with Mubarak regime
Frank Wisner, Obama special envoy to Egypt, declared Saturday during a security conference in Munich that “Mubarak must stay in…
Coptic Church rejects US congressional hearing on Alex bombing
Egypt
January 22, 2011
Coptic Church rejects US congressional hearing on Alex bombing
A congressional hearing held by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom to discuss the New Year’s Eve Alexandria church bombing was…
Egypt, US launch global entrepreneurship program
Business
January 10, 2011
Egypt, US launch global entrepreneurship program
On Monday the Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology launched the Global Entrepreneurship Program, organized in cooperation with the…
Egypt’s diplomacy exposed in latest WikiLeaks release
Egypt
November 29, 2010
Egypt’s diplomacy exposed in latest WikiLeaks release
Among 250,000 classified US cables which began to be released on 28 November by online whistle-blower WikiLeaks are diplomatic messages…
US urges Egypt to allow foreign election observers
Egypt
November 16, 2010
US urges Egypt to allow foreign election observers
The United States on Monday said Egypt should allow peaceful political gatherings, open media coverage and international observers in the…
WaPo blames Clinton for lacking pressure on Egypt
Egypt
November 13, 2010
WaPo blames Clinton for lacking pressure on Egypt
In an editorial on Friday, the Washington Post condemned Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for saying “nothing” to Egypt’s Foreign…