For The First Time In Decades, Iran's President Visits Egypt
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday became the first Iranian leader to visit Egypt since the 1970s, the latest sign of the thawing of relations between the rival Muslim nations.Ahmadinejad...
View ArticleIn Post-Revolution Egypt, Fears Of Police Abuse Deepening
Egypt's police force was the underpinning of former President Hosni Mubarak's iron-fisted regime, and it quickly became the enemy of Egypt's 2011 revolution.Yet there has been little to no reform of...
View ArticlePolice Officers Caught In The Middle Go On Strike In Egypt
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Audie Cornish.MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And I'm Melissa Block. Now to Egypt, where police officers are on strike.(SOUNDBITE OF...
View ArticleIslamists Say They Are Filling Vacuum Left By Egyptian State
In the lush Nile Valley city of Assiut, the police went on strike earlier this month, along with thousands of other cops across the country. They demanded the ouster of the minister of interior, and...
View ArticleEgypt Negotiates Necessary IMF Loan
Two years after the revolution, Egypt is in a deep economic crisis.
View ArticleEgypt's Jon Stewart Says He Won't Back Down Amid Charges
It's 9:30 p.m. on a Friday night, and Bassem Youssef's show is on TV screens at cafes throughout downtown Cairo.It's the Egyptian political satirist's first show since he was summoned to the prosecutor...
View ArticleEgyptian Activists Say Their Religion Isn't Your Business
Since Egypt's revolution began, tensions among Egypt's Muslims and Christians have only increased. Earlier this month, it once again turned deadly. Tit-for-tat killings left three Muslims and at least...
View ArticleFrom The Heart Of Egypt's Revolt, The Pulse Of Artistic Life
Egypt's capital, Cairo, is now synonymous with protests and sometimes violence. Late at night, the once-bustling downtown streets are largely empty these days.
View ArticleAfter The War, A Bitter Feud Remains In Two Libyan Towns
Little boys play soccer in the afternoon heat at a makeshift camp near Libya's capital Tripoli. Their homes, or what's left of them, are in Tawargha, a small town about 20 miles from the Mediterranean...
View ArticleLibyan Radio Station Promotes Democracy, One Rap At A Time
Many of the militia fighters who rose up and ousted former dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011 have refused to lay down their arms and are still challenging the post-revolutionary government.Yet the...
View ArticleIn Post-Coup Egypt, Morsi Allies Feel Effects
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Audie Cornish.Egypt has a new interim president.ADLY MANSOUR: (Foreign language spoken)CORNISH: That is Adly Mansour,...
View ArticleFor Now At Least, Egypt's Police Are Seen As The Good Guys
Egypt has undergone profound change over the past 10 days.
View ArticleWith President Morsi Out, Gulf States Open Their Checkbooks
Transcript DAVID GREENE, HOST: It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning, I'm David Greene.RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And I'm Renee Montagne.It's been mostly quiet in Egypt today. The military is...
View ArticleDispute Between Military, Morsi Supporters Flares In Egypt
Mass demonstrations are expected in Egyptian cities Friday amid fears of an imminent crackdown by security forces on supporters of former President Mohammed Morsi. The military chief who ousted Morsi...
View ArticleScene From A Cairo Mosque Turned Morgue
After the bloodshed, comes the grief.A man weeps as he surveys row upon row of corpses. Some are completely burned. "They are all my brothers," he cries.Nearby, men methodically break apart blocks of...
View ArticleDespite Bloodshed, Many Egyptians Support Military
Egypt witnessed the bloodiest day in its modern history this week. More than 600 people were killed, most during a security crackdown on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.And it isn't over....
View ArticleMubarak's Release From Prison Cuts Across Egypt's Divisions
In Egypt, members of the Muslim Brotherhood are trying to get supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi back into the streets.But the military appears to be consolidating its power.There were signs...
View ArticleIn Egypt's Political Turmoil, Middle Ground Is The Loneliest
Egypt is quieter these days. Protests against the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi have subsided for now — although a Muslim Brotherhood-led alliance is calling for marches and civil...
View ArticleEgypt's Crackdown On Islamists Spreads To Mosques, Charities
Mohammed is a teacher, and for the past 17 years, he has also worked with an Islamic charity in Cairo. But a little more than two weeks ago that charity was shut down.Security forces raided its office,...
View ArticleUnrest Erupts In Egypt After Attack On Christian Wedding
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Sunday was supposed to be a day of joy in Egypt at the Church of the Virgin Mary in suburban Cairo. There were four weddings scheduled. But after a drive-by shooting...
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