http://www.mail.com/locations/1518-cairo.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/1518-cairo.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089694-7-egyptian-security-personnel-abducted-sinai.html CAIRO (AP) — Suspected militants in Egypt's Sinai abducted seven security personnel as they headed to Cairo for holidays early Thursday, security officials said. It was the first such kidnapping of security forces in the lawless peninsula. The officials said masked gunmen ambushed two taxis at gunpoint outside the city of el-Arish, the capital of North Si... Thu, 16 May 2013 20:11:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089694-7-egyptian-security-personnel-abducted-sinai.html 2013-05-16T20:11:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2087348-petraeus-email-objected-to-benghazi-talking-points.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points the Obama administration used after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, because he wanted to see more details revealed to the public, according to emails released Wednesday by the White House. Under pressure in the investigation that contin... Thu, 16 May 2013 00:21:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2087348-petraeus-email-objected-to-benghazi-talking-points.html 2013-05-16T00:21:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2085202-palestinian-rivals-promise-unity-government.html CAIRO (AP) — A leading Palestinian official says rival groups Fatah and Hamas have agreed to form a national unity government in three months. Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmed said both sides agreed on a timetable that begins with creating laws to govern elections. Al-Ahmed spoke in Cairo after he met with a Hamas delegation led by Moussa Abu Marzouk. Tuesda... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:58:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2085202-palestinian-rivals-promise-unity-government.html 2013-05-14T17:58:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078668-egypt-arrests-3-suspected-al-qaida-militants.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's interior minister said Saturday that security authorities have arrested three suspected al-Qaida-linked militants who were planning to carry out suicide attacks on vital installations and an unspecified foreign embassy. Mohammed Ibrahim told a news conference that the men had been in contact with Dawood al-Assady, a leader of al-Qaida... Sat, 11 May 2013 18:06:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078668-egypt-arrests-3-suspected-al-qaida-militants.html 2013-05-11T18:06:14Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078660-mubarak-retrial-egypt-to-include-evidence.html CAIRO (AP) — The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed Saturday, with prosecutors requesting to present new evidence from a fact-finding commission's report that claims the ex-leader had full knowledge of the extent of the violence used against protesters. The new evidence could weigh heavily in the case, which saw one of the Middle E... Sat, 11 May 2013 15:25:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2078660-mubarak-retrial-egypt-to-include-evidence.html 2013-05-11T15:25:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077016-dept-sought-to-change-libya-talking-points.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Political considerations influenced the talking points that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used five days after the deadly Sept. 11 assault in Benghazi, Libya, with State Department and other senior administration officials asking that references to terror groups and prior warnings be deleted, according to department emails. The latest discl... Sat, 11 May 2013 01:10:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077016-dept-sought-to-change-libya-talking-points.html 2013-05-11T01:10:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076346-prominent-youth-activist-detained-egypt.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's prosecutor general on Friday ordered a prominent youth leader detained for four days pending an investigation into accusations he incited anti-government violence, a security official said, in the latest case of a pro-democracy activist being held over similar charges. The detention sparked a wave of anger among activists and the Apri... Fri, 10 May 2013 22:06:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076346-prominent-youth-activist-detained-egypt.html 2013-05-10T22:06:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077464-egyptian-man-disguised-woman-harassed.html CAIRO (AP) — Waleed Hammad dressed conservatively for his secret mission into the world of sexual harassment and abuse on the streets of Cairo, donning a long tan skirt and sleeved shirt, and at times covering his head like many Egyptian women. The 24-year-old actor walked the sidewalks, hidden cameras in tow, for an investigative television report, hopin... Fri, 10 May 2013 19:00:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077464-egyptian-man-disguised-woman-harassed.html 2013-05-10T19:00:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073660-american-stabbed-us-embassy-cairo.html CAIRO (AP) — An assailant stabbed an American man on Thursday while they were standing outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, security officials said. The area around the U.S. Embassy has been the site of anti-American incidents and violence in the past, but stabbing attacks are uncommon despite political unrest that has roiled Egypt since the 2011 uprising. ... Thu, 09 May 2013 17:56:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073660-american-stabbed-us-embassy-cairo.html 2013-05-09T17:56:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071068-egypt-court-upholds-acquittals-2011-battle.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's highest appeals court on Wednesday upheld the acquittals of 24 loyalists of Hosni Mubarak who were tried for having organized a medieval-style attack in which the ex-president's supporters riding camels and horses attacked anti-government demonstrators, a pivotal moment in the country's 2011 uprising. The decision by Judge Hamed Abdul... Wed, 08 May 2013 18:38:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2071068-egypt-court-upholds-acquittals-2011-battle.html 2013-05-08T18:38:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068088-egypt-appoints-9-ministers-limited-reshuffle.html CAIRO (AP) — Nine new Egyptian ministers joined President Mohammed Morsi's Cabinet on Tuesday, including three members of his Muslim Brotherhood, in a reshuffle that officials said was aimed at addressing the country's financial woes and securing a much-needed international loan. Morsi supporters claim he wants to reach out to other political blocs, yet t... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:40:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2068088-egypt-appoints-9-ministers-limited-reshuffle.html 2013-05-07T21:40:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065980-egyptian-bystander-killed-pm-convoy-shooting.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police officials say a bystander returning home after visiting his aunt was killed in a shootout involving the prime minister's convoy. The incident occurred late Sunday when five men in a pickup truck fired birdshot at the convoy during a traffic argument on a Cairo bridge, not realizing the vehicles were part of Prime Minister Hesh... Mon, 06 May 2013 13:46:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2065980-egyptian-bystander-killed-pm-convoy-shooting.html 2013-05-06T13:46:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2064976-egypt-police-men-fire-birdshot-pms-convoy.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police officials say five men in a pick-up truck fired birdshot at the prime minister's convoy during a traffic argument, not knowing he was inside. They say Prime Minister Hesham Kandil's three-car convoy was on a Cairo bridge late Sunday when it encountered the speeding truck, and fired warning shots in the air to get it to move. T... Sun, 05 May 2013 23:10:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2064976-egypt-police-men-fire-birdshot-pms-convoy.html 2013-05-05T23:10:08Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2063466-egypts-christians-celebrate-coptic-easter.html CAIRO (AP) — Pope Tawadros II led his first Easter Mass as head of the ancient Coptic Church in Egypt praying for security and prosperity on Saturday at the same cathedral that was the site of sectarian clashes weeks earlier. The Orthodox Easter mass, meant to be a religious celebration that marks the resurrection of Jesus after his crucifixion, took plac... Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2063466-egypts-christians-celebrate-coptic-easter.html 2013-05-05T00:00:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2054530-elbaradei-egypt-leader-will-opposition-help.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's leading opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei said Tuesday he believes the Islamist president will eventually be forced to reach out to the opposition because his group is losing support and isn't able to tackle the country's myriad problems alone. ElBaradei, speaking to a small group of journalists including The Associated Press at his... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:38:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2054530-elbaradei-egypt-leader-will-opposition-help.html 2013-04-30T22:38:18Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2053162-egypt-investigates-student-food-poisoning-case.html CAIRO (AP) — A security official says that Egyptian authorities are investigating a new case of food poisoning at Al-Azhar, Cairo's centuries-old seat of Sunni Muslim learning. The official says the investigation opened Tuesday. Some 160 university students fell sick after a tuna meal on Monday, sparking protests by colleagues angry over the quality of ba... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:26:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2053162-egypt-investigates-student-food-poisoning-case.html 2013-04-30T10:26:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2052020-rally-looting-ancient-egyptian-necropolis.html DAHSHOUR, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian youths protested Monday at a key historic site, demanding that authorities put a stop to looting and construction that threatens one of the nation's oldest pyramids and burial grounds. Illegal construction of a new cemetery has been going on for months in part of a 4,500-year-old pharaonic necropolis. The expansion has encr... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:47:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2052020-rally-looting-ancient-egyptian-necropolis.html 2013-04-29T20:47:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049618-egypt-president-judges-compromising-reform-law.html CAIRO (AP) — The Egyptian president's office indicated Sunday a compromise has been reached with the judiciary to defuse an uproar over a proposed law that would have forced out thousands of the country's most senior judges. Just three days earlier, the country's Islamist-led parliament pushed ahead with the disputed bill that would have lowered the retir... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:03:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049618-egypt-president-judges-compromising-reform-law.html 2013-04-28T20:03:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049566-egypt-court-turns-mubaraks-release-request.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's state news agency says a court has turned down deposed President Hosni Mubarak's request to be released from prison during an investigation into corruption charges. The news agency MENA says the Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday ordered Mubarak to remain in jail for 15 days while the charges are probed. Mubarak can appeal the court's dec... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:26:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049566-egypt-court-turns-mubaraks-release-request.html 2013-04-28T14:26:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2047216-muslim-christian-relationship-fuels-row-egypt.html CAIRO (AP) — An alleged romance between an Egyptian Muslim college student and a Coptic Christian man heightened sectarian tension on Friday in a small rural Egyptian town where police fired tear gas to disperse stone-throwing Muslims who surrounded a Coptic church in anger over the inter-faith relationship, a security official and priest said. The Muslim... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:08:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2047216-muslim-christian-relationship-fuels-row-egypt.html 2013-04-26T20:08:17Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046046-draining-cash-egypt-30-billion-search-aid.html CAIRO (AP) — During a meeting in a Black Sea resort city, Egypt's president and members of his government turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin and asked for a sizable loan, according to a Putin aide. Egypt's Mohammed Morsi appealed to Moscow and Cairo's past ties, recalling how the former Soviet Union stepped in to finance the building of the Aswan ... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:03:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046046-draining-cash-egypt-30-billion-search-aid.html 2013-04-26T15:03:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044862-egypts-rights-group-decries-draft-ngo-law.html CAIRO (AP) — A leading Egyptian human rights group on Thursday denounced a draft law prepared by the country's Islamist government to grant licenses and monitor the funding for non-governmental groups, describing it as continuation of the former regime's policy which sought to "besiege" civil society. The Egyptian government already is in a tug-of-war ove... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:51:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2044862-egypts-rights-group-decries-draft-ngo-law.html 2013-04-25T20:51:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2041624-egypt-proceeds-with-judiciary-law-despite-uproar.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Islamist-led parliament on Wednesday pushed ahead with a law that could force into retirement many of the nation's most senior judges, despite an uproar by the judiciary over fears the president's allies want to control the courts. The country's Judges' Club, an organization representing Egypt's judges, warned they would not recognize... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:09:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2041624-egypt-proceeds-with-judiciary-law-despite-uproar.html 2013-04-24T21:09:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040884-hagel-israel-tell-intel-syria.html CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel indicated on Wednesday that he was caught by surprise when Israeli officials publicly revealed their assessment that Syria has used chemical weapons in its civil war. Hagel told reporters that his Israeli counterpart, Moshe Yaalon, did not alert him to the assessment when they met in Tel Aviv on Monday. The ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:04:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040884-hagel-israel-tell-intel-syria.html 2013-04-24T19:04:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036174-egypt-probes-prosecutor-who-ordered-drunk-flogged.html ASSIUT, Egypt (AP) — An Egyptian prosecutor who cited the Quran as he ordered police to flog a man with 80 lashes for public drunkenness has been suspended and put under investigation, the prosecutor-general's office said. Spokesman Mahmoud el-Hefnawi said late Sunday that the country's top prosecutor had ordered Hussein Anani's decision cancelled and a j... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:36:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036174-egypt-probes-prosecutor-who-ordered-drunk-flogged.html 2013-04-22T15:36:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034592-egypt-justice-minister-submits-resignation.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's justice minister submitted his resignation Sunday, a Cabinet spokesman said, in a move that signaled strong disapproval of the president's handling of a prolonged showdown with the country's judiciary. The letter of resignation surfaced publicly a day after President Mohammed Morsi said he would reshuffle the Cabinet, amid calls by bo... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:29:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2034592-egypt-justice-minister-submits-resignation.html 2013-04-21T19:29:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035012-top-gadhafi-aide-to-face-trial-egypt.html CAIRO (AP) — A cousin and onetime top aid of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi will face trial in Egypt on charges of attempted murder. Prosecutor Hamdi Mansour ordered Sunday that Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam be tried for attempted murder, resisting arrest and possession of firearms without a license. The charges stem from a skirmish with police during his a... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 17:16:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2035012-top-gadhafi-aide-to-face-trial-egypt.html 2013-04-21T17:16:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033230-egypts-morsi-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-turmoil.html CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi defended his handling of some of the nation's most pressing problems in a nearly two-hour television interview on Saturday, and pledged to appoint new Cabinet ministers in a move that could ease the country's deep political polarization. Reshuffling the Cabinet has been a key demand of the nation's largely lib... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:28:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033230-egypts-morsi-to-reshuffle-cabinet-amid-turmoil.html 2013-04-20T22:28:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033490-group-accuses-egypts-morsi-ignoring-atrocities.html CAIRO (AP) — Some members of a high-level commission that issued a report detailing security abuses and atrocities during and after Egypt's 2011 uprising accused President Mohammed Morsi on Saturday of ignoring their findings. The fact-finding commission, comprised of judges, security officers, rights lawyers and families of victims, was formed last year ... Sat, 20 Apr 2013 18:58:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2033490-group-accuses-egypts-morsi-ignoring-atrocities.html 2013-04-20T18:58:56Z