Latest in Tag: United States Highlight
Latest in Tag: United States
Forex auctions carry on
Despite the optimism, the current political insecurity and the unsettled International Monetary Fund loan are seen as contributors to the weakening of the pound against the dollar.
Patterson: Army rule inconsistent with democracy
US Ambassador to Egypt voices concern over draft laws and says the US supports a political process, not a particular group
State Department issues new travel warning for Egypt
A travel alert is issued for US citizens in Egypt after man stabbed outside embassy
White House official expresses support for Egyptian transition
Top US official on Middle East reaffirms importance of US-Egypt relationship
Associated Press protests US seizure of phone records
The news agency said the US Justice Department had secretly obtained two months of phone records from its news operations, calling it a “massive and unprecedented intrusion.”
Al-Jamaa Al-Islamiya demands removal from US terror list
Building and Development Party call on US to release spiritual leader and remove parent group from terror list
Egypt welcomes US-Russia conference on Syria
Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr welcomes new US-Russian initiative on Syria
US Embassy and Assiut Chamber of Commerce conference
Economic and Trade Financing Road Show designed to promote financing and trade opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises
Egypt among 15 worst violators of religious freedom: report
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom detailed religious freedom violations that continue in Egypt over the past year
Foreign minister participates in Arab Peace Initiative meeting in Washington
Egypt looking to US to take the lead in reigniting the Middle East peace process
Al-Nour Party delegation to visit the United States
Visits to other foreign countries will follow
Obama and Al-Thani want democracy for Egypt
The Emir of Qatar discussed Egypt as well as Syria during his official visit to the US
Justice in Boston and Cairo
By Mina George Yassa Watching the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombers unfold live on TV, I cannot help but feel a certain sense of awe at the precise and methodical nature of law enforcement in the United States. At times, even in between the conflicting reports and hearsay, there was certain senses of inevitability …
US citizen to appear in court on Tuesday
Andrew Blake was arrested by CSF in central Cairo last Friday
Friends of Syria meet in Istanbul
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Kamel Amr attends Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul
State Department assesses Egyptian human rights in 2012
The United States State Department highlighted a number of growing human rights concerns in Egypt in its annual report
Two dead, 23 hurt in Boston Marathon blasts: police
Boston police confirmed the toll of dead and wounded on its Twitter feed.
North Korea keeps world on edge over missile launch
The United States warned North Korea it was skating a “dangerous line”
New shipment of teargas arrives in Suez
Interior Ministry receives a new shipment of teargas from a private security company in the US
Egypt hosts international meeting on Syria
Officials from 11 countries express support for SNC and Al-Khatib
South Korea says North’s missile launch may be imminent
North Korea, incensed by UN sanctions following its nuclear and missile tests and by South Korean-US military drills
North Korea warns it cannot protect embassies after April 10
Countries across Europe on Friday reported receiving a letter suggesting they pull out of Pyongyang
N.Korea ‘moves second missile to coast’
White House spokesman Jay Carney: We’re taking all the necessary precautions
Infograph: Korean Military Balance
The military balance on the Korean peninsula, adds details on nuclear capabilities, US bombers
Cameron insists UK still needs nuclear missiles
Cameron warned that Britain would be left defenceless against “highly unpredictable and aggressive” regimes
US boosts missile defence as N. Korea warns of nuclear strike
The Pentagon said it would send ground-based THAAD missile-interceptor batteries to protect military bases on Guam
Kerry plans new Middle East trip
US State Department announced Wednesday that Kerry will return to Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories
N. Korea approves nuclear strike on US
In a statement published by the official KCNA news agency, he North Korean army said Thursday it had final approval to launch “merciless” military strikes on the United States
Obama: peace must come to the Holy Land
Obama landed in Israel for the first time as US president, on a mission to ease past tensions with his hosts and hoping to paper over differences on handling Iran’s nuclear threat
S. Korea-US drills start as North rejects armistice
The South’s Unification Ministry confirmed that the North appeared to have carried through on another promise to cut a telephone hotline between Pyongyang and Seoul.