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... 4,000 people have been killed in Iraq during a period of sectarian violence spanning the last five months. Al-Jazeera television's affiliate in Egypt and three other stations were blacked out today. An Egyptian court ordered them shut down for siding with ousted President Mohammed Morsi and his ...
... Cairo residents do seem to agree on one thing -- their opposition to the idea of a U.S. strike against Syria. Mohamed Abdul Hai, an Egyptian state information officer. Photo by Morgan Till/PBS NewsHour. "Most Egyptians oppose an American attack," state information officer Mohamed Abdul Hai told us at ...
KWAME HOLMAN: The leaders of two former militant groups in Egypt are offering a truce to end the violence. The Islamist organizations called today for supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi to halt their street protests if the military government -- military-backed government ends its crackdown. Meanwhile, former President Hosni ...
In other news Wednesday, an Egyptian court has ordered the release of former president Hosni Mubarak. He will be placed under house arrest by orders from the country's prime minister. Also, Nidal Hasan, the alleged Fort Hood shooter accused of killing 13 fellow soldiers in 2009, rested his case without presenting a defense.
With U.S. officials debating cutting Egyptian military aid while regional allies have offered to send money, what kind of influence over the interim government and political uncertainty will other nations have? Gwen Ifill gets analysis from Tarek Masoud of Harvard University and Hisham Melhem of Al Arabiya.
... since Morsi was deposed July 3. Monday, the Saudi foreign minister promised to fill any financial gaps left by other countries suspending aid. On Sunday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said Egypt welcomed the help from other quarters, saying, "We are not looking to replace one friend with another, but ...
Mohamed Tawfik, Egypt's ambassador to the U.S., says he believes "one Egyptian dead is too many," but that it is up to the Muslim Brotherhood not to use weapons. In an exclusive interview, Tawfik joins Judy Woodruff to discuss events of the past week and the future of ...
According to Nancy Youssef of McClatchy Newspapers, Egyptians have had a "surprisingly muted" response to news that deposed leader Hosni Mubarak may be released. She talks to Jeffrey Brown about the killing of Muslim Brotherhood detainees by the government and pressures for journalists covering the turmoil.
Bernard Haykel, Professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, joins Hari Sreenivasan to examine the continuing unrest in Egypt. Professor Haykel, an expert on regional politics and culture, stresses that Egypt's influence over its neighbors should not be underestimated: "Where Egypt goes, the rest of the region ...
A picture taken on Aug. 14 shows the facade of the Prince Tadros Coptic church after being torched by unknown assailants in the central Egyptian city of Minya. Photo by stringer/AFP/Getty Images While thousands of Egyptians in Cairo rejoiced over President Mohammed Morsi's overthrow in July, others ...
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