Jul 13 Accusations of serial assault spark new #MeToo wave in Egypt By Associated Press Women's rights champions hope the authorities' swift response signals change in how Egyptian society handles accusations of sexual assault. Continue reading
Jun 11 Rights group says Egypt police raided homes of activist’s relatives By Associated Press An international rights group says Egyptian police have raided the homes of two uncles of an Egyptian-American activist who lives in the U.S. Continue reading
May 21 Iran says 10,000 medics infected as virus fears rise in Mideast By Nasser Karimi, Noha Elhennawy, Associated Press Iranian news outlets say the coronavirus has infected more than 10,000 health care workers in the country, which is battling the deadliest outbreak in the Middle East. Continue reading
May 04 American schoolteacher imprisoned in Egypt is released By Associated Press The U.S. State Department says that an American school teacher imprisoned in Egypt for nearly a year without trial has been freed by Egyptian authorities and returned home to the United States. Continue reading
Apr 17 Poorer nations face bigger risk in easing virus restrictions By Zeina Karam, Associated Press Countries are considering how to ease coronavirus restrictions and start taking gradual steps toward reviving businesses and daily life. For developing nations in the Middle East and Africa, there is little room for any miscalculation. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 1:50 News Wrap: Delta reduces flights by 40 percent amid falling travel demand In our news wrap Friday, Delta Air Lines is reducing flights by 40 percent since the pandemic has triggered a decline in travel demand. The company is halting all flights to continental Europe for the next 30 days. Also, Iraq… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 2:24 News Wrap: 3 U.S. troops killed in Iraqi rocket strike In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. military confirmed three American service members died in a rocket attack north of Baghdad. The Iraqi government has launched an investigation into the Wednesday strike, which U.S. officials said bore the markings of… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 2:30 Hosni Mubarak, whose autocratic rule launched Egypt’s Arab Spring protests, dies at 91 By Nick Schifrin Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has died at age 91. A deeply polarizing figure who spent 30 years in power, Mubarak was an autocratic leader who jailed and tortured opponents, but he remained friendly toward the United States and other… Continue watching
Feb 25 Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak dies at 91, state TV says By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Throughout his rule, Mubarak was a stalwart U.S. ally, but to the tens of thousands of young Egyptians who rallied for 18 days of unprecedented street protests in Cairo's central Tahrir Square and elsewhere in 2011, Mubarak was a relic,… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 5:22 News Wrap: House challenges Trump on border national emergency In our Friday news wrap, House Democrats voted to end the national emergency declaration that allows money to be diverted from the military to fund construction of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The Senate already approved the measure, but… Continue watching