Oct 07 Trio of attacks rock Egypt day after deadly clashes Egyptian security forces use tear gas to disperse pro-democracy activists during protests at Ramses Square on October 6, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Photo by Khaled Kamil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Attacks in three different regions of Egypt resulted in at… Continue reading
Oct 06 FROM THE WIRE Egyptian security forces use tear gas to disperse pro-democracy activists during protests on Oct. 6 in Cairo, Egypt. Credit: Khaled Kamil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images CAIRO (AP) - Egypt Health Ministry says 15 killed in clashes between police, supporters of ousted… Continue reading
Sep 23 From the wires: Egypt bans the Muslim Brotherhood CAIRO (AP) -- An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to be banned and its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown by the military-backed government against supporters of the ousted Islamist president Mohammed… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch News Wrap: In Pakistan, Deadly Attack Targeting Christian Church Sparks Protests In our news wrap Monday, a Taliban attack on a Christian church in Pakistan over the weekend left 85 dead and more than 140 wounded. Members of the religious minority there took to the streets to protest the attacks and… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch In Egypt, Coptic Christians Become Target for Attack in Times of National Stress In Egypt, Coptic Christians Become Target for Attack in Times of National Stress… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch Defense Secretary Hagel on Security: ‘We Need To Do More — And We Will’ Defense Secretary Hagel on Security: 'We Need To Do More -- And We Will.'… Continue watching
Sep 17 Muslim Brotherhood Spokesman Arrested in Cairo; Here’s What He Told Margaret Warner 9 Days Ago On Sept. 8, Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Gehad El-Haddad spoke with NewsHour Senior Foreign Correspondent Margaret Warner, who was in Cairo covering that country's troubled and often violent political scene. "I'm a wanted man," he told her. The interview had… Continue reading
Sep 17 Muslim Brotherhood’s foreign media spokesman arrested The Egyptian government is keeping up the pressure on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi. Another top Muslim Brotherhood official has been taken into custody, according to The New York Times' bureau chief in Cairo. Gehad El-Haddad, foreign… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch Is There a Future for Political Islam in Egypt? It's a dangerous time in Egypt to be associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, as security forces continue their crackdown on pro-Morsi supporters. Margaret Warner reports from Cairo on their dispersed, toned-down protests, the struggle between religion and politics in Egypt… Continue watching
Sep 12 Coptic Christians eager to start lives in U.S., but still call Egypt ‘home’ By Larisa Epatko When Mary, a 29-year-old Coptic Christian from Minya, Egypt, landed seven months ago at Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia, many thoughts were swirling in her head. Continue reading