Sep 12 Watch News Wrap: Egypt Extends State of Emergency as Pro-Morsi Crackdowns Continue In other news Thursday, Egypt's interim president formally extended a national state of emergency for another two months, allowing for continued crackdown on Islamist pro-Morsi supporters. Also, more documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal the NSA gives surveillance data containing… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Egypt’s Interim Prime Minister Promises to Fight Persecution of Military Critics Egypt's Interim Prime Minister Promises to Fight Persecution of Military Critics… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Hazem el-Beblawi Reacts to President Obama’s Plans for Syria Hazem el-Beblawi Reacts to President Obama's Plans for Syria… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch Clashes Quieted, Egypt Tries to Move Ahead Amid ‘Imperfect’ Political Situation Clashes Quieted, Egypt Tries to Move Ahead Amid 'Imperfect' Political Situation… Continue watching
Sep 09 Michelle Bachmann visits Cairo, criticizes Muslim Brotherhood Three U.S. lawmakers -- Michelle Bachmann, Steve King and Louie Gohmert -- released a 15-minute video while in Cairo Saturday thanking the Egyptian military for cracking down on the Muslim Brotherhood, which she dubbed a "great evil" and… Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch Anti-American Sentiment Felt in the Streets of Cairo Tens of thousands of Syrians have fled to Egypt, a country dealing with its own deteriorating situation. Margaret Warner talks to Hari Sreenivasan from Cairo about Egypt’s opposition to military action in Syria and the strong anti-American sentiment felt in… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch Egyptians Opposed to Strike in Syria Dismiss Distinction of Chemical Weapons Egyptians Opposed to Strike in Syria Dismiss Distinction of Chemical Weapons… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch News Wrap: Egyptian Court Shuts Down TV Media Outlets for Alleged Morsi Bias In other news Tuesday, an Egyptian court ordered Al Jazeera's Egypt affiliate and three other stations go black for siding with ousted President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. Also, at least 67 Iraqis were killed in a series of… Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch News Wrap: Islamist Groups Call for Truce to End Violence in Egypt In other news Monday, leaders of two Islamist groups offered a truce in Egypt, calling for Morsi supporters to end protests if the military-backed government halts its crackdown. Also, a German magazine reported that the NSA hacked into internal communications… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch News Wrap: Egyptian Court Orders Release of Former Leader Mubarak 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… Continue watching