Topic: Cairo (Egypt)

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Focus Egyptians begin to take back their clunker classrooms

Egypt's beleaguered educational system has long been run by Cairo, with poor results. Only Mongolia and Honduras rank lower among comparable economies. Egyptians now demand better.
Egypt orders retrial for Mubarak, bringing on further uncertainty

The reopening of a trial against former leader Hosni Mubarak will likely only exacerbate Egypt's instability.
Egyptian appeals court overturns Mubarak's life sentence, orders retrial (+video)

An Egyptian court has not yet provided the reasoning behind its decision to overturn former President Hosni Mubarak's life sentence and order a retrial of the ousted leader. The ruling reignites the divisive issue of the fate of the former leader in a country still filled with political turmoil.
Backchannels Mostly forgotten, Egyptian trial of US NGO workers drags on

Sam LaHood and most of the other Americans accused of running illegal nongovernmental organizations fled the country last year. But 14 Egyptians and one American continue to face jail.
'Happy hacker' arrest: Did police just nab a cyber crime 'botmaster'?

An Algerian arrested at an airport in Thailand this week has defrauded 217 banks worldwide of tens of millions of dollars, Thai officials charge. They also say the FBI has been hunting him for three years.
Backchannels In Egypt a new cabinet, but same old IMF problem

A day after President Mohamed Morsi reshuffled Egypt's cabinet, an IMF representative was in Cairo to discuss a $4.8 billion loan. But the cost of that needed cash appears steep.
IMF arrives in Egypt in effort to head off currency crisis

Leading bank HSBC said that a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan is 'the only thing' preventing Egypt from a currency crisis brought on by post-revolution political upheaval.
Egypt's Morsi adds more Brothers to his cabinet

The Cabinet shake-up aimed at improving the government's approach to Egypt's wounded economy.
Backchannels The drip, drip, drip of Egypt's bad economic news

The Egyptian pound has tumbled in recent weeks, but it could go much further. Here's why.
Amid bloodshed and chaos, Syrian wages a war for neutral reporting

Rami Jarrah, a Syrian anti-regime activist now living in Cairo, is launching Syria's first non-state-run news outlet to provide something he sees as sorely missing: objective reporting.
Backchannels For Egypt's satirists, Morsi's power is no joke

Bassem Youssef, whose Daily Show-inspired satirical program propelled him to stardom, is the latest target of Egypt's attempts to silence government critics.
Backchannels Happy new year, Cairo?

Residents speak of a tough year, and worry about a tougher one ahead.
Focus Obama's pivot to Asia? Middle East will still demand attention in 2013.

The popular unrest of the last two years has left the Middle East volatile as 2013 kicks off.
Terrorism & Security UN envoy: Without deal in Syria, think Somalia not Yugoslavia

The United Nations' envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi argued against hopes that the country could find stability by devolving into a set of smaller states.
UN Envoy warns of mass death next year in Syria

The international envoy to Syria emphasized the deteriorating situation in the country, and called for a quick end to the conflict, warning hundreds of thousands could die next year.
Egypt finishes constitutional vote, but irregularities delay final results

Egypt's opposition alleges fraud tainted the country's constitutional referendum. Results are delayed while Egypt's judiciary investigates.
Egypt's charter headed for approval, but troubles loom

The close of Saturday's voting makes it likely that the Islamist-back new constitution will be approved.
Thousands of Islamists clash with opponents in Egypt

At least 42 people were being treated for injuries, with some rushed to the hospital, a city health official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief reporters.
Egypt's opposition: If we can't beat constitution, amend it

With the Islamist constitution backed by President Mohamed Morsi looking likely to pass this weekend's referendum, the opposition is looking to push amendments next year.
Terrorism & Security Palestinians begin returning to Yarmouk refugee camp in Syria (+video)

Palestinians are returning to their refugee camp after fighting sent them fleeing, but the number fleeing Syria or facing internal displacement continues to rise.
Egypt's public prosecutor resigns amid protests

Egypt's public prosecutor quit under pressure from his opponents in the judiciary, drawing an angry response from the Muslim Brotherhood ahead of a second round vote on a divisive draft-constitution.
Referendum on constitution reveals a deeply divided Egypt (+video)

The party tied to President Mohamed Morsi says that nearly 57 percent of voters supported the new constitution, while about 43 percent voted against it. A second vote comes later this week.
Egypt's referendum a vote on Morsi as well as the constitution (+video)

As Egyptians vote today in a referendum on a controversial draft constitution, the debate is dominated by President Mohamed Morsi's actions, not the document.
Egyptians go to polls on controversial constitution

The proposed charter is largely supported by Islamist parties, while opposition groups accuse it of being a power grab for the Muslim Brotherhood.
Protesters in Egypt clash over draft constitution on eve of referendum

At least 19 people were reported injured in the violence in Alexandria, which broke out after an ultraconservative cleric urged worshippers to vote 'yes' and described the opposition as 'followers of infidels.'