http://www.newsvine.com/egyptNewsvine - egypten-usCopyright 2013Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:18:18 +0000Sun, 19 May 2013 12:25:59 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778647-egypts-muslim-brotherhood-condemns-boston-blastshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/16/17778647-egypts-muslim-brotherhood-condemns-boston-blastsegyptworld-newsboston-marathonegypt-muslim-brotherhoodTue, 16 Apr 2013 13:45:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17748250-egypt-policeman-sentenced-to-15-years-for-torturehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/14/17748250-egypt-policeman-sentenced-to-15-years-for-tortureegyptmuslim-brotherhoodworld-newshosni-mubarakmlsalafi-muslimmohammed-morsitwo-muslim-brotherhoodSun, 14 Apr 2013 16:33:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 file photo, Egyptian protesters chant anti Muslim Brotherhood slogans outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt. The accusations against two Muslim Brotherhood officials that have been ordered to stand trial for allegedly kidnapping and torturing three men at the group’s headquarters there, according to the city prosecutor’s office, stem from November protests that swept much of the country, including Damanhour in the Nile Delta. The protests followed President Mohammed Morsi’s decrees, which have since been rescinded, giving himself near absolute powers. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 file photo, Protesters storm an office of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood Freedom and Justice party and set fires in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt. The accusations against two Muslim Brotherhood officials that have been ordered to stand trial for allegedly kidnapping and torturing three men at the group’s headquarters there, according to the city prosecutor’s office, stem from November protests that swept much of the country, including Damanhour in the Nile Delta. The protests followed President Mohammed Morsi’s decrees, which have since been rescinded, giving himself near absolute powers. (AP Photo/Amira Mortada, El Shorouk Newspaper, File) </p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 file photo, an Egyptian protester wears an eye patch during an anti Muslim Brotherhood demonstration outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt. The accusations against two Muslim Brotherhood officials that have been ordered to stand trial for allegedly kidnapping and torturing three men at the group’s headquarters there, according to the city prosecutor’s office, stem from November protests that swept much of the country, including Damanhour in the Nile Delta. The protests followed President Mohammed Morsi’s decrees, which have since been rescinded, giving himself near absolute powers. Arabic on the eye patch reads, "tear gas damaged my eye." (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 file photo, Egyptian protesters opposed to President Mohammed Morsi break into the offices of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, in Alexandria, Egypt. The accusations against two Muslim Brotherhood officials that have been ordered to stand trial for allegedly kidnapping and torturing three men at the group’s headquarters there, according to the city prosecutor’s office, stem from November protests that swept much of the country, including Damanhour in the Nile Delta. The protests followed President Mohammed Morsi’s decrees, which have since been rescinded, giving himself near absolute powers. (AP Photo/Tarek Fawzy, File)</p><p>El ex presidente egipcio Hosni Mubarak, desde la jaula de los acusados en que se encuentra, saluda a simpatizantes durante una audiencia de su nuevo juicio en apelación en El Cairo, Egipto, el sábado 13 de abril de 2013. (AP Foto)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17736364-leader-of-egypts-jewish-community-dies-at-82http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17736364-leader-of-egypts-jewish-community-dies-at-82obitegyptworld-newsweinsteinmlSat, 13 Apr 2013 18:38:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this June 24, 1992 file photo, Restorers work inside the Ben Ezra Synagogue just under the ceiling with Islamic motifs in Babylon, Old Cairo, Egypt. Carmen Weinstein, the leader of a dwindling and aging Egyptian-Jewish community, died Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the age of 82, leaving behind a legacy of effort in preserving what is left of synagogues and a once-sprawling Jewish cemetery. (AP Photo/Mimi Mann, File)</p><p>This undated photograph shows Carmen Weinstein, leader of Egypt’s dwindling and aging Jewish community, with her dog. Weinstein died Saturday, April 13, 2013 at the age of 82, after leaving behind a legacy of preservation effort in preserving what is left of synagogues and a once-sprawling Jewish cemetery. Weinstein will be buried on Thursday in the Bassatine cemetery she worked tirelessly to save. According to a friend of Weinstein, Magda Haroun, only around 40 Egyptian Jews remain in the country, split between Cairo and the Mediterranean city of Alexandria that was also once a thriving multicultural and cosmopolitan hub.(AP Photo/Samir W Raafat) NO SALES</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17734830-imf-leaves-egypt-after-hearing-from-oppositionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/13/17734830-imf-leaves-egypt-after-hearing-from-oppositionegypteconomyworld-newsinternational-monetary-fundmlSat, 13 Apr 2013 15:25:20 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 file photo, Egyptian protesters chant anti Muslim Brotherhood slogans outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt. The accusations against two Muslim Brotherhood officials that have been ordered to stand trial for allegedly kidnapping and torturing three men at the group’s headquarters there, according to the city prosecutor’s office, stem from November protests that swept much of the country, including Damanhour in the Nile Delta. The protests followed President Mohammed Morsi’s decrees, which have since been rescinded, giving himself near absolute powers. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 file photo, Protesters storm an office of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood Freedom and Justice party and set fires in the Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, Egypt. The accusations against two Muslim Brotherhood officials that have been ordered to stand trial for allegedly kidnapping and torturing three men at the group’s headquarters there, according to the city prosecutor’s office, stem from November protests that swept much of the country, including Damanhour in the Nile Delta. The protests followed President Mohammed Morsi’s decrees, which have since been rescinded, giving himself near absolute powers. (AP Photo/Amira Mortada, El Shorouk Newspaper, File) </p><p>An Egyptian reads a newspaper with a picture of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak waving behind bars during a trial hearing, in Tahrir Square Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 14, 2013. The judge in Hosni Mubarak’s retrial recused himself at the start of the first session on Saturday, citing a conflict of interest as the former Egyptian president appeared in court for the first time in 10 months grinning and waving to supporters. Arabic reads, “The judge’s recusal takes Mubarak’s case to square one.” (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)</p><p>Supporters chant slogans and hold photos of Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak outside a courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, April 13, 2013. An upbeat and alert-looking Hosni Mubarak waved to his supporters after he was wheeled into a Cairo courtroom on Saturday for the first session of his retrial on charges of complicity in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 revolt that led to his ouster. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)</p><p>A stack of copies of an Egyptian newspapers with a picture of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak waving behind bars during a trial hearing Saturday appear on the newsstand in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 14, 2013. The judge in Hosni Mubarak’s retrial recused himself at the start of the first session on Saturday, citing a conflict of interest as the former Egyptian president appeared in court for the first time in 10 months grinning and waving to supporters. Arabic reads, “The judge’s recusal takes Mubarak’s case to square one.” (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706977-egypt-discovers-ancient-port-and-writingshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706977-egypt-discovers-ancient-port-and-writingsegyptworld-newsantiquitiesred-seamlgreat-pyramidold-kingdomking-cheopsfourth-dynastyThu, 11 Apr 2013 17:28:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>This undated photo released by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Thursday, April 11, 2013, shows hieroglyphic papyrus discovered at Wadi el-Jarf, nearly 180 km (111 miles) south the coastal city of Suez, Egypt. Egypt’s state of antiquities affairs minister has declared the discovery of a historic coastal port dating back to King Khufu of the fourth dynasty of the old pharaonic kingdom. The Franco-Egyptian team working in the Suez archaeological area also discovered hieroglyphic papyri and stone anchors. Most of the discovered papyri date back to the 27th year of the reign of King Khufu. The papyri included information about number of the port workers and details about their daily lives. They were transferred to the Suez museum for study and registration. (AP Photo/Egypt's Supreme Council Of Antiquities) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706520-egyptian-policeman-killed-by-sinai-gunmenhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17706520-egyptian-policeman-killed-by-sinai-gunmenegyptworld-newsegypt-interior-ministrysinaimlarmed-bedouinThu, 11 Apr 2013 16:40:08 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - This undated file photo released by NASA, taken from 175 miles up by Gemini II, shows the Sinai Peninsula, center, in Egypt. Armed Bedouin tribesmen briefly abducted a Hungarian member of the multinational observer force in Sinai, releasing him around two hours later after tribal elders intervened, a security official said Thursday, Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/NASA, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17685492-qatar-pledges-additional-3b-aid-to-egypthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/10/17685492-qatar-pledges-additional-3b-aid-to-egyptegyptqatarworld-newsmlWed, 10 Apr 2013 10:29:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17673835-egypts-revolutionary-cleric-suspended-over-sermonhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17673835-egypts-revolutionary-cleric-suspended-over-sermonegyptrevolutionaryclericworld-newshosni-mubarakmltahrir-squareTue, 9 Apr 2013 18:43:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17671683-iran-hopes-to-restore-tourist-flights-to-egypthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/09/17671683-iran-hopes-to-restore-tourist-flights-to-egyptegyptiranflightsworld-newsmltourist-flightsTue, 9 Apr 2013 14:48:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17669951-dutch-reporter-victim-of-citizen-arrest-in-egypthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17669951-dutch-reporter-victim-of-citizen-arrest-in-egyptegyptjournalistarrestedworld-newsmlTue, 9 Apr 2013 00:12:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17654753-egypt-denies-hardliners-halted-iran-tourismhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/08/17654753-egypt-denies-hardliners-halted-iran-tourismegyptiranworld-newssunni-muslimsmlMon, 8 Apr 2013 13:43:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Egyptian protesters raise their shoes and shout anti-Iran slogans during a protest at the residence of Iran’s top diplomat to protest the Egyptian government’s attempt to improve ties with Tehran in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian protesters try to destroy the gate at the residence of Iran’s top diplomat in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 5, 2013. The protest was sparked after Iranian tourists arrived in Egypt this week on the first commercial flights between the two countries in 30 years. Arabic reads,"we will not let Shiites step in Egypt." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Dozens of mostly ultraconservative Muslim protesters shout anti-Iran slogans and hang a Syrian revolution flag outside the residence of Iran’s top diplomat to protest the Egyptian government’s attempt to improve ties with Tehran in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 5, 2013. An Iranian flag seen at background. Arabic on banner reads "we will not let Shiites step in Egypt." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>An Iranian student holds bouquet of flowers with a verse from the Holy Quran in Arabic that reads,"do not fight, or you may fail, and your strength and willpower will weaken," is seen, as police stand guard, background, during a rally in support of solidarity with Egypt, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Last week, a group of angry ultraconservative Salafis protesters threw rocks and tried to storm the residence of Iran's top diplomat in Cairo, after Iranian tourists arrived in Egypt on the first commercial flights between the two countries in 30 years. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)</p><p>Iranian students hold posters with Arabic that read, center left, "yes yes to dialogue, no no to controversy," and center, "Egypt," during a rally in support of solidarity with Egypt, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Last week, a group of angry ultraconservative Salafis protesters threw rocks and tried to storm the residence of Iran's top diplomat in Cairo, after Iranian tourists arrived in Egypt on the first commercial flights between the two countries in 30 years. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)</p><p>Iranian students hold posters from right to left, "yes yes to dialogue, no no to controversy," "the people are one not two," "no to Egypt extremism," "no Shiaa, no Sunni, the Quran's unity,"as police stand guard, background, during a rally in support of solidarity with Egypt, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Last week, a group of angry ultraconservative Salafis protesters threw rocks and tried to storm the residence of Iran's top diplomat in Cairo, after Iranian tourists arrived in Egypt on the first commercial flights between the two countries in 30 years. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17640936-egypt-prosecutor-orders-new-mubarak-investigationhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17640936-egypt-prosecutor-orders-new-mubarak-investigationegyptworld-newsmubarakmlSun, 7 Apr 2013 14:42:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 file photo, the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sits during his meeting with Emirates foreign minister, not pictured, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s state news agency says the country’s top prosecutor has ordered ousted President Hosni Mubarak be detained for 15 days pending investigation into a new case of corruption by him and his family for pocketing state funds slated for the presidential palaces. Mubarak, 84, in detention since April 2011, is currently held in a military hospital because of health issues. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17638525-mubarak-appears-in-egyptian-court-for-retrialhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/07/17638525-mubarak-appears-in-egyptian-court-for-retrialegyptcoptic-christianmohamed-elbaradeiworld-newshosni-mubarakmlcoptic-orthodoxcoptic-orthodox-churchegyptian-christiansegypt-coptic-christianmohammed-morsiegypt-islamist-dominatedafter-egyptegypt-islamistanother-egyptian-coptic-christianSun, 7 Apr 2013 08:39:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>File -- In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 file photo, Egyptian television satirist Bassem Youssef — known as Egypt's Jon Stewart —waves to his supporters as he enters Egypt's state prosecutors office to face charges for allegedly insulting Islam and the country's leader, in Cairo, Egypt. A Cairo court turned down on Saturday, April 5, 2013, a separate suit filed by a Muslim Brotherhood lawyer demanding that a popular Egyptian satirist's TV show be banned for allegedly insulting the president and excessive sexual innuendo. There have been multiple complaints filed in courts and to state prosecutors by Islamist lawyers against Youssef and other public figures for their political or religious opinions. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)</p><p>Several burned cars belonging to Egyptian Christians remain in the street after clashes between Muslims and Christians in Qalubiya, just outside Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Several Egyptians including 4 Christians and a Muslim were killed in sectarian clashes before dawn on Saturday, security officials said. A picture of the late Coptic Pope Shenouda is seen at end of street. (AP Photo/Mohammed Nouhan, El Shorouk Newspaper) EGYPT OUT</p><p>Tear gas fills downtown as protesters clash with security forces in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters outside the chief prosecutor's office Saturday in central Cairo who were pushing on the building's doors demanding he resign.(AP Photo/Mostafa Elshemy)</p><p>A protester throws away a tear gas canister fired by security forces in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Police fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters outside the chief prosecutor's office Saturday in central Cairo after they tried to push on the building's doors demanding he resign.(AP Photo/Virginie Nguyen Hoang)</p><p>Members of Egypt's April 6 Youth Movement shout anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans and light flares during a rally in front of the prosecutor general's office in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Thousands of activists took to the streets Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the founding of a leading opposition group, the April 6 Youth Movement, and to push a long list of demands on Morsi, including the formation of a more inclusive government amid a worsening economy.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian Samir Mancy, 60, holds a red card with Arabic reading, "Morsi step down", during a rally in front of the general prosecutor's office in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Arabic on the hat reads, "I'm hungry." Thousands of activists took to the streets Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the founding of a leading opposition group, the April 6 Youth Movement, and to push a long list of demands, including the formation of a more inclusive government amid a worsening economy. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Members of Egypt's April 6 Youth Movement shout anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a rally in front of the prosecutor general's office in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Arabic reads, "people demand the regime to step down." Thousands of activists took to the streets Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the founding of a leading opposition group, the April 6 Youth Movement, and to push a long list of demands, including the formation of a more inclusive government amid a worsening economy. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 file photo, the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sits during his meeting with Emirates foreign minister, not pictured, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s state news agency says the country’s top prosecutor has ordered ousted President Hosni Mubarak be detained for 15 days pending investigation into a new case of corruption by him and his family for pocketing state funds slated for the presidential palaces. Mubarak, 84, in detention since April 2011, is currently held in a military hospital because of health issues. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)</p><p>Egyptian Christians grieve during a funeral service at the Saint Mark Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Several Egyptians including 4 Christians and a Muslim were killed in sectarian clashes before dawn in Qalubiya, just outside of Cairo on Saturday, April 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian Christians four coffins during a funeral service, at the Saint Mark Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Several Egyptians including 4 Christians and a Muslim were killed in sectarian clashes before dawn in Qalubiya, just outside of Cairo on Saturday, April 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Cristianos egipcios profieren lemas contra la Hermandad Musulmana tras el funeral en la catedral copta de San Marcos en El Cairo el domingo, 7 de abril del 2013. Varios egipcios entre ellos 4 cristianos y musulmanes, murieron en la violencia sectaria antes del amanecer en Qalubiya, en las afueras de El Cairo, el sábado 6 de abril del 2013. (Foto AP/Amr Nabil)</p><p>An Egyptian Christian holds a cross during a funeral service at the Saint Mark Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Several Egyptians including 4 Christians and a Muslim were killed in sectarian clashes before dawn in Qalubiya, just outside of Cairo on Saturday, April 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian Christians carry the coffin of Morqos Kamal, at the Saint Mark Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Several Egyptians including 4 Christians and a Muslim were killed in sectarian clashes before dawn in Qalubiya, just outside of Cairo on Saturday, April 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian Christians chant anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans following a funeral service at the Saint Mark Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Several Egyptians including 4 Christians and a Muslim were killed in sectarian clashes before dawn in Qalubiya, just outside of Cairo on Saturday, April 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian Christian women pray during a funeral service at the Saint Mark Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Several Egyptians including 4 Christians and a Muslim were killed in sectarian clashes before dawn in Qalubiya, just outside of Cairo on Saturday, April 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian Christians carry the coffin of Morqos Kamal, at the Saint Mark Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Several Egyptians including 4 Christians and a Muslim were killed in sectarian clashes before dawn in Qalubiya, just outside of Cairo on Saturday, April 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian Christians gather around four coffins during a funeral service, at the Saint Mark Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Several Egyptians including 4 Christians and a Muslim were killed in sectarian clashes before dawn in Qalubiya, just outside of Cairo on Saturday, April 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian Christians chant anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a funeral service, at the Saint Mark Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Several Egyptians including 4 Christians and a Muslim were killed in sectarian clashes before dawn in Qalubiya, just outside of Cairo on Saturday, April 6, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>FILE -- In this Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012 file photo, Egyptian Prosecutor General, Talaat Abdullah, sits at his desk on his first day in office after being appointed by President Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s highest judicial body on Sunday, April 7, 2013, urged the country’s top prosecutor to step down and return to his previous job as a judge for the sake of the unity of the judiciary. Abdullah’s appointment was decried as illegal by many judges and fellow prosecutors. (AP Photo/Mohammed Asad, File)</p><p>A tear gas canister is fired by Egyptian riot police into the compound of the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral after the funeral of four Christians killed in sectarian clashes near Cairo over the weekend in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, April 7, 2013. Attacks against Christians, who make up about 10 percent of Egypt’s estimated 90 million people, have increased since President Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood came to power last year. (AP Photo/Mostafa El Shemy)</p><p>Egyptian riot police watch over the Coptic cathedral in the early hours of Monday, April 8, 2013, in Cairo, Egypt. Christians angered by the killing of four Christians in weekend sectarian violence clashed Sunday and into Monday with a mob throwing rocks and firebombs, killing one and turning Cairo's main Coptic cathedral into a battleground. The clashes raised tempers in an already tense political atmosphere. (AP Photo)</p><p>FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 file photo, Egypt's Coptic Christian Pope, Tawadros II speaks to The Associated Press in the province of Assiut, Egypt. Christians angered by the killing of four Christians in weekend sectarian violence clashed Sunday after a funeral with a mob throwing rocks and firebombs, killing at least one person and turning Cairo's main Coptic cathedral into a battleground. Tawadros who was not in the cathedral, his headquarters, during the funeral and the violence that followed, called for calm as the specter of sectarian violence threatened to spread to the rest of the country. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)</p><p>An Egyptian woman walks past anti-riot police vehicles near the Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, April 8, 2013. The death toll in clashes between Muslims and Christians in Cairo has risen to two, health and security officials said Monday. Another 89 were injured in the clashes outside Cairo's main Coptic cathedral, which brought Egypt's growing religious tension to the seat of the church's pope. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>The Coptic cathedral is reflected on the glass of a public bus in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, April 8, 2013. A senior Egyptian health ministry official says the death toll in clashes between Muslims and Christians in Cairo has risen to two. Dozens of people were injured. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>An Egyptian man walks at the main train station in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, April 8, 2013. A union of Egypt’s train drivers and conductors announced on Sunday April 7, 2013 that they have gone on strike, the latest in a seemingly endless series of work stoppages to hit the country in the past two years.The strike began, hours after authorities approved a 10 percent hike in the allowance routinely given to train drivers and conductors. The raise was rejected as too little. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)</p><p>Egyptian men rush to catch a train after hours of waiting due to a train drivers strike at the main train station in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, April 8, 2013. A union of Egypt’s train drivers and conductors announced on Sunday April 7, 2013 that they have gone on strike, the latest in a seemingly endless series of work stoppages to hit the country in the past two years. The strike began, hours after authorities approved a 10 percent hike in the allowance routinely given to train drivers and conductors. The raise was rejected as too little. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)</p><p>AP10ThingsToSee - Members of Egypt's April 6 Youth Movement shout anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans and light flares during a rally in front of the prosecutor general's office in Cairo, Egypt on Saturday, April 6, 2013. Thousands of activists took to the streets Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the founding of a leading opposition group, the April 6 Youth Movement, and to push a long list of demands on Morsi, including the formation of a more inclusive government amid a worsening economy. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)</p><p>Egyptians chant slogans during a protest in front of the Coptic cathedral to condemn Saturday's sectarian clashes in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. Four Christians, along with a Muslim, were killed in clashes on Saturday in a town north of Cairo. Coptic Christians make up about 10 percent of Egypt's estimated 90 million people. They have long complained of discrimination. Attacks against Christians have increased since the ouster two years ago of autocrat Hosni Mubarak. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)</p><p>In this Thursday, April 11, 2013 image released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, poses with military officers after a meeting with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in Cairo, Egypt. On Thursday Morsi promoted the heads of Egypt's air force, air defense forces and navy to the rank of Lieutenant-general amid recurrent media reports of strained relations between the presidency and the military. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)</p><p>FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 13, 2012 file photo, newly-appointed Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, unseen, in Cairo, Egypt. With the Islamist President by his side, Egypt's army chief warned against slandering the military, denying in remarks broadcast Friday, April 12, 2013 that the military committed any abuses against protesters during the turbulent transition of the past two years. El-Sissi spoke following a late night meeting Thursday between the country's top brass and Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.(AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center, speaks with Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, at a military base in Ismailia, Egypt. With the Islamist President by his side, Egypt's army chief warned against slandering the military, denying in remarks broadcast Friday, April 12, 2013 that the military committed any abuses against protesters during the turbulent transition of the past two years. El-Sissi spoke following a late night meeting Thursday between the country's top brass and Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency)</p><p>FILE - In this Thursday Feb, 21, 2013 file photo, released by the Egyptian Presidency, Egyptian Minister of Defense, Lt. Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, left, meets with Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at the presidential headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. With the Islamist President by his side, Egypt's army chief warned against slandering the military, denying in remarks broadcast Friday, April 12, 2013 that the military committed any abuses against protesters during the turbulent transition of the past two years. El-Sissi spoke following a late night meeting Thursday between the country's top brass and Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.(AP Photo/Mohammed Abd El Moaty, Egyptian Presidency, File )</p><p>Egyptian medics and army personnel escort former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from a helicopter ambulance after it landed at Maadi Military Hospital following a hearing in his retrial in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Egypt's highest court in January ordered a retrial for Mubarak, for failing to stop the killing of 900 protestors in the 2011 unrest that ousted him, after accepting an appeal against his life sentence, citing procedural failings. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian medics and army personnel carry former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, 84, from a helicopter ambulance after it landed in Maadi Military Hospital following his trial in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Egypt's highest court in January ordered a retrial for Mubarak, for failing to stop the killing of 900 protestors in the 2011 unrest that ousted him, after accepting an appeal against his life sentence, citing procedural failings. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian medics and army personnel escort former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from a helicopter ambulance after it landed at Maadi Military Hospital following a hearing in his retrial in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Egypt's highest court in January ordered a retrial for Mubarak, for failing to stop the killing of 900 protestors in the 2011 unrest that ousted him, after accepting an appeal against his life sentence, citing procedural failings. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian military officers watch a helicopter ambulance as it lifts off carrying former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to attend his trial in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Egypt's highest court in January ordered a retrial for Mubarak, for failing to stop the killing of 900 protestors in the 2011 unrest that ousted him, after accepting an appeal against his life sentence, citing procedural failings. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil) </p><p>Egyptian medics and army personnel escort former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, 84, from a helicopter ambulance after it landed at Maadi Military Hospital following a hearing in his retrial in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Egypt's highest court in January ordered a retrial for Mubarak, for failing to stop the killing of 900 protestors in the 2011 unrest that ousted him, after accepting an appeal against his life sentence, citing procedural failings. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil</p><p>Egyptian policemen stop traffic to secure an ambulance carrying former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak as it leaves Maadi Military Hospital to cross the street where an air ambulance will take him to attend his retrial hearing in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Egypt's highest court in January ordered a retrial for Mubarak, for failing to stop the killing of 900 protestors in the 2011 unrest that ousted him, after accepting an appeal against his life sentence, citing procedural failings. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian medics and army personnel escort former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from a helicopter ambulance after it landed at Maadi Military Hospital following a hearing in his retrial in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Egypt's highest court in January ordered a retrial for Mubarak, for failing to stop the killing of 900 protestors in the 2011 unrest that ousted him, after accepting an appeal against his life sentence, citing procedural failings. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian medics and army personnel escort former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from a helicopter ambulance after it landed at Maadi Military Hospital following a hearing in his retrial in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Egypt's highest court in January ordered a retrial for Mubarak, for failing to stop the killing of 900 protestors in the 2011 unrest that ousted him, after accepting an appeal against his life sentence, citing procedural failings. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian military officers watch a helicopter ambulance as it lifts off carrying former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to attend his trial in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 13, 2013. Egypt's highest court in January ordered a retrial for Mubarak, for failing to stop the killing of 900 protestors in the 2011 unrest that ousted him, after accepting an appeal against his life sentence, citing procedural failings. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17628737-5-killed-in-muslim-christian-clashes-in-egypthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/06/17628737-5-killed-in-muslim-christian-clashes-in-egyptegyptchristiansworld-newsmlegyptian-muslimsSat, 6 Apr 2013 11:52:17 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Onlookers gather at the house of Egyptian Christian, Samir Iskandar which was burned during clashes between Muslims and Christians in Qalubiya, just outside Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Several Egyptians including 4 Christians and a Muslim were killed in sectarian clashes before dawn on Saturday, security officials said. (AP Photo/Mohammed Nouhan, El Shorouk Newspaper) EGYPT OUT</p><p>Several burned cars belonging to Egyptian Christians remain in the street after clashes between Muslims and Christians in Qalubiya, just outside Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Several Egyptians including 4 Christians and a Muslim were killed in sectarian clashes before dawn on Saturday, security officials said. A picture of the late Coptic Pope Shenouda is seen at end of street. (AP Photo/Mohammed Nouhan, El Shorouk Newspaper) EGYPT OUT</p><p>Several burned cars belonging to Egyptian Christians remain in the street after clashes between Muslims and Christians in Qalubiya, just outside Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. Several Egyptians including 4 Christians and a Muslim were killed in sectarian clashes before dawn on Saturday, security officials said. A picture of the late Coptic Pope Shenouda is seen at end of street. (AP Photo/Mohammed Nouhan, El Shorouk Newspaper) EGYPT OUT</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17602305-egypts-president-in-sudan-to-improve-tieshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17602305-egypts-president-in-sudan-to-improve-tiesegyptsudanworld-newshosni-mubarakmlThu, 4 Apr 2013 18:12:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17601975-kidnappers-target-christians-in-egyptian-provincehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17601975-kidnappers-target-christians-in-egyptian-provinceegyptchristiansworld-newsmlkidnapping-christiansezzat-kromerThu, 4 Apr 2013 17:39:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Egyptians celebrates mass in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Samalout, Minya, Egypt. In the province of Minya, where Christians make up about 35 percent of the population, kidnapping wealthy Christians for ransom is not unheard of, but 30 cases in the last two months alone, has given to soul searching about being a Christian in a country where Muslims are an overwhelming majority and Islamists, including many hardliners, have risen to power. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)</p><p>In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Christian gynecologist, Ezzat Kromer, recalls his 27-hour ordeal of being kidnapped, beaten, blindfolded and ransomed, in the Minya town of Matai, Egypt. A top official at the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, said Minya saw at least 150 cases of Christian kidnappings in the two years since Mubarak's ouster, of which 37 took place recently. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)</p><p>In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Christian farmer Ishaq Aziz cradles a picture of his daughter, 17-year-old school girl, Nirmeen, who went missing on Valentine's Day and had not been heard of or seen since, in the Minya town of Matai, Egypt. A top official at the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, said Minya saw at least 150 cases of Christian kidnappings in the two years since Mubarak's ouster, of which 37 took place recently. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)</p><p>In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Christian farmer Ishaq Aziz wipes away tears as he tells The Associated Press of the mysterious disappearance of his daughter, 17-year-old school girl, Nirmeen, who went missing on Valentine's Day and had not been heard of or seen since, in the Minya town of Matai, Egypt. A top official at the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, said Minya saw at least 150 cases of Christian kidnappings in the two years since Mubarak's ouster, of which 37 took place recently. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)</p><p>In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Egyptians celebrate mass, reading the Arabic service on a computer screen, in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Samalout, in the province of Minya, Egypt. In Minya where Christians make up about 35 percent of the population, kidnapping wealthy Christians for ransom is not unheard of, but 30 cases in the last two months alone, has given to soul searching about being a Christian in a country where Muslims are an overwhelming majority and Islamists, including many hardliners, have risen to power.(AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)</p><p>In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Egyptians celebrate mass in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Samalout, province of Minya, Egypt. In Minya where Christians make up about 35 percent of the population, kidnapping wealthy Christians for ransom is not unheard of, but 30 cases in the last two months alone, has given to soul searching about being a Christian in a country where Muslims are an overwhelming majority and Islamists, including many hardliners, have risen to power. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)</p><p>In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, A defaced statue of Nefretti, adorns the intersection of the main street in Samalout, Minya Province, Egypt. Egypt's Christians, followers of one of the world's most ancient churches, make up about 10 percent of the country's estimated 90 million people. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)</p><p>In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, a newly-built house, right, and a lamppost blocks access to houses owned by over 20 Christian families, and the builder is demanding the equivalent of almost $15,000 to remove them, in Samalout, Minya Province, Egypt. Crimes targeting Christians, like squatting in Christian-owned properties and refusing to leave except when they are paid added to a recent spate of kidnappings for ransom of wealthy Christians is increasing the normally simmering tension between Muslims and Christians in Minya. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)</p><p>In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Father Estephanos of the Coptic Orthodox Church speaks to The Associated Press as he relates the latest local kidnapping, a young Christian boy, Andrew, who was snatched from his father's arms while walking on the street the previous day, in Samalout, province of Minya, Egypt. A top official at the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, said Minya saw at least 150 cases of Christian kidnappings in the two years since Mubarak's ouster, of which 37 took place recently. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)</p><p>In this Wednesday, March 27, 2013 photo, Egyptians celebrate mass in the Coptic Orthodox Church in Samalout, province of Minya, Egypt. In Minya where Christians make up about 35 percent of the population, kidnapping wealthy Christians for ransom is not unheard of, but 30 cases in the last two months alone, has given to soul searching about being a Christian in a country where Muslims are an overwhelming majority and Islamists, including many hardliners, have risen to power. (AP Photo/Thomas Hartwell)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17600114-egypts-foreign-reserves-decline-to-134-billionhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/04/17600114-egypts-foreign-reserves-decline-to-134-billionegypteconomyworld-newsmlThu, 4 Apr 2013 14:38:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17588394-since-fierce-clash-egypts-crisis-takes-new-turnhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17588394-since-fierce-clash-egypts-crisis-takes-new-turnegyptmuslim-brotherhoodof-theworld-newsmlbattle-of-the-mountainWed, 3 Apr 2013 20:01:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Friday, March 22, 2013 file photo, Egyptian protesters drag a wounded Muslim Brotherhood supporter during clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood near the Islamist group’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Known as the "Battle of the Mountain," a ferocious recent fight between members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and their opponents in Cairo is looking like a dangerous turning point in the country’s political turmoil. Some protesters showed a new willingness to turn to violence against Islamists they accuse of dominating Egypt, while Islamists have heightened their calls for action against opponents they accuse of trying to topple the president. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Friday, March 22, 2013 file photo, Egyptian medics treat a wounded Muslim Brotherhood supporter during clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood near the Islamist group’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Known as the "Battle of the Mountain," a ferocious recent fight between members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and their opponents in Cairo is looking like a dangerous turning point in the country’s political turmoil. Some protesters showed a new willingness to turn to violence against Islamists they accuse of dominating Egypt, while Islamists have heightened their calls for action against opponents they accuse of trying to topple the president. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Friday, March 22, 2013 file photo, a masked protester flashes the victory sign as he stands in front of burning buses during clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood near the Islamist group’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Known as the "Battle of the Mountain," a ferocious recent fight between members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and their opponents in Cairo is looking like a dangerous turning point in the country’s political turmoil. Some protesters showed a new willingness to turn to violence against Islamists they accuse of dominating Egypt, while Islamists have heightened their calls for action against opponents they accuse of trying to topple the president. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Friday, March 22, 2013 file photo, two masked protesters pose for a picture in front of burning busses during clashes between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood near the Islamist group’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Known as the "Battle of the Mountain," a ferocious recent fight between members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and their opponents in Cairo is looking like a dangerous turning point in the country’s political turmoil. Some protesters showed a new willingness to turn to violence against Islamists they accuse of dominating Egypt, while Islamists have heightened their calls for action against opponents they accuse of trying to topple the president. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17587204-egypt-court-stops-extradition-of-top-gadhafi-aidehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17587204-egypt-court-stops-extradition-of-top-gadhafi-aidelibyaegyptmoammar-gadhafiworld-newsmlWed, 3 Apr 2013 17:30:24 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17586414-tweet-about-daily-show-boomerangs-on-us-embassyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17586414-tweet-about-daily-show-boomerangs-on-us-embassytechnologyusegyptpoliticsstewartjon-stewartdaily-show"yikes-itWed, 3 Apr 2013 16:13:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2012 file photo, Jon Stewart speaks during a taping of "The Daily Show with John Stewart", in New York. The U.S. Embassy in Cairo has at least temporarily shut down its Twitter feed following an unusual diplomatic incident involving "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart and the Egyptian government. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, file)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17565555-egyptian-students-protest-mass-food-poisoning-casehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/02/17565555-egyptian-students-protest-mass-food-poisoning-caseegyptfood-poisoningworld-newspoisoningmlTue, 2 Apr 2013 09:24:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17556690-us-blasts-arrest-warrant-against-egypt-satiristhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/01/17556690-us-blasts-arrest-warrant-against-egypt-satiristusegyptstate-departmentworld-newsmlmohammed-morsiMon, 1 Apr 2013 20:45:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A bodyguard secures popular Egyptian television satirist Bassem Youssef, who has come to be known as Egypt's Jon Stewart, as he enters Egypt's state prosecutors office to face accusations of insulting Islam and the country's Islamist leader in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Government opponents said the warrant against such a high profile figure, known for lampooning President Mohammed Morsi and the new Islamist political class, was an escalation in a campaign to intimidate critics. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17541347-hamas-says-its-not-meddling-in-egyptian-affairshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/31/17541347-hamas-says-its-not-meddling-in-egyptian-affairsegypthamasgaza-stripworld-newsmlSun, 31 Mar 2013 19:05:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17531811-egyptian-court-drops-lawsuit-to-ban-comedy-showhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/30/17531811-egyptian-court-drops-lawsuit-to-ban-comedy-showegyptmuslim-brotherhoodjon-stewartworld-newsmljustice-partyegyptian-tvmohammed-morsiinvestment-authorityegypt-islamistjon-stewart-styleSat, 30 Mar 2013 21:02:32 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Saturday Dec. 8, 2012 file photo, Egyptian TV host Bassem Youssef addresses attendants at a gala dinner party in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s state news agency said Saturday, March 30, 2013 that the public prosecution office has issued an arrest warrant against a popular TV satirist for allegedly insulting Islam and the country’s president. The warrant issued Saturday is the latest in a series of legal action against Youssef, known as Egypt’s Jon Stewart. The warrant comes amid a widening crackdown against opposition figures, driving fears over freedoms of expression and assembly. (AP Photo/Ahmed Omar, File)</p><p>A bodyguard secures popular Egyptian television satirist Bassem Youssef, who has come to be known as Egypt's Jon Stewart, as he enters Egypt's state prosecutors office to face accusations of insulting Islam and the country's Islamist leader in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Government opponents said the warrant against such a high profile figure, known for lampooning President Mohammed Morsi and the new Islamist political class, was an escalation in a campaign to intimidate critics. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian popular television satirist Bassem Youssef, who has come to be known as Egypt's Jon Stewart, waves to is supporters as he enters Egypt's state prosecutors office in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 31, 2013 for accusations of allegedly insulting Islam and the country's leader. The acceleration in legal action targeting protesters, activists and critics comes against a backdrop of continued unrest in the country. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Popular Egyptian television satirist Bassem Youssef, who has come to be known as Egypt's Jon Stewart, waves to is supporters as he enters Egypt's state prosecutors office to face accusations of insulting Islam and the country's Islamist leader in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Government opponents said the warrant against such a high profile figure, known for lampooning President Mohammed Morsi and the new Islamist political class, was an escalation in a campaign to intimidate critics. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian popular television satirist Bassem Youssef, who has come to be known as Egypt's Jon Stewart, waves to is supporters as he enters Egypt's state prosecutors office to face accusations of insulting Islam and the country's Islamist leader in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, March 31, 2013. Government opponents said the warrant against such a high profile figure, known for lampooning President Mohammed Morsi and the new Islamist political class, was an escalation in a campaign to intimidate critics. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>El popular cómico y conductor de televisión egipcio, Bassem Youssef da un discurso en una cena de gala en El Cairo, Egipto, el 8 de diciembre de 2012. El gobierno de Estados Unidos lamentó la detención de Youssef, quien fue arrestado, interrogado y acusado de insultar al presidente islamista Mohammed Morsi y al Islam. (Foto AP/Ahmed Omar, Archivo)</p><p>FILE - In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 file photo, a bodyguard secures popular Egyptian television satirist Bassem Youssef, who has come to be known as Egypt's Jon Stewart, as he enters Egypt's state prosecutors office to face accusations of insulting Islam and the country's Islamist leader in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt's state Investment Authority said Tuesday, April 2, 2013 it will revoke the license of a private TV station that airs a popular satirist if he does not stop the use of "unacceptable and offensive" language. The warning comes two days after the satirist, Youssef, was questioned by prosecutors over accusations that he insulted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi and Islam, and a day after the U.S. criticized the Egyptian government for a "disturbing trend" of growing restrictions on freedom of expression. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 file photo, a bodyguard secures popular Egyptian television satirist Bassem Youssef, who has come to be known as Egypt's Jon Stewart, as he enters Egypt's state prosecutors office to face accusations of insulting Islam and the country's Islamist leader in Cairo, Egypt. Youssef's show is scheduled to air Friday night, April 5, 2013, for the first time since he appeared in court last Sunday.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)</p><p>File -- In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 file photo, Egyptian television satirist Bassem Youssef — known as Egypt's Jon Stewart —waves to his supporters as he enters Egypt's state prosecutors office to face charges for allegedly insulting Islam and the country's leader, in Cairo, Egypt. A Cairo court turned down on Saturday, April 5, 2013, a separate suit filed by a Muslim Brotherhood lawyer demanding that a popular Egyptian satirist's TV show be banned for allegedly insulting the president and excessive sexual innuendo. There have been multiple complaints filed in courts and to state prosecutors by Islamist lawyers against Youssef and other public figures for their political or religious opinions. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)</p><p>Members of Egypt’s April 6 Youth Movement shout anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a rally in front of Cairo's stock market, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. The group is rallying to mark its fifth anniversary and to protest against President Mohammed Morsi. Arabic on T-shirts reads, "6th April." (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)</p><p>A member of Egypt’s April 6 Youth Movement holds a noose in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. The group is rallying to mark its fifth anniversary and to protest against President Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Members of Egypt’s April 6 Youth Movement shout anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a rally in front of Cairo's stock market, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. The group is rallying to mark its fifth anniversary and to protest against President Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>A member of Egypt’s April 6 Youth Movement distributes nooses in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. The group is rallying to mark its fifth anniversary and to protest against President Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>An Egyptian policeman stands in front of red paint, representing blood, spread by Egypt’s April 6 Youth Movement during their protest in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. The group is rallying to mark its fifth anniversary and to protest against President Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>A member of Egypt’s April 6 Youth Movement waves the opposition group's flag in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. The group is rallying Saturday to mark its fifth anniversary and to protest against President Mohammed Morsi. Arabic reads, "6th April movement, democratic front." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>A member of Egypt’s April 6 Youth Movement shouts anti-Muslim brotherhood slogans as he wears a hat with pictures of victims of recent clashes with Arabic reading, "the Brotherhood's terrorism", in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, April 6, 2013. The group is rallying Saturday to mark its fifth anniversary and to protest against President Mohammed Morsi. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17528531-cairo-hardline-islamists-protest-iranian-touristshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17528531-cairo-hardline-islamists-protest-iranian-touristsegyptiranworld-newsmlmohammed-morsiSat, 30 Mar 2013 00:32:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE -- In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 file photo released by the Egyptian Presidency, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, and Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, center right, participate in an arrival ceremony at the airport in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt airport officials said Saturday, March 30, 3013 that the first commercial flight to Tehran has left from Cairo, the first such direct flight between the two countries in more than three decades. Relations between Iran and Egypt are witnessing a thaw following the election of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in June, 2012. (AP Photo/Egyptian Presidency, File)</p><p>Dozens of mostly ultraconservative protesters shout anti-Iran slogans and wave a Syrian revolution flag during a protest at the residence of Iran’s top diplomat to protest the Egyptian government’s attempt to improve ties with Tehran in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 5, 2013. The Iranian flag is seen at background. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian protesters raise their shoes and shout anti-Iran slogans during a protest at the residence of Iran’s top diplomat to protest the Egyptian government’s attempt to improve ties with Tehran in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Iranian tourists visit the Hatshepsut Temple, in the ancient southern city of Luxor, Egypt, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. More than 50 Iranian tourists arrived by boat to the ancient city of Luxor on Monday as part of a rare visit that showcases how much ties between the two countries have warmed since Islamist President Mohammed Morsi came to power last year. Diplomatic relations were frozen for decades after Egypt signed the 1979 peace treaty with Israel and Iran went through the Islamic Revolution. But Morsi has been reaching out to Tehran since he came to power in June 2012. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Zayed)</p><p>Egyptian protesters try to destroy the gate at the residence of Iran’s top diplomat in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 5, 2013. The protest was sparked after Iranian tourists arrived in Egypt this week on the first commercial flights between the two countries in 30 years. Arabic reads,"we will not let Shiites step in Egypt." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Dozens of mostly ultraconservative Muslim protesters shout anti-Iran slogans and hang a Syrian revolution flag outside the residence of Iran’s top diplomat to protest the Egyptian government’s attempt to improve ties with Tehran in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 5, 2013. An Iranian flag seen at background. Arabic on banner reads "we will not let Shiites step in Egypt." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>An Egyptian protester throws stones at the residence of Iran’s top diplomat in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 5, 2013. Dozens of mostly ultraconservative protesters threw rocks Friday at the residence of Iran’s top diplomat in Cairo to protest the Egyptian government’s attempt to improve ties with Tehran.(AP Photo/Amr Nabil)</p><p>Egyptian ultraconservative Muslim protesters throw stones at the residence of Iran’s top diplomat in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, April 5, 2013. The protest was sparked after Iranian tourists arrived in Egypt this week on the first commercial flights between the two countries in 30 years. (AP Photo/ Amr Nabil)</p>