45 results for "Nancy A. Youssef"
Egyptian soldiers kidnapped in Sinai released after talks
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 2:41 PMSeven soldiers kidnapped last week by suspected Islamist militants in the restive Sinai were freed after a six-hour negotiation between local tribesmen and the kidnappers, the Egyptian government announcement Wednesday.
Egyptians don’t like Morsi’s presidency, but opposition flounders anyway
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 1:28 PMAs Egypt’s first democratically elected president nears the completion of his first year in office, there is growing resentment among Egyptians about his tenure. The dismal economy has grown worse, sectarian tensions are greater, and gove...
Egypt’s Morsi dispatches army to Sinai after suspected Islamists snatch soldiers
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 12:35 PMEgyptian President Mohammed Morsi ordered army reinforcements to the restive Sinai on Monday amid rising tensions there over the kidnapping of seven soldiers by suspected Islamist militants.
Ambassador Stevens twice said no to military offers of more security, U.S. officials say
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 2:20 PMIn the month before attackers stormed U.S. facilities in Benghazi and killed four Americans, U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens twice turned down offers of security assistance made by the senior U.S. military official in the region in response ...
In Cairo, desperate Egyptian men search in vain for Syrian brides
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 11:53 AMOn the outskirts of the vast Egyptian capital, Egypt ends and the latest Syria enclave begins. Women tie their headscarves in a distinctly Syrian way. They buy Syrian spices and trinkets from vendors whose shops are now tables lined along the st...
Benghazi talking points cited a phantom protest
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 12:00 AMLost in the controversy over who requested revisions of CIA-written talking points on September's attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans is one key fact: In every iteration of the document, the CIA asserted that a protest of ...
In talking points controversy, an unanswered question: Why did CIA say a protest preceded Benghazi attack?
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 4:16 PMLost in the controversy over who requested revisions of CIA-written talking points on September’s attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans is one key fact: In every iteration of the document, the CIA asserted that a video pr...
Mohammed Morsi reshuffles Egypt’s Cabinet; 3 posts go to Muslim Brotherhood
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 4:44 PMPresident Mohammed Morsi named nine new ministers to his government Tuesday, including three members of the Muslim Brotherhood, in a move that his prime minister, Hesham Kandil, said was intended to re-energize efforts to reverse Egypt’s p...
10 years later, Iraq lessons echo as toll rises from many conflicts
Monday, March 18, 2013 at 12:00 AMPresident George W. Bush kept it simple in his short television address the evening of March 19, 2003: U.S. forces had begun their campaign to unseat Saddam Hussein, he said.
21 death sentences confirmed in Egypt riot
Sunday, March 10, 2013 at 2:00 AMAn Egyptian court issued split verdicts Saturday in the deadliest soccer riot in the country's history, confirming death sentences for 21 fans accused of planning the violence, giving life terms to five others, and sentencing to long prison ...
