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Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) holds up millions in aid to Egypt
A Republican congresswoman froze a request by the Obama administration for $450 million in cash for the Egyptian government, saying it needed new scrutiny amid rocky US ties with Cairo. The lawmaker, Kay Granger, from Texas, who chairs the Appropriations Subcommitee on State and Foreign Relations, on Friday put a…
Obama thanks Egypt for embassy protection, says Morsi
CAIRO — US President Barack Obama has thanked Egypt’s leader Mohamed Morsi for securing the American embassy in Cairo during protests against an anti-Islam film, according to Morsi’s official Facebook page. Morsi received a handwritten letter from Obama in which the US leader “presented his thanks to the Egyptian president…
Berlin rejects Israeli pressure over submarine sales to Egypt
German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere dismissed Israeli pressure not to sell two submarines to Egypt, while acknowledging the country was “not as stable” as he would like in an interview published Saturday. “No country in the world has the right of veto to decisions taken by the German government,”…
Identity of mystery anti-Muslim filmmaker confirmed
Update (below): Film’s consultant confirms “Sam Bacile” is not real, Associated Press confirms filmmaker identity with U.S. law enforcement A man who claimed he’s the creator of an anti-Muslim film that’s sparked violent protests in Libya and Egypt may not be who he says he is. The mysterious “Sam Bacile”…
Egypt’s ex-culture minister to face corruption charges
Egypt’s Mubarak-era culture minister, Faruk Hosni, was on Tuesday referred to a criminal court on charges of corruption,Deputy Justice Minister for illicit gains Assem al-Gohari said. Hosni, who served under ousted president Hosni Mubarak for more than two decades, is accused of having illegally acquired 18 million Egyptian pounds (nearly $3 million), which he is now being asked…
Report: U.S. nears deal to cut Egypt’s debt by $1 billion
The United States is weighing a deal with Egypt’s new rulers to relieve $1 billion worth of debt, The New York Times reported. U.S. President Barack Obama first promised the aid in May 2011, along with another $1 billion destined to assist Egypt’s democratic transition after the fall of longtime…
Egypt president defends army chief’s firing
Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi has denied trying to marginalize the army after he ordered the retirement of his powerful defense minister, saying he was acting in the interests of the country. However, the Egyptian press on Monday described Morsi’s move as “revolutionary”, with some saying it was aimed at…
Egypt helicopter gunships kill 20 militants
Egyptian helicopter gunships killed 20 militants in Sinai on Wednesday, state media and the army said, days after 16 soldiers were killed in an attack attributed to Islamist extremists. The military’s strikes on Tumah village – its first in the peninsula for decades – were carried out as security forces…
Gunmen kill 16 Egyptian border guards, cross into Israel
CAIRO — Gunmen on Sunday killed 16 guards in Egypt near the border with Israel before stealing two armoured vehicles and crossing into the Jewish state where one vehicle was destroyed by a helicopter. An Egyptian medical official said gunmen in Bedouin attire drove up in two vehicles and opened…
Defense Secretary Panetta visits Egypt to boost new PM
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for a lightning visit to the longtime Middle East ally to reaffirm U.S. support for Egypt’s democratic transition, an AFP reporter said. The Pentagon chief is due to meet Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, the head of the Supreme Council of…
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