Egypt – Page 2 – DEMAGAGA

The transitional government of Egypt has declared a national state of emergency after scores of protestors were killed by Egyptian government security forces. [BBC]

Breaking News: Egyptian President Morsi Overthrown in Military Coup d’Etat

July 3, 2013

Egyptians Await Coup As Military Deadline Approaches

July 3, 2013

Egyptians await action from the military as the deadline provided to the government of Mohammed Morsi approaches. It is believed to be the first time in modern history that a military has signaled its intention to stage a coup d’etat. Popular with the protesters in Cairo, the Egyptian military has increasingly acted as a check-and-balance […]

American Exchange Student Killed During Egyptian Riots

June 29, 2013

American exchange student to Egypt Andrew Driscoll Pochter, a student at Kenyon College in Ohio and in Egypt as part of the Amideast exchange program, was fatally stabbed during a protest in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Pochter was not a protester but an innocent bystander and a victim of a senseless crime in a country […]

Ding Jinhao Was Here: Chinese Tourist Defaces Cameo at Egypt’s Luxor Temple

May 31, 2013

Chinese tourists from Nanjing, Jiangsu province in the People’s Republic of China caused a firestorm of controversy when their son, the purported Ding Jinhao, carved his name onto a cameo at Egypt’s famous Luxor Temple, showing wanton disregard for historical, cultural relics as well as embarrassing a nation. This is not the first incident of […]

News Headlines May 13, 2013

May 13, 2013

The SATs Cancelled in South Korea in First-Ever Ban of Entire Nation Due to Cheating Concerns Czech President Reportedly Drunk During Ceremony Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto Says WWII-Era ‘Comfort Women’ Were Necessary The Taliban Ends Anti-Polio Vaccination Stance The United Nations Promotes Edible Insects Personal Information Leak Reported in Europe Are Egypt, Turkey, and Tunisia […]

Protests Continue Against Mohammed Morsi in Egypt

January 25, 2013

Protests still rage in Egypt during the second anniversary of similar actions that swept former longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from power. The rallies in the famed Tahrir Square have called for President Mohammed Morsi to step down from his post, with charges that he and the Muslim Brotherhood have betrayed the revolution and […]

Archaeologists Have Unearthed the Tomb of an Ancient Egyptian Princess South of Cairo

November 9, 2012

Egyptian antiquities minister Mohamed Ibrahim announced the discovery of the antechamber to Shert Nebti’s tomb. The discovery will likely lead to the uncovering of more tombs dating from the fifth pharaonic dynasty in Abu Sir and Saqqara. [Australian Broadcasting Corporation News]

Protests Over the YouTube Film Innocence of Muslims Continues Across the World

September 27, 2012

Angry protests over the YouTube video Innocence of Muslims continue throughout the world with a government minister in Pakistan offering a $100,000 award to anyone who kills the maker of the video.

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Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Seeks to Pass Global Blasphemy Laws

September 20, 2012

Following the riots in Egypt and elsewhere after the publication of a YouTube video defaming Islam, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation seeks to make blasphemy or insults against religion an international criminal offense. Secretary General of the OIC Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu said that governments should “come out of hiding from behind the excuse of freedom of expression,” […]