David D. Kirkpatrick
Thursday, March 20, 2014 - 08:08
Islamist militants killed an Egyptian brigadier general and a colonel in an early-morning gun battle in the Nile Delta province of Qalyubeya, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 08:40
The American intervention is a salvation to the fragile transitional government in Tripoli, the Libyan capital, which would have faced the loss of its main source of revenue and its sole source of political power if renegade militias succeeded in selling Libya’s oil.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 07:51
Now a prominent former military man who cheered the takeover seems to agree: Ahmed Shafik, a former general and prime minister and the runner-up in the last presidential election, has called it a “farce.”
Friday, March 7, 2014 - 08:54
Egyptian state news media declared Thursday that most of the Arab world had now repudiated Qatar, asserting that Doha must now decide whether it would stand on the side of “Arab solidarity” or against it.
Friday, March 7, 2014 - 07:26
“They were enjoined to stay quiet and do nothing to destabilize Libya. And unfortunately, the Libyans gave us lots of information that they were not staying quiet,” he said.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 22:19
Perhaps the most positive aspect of the Libyan chaos may be a rough balance of local powers, in which no single leader or institution is strong enough to declare a coup or dictate a “road map.”
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 08:26
The arrest has unnerved Western diplomats. Many were already wrestling with fears of retribution from the military-backed government if they continued to meet with Brotherhood officials.
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 09:08
International terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, began calling for Muslims inside and outside of Egypt to take up arms against the government.
Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 08:46
“The government’s targeting of journalists and others on spurious claims is wrong and demonstrates an egregious disregard for the protection of basic rights and freedoms,” she said.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 07:16
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis released a video on Sunday night that appeared to show one of its fighters firing the missile, and the burning aircraft falling from the sky.