VOA标准英语2011--Islamists Show Solidarity in Massive Egy

Islamists Show Solidarity in Massive Egypt Rally Tens of thousands of Egyptians supporting a variety of political movements rallied on Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday. The groups don't necessarily agree on what kind of country to build in the wake of th

Egypt's judiciary refuses to transfer Mubarak to military hospital

Egypt's judiciary refuses to transfer Mubarak to military hospital

VOA标准英语2012--For Egypt's Coptic Christians, No Easy Choice

For Egypt's Coptic Christians, No Easy Choice It's not easy being Christian in Egypt, a minority among the Sunni Muslim majority. But some times are worse than others. For Amal Beshara, the first moments of 2011 were as bad as they come. She was at a

VOA标准英语2011--Mubarak Trial Carries Many Uncertainties

Mubarak Trial Carries Many Uncertainties for Nervous Egypt Egypt's deposed President Hosni Mubarak is scheduled to go on trial August 3 on corruption and murder charges related to his 30-year tenure and the crackdown on protesters during the revoluti

VOA标准英语2011--Mubarak Trial to Begin Wednesday in Egyp

Mubarak Trial to Begin Wednesday in Egypt Egyptian officials are making last-minute preparations for the televised trial of ex- President Hosni Mubarak, his two sons and several other former top officials. The possibility of the ex-leader facing just

365个英语简短小故事-94. A Trip to Egypt

Roy wanted to visit Egypt two years ago. But while he was checking out different tour packages, an airplane crashed into the Atlantic. The plane was an Egypt Air flight from New York to Cairo. It had no sooner gotten airborne than it dove straight do

2006年VOA标准英语-Egypt Says Terror Group Broken Up

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 19 April 2006 Egyptian authorities say they have smashed a terrorist group that was planning attacks in and near the capital. The Interior Ministry says the secretive organ

Egypt's main opposition bloc rejects constitutional referendum

CAIRO, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's main opposition bloc, dubbed National Salvation Front, announced Sunday evening rejection of the constitutional referendum slated for Dec. 15, urging all its supporters to say No to the draft constitution. After a le

2006年VOA标准英语-Egypt Police Smash Protests as Court Rules

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 18 May 2006 A disciplinary panel in Egypt has cleared one judge of misconduct charges, but reprimanded another in a case that has become a symbol for judicial independence

2007年VOA标准英语-Egypt's Pro-Israel Spy Trials Raise Questions

By Leslie Boctor Cairo 24 April 2007 Earlier this week an Egyptian court sentenced an Egyptian Canadian man to 15 years in prison for spying on behalf of Israel. In the same week, Egyptian authorities charged another man with giving Israel confidenti

VOA标准英语2012--Civil Society Group Opposes US Aid Waiver for Egypt

Civil Society Group Opposes US Aid Waiver for Egypt Secretary of State Hillary Clinton approved the aid based on national security interests, but says that in no way affects Washington's resolve to watch closely how Egyptian leaders treat civil socie

VOA标准英语2009年-Egypt Temporarily Opens Gaza Crossing

Egypt is partially opening its border with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. The border crossings are a key issue in Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire talks. Palestinian men wave red Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and Palestinian flags behi

VOA标准英语2011--US Military Chief Says Aid to Egypt Shou

The top U.S. military officer has cautioned against any move to cut U.S. aid to Egypt's military in the midst of the current protests, saying the aid has intangible benefits that contribute to the military's neutral and, so far, non-violent role in t

VOA标准英语2011--Egypt's Old Guard Faces New Generation

As the post-Hosni Mubarak phase begins in Egypt, analysts say the military, which is now in power, is facing off against young Egyptians who have made clear they aspire to democracy. Egypt's military leader, the Soviet-trained defense minister, Moham

2006年VOA标准英语-Egypt Cracks Down on Dissent

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 17 May 2006 Egyptian human rights groups say about 360 people have been arrested over the past three weeks in what many are calling the biggest crackdown on political disse

Egypt to Form New Government, Military to Transfer Power

Egypt's military rulers have agreed to form a new government and promise to transfer power to a civilian body by July. Politicians say the agreement was made during a crisis meeting on Tuesday as tens of thousands of Egyptians protested in the street

Egypt: 80% of oil slick cleared off Red Sea coast

JERUSALEM, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Israeli（以色列） government Sunday announced moves to loosen its land blockade against the Gaza Strip, but said it will continue the naval lockdown on the Palestinian enclave. Following a security cabinet meeting（

Egypt's presidential polling ends for the first day

CAIRO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Egypt closed its polling stations on Wednesday evening for the first day of the two-day presidential election with great turnout. The Supreme Presidential Election Commission decided earlier in the day to close the polling s

Egypt ends first day vote for upper house elections

CAIRO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The polling stations of Egypt's Shura Council (upper house of parliament) elections closed Sunday on the first day of the two-day vote with a low turnout rate of voters. In the first stage of the upper house elections, vote

Egypt's divide over Morsi's presidential decree continues to ferment

CAIRO, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's domestic divisions over a series of controversial presidential decrees continued to ferment as the nation's Judges' Club on Saturday called for a strike of all courts and prosecutors across the country. Morsi decide