U.S. Senate panel votes to cut millions in Egypt aid over human rights woes
US Senate’s Foreign Aid Spending Panel has proposed cutting $300 million from military aid to the country in a…
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Egypt says US gave just ‘a few hours’ notice before unveiling massive aid cuts
Egypt’s foreign ministry said Sunday that Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry was given just "a few hours" notice of…
Without ‘progress on democracy’, there is no aid to Egypt: U.S. State Department
The United States will withhold aid to Egypt until it sees progress on its democracy, State…
Egypt leaders meet Trump envoy despite aid cuts
Egypt's president and foreign minister met Wednesday with White House envoy Jared Kushner hours after the Trump…
At Conference, Kerry pledges Support for Egypt Economic Reforms, urges Investment
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged on Friday businesses to invest in Egypt and praised President Abdel Fattah…
Why It Would Be a Big Mistake for the U.S. to Cut Aid to Egypt
Echoing calls by some in the U.S. Congress, the New York Times editorial board recently published a piece arguing…
Nobel Laureate Ahmed Zewail Urges US Not to Cut Aid to Egypt
In an op-ed to Los Angeles times and Huffington Post published this week, Nobel laureate in chemistry Ahmed Zewail…
American Spring? No Egypt Puts the Boot in
Egypt has taken the unusual step of urging the U.S. to exercise restraint in dealing with racially charged…
Egypt’s Al-Jazeera Verdict ‘Chilling and Draconian’: US Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry condemned the sentencing of three Al-Jazeera journalists to jail terms from seven…
Kerry urges Egypt to uphold Freedoms, promises Apache Dispatch
US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egypt to safeguard freedoms and assure due process of law, while also…