Topic - Egypt

• Briefly: Middle East

  Syrian forces Tuesday renewed their assault on the city of Homs in what activists described as the heaviest shelling in days, as the U.N. human rights chief raised fears of civil war.

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  Arab League seeks U.N. monitor

  The Arab League called Sunday for the U.N. Security Council to create a joint peacekeeping force for Syria, the latest effort by the regional group to end the 11-month-old crisis that has killed more than 5,000 people.

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  Egypt bars British woman from leaving country

  Egyptian authorities barred a British woman from leaving Egypt on Friday because she is on a list of people under investigation over ties to foreign nonprofit groups accused of fomenting unrest in the country, an airport official said.

• List of World Press Photo winners

  A list of winners of the 2010 World Press Photo contest:

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  Bachmann says Obama tolerates radical Islamists

  In one of her first speeches since dropping out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Rep. Michele Bachmann on Thursday ripped President Obama's foreign policy agenda, saying the White House has fostered the spread of radical pro-Islamists and offended key ally Israel.

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  Critics slam Obama's handling of Arab Spring

  Growing instability from Syria to Egypt highlights the Obama administration's failure to develop a consistent strategy for promoting democracy in the wake of popular uprisings in the region, analysts say.

• World Scene

  The Pakistani army met with NATO and Afghan forces Wednesday to improve coordination along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, a sign of thawing relations after American airstrikes accidentally killed 24 Pakistani soldiers last year.

• Lawyer: U.S. groups pawns in aid dispute

  Americans facing trial in Egypt because of the activities of their pro-democracy groups are caught in a dispute over aid between the U.S. government and Egypt, a lawyer representing the Americans said Tuesday.

• Egypt to try LaHood's son, others

  Egypt on Monday released the names of 19 Americans who face trial over foreign funding of activities of their nonprofit groups in Egypt, a case that has soured U.S.-Egypt relations.

• Syrians are taking aim at Assad with humor

  Throughout 40 years of Assad family dictatorship, one thing united Syrians - the culture of self-censorship, fear and paranoia.

• SANDERS: The world's great wait for resolutions

  In a look around the world, the striking characteristic is the number of crises awaiting resolution. Their outcomes seem almost artificially suspended, and their interactions and their ultimate effects on the world are major question marks.

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  Egypt's ruling generals face mounting pressure

  Egypt's military rulers faced mounting pressure on two fronts Sunday, with a fourth day of violent street protests spearheading calls to speed up the transfer of power to a civilian administration and the U.S. threatening to cut more than a billion dollars in badly needed aid.

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  Egypt to try 43 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, over funds

  Ignoring a stern U.S. threat, Egypt on Sunday referred 43 NGO workers, including 19 Americans, to trial before a criminal court for allegedly using illegal foreign funds to foment unrest.

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  Egyptians roiled by lawlessness

  Egyptians are becoming incensed by rising lawlessness and falling security — evidenced by last week's deadly post-soccer match melee — as protests mount against the military council that has ruled the country since the ouster of longtime President Hosni Mubarak last February.

• Egypt soccer federation president, board resign

  The president of Egypt's soccer federation and his board of directors resigned Saturday, having already been fired by the country's prime minister following the riot at a game that left more than 70 dead.

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