02/02/2014 13:34
Israeli politicians’ sharp criticism (click here) of US Secretary of State John Kerry led to the State Department issuing an unusual statement Sunday imploring Kerry’s critics not to distort his words.
“Secretary Kerry has a proud record of over three decades of steadfast support for Israel’s security and well-being, including staunch opposition to boycotts,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki wrote....
February 2, 2014
A court in Egypt (click here) has acquitted more than 60 supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi who were arrested during a violent protest last year.
Judges also cleared a cameraman working for the broadcaster Al-Jazeera.
The men, most of whom have links to the banned Muslim Brotherhood, had been accused of attempted murder and rioting following deadly clashes in Cairo.
They were demonstrating against Mr Morsi's removal from power by the military in July 2013.
Egypt's first democratically elected president is currently facing four separate trials on various charges.
Islamists have staged regular protests demanding his reinstatement, but have been met with a heavy crackdown in which hundreds have died.
The interim government has declared the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organisation and arrested thousands of its members since last year....
By Wayne Drehs
Photos by Ross Dettman
CAIRO -- It takes five seconds. (click here) By the time he opens the passenger door, swings out his legs and stands up, the kids swarm. Some are as young as grade schoolers, others are teenagers. One boy wears a blue NAPA hat. Another a black Superman T-shirt. All the girls have their heads wrapped in colorful scarves.
The kids are likely here at the famed Pyramids of Giza on a school field trip. But on this sun-filled morning, the main attraction isn't the Sphinx or the Great Pyramid. Instead, it's a determined-looking American, a bald man wearing dark blue jeans and a plain gray T-shirt with beads of sweat soaking through the fabric. It's Bob Bradley.
Since accepting the job as manager of the Egyptian national team last September, the former U.S. coach, a man who had been ridiculed stateside for being too boring and too robotic, has become an A-list celebrity in soccer-crazed Egypt. His commitment to his new country and his response to its post-revolution challenges have endeared him to a population that wrestles every day with the concept of leadership. Now, the man can barely step outside his Cairo apartment without someone begging for a photo....
