Once jailed by former president Hosni Mubarak, Islamist leader Mohamed Morsi will be Egypt’s first freely elected president. The 60-year-old U.S.-educated engineer has promised an inclusive government, despite his affiliation with the powerful Muslim Brotherhood. Born in 1951 in Sharqiya on the Nile delta, Mr. Morsi studied engineering at Cairo University before pursuing a doctorate […]
U.S.-Educated Islamist is Egypt’s New Leader
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Islamist Morsi Wins Egypt’s Presidential Election
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi has been declared the winner of Egypt’s presidential run-off. A huge cheer went up from Tahrir square where supporters of Mr. Morsi gathered Sunday. The celebration of the crowd marked a difference from nearly a year and a half ago when Egyptian’s packed the square in in the uprising that […]
Morsi Wins Egypt’s Presidential Election
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 10:35 am (UTC-5)
Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi has been declared the winner of Egypt’s presidential run-off. A huge cheer went up from Tahrir square where supporters of Mr. Morsi gathered. Mr. Morsi defeated former Mubarak-era prime minister Ahmed Shafiq.
China Astronauts Conduct First Manual Spacecraft Docking
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
China has conducted its first-ever manual docking between a spacecraft and an orbiting space module. The three astronauts on the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft successfully docked with the Tiangong-1 lab module Sunday without using an automated system. One of the three is China’s first female astronaut, Liu Yang. The Shenzhou-9 spacecraft was launched June 16, and it […]
Egypt Set to Announce Election Results Sunday
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
Egyptians learn the winner of a divisive presidential election Sunday. The official results were supposed to be released Thursday, but the election commission said it needed more time to investigate fraud allegations by both candidates — Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi and former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq. Egyptian officials have deployed extra security forces to Cairo […]
Scores Arrested in Israeli Protests
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
Israeli police have arrested 85 demonstrators in Tel Aviv, who were demanding social reforms and affordable housing. Officials say the protesters clashed with police, vandalized banks, and blocked roads late Saturday. Demonstrators said they were also upset after a protest leader said she was injured when taken into custody at an earlier rally. Last year, […]
Turkish Minister: Jet Downed in International Territory
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 6:55 am (UTC-5)
Turkey’s foreign minister says Syria shot down a Turkish fighter jet while the aircraft was flying in international airspace. Ahmet Davutoglu told state-run TRT television Sunday the pilots were testing the jet’s radar capabilities when it was downed Friday over the Mediterranean Sea. The minister says the plane had entered Syrian airspace briefly, but had […]
Scores Arrested in Israeli Protests
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Police in Israel’s capital have arrested 85 demonstrators, who were demanding social reforms and affordable housing. Officials say the protesters clashed with police, vandalized banks, and blocked roads late Saturday in Tel Aviv. Demonstrators said they were also upset after a protest leader said she was injured when taken into custody at an earlier rally. […]
Tropical Storm Debby Churns Across Gulf of Mexico
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 6:10 am (UTC-5)
Tropical Storm Debby, the fourth storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season, is spinning slowly through the Gulf of Mexico, producing heavy rains and thunderstorms along the U.S. coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sunday that the storm has maximum sustained winds of 85 kilometers per hour and is expected to move north over […]
Egypt Set to Announce Election Results Sunday
Posted June 24th, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
Egyptians learn the winner of a divisive presidential election Sunday. The official results were supposed to be released Thursday, but the election commission said it needed more time to investigate fraud allegations by both candidates — Muslim Brotherhood’s Muhammad Morsi and former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq. Egyptian officials have deployed extra security forces to Cairo […]
