ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egypt to act swiftly on economic reforms to secure a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan, saying the measures were needed to get further aid from the U.S. Congress, an American official said.Full story
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's highest court ruled on Saturday that parts of a revised election law setting out terms for a parliamentary vote were unconstitutional, casting fresh doubt over a poll that has already been delayed. Full story
Tear gas poured into Tahrir Square as protests continued hours after Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi vowed that landmark parliamentary elections will start on schedule on Monday. NBC’s Richard Engel reports from Cairo.
A look at the Mubarak family, opposition leaders and the military in the most populous Arab nation.
Slideshow: Egyptians demand an end to 30 years of autocratic rule in unprecedented protests inspired by the revolt in Tunisia.
NBC’s First Read reported Monday that two missile strikes by Israel leveled a Syrian research facility over the weekend. NBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin joins the spin cycle to talk about what this means for U.S. involvement in Syria.
Egyptian women are being sexually harassed and assaulted at an alarming rate in iconic Tahrir Square. NBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin talks to survivors and those speaking out.
Pizza is a $9 billion-per-year industry in Italy. But even though youth unemployment is close to 40 percent, the country is in desperate need of pizza makers. NBC’s Michelle Kosinski reports.
Bassem Youssef, the man often called Egypt's Jon Stewart, joins Morning Joe to discuss being named to the "Time 100 Most Influential People" of 2013 list, how he went from being a surgeon to hosting the Egyptian TV show "El Bernameg" and how he angered Pres. Mohamed Morsi. Time's Rick Stengel also j
Former TODAY anchor Bryant Gumbel chats about the 19th season of his HBO series “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” which kicks off as he follows a group of extreme soccer fans in Cairo, Egypt, known as the Ultras.
Egypt's opposition members shout slogans against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood during a protest against the new judicial law in front of Egypt's Shura Council in Cairo May 25, 2013. Egypt's highest court ruled on Saturday that parts of a revised election law
Egypt's opposition members shouts slogans against against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood as they clash with riot police during a protest against the new judicial law in front of Egypt's Shura Council in Cairo May 25, 2013. Egypt's highest court ruled on Saturd
Egypt's opposition members shout slogans against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood as they clash with riot police during a protest against the new judicial law in front of Egypt's Shura Council in Cairo May 25, 2013. Egypt's highest court ruled on Saturday that p
Egyptian opposition member George Ishak shouts slogans against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and members of the Muslim Brotherhood during a protest against the new judicial law in front of Egypt's Shura Council in Cairo May 25, 2013. Egypt's highest court ruled on Saturday that parts of a revised
