The safe release Wednesday of seven conscripts kidnapped by suspected militants in Sinai brought a victory for Egypt's Islamist president after months of criticism that his government is mismanaging the country.Full story
AL-SAFF, Egypt (Reuters) - Hundreds of soot-stained factory chimneys dot the horizon in the industrial city of al-Saff, south of Cairo, but only a few spew black smoke. Full story
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Egyptian court sentenced four men on Wednesday to death by hanging for the 2011 killing of a Coptic Christian priest in his apartment in the southern city of Assiut, state news agency MENA reported. Full story
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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.
Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is seen during a news conference on the release of the soldiers who were kidnapped last week, in Cairo, May 22, 2013. Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were freed on Wednesday and Mursi announced a n
Soldiers who were kidnapped last week sit before a news conference by President Mohamed Mursi after their release, in Cairo, May 22, 2013. Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were freed on Wednesday and Mursi announced a new crackdown on l
A soldier , one of the seven who were kidnapped last week, stands with a military officer in front of the media before a news conference by President Mohamed Mursi after their release, in Cairo, May 22, 2013. Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last
Soldiers who were kidnapped last week stand with a military officer in front of the media before a news conference by President Mohamed Mursi after their release, in Cairo, May 22, 2013. Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were freed on W
