Egypt cheers films critical of police
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One of Egypt's latest hit films opens with scenes of police brutally beating pro-democracy protesters and ends with angry masses storming a police station where demonstrators are tortured. The audiences cheer.
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Egypt's ruling party conference yielded no major changes. But formerly taboo issues are being aired.
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The black berets and uniforms of the brutal police unit featured in the controversial movie "Elite Squad" are a favorite costume for this year's Carnival in Rio de Janeiro -- and a reminder of the violence afflicting the city.
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A number of Egyptian overtures toward Israel this week are designed to prepare the Egyptian public and Arab world for better relations with the Jewish State, Israeli officials said on Wednesday.
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Egyptian bloggers have come into the  spotlight, on the one hand as an important forum for political  debate, on the other as the target of government attempts to  limit their freedom of expression.
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An Israeli film that sparked a diplomatic row with Egypt suggests an Israeli army pursuit of retreating Egyptians in the 1967 war was unnecessary but does not say Israeli troops may have killed prisoners.
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Some 40 Palestinian police officers will come to Egypt for training next week as part of Egypt's contribution to the new security arrangements in Gaza, Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath said on Saturday.
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George Clooney arrived in Egypt on Tuesday, campaigning to raise awareness about killings in Sudan's Darfur region.
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JERUSALEM  - Israel on Monday gave Egypt the conclusions of an investigation into last month's killing of three Egyptian policemen mistaken for Palestinian gunmen along the Gaza-Egypt border, the army said.
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Even before its release, a new  movie about a police war against Brazil&#39;s criminal gangs has  become an underground hit and caused controversy, including a  police effort to block its screening.
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London police who excused a Muslim officer from standing guard at the Israeli Embassy insisted yesterday that the decision was based on his safety rather than personal beliefs. The Sun newspaper reported that Alexander Omar Basha's request was because of moral objections to Israel's bombing of Lebanon. However, the police officer's union said he expressed fears for ...
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Egypt protested angrily to Israel on  Thursday and demanded a full explanation after an Israeli tank  crew killed three Egyptian policemen at the Egyptian-Gaza  border.
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JERUSALEM - Egypt&#39;s Sinai Peninsula, where at least 19 people were killed in three explosions late Thursday, is a popular holiday destination for Israelis despite the government warning last month of possible terrorist attacks there.
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ISMAILIA, Egypt  - Egypt called in police reinforcements and sealed gaps at the breached border with the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
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The Israeli prime minister, Ariel Sharon, apologized to Egypt today after an Israeli army tank crew fired on an Egyptian patrol near the border with Gaza, killing three Egyptian police officers.
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Rights groups on Saturday slammed the "absurd" exoneration of Egyptian police in the killing of 27 Sudanese refugees in Cairo, calling on the second anniversary of the deaths for a new investigation.
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Egypt has told Israel, which killed three Egyptian policemen at the Egypt-Gaza border last week, it must choose more disciplined troops, Egypt&#39;s official Middle East News Agency reported on Sunday.