ABC News Germany Summons Egypt's Ambassador Over Foundation's Closing The German Foreign Office has summoned the Egyptian ambassador to express incomprehension about the closure of a German foundation's office in Cairo. The foreign office said in a statement State Secretary Markus Ederer told Ambassador Badr Abdelatty Thursday to reopen the office of the Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation, which is linked to the liberal Free Democrats party. The statement stressed that the government will continue its support of German political foundations' important work in Egypt with "appropriate measures." Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/germany-summons-egypts-ambassador-foundations-closing-39069808 Business Standard US delivers armoured MRAP vehicles to Egyptian military Heavily armoured MRAP vehicles provided by the US arrived in the Egyptian port of Alexandria today, the first batch of a total of 762 vehicles that are being transferred to bolster Egypt's counter-terrorism efforts. The first shipment of MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) vehicles from the US has arrived in the port of Alexandria for delivery to the Egyptian Army, a US Embassy statement here said. The heavily armoured MRAP vehicles are specifically designed to protect soldiers from blasts from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), landmines and from other types of attacks. Read more: http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/us-delivers-armoured-mrap-vehicles-to-egyptian-military-116051201364_1.html
