Egypt

Iran's accusers cause instability, insecurity in region: Foreign Ministry

Mar 05, 2020 15:45

The spokesman for Iran's Foreign Ministry has slammed a recent statement issued by the so-called Arab Quartet Committee against Tehran, noting that those countries are themselves the main reason behind spread of insecurity, instability, and terrorism in the region.
Coronavirus outbreak continues in China, fears rise of pandemic

Feb 26, 2020 06:07

China has reported new deaths and cases of coronavirus infections, amid fears that the viral outbreak is looking increasingly like a global pandemic.
Egypt's former dictator Hosni Mubarak dies at 91

Feb 25, 2020 11:37

Egypt's former dictator Hosni Mubarak died Tuesday at age 91 at Cairo's Galaa military hospital, his family and state TV said.
Doha-Riyadh talks to end ongoing Persian Gulf dispute stalled in January: Qatari FM

Feb 16, 2020 05:59

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Ale Thani says negotiations between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to resolve a bitter regional conflict were suspended in January without tangible progress.
Armed men blow up Occupied Palestine-Egypt gas pipeline in Northern Sinai

Feb 03, 2020 03:20

Armed men have blown up a gas pipeline connecting Occupied Palestine to Egypt, according to media reports.
Turkey summons Egypt’s charge d'affaires over raid on Anadolu office

Jan 16, 2020 03:03

Turkey summoned Egypt’s charge d'affaires on Wednesday over a raid on the office of the Turkish state news agency Anadolu in Cairo, where four staff members were arrested.
Libya shuts down embassy in Egypt, citing security concerns

Dec 15, 2019 13:42

Libya's embassy in Egypt was closed indefinitely from Sunday, the mission said on its Facebook page citing security concerns.
Amnesty warns of Egypt's 'parallel justice system'

Nov 27, 2019 14:26

Amnesty International has warned that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's government had built a "parallel justice system" to crack down on critics and dissent.
European countries voice concern about Egypt’s rights record at UN panel

Nov 14, 2019 04:54

Several European countries have censured Egypt for serious human rights abuses, with UN diplomats voicing alarm over mounting crackdown on freedom of expression in the North African state under general-turned President Abdel Fattah el-Sis.
UN finds: Morsi's death ‘state-sanctioned arbitrary killing’

Nov 09, 2019 06:09

A panel of UN experts have found that the detention conditions of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi may have directly led to his death in June.