Egypt

Egypt’s President Sisi extends state of emergency

Oct 12, 2017 13:02

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi extended for the second time a state of emergency, first declared following deadly church bombings in April, in a decree issued in the official gazette Thursday.
Egypt hands Brotherhood leader Badie fresh life sentence

Sep 29, 2017 03:39

An Egyptian court has sentenced the Leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood movement, Mohamed Badie, to another life term in prison over his alleged role in protests in 2013.
Egypt court jails 14 over stampede in 2015 soccer match

Sep 24, 2017 11:45

A court in Egypt has handed down 14 jail sentences, including two life terms, to people involved in a deadly soccer stadium stampede in Cairo two years ago.
Egypt court upholds life sentence handed down to Morsi

Sep 16, 2017 12:12

A life sentence given to Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi has been upheld, a move that apparently shows the government in Cairo has no intention of easing a crackdown on the followers of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
Two Egyptian soldiers, five militants killed in Sinai clashes

Sep 13, 2017 12:21

Egypt’s military says two soldiers and five militants were killed in clashes that erupted after armed men tried to attack a security checkpoint in Sinai province.
Militants kill 18 police forces in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula

Sep 11, 2017 13:00

At least 18 police forces, including a general, have been killed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula after militants ambushed their convoy, in one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the restive region since January.
10 killed as Egyptian police raid terrorists’ hideout in Cairo

Sep 10, 2017 12:28

Egyptian police say their forces have managed to kill 10 suspected militants in an anti-terror operation in the capital Cairo.
Egypt announces discovery of 3,500-year-old tomb

Sep 10, 2017 02:42

Egypt has announced the discovery in the southern city of Luxor of a Pharaonic tomb belonging to a royal goldsmith who lived more than 3,500 years ago during the reign of the 18th dynasty.
Bodies of 16 refugees found in Libya near Egypt

Sep 06, 2017 06:47

Libyan security forces have found the bodies of 16 refugees near the country’s border with Egypt, amid suspicion that they have been left behind by traffickers.
Egypt president allows 'systematic torture' in jails: Prominent rights group

Sep 06, 2017 05:07

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has permitted “systematic” torture in detention centers, a practice likely amounting to a crime against humanity.