Egypt

Egyptian prosecutor allows for ex-dictator Mubarak's release

Mar 13, 2017 14:30

An Egyptian prosecutor has allowed for former dictator Hosni Mubarak to be released from detention after an appeals court acquitted him of involvement in the killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 revolution.
Egyptian sentences man to death for killing Christian

Mar 10, 2017 04:16

A court in Egypt has issued a death sentence for a man who killed a Christian for selling alcohol in the city of Alexandria.
Egypt court gives life terms to nine people over spying for Israel

Mar 09, 2017 05:43

An Egyptian court has sentenced three Egyptians and six Israelis to life in prison on charges of spying for the Tel Aviv regime.
Egypt’s Sisi vows to stand by Syrians against terrorists

Mar 03, 2017 00:59

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says his country supports a "united Syria" and a political resolution to the foreign-sponsored militancy that has ravaged the Arab country for six years and killed thousands of people.
Egypt’s top appeals court acquits Mubarak over killing protesters during 2011 revolution

Mar 02, 2017 16:16

Egypt's top appeals court has acquitted former dictator Hosni Mubarak of involvement in the killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 revolution that ended his nearly three-decade reign.
British FM in Egypt to ‘deepen’ ties

Feb 26, 2017 14:23

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has made his first visit to Egypt to “deepen the strength” of mutual ties, amid calls by human rights groups to shed light on the human rights situation in the Middle Eastern country.
Egypt court upholds death penalty for 10

Feb 20, 2017 17:07

Egypt’s Court of Cassation has upheld the death sentences issued against 10 defendants who had been convicted of murder-related charges in a soccer stadium massacre some five years ago.
Daesh executes five Egyptians accused of aiding army

Feb 11, 2017 09:20

Daesh, which is mainly active in Iraq and Syria, claims to have executed five men accused of assisting the Egyptian army which is battling the Takfiri terrorist group in the country’s restive Sinai Province.
Egypt sought Israel's support in transferring islands to Saudi Arabia: Leaked phone call

Feb 11, 2017 05:55

A leaked phone recording has revealed that Egypt sought support from Zionist regime before signing a deal with Saudi Arabia on handing over two of its strategic Red Sea islands to the Arab kingdom, a contentious decision that sparked widespread public outrage in the North African country.
Egyptian army kills 14 Daesh-linked terrorists in restive Sinai

Feb 06, 2017 16:42

Egyptian army soldiers have killed 14 militants linked to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and arrested ten others in the country’s restive Sinai Peninsula.