Egypt

Egypt deploys pilots to boost Syrian anti-terror fight: Paper

Nov 25, 2016 07:17

Egypt has reportedly sent 18 helicopter pilots to Syria to support the war-torn Arab nation in its fight against terrorism, and mulls more deployments to the same end early next year.
Egypt refers 292 to military court over ‘Sisi assassination plots’

Nov 21, 2016 06:05

Egypt’s public prosecutor has referred 292 suspected Takfiri militants to a military court over charges of planning to assassinate President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the Saudi crown prince, an Egyptian official says.
Egypt court sentences 3 journalists to prison

Nov 19, 2016 11:31

An Egyptian court has sentenced the chairman of a journalists' union along with two board members to two years in prison, after six months of trial, for harboring two "fugitive" journalists inside the union's headquarters.
Egypt court annuls death sentence against ex-president Morsi

Nov 15, 2016 13:01

Egypt's Court of Cassation has overturned a death sentence issued against ousted President Mohamed Morsi and ordered a retrial, judicial officials say.
Egypt arrests 229 Muslim Brotherhood supporters

Nov 14, 2016 10:46

Egypt has arrested hundreds of supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood movement over their alleged involvement in street protests against price hikes.
IMF approves $12-billion loan to support Egypt’s economy

Nov 12, 2016 13:04

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has given its final approval to a $12-billion bailout program for Egypt as the country continues to struggle with various economic challenges.
Egypt police on high alert amid planned anti-austerity protests

Nov 11, 2016 15:58

Egypt’s riot police were put on high alert on Friday amid calls for mass protests against recent austerity measures introduced by the administration of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Egypt court denies government appeal over islands deal with Saudi Arabia

Nov 08, 2016 10:15

A court in Egypt has turned down a government appeal against an earlier ruling that had voided a maritime border agreement between Cairo and Riyadh over the control of two strategic Red Sea islands.
Iran says Egypt’s minister not visiting Tehran

Nov 07, 2016 13:26

The Islamic Republic of Iran has rejected reports over a surprise visit to Tehran by Egypt’s Petroleum Minister Tarek al-Molla.
Egyptians brace for hard times amid austerity measures

Nov 07, 2016 11:51

Egyptians are looking at a period of hardship as the government unrolls austerity measures including a floating pound that has drastically depreciated the currency and raised prices, analysts say.