Egypt

Egypt's Islamic academy slams Macron's Islamophobic remarks

Oct 04, 2020 09:01

A prominent Islamic research center in Egypt has denounced French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent Islamophobic remarks as an “explicit call for racism and hate.”
Egypt unveils 59 sealed coffins in major archaeological discovery

Oct 04, 2020 05:40

Egypt on Saturday put on show dozens of coffins belonging to priests and clerks from the 26th dynasty nearly 2,500 years ago, with archaeologists saying tens more were found in the vast Saqqara necropolis just days ago.
Amnesty urges Egypt to release detained protesters

Oct 02, 2020 14:52

Amnesty International has called on Egypt to release hundreds of people who were detained last month during anti-government protests.
Egypt rocked by demos as protesters demand Sisi's resignation

Sep 27, 2020 08:18

Egypt has been the scene of mass protests against the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi over the past week, with demonstrators defying heavy-handed police crackdown across the North African country and demanding his resignation.
Palestinians hold funeral for Gaza fishermen killed by Egyptian fire

Sep 27, 2020 08:17

Palestinians have held a funeral procession for two Gaza fishermen who were shot dead by Egyptian naval forces.
Egyptian naval forces open fire at Palestinian fishing boat, kill two

Sep 27, 2020 05:15

Egyptian naval forces have opened fire on three Palestinian fishermen south of the besieged Gaza Strip, killing two and wounding and arresting another after they allegedly crossed into Egyptian territorial waters.
Egypt discovers 27 sarcophagi aged over 2,500 years

Sep 22, 2020 04:15

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered 27 stone coffins at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, a burial ground that is also home to one of the world’s oldest pyramids, the ministry of tourism and antiquities said.
Egypt mediators enter Gaza following Israel’s intensified military strikes

Aug 18, 2020 00:59

Egyptian mediators have entered the Gaza Strip in an effort to reduce tensions and prevent a new cross-border conflict following Israeli regime’s increased aerial and artillery attacks.
Egyptian prime minister visits Sudan as talks on disputed Ethiopian dam on Nile stall

Aug 15, 2020 12:30

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has arrived in Sudan on a visit to “improve cooperation” between the two African neighbors, as tensions are simmering over Ethiopia’s Nile dam.
Top Muslim Brotherhood leader dies in Egyptian prison

Aug 14, 2020 03:13

A senior leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has died at the notorious Tora Prison in Cairo where he was serving multiple sentences, his lawyer says.