Egypt

Egypt security forces kill 40 militants in Giza, Sinai: Ministry

Dec 29, 2018 14:27

Egyptian security forces have killed 40 suspected members of a terror outfit affiliated to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Giza province and the north of the Sinai Peninsula during counterterrorism operations, the interior ministry says.
Four killed, 11 injured in Egypt bus bombing

Dec 29, 2018 05:53

A bomb explosion has hit a bus transporting tourists near Egypt's world-famous Giza pyramids, leaving three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide dead, the Egyptian Interior Ministry says.
Egyptian soccer star threatens to quit Liverpool over Israeli player

Dec 28, 2018 02:19

An Egyptian soccer super-star playing for British football club Liverpool, Mohamed Salah has threatened to leave the premier league club over an Israeli player joining the team.
Assad aide in Egypt as world warms up to Damascus

Dec 24, 2018 06:06

A senior adviser to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has visited Egypt at the invitation of the Egyptian intelligence chief amid efforts by world countries to embrace the Arab country.
Egyptian forces kill 14 militants in Sinai Peninsula

Dec 23, 2018 15:28

Egyptian security forces have killed 14 suspected Takfiri terrorists in an exchange of fire in the country’s restive Sinai Peninsula amid an ongoing military campaign against the Daesh terrorist group.
Qatar's economy 'stronger than before', Central Bank governor says

Dec 12, 2018 01:45

The governor of the Qatar Central Bank says the country’s economy has shown resilience in the face of an ongoing diplomatic and trade boycott, which Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies imposed on the energy-rich Persian Gulf kingdom in June 2017.
Egypt finds mummies dating back over 2,300 years

Nov 29, 2018 03:07

Egyptian archeologists have discovered eight mummies dating back over 2,300 years at a pyramid complex south of Cairo, authorities say.
NileSat takes Yemeni Ansarullah-linked al-Masirah TV channel off air

Nov 29, 2018 02:03

Egyptian satellite company NileSat has reportedly taken Yemeni Arabic-language al-Massirah television channel off air for affiliation to the Ansarullah Movement, which has been fighting the Saudi-led military aggression against the impoverished Arab country over the past few years.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt to continue diplomatic, trade boycott against Qatar

Nov 28, 2018 04:25

Saudi Arabia and Egypt have jointly announced that the ongoing Saudi-led diplomatic and trade boycott against Qatar, which they imposed on the energy-rich Persian Gulf kingdom in June 2017, would remain in effect until further notice.
About 40 human rights defenders missing in Egypt: HRW

Nov 18, 2018 15:25

Human Rights Watch (HRW) says at least 40 rights workers, activists and lawyers have been rounded up by Egyptian authorities since late October and are being held in "undisclosed locations."