Egypt

Coptic Christians in Egypt come under attack, 7 killed

Nov 02, 2018 19:45

Gunmen have opened fire at a bus transporting Coptic Christians in Egypt, leaving at least seven people dead.
Egypt court upholds death sentences for 3 suspected militants

Oct 14, 2018 17:35

An Egyptian court on Sunday upheld death sentences for three people for establishing and running a militant group known as Ansar al-Sharia, two judicial sources and state news agency MENA said.
US, Israel root cause of global insecurity: Iran Parliament speaker

Oct 09, 2018 15:18

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the United States and the Israeli regime are the root cause of growing insecurity in the world.
52 suspected militants killed in Sinai, says Egypt army

Oct 08, 2018 20:26

Egyptian security forces have killed 52 suspected militants in the Sinai Peninsula in operations in which three soldiers also died, the army says.
Deposed Egyptian President Morsi says will never recognize Sisi’s coup

Oct 05, 2018 08:56

Deposed Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi has declared that he will never recognize President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's coup against him, according to his son Abdullah Morsi.
Egypt forces kill Daesh leader, 15 militants in Sinai Peninsula

Oct 03, 2018 17:59

The Daesh Takfiri terrorist group has announced the death of one of its leaders in Egypt's restive Sinai Peninsula, where security forces also shot dead 15 militants in a separate encounter.
Egyptian court orders retrial of Muslim Brotherhood top leader, other senior figures

Oct 01, 2018 08:52

An Egyptian court has ordered the retrial of the supreme guide of the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood movement and some of its senior figures over an array of charges, including premeditated murder and violence during demonstrations five years ago.
Egypt court upholds death sentences for 20 Brotherhood members

Sep 24, 2018 18:17

An Egyptian court has upheld death sentences for 20 members of the Muslim Brotherhood over killing 13 policemen during violent unrest in 2013.
Amnesty warns crackdown has turned Egypt into ‘open-air prison’ for critics

Sep 19, 2018 15:23

Amnesty International has censured the Egyptian government for intensifying its crackdown on freedom of expression, voicing concern that the clampdown has turned the country into an "open-air prison" for critics and dissidents.
Sons of Egypt’s Mubarak arrested for embezzlement

Sep 16, 2018 08:32

The two sons of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak have been arrested over charges of embezzlement.