Egypt

Egypt sought Israel's support in transferring islands to Saudi Arabia: Leaked phone call

Feb 11, 2017 09:25

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 20:12

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.
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Egypt for talks

Jan 23, 2017 19:22

Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has arrived in Egypt to hold talks with the North African country’s officials.
Egypt puts ex-football legend on 'terror list'

Jan 18, 2017 20:34

Egyptian authorities have added the name of a former football legend to the country's controversial so-called terror list.
Egyptian court rejects handover of islands to Saudi in final ruling

Jan 16, 2017 12:31

A top court in Egypt has upheld a ruling against the government’s decision to hand over two strategic Red Sea islands to the Saudi regime under a controversial deal, which has sparked public outrage.
Egypt kills 14 Daesh-linked terrorists in Sinai

Jan 14, 2017 07:03

Egypt says 14 militants linked to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have been killed during a raid on one of their hideouts in the Sinai Peninsula.
13 Egyptian security forces killed in militant attack in Sinai

Jan 09, 2017 13:49

At least 13 Egyptian security forces have been killed in a multipronged militant attack on a checkpoint in the city of el-Arish, the provincial capital and the largest city of Egypt’s troubled North Sinai.
Iran, Egypt discuss bilateral ties, regional developments

Jan 01, 2017 16:52

Head of Egypt's Interests Section in Iran Yasser Ossman and Chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi in a meeting in Tehran on Sunday discussed bilateral ties and regional developments.
Egyptian court backs govt. in giving Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia

Dec 31, 2016 18:30

An Egyptian appeal court has ruled in favor of the government’s contentious decision in giving control of two islands in the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia, reversing an earlier Administrative Court ruling that concluded the pair should remain under Egypt’s sovereignty.
Egypt arrests 5 over Aleppo photo hoax

Dec 21, 2016 05:31

The Egyptian Interior Ministry has arrested a group of five people caught producing fake pictures of people suffering in Syria’s Aleppo.