Egypt

Egypt court confirms Morsi death sentence

An Egyptian court upholds death sentence against ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi for plotting jailbreaks and attacks on police during the country's 2011 uprising.
16 June 2015, 10:21 AM

Gunmen kill 2 Egypt judges, prosecutor in Sinai

Gunmen has killed two Egyptian judges and a prosecutor in Sinai Peninsula, where security forces are battling an Islamist insurgency spearheaded by an Islamic State group affiliate.
16 May 2015, 15:31 PM

Gunmen kill 2 Egypt judges, prosecutor in Sinai

Gunmen has killed two Egyptian judges and a prosecutor in Sinai Peninsula, where security forces are battling an Islamist insurgency spearheaded by an Islamic State group affiliate.
16 May 2015, 15:31 PM

Egypt's Morsi sentenced to death

Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi is sentenced to death over 2011 prison break.
16 May 2015, 09:26 AM

Islam is religion of fighting, not peace: IS leader

The Islamic State group on Thursday released an audio message purportedly from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has not been seen or heard from in months.
15 May 2015, 12:36 PM

Egypt activist death trial begins

The trial has begun of an Egyptian policeman accused of killing an unarmed female activist.
11 May 2015, 04:36 AM

Mubarak jailed in corruption retrial

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sentenced to three years in jail on corruption charges after retrial.
9 May 2015, 10:35 AM

Egypt Brotherhood chief sentenced to death

An Egyptian court confirms the death sentence on Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie and 13 others for planning attacks against the state.
11 April 2015, 11:34 AM

Cinema has brought India, Egypt closer: Amitabh Bachchan

Interacting with the media at the inauguration of the "India by the Nile" festival in Cairo, Bachchan noted that the two countries have always enjoyed "good relations" and the bond has been further strengthened by cinema.
31 March 2015, 11:14 AM

Arab League agrees to create joint military force

The heads of Arab League countries meeting in Egypt have agree to create a joint Arab military force.
29 March 2015, 15:06 PM

Egypt Red Sea resort shark attack kills German tourist

A German tourist has been killed in a rare shark attack off an Egyptian Red Sea resort
22 March 2015, 13:55 PM

Death sentence to Brotherhood chief, 13 others

An Egyptian court has handed down death sentences to the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood movement and 13 others, state media reports
16 March 2015, 19:02 PM

Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood breakup

Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood has formally split after 70 years — a breakup blamed on long-running ideological disputes, but also on a government attempt to further weaken what was once the country's main opposition group
16 March 2015, 08:29 AM

Egypt unveils plans for new capital

The Egyptian government has announced plans to build a new capital to the east of the present one, Cairo
14 March 2015, 04:07 AM

Suicide bomber targets Egypt security base

A suicide bomber has targeted a police barracks in Egypt's restive Sinai peninsula, killing one civilian and injuring 24 policemen.
10 March 2015, 10:41 AM

Suicide bomber targets Egypt security base

A suicide bomber targets a security compound in Egypt's restive Sinai peninsula, injuring at least 24 people
10 March 2015, 09:58 AM

Egyptian executed over Morsi clashes

Egypt carries out first death sentence handed down over the violence that followed the overthrow of President Mohammed Morsi in 2013
7 March 2015, 14:10 PM

Christian captives 'killed by IS'

Video emerges shows beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians who had been kidnapped by Islamic State (IS) militants in Libya
16 February 2015, 05:38 AM