Egypt

Egypt bombs ISIS targets in Libya following killings of 21 Coptic Christians

Egypt has bombed ISIS targets in Libya, hours after the group published video showing the apparent killings of 21 Egyptian…

10 years ago

Peter Greste: Al-Jazeera reporter released from Egypt prison

Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste was freed from Egypt prison and deported on February 1. After 400 days behind bars, Peter…

10 years ago

Tutankhamun’s beard glued back on with epoxy after suffering damages during cleaning

Tutankhamun’s blue and gold braided beard on the burial mask of the pharaoh was stuck on with epoxy after it…

10 years ago

Hosni Mubarak’s embezzlement conviction overturned by Egypt’s Court of Cassation

Egypt’s Court of Cassation has overturned the convictions for embezzlement of former President Hosni Mubarak and his two sons and…

10 years ago

Exodus: Gods and Kings banned in Egypt

Exodus: Gods and Kings has been banned in Egypt because of what censors described as "historical inaccuracies". The head of…

10 years ago

Canadian embassy in Cairo closed due to security concerns

Canada has decided to shut its embassy in Cairo due to "security concerns", a day after the UK closed its…

10 years ago

Hosni Mubarak murder trial: Egypt court dismisses charges due to lack of jurisdiction

An Egyptian court has dismissed charges against former President Hosni Mubarak for conspiring in the killing of protesters during the…

10 years ago

Egypt: Al-Jazeera journalists appeal set for January 2015

Cairo’s Court of Cassation has set the appeals hearing of three jailed al-Jazeera journalists for January 1, 2015, says Mohamed…

10 years ago

Cairo Coptic Christian Church’s restoration completed after 16 years

The restoration of Coptic Christian Church Virgin Mary in Cairo has been completed after 16 years. Also known as the…

10 years ago

Mohamed Morsi charged with handing over Egypt’s security documents to Qatar

Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi is being charged with handing over national security documents to Qatar, the state prosecutor says.…

10 years ago

Gaza Strip: Israel expands ground operation against Hamas

Israel announces it has expanded its ground offensive in Gaza, with residents reporting the heaviest shelling since the conflict began…

10 years ago

Gaza conflict: Israel accepts Egyptian truce proposal

Egypt launched an initiative on Monday to halt Israel-Palestinian conflict. On Tuesday, Israel has accepted the truce proposal for the…

10 years ago

Hosni Mubarak sentenced to three years in jail

Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak has been sentenced to three years in prison after a Cairo court found him guilty…

11 years ago

Egypt: Mass death sentences on 683 Islamists

An Egypt court has recommended the death penalty for 683 people - including Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie – at…

11 years ago

Abdul Fattah al-Sisi resigns as Egypt’s military chief to run for presidency

Egypt's military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has resigned in order to stand for the presidency. In a widely expected announcement,…

11 years ago

Egypt: 529 Muslim Brotherhood members sentenced to death

An Egyptian court has sentenced to death 529 supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi. Muslim Brotherhood members were convicted…

11 years ago

Six Egyptian soldiers killed by gunmen in Shubra al-Khayma

Gunmen have killed six Egyptian soldiers at a checkpoint in the northern Cairo suburb of Shubra al-Khayma, state media reports.…

11 years ago

Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to run for Egypt’s presidency

Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has indicated he will run for Egypt’s presidency. Abdul Fattah al-Sisi was quoted by the…

11 years ago

Mohamed Morsi accused of leaking state secrets to Iran

Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi has been accused by prosecutors of leaking state secrets to Iran's Revolutionary Guards. The claim…

11 years ago

Mohamed Morsi’s lawyers walk out of espionage trial

Mohamed Morsi’s lawyers have walked out of his trial on charges of espionage and conspiring to commit acts of terror.…

11 years ago

Vladimir Putin backs Abdul Fattah al-Sisi’s bid for Egypt presidency

Vladimir Putin has announced he backs Egypt's military chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi in his "bid for the presidency". Vladimir Putin,…

11 years ago

Egypt: 20 journalists accused of belonging to terrorist organization

Twenty journalists, including four foreigners, are facing charges in Egypt, prosecutors have said. The Egyptian journalists are accused of belonging…

11 years ago

Egypt’s army supports Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi presidential bid

Egypt’s army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been given approval by the country’s top military body to run…

11 years ago

Mohamed Morsi trial to resume in Cairo

Former Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi might not appear in court in Cairo because bad weather has prevented his departure from…

11 years ago

Al-Jazeera journalists held in Egypt

Three journalists working for the Al-Jazeera broadcaster in Cairo have been arrested by Egyptian police. The Interior Ministry said the…

11 years ago