Egypt

Egypt stock exchange jumps on Mohamed Morsi ousting

Egypt stock exchange has leapt higher after the ousting of Mohamed Morsi as the country's president. Stocks in Cairo rose…

11 years ago

Mohamed Morsi ousted by Egypt’s army

General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, the head of Egypt's army, has given a TV address, announcing that President Mohamed Morsi is…

11 years ago

Egypt: Army deployed into key sites amid Cairo tension

Egypt’s army has moved into key sites in Cairo hours after its ultimatum passed for President Mohamed Morsi to resolve…

11 years ago

Egypt protests: Mohamed Morsi gets ultimatum from opposition group Tamarud

Tamarud, the Egyptian opposition movement that has led nationwide protests against President Mohammed Morsi, has given him until Tuesday to…

11 years ago

Cairo deadly clashes at St Mark’s Cathedral after Coptic funerals

At least one person has been killed and more than 20 injured in clashes outside Cairo's St Mark's Cathedral following…

12 years ago

Hosni Mubarak retrial date set for April 13

Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak will face retrial on April 13, the country’s appeal court has decided. Hosni Mubarak faces…

12 years ago

Egypt hot air balloon crash kills 19 tourists in Luxor

French, British, Hong Kong and Japanese nationals are among 19 tourists reportedly killed in a hot air balloon crash near…

12 years ago

Mohamed Morsi calls Egypt’s parliamentary elections

Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi has called parliamentary elections, starting on April 27 and end in June. A presidential decree said…

12 years ago

Clashes at Mohamed Morsi’s palace in Cairo

Anti-Mohamed Morsi protesters have clashed with police outside the presidential palace in Cairo, after a week of violence in which…

12 years ago

Egypt court orders retrial for Hosni Mubarak after appeal

A court in Egypt has ordered a retrial for ex-President Hosni Mubarak after accepting an appeal against his life sentence…

12 years ago

Mahmoud Mekki, Egypt’s vice-president, resigns on final day of constitutional referendum

Egypt's vice-president Mahmoud Mekki has announced his resignation on the day the country completed its voting in a controversial referendum…

12 years ago

Egypt votes in the second stage of constitutional referendum

Egypt begins voting in a second stage of a constitutional referendum that has sparked weeks of unrest in the country’s…

12 years ago

Mohamed Morsi gives army arrest powers before referendum on new constitution

President Mohamed Morsi has ordered the military to maintain security and protect Egypt institutions in the run-up to a controversial…

12 years ago

Egypt: school bus crash kills at least 47 children after train collision near Manfalut

At least 47 children aged four to six years old have been killed after their school bus was hit by…

12 years ago

Egypt child-trafficking arrests in Cairo

A child-trafficking ring that sold 300 babies over three years has been broken up in Cairo, Egyptian police say. Two…

12 years ago

Egypt: at least 13 policemen killed in attack at Israeli border

At least 13 Egyptian policemen have been killed by unidentified gunmen who attacked a checkpoint on the Egyptian-Israeli border, officials…

12 years ago

Egypt’s new cabinet to be officially announced and sworn in by Mohammed Mursi

Egypt's new government is due to be officially announced and sworn in by President Mohammed Mursi, who took office last…

12 years ago

Olympics 2012: Egypt’s Olympic team gets counterfeit Nike gear

Members of Egypt's Olympic team have been given fake Nike gear, Yomna Khallaf, a synchronized swimmer, has alleged. Yomna Khallaf…

12 years ago

Mohammed Mursi’s decree to be discussed by Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court

Supreme Constitutional Court in Egypt, which dissolved the parliament last month, is due to discuss how to respond to President…

12 years ago

Egypt’s army to hand over power to an elected president

Egypt's ruling military council has vowed to hand over power to an elected president by the end of June. The…

12 years ago

Egyptians vote in their first free presidential election after Mubarak-era

Egyptians are starting to vote in their first free presidential election, 15 months after ousting Hosni Mubarak in the Arab…

13 years ago

Ten candidates barred from the Egyptian presidential poll

Ten candidates from the Egyptian presidential poll, including former spy chief Omar Suleiman and the Muslim Brotherhood's Khairat al-Shater, have…

13 years ago

Egypt: 2 died and more than 400 injured in protests across the country after Port Said soccer unrest

Two people have been shot dead by police and more than 400 injured in protests across Egypt sparked by the…

13 years ago

Egypt: two killed and more than 670 injured in Cairo and Alexandria clashes

Two people have been killed and more than 670 injured after protesters clashed yesterday with security forces in Cairo and…

13 years ago

Cairo: state of alert after Israeli embassy attack. Three died and more than 1,000 injured.

Egypt has declared state of alert after three people die and more than a thousand were injured as crowds attacked…

13 years ago