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EGYPT PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL CALLS FOR NEW ELECTION LAW
CAIRO AP -- An Egyptian presidential hopeful is proposing a new election law aimed at ensuring a free and transparent vote next year... READ MORE›
EGYPT HANGS 15 FOR SINAI PENINSULA VIOLENCE
ISIL-affiliated fighters have ramped up deadly attacks in Sinai in recent years, inflicting heavy losses on the Egyptian military as well as civilians... READ MORE›
EGYPT WANTS WORLD BANK TO INTERVENE IN ETHIOPIA DAM IMPASSE
Ethiopia maintains that the Grand Renaissance Dam's construction will not reduce Egypt's share of the river... READ MORE›
EGYPT WANTS WORLD BANK TO HELP ON ETHIOPIA DAM IMPASSE
Egypt wants World Bank to help on Ethiopia dam impasse... READ MORE›
EGYPT'S UNLIKELIEST CHALLENGER TO STRONGMAN PRESIDENT
Khaled Ali Egypt's unlikeliest challenger to strongman president... READ MORE›
EGYPT: NINE SINAI ATTACK SUSPECTS KILLED IN POLICE RAID
Egypt's interior ministry says police have shot dead nine people suspected of belonging to a cell behind deadly attacks in the Sinai peninsula... READ MORE›
EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT'S BACKERS SAY 12 MILLION WANT ABDEL-FATTAH EL-SISSI TO RUN FOR SECOND TERM
El-Sissi's 3 1 2 years in office have also seen an uptick in terror attacks by Islamic militants battling security forces in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula... READ MORE›
EGYPT FM TO HEAD TO ETHIOPIA AFTER NILE DAM TALKS STALL
Ethiopia says the Grand Renaissance Dam, which it hopes will help make it Africa's largest power exporter, will have no major effect on Egypt... READ MORE›
COPTIC DIOCESE SAYS HUNDREDS ATTACK CHURCH IN EGYPT
The demonstrators chanted hostile slogans and called for the church's demolition, the diocese in Atfih said... READ MORE›
TOP US AID RECIPIENTS IGNORED WHITE HOUSE THREAT ON UN VOTE
While Kenya skipped the General Assembly vote, Uganda and South Sudan African countries courted by Netanyahu also dropped their past support for the Palestinians and abstained... READ MORE›
SUSPECTED CHOLERA CASES IN YEMEN HIT 1 MILLION
More than 8,750 people have been killed in Yemen since Saudi Arabia and its allies entered the conflict... READ MORE›
AL JAZEERA'S MAHMOUD HUSSEIN DETAINED FOR ONE YEAR
He covered Egypt's 2011 revolution which toppled former President Hosni Mubarak and the events that followed, up until the closing of Al Jazeera's Cairo bureau in 2013... READ MORE›
AHMED KONSOWA JAILED AFTER LAUNCHING PRESIDENTIAL BID
Following his detention, Haykal told local media that the charges against Konsowa included violating military code and publishing a video in which he espoused political views... READ MORE›
PENCE DELAYS TRIP TO EGYPT ISRAEL BECAUSE OF US TAX VOTE OFFICIALS
Pence delays trip to Egypt, Israel because of U.S. tax vote... READ MORE›
EGYPTIAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL APOLOGIZES TO ARRESTED SUPPORTERS
Egyptian presidential hopeful Ahmed Shafik apologized on Saturday to supporters who were arrested this week and called on authorities to resolve the situation... READ MORE›
OUTDOOR LIBRARIES OFFER COMMUTERS IN CAIRO A WORLD OF BOOKS TO EXPLORE
Small cupboards filled with books have appeared on the bustling streets of downtown Cairo,Egypt offering entertainment and literature to book-loving commuters... READ MORE›
LIVERPOOL'S SALAH AIMS TO BECOME EGYPT'S GREATEST PHARAOH
Egyptian international Mohamed Salah says he does not want to be remembered as a national football great, he aims to be the greatest Pharaoh... READ MORE›
EGYPT EXTENDS AL JAZEERA'S MAHMOUD HUSSEIN'S JAIL TERM
Al Jazeera Media Network denies all allegations against Hussein and has demanded his immediate and unconditional release... READ MORE›
RUSSIA'S PUTIN, EGYPT'S SISI DISCUSS NUCLEAR DEAL, MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS
Moscow halted civilian air traffic to Egypt in 2015 after militants bombed a Russian Metrojet flight leaving from the tourist resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, killing 224 people onboard... READ MORE›
FIRST EGYPTIAN SMARTPHONE UNVEILED AT CAIRO TECHNOLOGY FAIR
Mobile phones subscription in Egypt recorded 110 percent by January 2017, with 98.2 million users, according to the Ministry of Communication... READ MORE›
ISRAELI AIRSTRIKES KILL 2 HAMAS MEMBERS AFTER ROCKET ATTACK
Israeli airstrikes killed two Palestinians Saturday as violence continued over President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Jewish state's capital... READ MORE›
COPTIC POPE CANCELS PENCE MEETING OVER JERUSALEM
Egypt Coptic pope cancels Pence meeting over Jerusalem... READ MORE›
'EXCEPTIONAL DAY': 2 ANCIENT TOMBS DISCOVERED IN EGYPTS LUXOR
ET Dec. 9, 2017 CLOSE Archaeologists in Luxor, Egypt have discovered two small ancient tombs dating back about 3,500 years... READ MORE›
TRUMP RECOGNITION OF JERUSALEM HIGHLIGHTS FRACTIOUS ARAB WORLD, PROMPTS PALESTINIANS TO CALL PEACE PROCESS 'FINISHED'
Muslims across the Middle East warned Wednesday of disastrous consequences as a result of President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's cap... READ MORE›
SAAD HARIRI WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION AFTER CABINET MEETING
Prime Minister Saad Hariri has revoked his resignation after Lebanon's cabinet voted to affirm its disengagement from conflicts in the Arab world... READ MORE›
SYRIAN ESCAPES LIBYA IN TINY INFLATABLE RAFT, SAVED BY CHANCE FROM RESCUERS' LAST MINUTE CHECK
Chance last look saves a syrian refugee who set out solo from libya to flee slave-like conditions... READ MORE›
UAE 'DEPORTS' EGYPT PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL SHAFIQ TO CAIRO
UAE 'deports' Egypt presidential hopeful Shafiq to Cairo aides... READ MORE›
HOW CAN THE ARAB WORLD SIDESTEP THE PULL OF THE ABYSS?
The Middle East owes many of its problems to a long history of foreign invasions... READ MORE›
MATTIS ARRIVES IN CAIRO FOR MEETING WITH EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT
That assistance is linked to Egypt's 1979 peace treaty with Israel, and underpins a U.S.-Egyptian security relationship that is now mostly aimed at fighting terrorism... READ MORE›
SISI CRITICISED OVER 'BRUTE FORCE' STRATEGY IN SINAI
In July 2015, ISIL affiliates simultaneously attacked multiple security and military targets, killing at least 35 people in various parts of Sinai, including El Arish and Sheikh Zuweid... READ MORE›
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ATTACK AT SUFI MOSQUE KILLS 305
Islamist militants who had found a safe haven in Sinai for attacks on Israel then turned their guns on the Egyptian armed forces... READ MORE›
EGYPTIAN WARPLANES STRIKE 'TERRORIST' TARGETS AFTER MOSQUE ATTACK KILLS 305
Scores more wounded when al-Rawdah mosque in north Sinai bombed and fleeing worshippers gunned down... READ MORE›
GUNMEN IN EGYPT MOSQUE ATTACK CARRIED ISLAMIC STATE FLAG, PROSECUTOR SAYS
Damaged vehicles are seen after a bomb exploded at Al Rawdah mosque in Bir Al-Abed, Egypt November 25, 2017... READ MORE›
GUNMEN IN EGYPT MOSQUE ATTACK CARRIED ISLAMIC STATE FLAG, PROSECUTOR SAYS
Damaged vehicles are seen after a bomb exploded at Al Rawdah mosque in Bir Al-Abed, Egypt November 25, 2017... READ MORE›
MILITANTS KILL MORE THAN 230 AT SINAI MOSQUE IN EGYPT'S DEADLIEST ATTACK
Hours after the attack, Egypt's military launched air strikes on targets in mountainous areas around Bir al-Abed, security sources and witnesses said... READ MORE›
EGYPT SINAI ATTACKERS 'CARRIED IS FLAGS'
Egyptian officials investigating the massacre of worshippers at a mosque in Sinai say the attackers were carrying the flag of the Islamic State group... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 60 ARRESTED AS EGYPT CRACKS DOWN ON GAY COMMUNITY
Hussein Malla AP The sweeps have unfolded as international human rights activists have denounced the Egyptian government and urged an end to the arrests... READ MORE›
LEBANESE PM SAAD HARIRI RESIGNS CITING IRANIAN MEDDLING
Saad Hariri has announced his resignation as Lebanon's prime minister and implicitly blamed Iran and its Lebanese ally, Hezbollah, for his decision... READ MORE›
EGYPT MOSQUE ATTACK: HUNDREDS KILLED, STATE MEDIA REPORT
Hundreds killed in Egypt mosque attack, state media reports... READ MORE›
EX-MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD LEADER MAHDI AKEF DIES AT 89
The former leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mahdi Akef, has died in a Cairo hospital aged 89... READ MORE›
IN EGYPT FURIOUS RETALIATION BUT FAILING STRATEGY IN SINAI
Foreign reporters and most Egyptian ones are not allowed into Sinai... READ MORE›
EGYPT RAISES DEATH TOLL IN SINAI MOSQUE ATTACK TO 305
Islamic militants, including the local affiliate of the Islamic State group, consider Sufis heretics because of their less literal interpretations of the faith... READ MORE›
ARAB NATIONS BLOCKADING QATAR EXPAND BLACKLIST
Saudi Arabia and its allies, which have imposed a land, sea, and air blockade on Qatar since June, accuse Doha of supporting terrorism... READ MORE›
BAHRAIN FM CALLS ON ARAB NATIONS TO CONFRONT IRAN
'Blunt interference' In his opening remarks in Cairo, Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi foreign minister, condemned Iranian activity in the region... READ MORE›
'IF YOU RAISED YOUR HEAD YOU GOT SHOT'
Egypt mosque death toll rises to 305, military carries out air strikes... READ MORE›
'VOLCANO OF HOMOSEXUALITY': EGYPT'S COPTIC CHRISTIANS ORGANISE CONFERENCE TO 'TREAT' GAY PEOPLE
The Coptic Church in Egypt has reportedly organized a conference entitled The Volcano of Homosexuality which will offer a variety of ways to treat homosexuality... READ MORE›
EGYPT MOSQUE ATTACK SURVIVOR: I HID UNDER DEAD BODIES
02 41 The al Rawdah Sufi mosque is known as the birthplace of an important Sufi cleric... READ MORE›
EGYPTIAN AIR STRIKE KILLS 'TERRORIST' MOSQUE ATTACKERS
However, mosques in North Sinai's Sheikh Zuweid town have also been hit... READ MORE›
EGYPT SUFFERS WORST ATTACK AS 235 KILLED IN ASSAULT ON MOSQUE
Foreign media access to northern Sinai is restricted, but state television showed orange ambulances lined up and rescue workers tending to casualties on stretchers... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA ALLOWS WOMEN INTO STADIUM AS IT STEPS UP REFORMS
The government agency organising the national day festivities, expects some 1.5 million Saudis to attend events in 17 cities over four days... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP USES EGYPT MOSQUE ATTACK THAT KILLED 235 TO PROMOTE BORDER WALL AND TRAVEL BAN
To protest President Donald Trump's Executive Order banning immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Yemen... READ MORE›
EGYPT'S LATEST CRACKDOWN ON GAYS CREATES FEAR IN LGBT COMMUNITY
Egypt's latest crackdown on gays creates fear in LGBT community... READ MORE›
'BODIES PILED UP ON TOP OF ME'
Islamic militants stepped up their campaign of violence in northern Sinai after the military ousted the elected but divisive Morsi... READ MORE›
MILITANTS KILL HUNDREDS AT SINAI MOSQUE IN EGYPT'S DEADLIEST ATTACK
Bloodshed in the Sinai worsened after 2013 when Sisi led the overthrow of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood... READ MORE›
EGYPTIANS AFRAID TO EXPRESS VIEWS ONLINE, STUDY FINDS
More than 1,000 people were surveyed in each of Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Qatar, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in face-to-face interviews and by phone... READ MORE›
US POLICIES BEHIND PARTITION OF SUDAN & CURRENT MIDDLE EAST PROBLEMS - PRESIDENT
The Sudanese leader also touched on the Syrian issue, saying that crisis is also the result of American interference... READ MORE›
CHRISTIAN LEADERS CONDEMN KILLING OF EGYPTIAN COPTIC PRIEST
Christian leaders have expressed alarm at the killing of a Coptic Orthodox priest in Egypt's capital Cairo... READ MORE›
ATTACK ON MOSQUE IN EGYPT'S SINAI KILLS AT LEAST 235
Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt had been due to reopen on Saturday for three days... READ MORE›
ISLAMIC STATESINAI PROVINCE: WHAT IS THE ISIS-AFFILIATED GROUP?
Islamic StateSinai Province What is the ISIS-linked terrorist group?... READ MORE›
RIGHTS GROUPS BLAST EGYPT'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD
As Sisi arrives in Paris, groups urge France to leverage its clout with Egypt to address human rights abuses... READ MORE›