Egypt

Hundreds of adults and children ‘disappeared and tortured in Egypt’
Egypt’s national security Agency (NSA) is abducting, torturing and forcibly disappearing people in an effort to intimidate opponents and wipe out...
EgyptAir crash: all ‘mapped’ human remains recovered from site
A search vessel has recovered human remains at the underwater crash site of EgyptAir flight MS804.
Hopes of solving EgyptAir crash mystery rise as second black box is found
The flight data recorder of the EgyptAir plane which crashed last month killing all 66 people on board has been recovered from the bottom of the Mediterranean.
Search area narrows as beacon signal detected from crashed EgyptAir jet
Search teams in the Mediterranean have picked up a beacon believed to be from the EgyptAir plane which crashed, the chief investigator has said.
EgyptAir crash: claims human remains indicate blast on board disputed
Officials are disputing claims that forensic analysis of remains recovered from the EgyptAir jet crash show evidence of an explosion on board.
Egyptian president al-Sisi convenes parliament for first time in three years
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for Egypt’s parliament to convene for the first time in three years.
Egypt says attack which killed 12 Mexicans mistaken for militants was an ‘accident’
Egyptian Army aircraft hunting for militants in the desert mistakenly bombed a convoy of mostly Mexican tourists, killing 12 people and wounding 10, authorities...
Egypt’s government resigns en masse amid corruption probe
Egypt’s Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb and his Cabinet have resigned after coming under fire for a series of controversial statements and a corruption...
Supergiant gas field found off Egypt is ‘largest ever in the Mediterranean’
A supergiant natural gas field – the largest in the Mediterranean Sea – has been discovered off the coast of Egypt.
Human rights fears mount as Egypt adopts tough new anti-terrorism laws
Stringent new counter-terrorism laws to fight a growing Islamist insurgency have been introduced by Egyptian president Abdul Fattah al-Sisi. The laws...
Egyptian navy vessel targeted by militants off Sinai’s coast
An Egyptian navy vessel was targeted on Thursday by militants affiliated with the Islamic State group, who claimed they destroyed it with a rocket while...
President el-Sisi hails ‘martyrs’ who lay down lives for Egypt
Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi travelled to the troubled northern part of the Sinai Peninsula to inspect troops on Saturday, after Islamic State-linked...
Islamic State attack in Egypt’s North Sinai kills more than 100
Insurgents from the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, attacked several military checkpoints in Egypt’s North Sinai on Wednesday in a coordinated...
At least 30 soldiers killed in Egypt as militants launch wave of attacks
At least 30 Egyptian soldiers have been killed in a wave of simultaneous attacks unleashed by Islamist militants, military officials say.
Breaking news: 30 soldiers killed in Egypt by wave of terror attacks
At least 30 Egyptian soldiers have been killed in a wave of simultaneous attacks unleashed by Islamist militants, military officials say.
Cairo bomb attack raises fears of more turmoil in Egypt
Egypt’s top public prosecutor, Hisham Barakat, died of wounds sustained in a car bomb attack on his convoy as it was leaving his home on Monday,...
Egypt’s state prosecutor killed by bomb attack in Cairo
Egypt’s official news agency reported the country’s state prosecutor died of wounds sustained in a bomb attack on his convoy in a Cairo suburb...
Jihadists change tactics to target Egypt Achilles heel: analysts
Wednesday’s narrowly avoided massacre of tourists at Egypt’s famed Karnak temple signalled a strategic change in a jihadist war on a government...
Egypt militants fire rockets toward airport used by U.N. peacekeepers
Sinai Province, Islamic State’s Egypt affiliate, fired rockets at the direction of an airport in the Sinai peninsula used by UN peacekeeping forces,...
More than 25,000 Egyptians flee Libya after beheadings of Christians by IS
More than 25,000 Egyptians have returned from neighbouring Libya since the Islamic State group posted a video earlier this month of the beheadings of Christian...
'Come Back Home': 15,000 Egyptians flee Libya after warning
Almost 15,000 Egyptians have flocked home from war-torn Libya via the border crossing at Sallum, state media reported Monday, after Islamic State group...
Egypt calls for UN-backed intervention against IS jihadists in Libya
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi has called for the UN Security Council to mandate an international intervention in Libya.
#WhereIsTheBomb warns Egyptians of violence-related traffic
Egypt’s long-suffering drivers, worn down by decades of jams and crashes, are turning to social media to stave off a new, even more pressing threat—chaotic...
Egypt pledges thousands in compensation as 20th football victim dies
The death toll following a riot outside an Egyptian soccer stadium on Sunday has risen to 20 following the death of a 14-year-old girl, a Health Ministry...
Egyptian Premier League suspended after deadly clashes at Cairo match
Egypt has suspended all major football games after 19 people were killed in the latest outbreak of violence between fans and police, authorities said Monday.
Egyptian court bans Hamas’ armed wing, lists as terrorist organization
An Egyptian court on Saturday banned the armed wing of Palestinian group Hamas and listed it as a terrorist organization, a ruling in keeping with a systematic...
At least 17 killed in protests on anniversary of Egypt uprising
At least 17 people were killed on Sunday in Egypt’s bloodiest protests since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was elected president, as security forces fired...
Egypt cuts jail terms in gay wedding case
An Egyptian appeals court on Saturday upheld the conviction of eight men for “inciting debauchery” for appearing in an alleged same-sex wedding...
U.S. scholar who criticised Egyptian government turned back at Cairo airport
US scholar and former diplomat Michele Dunne, known for her staunch criticism of Egypt’s authorities, says she was barred from entering Egypt Saturday.
Egypt jails eight men for three years over ‘gay marriage’
An Egyptian court jailed eight men for three years on Saturday over a video prosecutors claimed was of a gay wedding, which went viral.

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