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Egyptian judoka sent home from Rio Olympics

Egyptian judoka Islam el-Shahabi (in blue) has been sent home from the Rio Olympics by his national team for refusing to shake hands with an Israeli judoka.

15/08/2016

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Egypt: A champion prepares for the Paralympic Games

Ibrahim Hamato was 10 years old when he lost his arms in a train accident, despite that he has become a champion table tennis player and helped change the perception of disabled people in…

03/08/2016

Economy

Egypt sees stability for its economy with IMF loans

As Egypt says it is close to agreeing loans from the International Monetary Fund that it hopes will restore confidence in its struggling economy, Euronews talks to experts and ordinary Egyptians.

02/08/2016

Egypt

Solar-powered plane takes off on final leg of epic challenge

An aircraft – powered by solar energy – has left Egypt on the last leg of the first ever fuel-free flight around the world.

24/07/2016

Egypt

Amnesty International report claims human rights abuses in Egypt include kidnapping and torture

A report from Amnesty International has turned the focus on alleged kidnapping and torture in Egypt of hundreds of students, political activists, protesters and even young teenagers during the past th

13/07/2016

Egypt

Solar Impulse 2 touches down in Cairo in penultimate leg of historic tour

In the penultimate stage of an historic round-the-world tour, Solar Impulse 2 has landed in Cairo.

13/07/2016

Israel

Egypt urges 'two state solution' to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Egypt’s foreign minister has urged Israel to consider a two state solution to the Israeli -Palestinian conflict.

11/07/2016

Egypt

Black box confirms smoke on board doomed EgyptAir flight

Air crash investigators say a black box recording from the doomed EgyptAir flight confirms smoke on board the aircraft.

29/06/2016

Egypt

Egypt court gives Mursi another life sentence over spying case

Egypt’s former President Mohamed Mursi has been given another life sentence after a court in Cairo found him guilty of espionage and leaking state secrets.

18/06/2016

World News

Egyptair MS804: second flight recorder found

The two black boxes are crucial to explaining what went wrong on the Airbus A320 which crashed early on May 19 on its way from Paris to Cairo.

17/06/2016

Egypt

Black box recovered from wreckage of EgyptAir plane crash

The cockpit voice recorder from crashed EgyptAir flight 804 has been found, according to the Egyptian investigation committee.

16/06/2016

Egypt

EgyptAir crash: wreckage spotted in several locations, say investigators

Egypt says it has found wreckage of the EgyptAir plane which crashed in the Mediterranean last month.

15/06/2016

Egypt

Signals picked up in Mediterranean could be doomed MS804's black box

A French naval search vessel has picked up signals that could be emanating from one of EqyptAir flight MS804’s black boxes, according to an Egyptian…

01/06/2016

World News

EgyptAir crash: doomed plane's distress signal 'picked up by satellites'

Reports say aviation authorities have confirmed that the EgyptAir plane which crashed into the Mediterranean earlier this month emitted a distress…

31/05/2016

World News

Egyptian court hands down life sentences to 36 Islamists

An Egyptian court has sentenced 36 Islamists, including a top leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, to life imprisonment.

31/05/2016

World News

Search teams detect signal from crashed EgyptAir flight 804

Reports in Egypt’s Al Ahram newspaper say an emergency locator (ELT) signal from the wreckage of EgyptAir flight 804 has been detected by…

27/05/2016

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Ecumenical meeting at the Vatican

Pope Francis meets the grand imam of Al-Azhar, the highest ranking imam in Egypt, at the Vatican.

24/05/2016

World News

EgyptAir crash: suggestions of explosion on board 'mere assumptions' - official

Egypt’s Head of Forensics and the Justice Ministry have denied reports that the initial investigation into last week’s EgyptAir crash points to an explosion on…

24/05/2016

World News

Missing EgyptAir flight made no "swerves" before crashing - Cairo

The EgyptAir flight that plunged into the Mediterranean Sea last week did not made sudden swerves or turns before crashing, according to an Egyptian air navigation…

24/05/2016

Egypt

Hunt intensifies for black boxes of crashed EgyptAir flight

The hunt for the black boxes of the crashed EgyptAir flight has been stepped up.

22/05/2016