Egypt

Egypt

Egypt sentences ex-president Mohammed Morsi to three years in jail

Former Egyptian leader, who was overthrown in 2013, is already serving multiple jail terms on charges of causing the death of protesters and spying for Qatar

30/12/2017

Egypt

UK woman jailed in Egypt over painkillers

A British woman has been sentenced to three years in prison in Egypt after bringing around 300 painkiller tablets into the country from the UK

27/12/2017

Egypt

Ancient tombs uncovered in Egypt

Authorities hope the discovery of the tombs and their contents, including a mummy, will help attract more foreign visitors to boost the country's ailing tourism industry

09/12/2017

Egypt

Cairo vigil for victims of mosque attack

Carrying candles and flags, dozens of journalists came to remember the victims of Egypt's recent terrorist attack.

27/11/2017

Egypt

Grief and anger in Egypt after mosque massacre

The country is reeling after the deadliest militant attack in its modern history

26/11/2017

Egypt

Egypt mourns mosque massacre as the military strikes back

The death toll in Egypt's worst militant attack in modern history has now passed 300

25/11/2017

Egypt

Egypt's battle with an Islamist insurgency

Militants have killed hundreds of police and soldiers over recent years in Egypt but appear to have shifted tactics with Friday's attack on a mosque

24/11/2017

Egypt

Egypt: at least 235 people killed in mosque attack

Militants detonated a bomb and then gunned down worshippers as they fled.

24/11/2017

Egypt

Gaza border with Egypt opens under Palestinian Authority control

For the first time in a decade, the Gaza border with Egypt opens under Palestinian Authority control

18/11/2017

Cult

Unseen artefacts from Tutankhamun's tomb go on display

For the first time 55 pieces of previously unseen Egyptian artefacts found inside King Tutankhamun's tomb have gone on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

16/11/2017

Egypt

British woman to face criminal trial in Egypt for carrying painkillers

Laura Plummer flew into the country with Tramadol, legal in the UK but illegal in Egypt.

11/11/2017

Egypt

Virtual Reality tours go to the next level

Team which discovered hidden chamber in Egyptian pyramd developes new virtual reality tour

08/11/2017

Egypt

Egyptian opposition lawyer to bid for presidency

Khalid Ali becomes to the first to announce challenging President al-Sisi for presidency in 2018

06/11/2017

Egypt

British woman ‘faces death penalty’ in Egypt for carrying painkillers

The woman has been in prison for a month.

04/11/2017

Egypt

Cosmic-ray imaging finds hidden structure in Egypt’s Great Pyramid

Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass refutes the "breakthrough" findings, says it was known the pyramid had hollows inside it

02/11/2017

Egypt

Egyptian lawyer says raping women in revealing clothing is ‘national duty’

“A girl walking like this – harassing her is a patriotic duty and raping her is a national duty.”

30/10/2017

Egypt

Egypt: dozens of police killed in desert ambush by militants

Sources say security forces had been seeking a militant hideout in the Western desert.

21/10/2017

Cinema

Curtain comes down on El Gouna Film Fest

The curtain comes down on the first edition of Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival, aimed at shining the light on humanitarian cinema.

02/10/2017

Cinema

El Gouna Film Festival shows its humanity

The first edition of the El Gouna Film Festival was inaugurated last Friday at the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of El Gouna.

25/09/2017

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El Gouna film festival underway in Egypt

El Gouna film festival underway in Egypt

24/09/2017

Focus

Egypt looks to SMEs to push growth

Egypt’s economy has started to improve but has yet to recover from the country’s 2011 uprising and the years of unrest that followed – according to the Ratings Agency…

23/09/2017

Egypt

Ancient tomb discovery in Egypt adds to treasure trove in Luxor

Grave dating back three millenia contains statues, jeweller, and mummies in find that could rekindle Egypt's tourism industry.

09/09/2017

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Dancing police officer wows crowd with his moves at Notting Hill Carnival

A police officer at Notting Hill Carnival stunned crowds with his dance moves.

29/08/2017

Egypt

Death toll rising after two trains collide in Egypt

Two trains have collided in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, killing at least 35 and injuring over 120 others

11/08/2017

Egypt

At least 36 dead after trains collide in Egypt

11/08/2017

Egypt

Death penalty handed down by Cairo court

A Cairo criminal court has sentenced to death 28 people over the 2015 killing of Egypt's top prosecutor

22/07/2017