Egypt

Egypt

Egypt votes in parliamentary poll set to strengthen President Sisi

A milestone in the road-map to democracy. That is how Egypt’s long-awaited parliamentary election, which began on Sunday, is being presented. But

18/10/2015

Egypt

Egypt's road to democracy: parliamentary elections take place

Egypt begins the final stage of the road to democracy. Voting is underway in the country's first parliamentary elections in three years.

18/10/2015

Economy

Egypt devalues pound for third time this year

Egypt’s Central Bank has devalued the pound for the third time this year. It came after the country’s foreign reserves tumbled and the currency fell

16/10/2015

Egypt

Queen Nefertiti's tomb or bust Egypt vows to find her burial place

Egyptian authorities say that they will obtain the radar equipment needed to complete the search for Queen Nefertiti’s tomb. The latest theory

01/10/2015

Egypt

Egypt pardons 100 prisoners including three journalists

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned 100 prisoners, including three Al-Jazerra journalists. All 3 Al Jazeera journalists are now

23/09/2015

Egypt

France sells Mistral warships withheld from Russia to Egypt

France has sold two Mistral warships originally bound for Russia to Egypt. The sale to Moscow fell through after sanctions were imposed when Russia

23/09/2015

Egypt

Sherif Ismail heads new Egypt government

Egypt has a new government one month ahead of a general election with Sherif Ismail as its prime minister. President al-Sisi has kept the former

19/09/2015

Egypt

Egypt: Relatives of slain tourists arrive in Cairo

Mexico’s Foreign Minister has arrived in Egpyt. Claudia Ruiz Massieu has travelled to Cairo with the relatives of eight Mexican tourists killed in

16/09/2015

Egypt

Mexico demands explanation from Egypt over tourist deaths

Mexico has been trying to get more details from the Egyptian authorities about the attack on a number of Mexican tourists who were caught in friendly

14/09/2015

Egypt

Egyptian forces 'mistakenly kill' 12 in Mexican tourist convoy

Egyptian authorities say the police and military have accidentally killed 12 people, including at least two Mexican nationals. Reports suggest a

14/09/2015

Egypt

Mexican tourists accidentally killed by Egyptian security forces

Egyptian authorities say 12 people, Egyptian and Mexican nationals, have been accidentally killed after police and military shot at a Mexican tourist

14/09/2015

Egypt

Egypt's government resigns as Ismail asked to form new cabinet

Egyptians are bewildered at the sudden resignation of the government and prime minister with a general election looming in October. President Abdel

12/09/2015

Egypt

Pink Taxi strikes back against sexual assaults in Egypt

There is a new taxi company in Egypt reserved for women: Pink Taxi. Sexual harassment and Egyptian male society’s behaviour toward women is the worst

09/09/2015

Egypt

Egyptian billionaire offers to buy Mediterranean island to house refugees

04/09/2015

Economy

Huge gas find a game-changer for Egypt

It is a discovery that could transform Egypt’s economy and have important geopolitical outcomes. Italian energy giant ENI has found the

31/08/2015

Egypt

Egypt announces October date for parliamentary election

The date of Egypt’s long-awaited parliamentary election has been announced by the country’s election commission. Voting will take place on October 18

30/08/2015

Egypt

Al Jazeera journalists given three year jail term by Egyptian court

Three journalists with the TV channel Al Jazeera have been sentenced to three years in prison by a Egyptian court. The verdict in their retrial on

29/08/2015

Egypt

Egypt: bomb hits Cairo police building, six wounded

A car bomb in a Cairo suburb has wounded at least six police officers and badly damaged a state security building. There are no confirmed dead. The

20/08/2015

Egypt

Cairo car bomb wounds six police officers

A car bomb near a state security building and a court house in a Cairo suburb has left at least six police officers wounded. There are no confirmed

20/08/2015

Egypt

Arab League fails to back airstrikes against IS in Libya

The Arab League says an “urgent” Arab strategy is needed to support Libya’s government militarily against the Islamic State group. But the

18/08/2015

Egypt

Critics round on Egypt's 'repressive' new anti-terror law

Critics of Egypt’s new anti-terrorism law, fear it will be used to crush dissent and stifle press freedom. The addition to the law books, introduced

17/08/2015

Egypt

Fears for press freedom as Egypt's al-Sisi hardens anti-terror laws

Egypt has strengthened its already formidable anti-terrorism arsenal with a new law to counter an Islamist insurgency. It has prompted fears that the

17/08/2015

Egypt

Egyptians swelter in deadly heatwave

At least 93 people have died and hundreds have been admitted to hospital as temperatures soar in an Egyptian heatwave.

16/08/2015

Egypt

Croatia attempts to confirm hostage beheading after 'horrific' photo is posted

The Croatian government says it cannot be “100 percent” sure that a Croatian man has been beheaded by ISIL-affiliated militants. Officials are trying

12/08/2015

Egypt

UPDATE: ISIL militant group claims to have killed Croatian hostage in Egypt

Sinai Province of Islamic State in Egypt claims to have killed Croatian hostage Tomislav Salopek (31) by publishing a photo which purports to show

12/08/2015

Egypt

Fate of Croatian man held hostage in Egypt by ISIL affiliated group unknown

The fate of a Croatian man held hostage in Egypt by an affiliate of ISIL remains unknown with the last images of Tomislav Salopek released in a

08/08/2015