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Egypt

Bombs rock Egyptian city of Alexandria, killing at least one

A series of bombings has hit Egypt’s second city of Alexandria. One person was killed and five others wounded in one of the blasts, outside a

08/03/2015

Egypt

Court in Cairo postpones parliamentary elections

A court in Egypt has delayed the country's parliamentary elections due to start on March the 22nd

03/03/2015

Egypt

Nine wounded in bomb attack on Cairo court

WATCH: At least nine people have been wounded in a bomb attack on a court building in Cairo. An explosive device went off under a vehicle. The

02/03/2015

Egypt

Elections could be delayed in Egypt over legal hitch

Egypt looks at new timetable for elections due to begin on March the 22nd

01/03/2015

Egypt

Series of homemade explosions rock Cairo

Egyptian security officials said a series of explosions on Thursday in Cairo has killed at least one person and wounded seven. The blasts were the

26/02/2015

Egypt

Alaa Abdel Fattah sentenced by Egypt court

Prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has been sentenced to five years in jail by an Egyptian court for breaking protest laws, branded repressive by

23/02/2015

Egypt

Tension between Qatar and Egypt over airstrikes on ISIL

Egypt defends its airstrikes in Libya on suspected militants who have expressed support for the ISIL terrorist group

19/02/2015

Egypt

Rising tensions between Cairo and Tripoli prompt calls for intervention in Libya

Egypt is calling on the international community to intervene in Libya after its air force bombed targets in the eastern Libyan city of Darna on

17/02/2015

Libya

Libya: Tripoli-based parliament condemns Egypt strikes as 'assault on sovereignty'

Libya’s Tripoli-based parliament has condemned Egypt for carrying out an air strikes in the eastern city of Derna. The raid came a day after the

16/02/2015

Libya

Egypt's bombing of ISIL in Libya shows militant threat spreading

Western concern is growing that the radical group ISIL (Islamic State) is exploiting the discord of two separate Libyan governments struggling for

16/02/2015

Egypt

Egypt bombs Islamic State militants in Libya

Egypt has bombed several Islamic State targets in Libya, reportedly killing up to 50 militants. It comes after the group released a video appearing

16/02/2015

Egypt

Egypt warns of retribution against ISIL after apparent killing of 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya

Egypt’s president has warned his country will respond to the brutal killing by ISIL militants of 21 Egyptian Christians. A propaganda video

16/02/2015

World News

France: Optimism that first foreign Rafale fighter jet sale could trigger more orders

Now that France has found a first foreign buyer for its Rafale fighter jet, maybe the orders will just keep rolling in. That is certainly the hope of

13/02/2015

Egypt

Egypt: Al Jazeera journalists released on bail

Released on bail, but the case against Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed will continue on February 23.

12/02/2015

Egypt

Kalashnikov diplomacy: Putin offers unusual gift on Egypt visit to boost trade ties

Day two of President Putin’s visit to Egypt continued with as much fanfare on Tuesday, as President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi rolled out more red carpet

10/02/2015

Business Series

Numbers game: uncertainty over US recovery unsettles Middle East markets

Disappointing US economic data has unsettled markets in the Middle East and elsewhere and muddied the waters over an eventual interest rate rise

10/02/2015

Egypt

Putin blames West for Ukraine crisis during trade visit to Egypt

Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the US and the European Union for what he called their “expansionist policies” for the crisis in Ukraine

10/02/2015

Egypt

Former Zamalek player blames extremists for deadly football crush

All football in Egypt has been postponed indefinitely after dozens of people were killed in clashes between fans and police in Cairo on Sunday. It is

09/02/2015

Egypt

At least 22 dead in clashes outside Cairo football stadium

Football fans in Cairo die in a stampede after police fire teargas at ticket-less supporters who tried to enter stadium to watch the match

09/02/2015

Egypt

Unexploded bombs discovered at Cairo airport, other blasts reported in Egyptian cities

Two unexploded bombs found at Egypt's Cairo airport after two detonated in the centre of the capital, and another deadly blast in Egypt's second city Alexandria.

03/02/2015