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Egypt summons Western ambassadors over criticism of rights lawyer's detention
The ministry said the criticism from the five Western countries was ”a blatant and unacceptable interference in domestic affairs and the work of the judiciary.
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Egypt ends visa-free entry for Qataris, insists Doha meets demands
Qatari nationals with Egyptian mothers, those married to Egyptians, and Qataris studying in Egypt will be exempt from having to apply for a visa, he added.
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Egyptian court sentences 20 to death for killing policemen
The court also sentenced 80 people to life in prison and 34 to 15 years in jail. One minor was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 21 people were acquitted.
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Egypt's Sisi pardons 502 prisoners including well-known tycoon
Among those pardoned was Hesham Talaat Moustafa, the former chairman of one of Egypt’s largest real estate developers, Talaat Mostafa Group.
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Egypt bans scores of news websites in growing censorship crackdown
Egyptian journalist Khaled al-Balshi's website was the 57th blocked since 24 May, and the government has offered no comment on the reason behind the blockages.
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Egypt’s cost-of-living soars as currency dives
Core inflation also jumped to 25.86% in the urban areas, the official CAPMAS statistics agency said on Tuesday.
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43 killed after boat carrying 600 migrants sinks off Egypt
Rescue workers have so far saved 154 people, officials said, meaning about 400 could still be missing.
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43 killed after boat carrying 600 migrants sinks off Egypt
Rescue workers have so far saved 154 people, officials said, meaning about 400 could still be missing.
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Egypt bans activist from travelling to women's rights conference
Egyptian rights activists say they are facing the worst assault in their history.
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Egypt prosecutor seeks data from France, Greece on crashed plane
Public Prosecutor Nabil Sadek asked his French counterpart to hand over documents, audio and visual records.
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EgyptAir jet sent smoke-alarm warnings before crash
The jet reportedly sent a series of warnings indicating that smoke had been detected on board.
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Egyptian court jails 152 people over islands protest
More than 200 people are being tried in connection with the protests, judicial sources have said.
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[LISTEN] Five reasons Egypt's economy has overtaken SA
Christie Viljoen, an economist at KPMG South Africa talks about the reasons why the South African economy has been under-performing and sluggish growth.
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Egypt puts on trial 237 activists for protests against Sisi
Security forces had arrested at least 382 people, Human Rights Watch said in a report this week.
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UN experts decry Egypt's crackdown on NGOs & human rights
UN experts have accused the govt of clamping down on NGOs as a cover-up for human rights violations.
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Messi boot donation provokes angry response in Egypt
Local politician reacted angrily when Messi donated a pair of his boots to raise money for charity.
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Gunmen kill 4 Egypt security personnel south of Cairo
Security source said the two attackers were riding a motor bike when they opened fire using machine guns.
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Bomb blast injure 4 in Egypt
The security guards found the bomb in front of the Meridien Hotel during their morning routine checks.
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Egypt's Sisi swears in new cabinet
Sherif Ismail, oil minister in the previous government, was tasked with forming a new cabinet.
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Egypt demolishes Mubarak-era ruling party headquarters
Successive governments had discussed plans to knock down the building since the NDP was dissolved in 2011.
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Morsi's death sentence worries US, UN, Turkey
An Egyptian court on Sunday sought the death penalty for Morsi and 106 supporters of his Muslim Brotherhood.
