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Egypt’s Deficit Hits 7.1% of GDP in First 9 Months of Current Fiscal Year
Egypt's budget deficit reached 7.1 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in the first nine months of the…
Human Rights Watch urges Egypt to overturn ban on 6 April Movement
New York-based Human Rights Watch has condemned a court ban on Egypt's leading pro-democracy movement as a…
Obama Aide Reiterates “Deep” U.S. Concern over Mass Trials in Egypt
A top aide to U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday reiterated "deep and growing" concerns about mass…
US-Egypt Relationship ‘a Marriage, Not a Fling’: Fahmy
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy has described Egypt-US relations as "a marriage," during an interview on…
Safwat Hegazy Sentenced for Insulting Judiciary
An Egyptian court sentenced Safwat Hegazy, a Muslim Brotherhood preacher, to one year in prison with labor on…
Egypt’s Justice Ministry Says Condemnation of Death Sentences is…
Egypt's justice ministry on Tuesday rejected the local and international reaction to the previous day's mass death…
Iran Warns Egypt Death Sentences Encourage Instability
Iran on Tuesday warned that the 683 death sentences handed down by an Egyptian court to suspected Islamists could…
Germany Summons Egyptian Ambassador over Mass Death Sentences
Germany has summoned the Egyptian ambassador to protest against the mass death sentences passed down on members of…
Kerry: US Wants Egypt to Succeed As a Democracy
Secretary of State Johan Kerry said Tuesday that Egypt has made progress in its democratic transition but must…
US Senator to Block Aid to Egyptian Military over ‘Sham Trial’
US senator Patrick Leahy, chairman of the Senate subcommittee that oversees foreign aid, said on Tuesday he would…