Egypt security forces kill 13 militants in raid on western desert farm
Egyptian security forces killed on Friday 13 militants during a raid on a farm hideout in the western desert region…
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Three Suspected Militants Killed, 21 Others Arrested In North Sinai: MENA
Three suspected militants have been killed by Egyptian security forces and at least 21 other suspects arrested in…
Gunmen Kill Policeman in Egypt’s Nile Delta
Egypt's state news agency says gunmen opened fire on a traffic police patrol in the Nile Delta town of Benha,…
Security Forces shoot Two People for Breaking Sinai Curfew: Source
Two people were shot by security forces late on Saturday while breaking a night-time curfew in place in the…
Egyptian Security Forces close Matariya Main Road
Security forces blocked a main road in the working-class northern Cairo district of Matariya on Tuesday night, in…
Egypt, France Sign Arms Deal Despites Rights Opposition
French President Francois Hollande has signed military cooperation deal with Egyptian President…
Amnesty: Egypt Security Forces Use Excessive Force against Student Protests
Testimonies gathered by Amnesty International indicate that Egyptian security forces used excessive force to crack…
Islamic State Expands to Egypt
A local militant group is working with the IS. The extremist group Islamic State has issued a new map redrawing the…
Egypt Court Adjourns Trial of Ousted President
A court in Egypt has decided to postpone the trial of ousted President Mohamed Morsi and a number of top Muslim…
Egypt Forces Raid Militant Bomb Factory near Cairo
Egyptian security forces raided a warehouse suspected of being a militants’ bomb factory on Cairo’s outskirts,…
Amnesty Condemns Egypt Abuses on Revolution Anniversary
Egyptian security forces made a "staggering" number of arrests and ill-treated detainees, including children, on…
Al Jazeera Says 3 Journalists Held in Egypt After Hotel Broadcast
Al Jazeera said Egyptian security forces arrested three of its journalists after the interior ministry accused the…
Security Beefed Up Around Cairo Ahead Of Fresh Pro-Morsi Demos
Egyptian security forces have fortified their presence around the capital and in neighbouring Giza ahead of renewed…
Security Forces Hunt Militants After Storming Town Near Cairo
Egyptian security forces were hunting for armed supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood…
Egyptian Security Forces Hunt Militants After Storming Town Near Cairo
Egyptian security forces were hunting for supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim…
Egypt Bourse Losses EGP269 mln on Local Profit-taking Transactions
Egypt's bourse ending its last trading for this week lower incurring losses totaled EGP 269 million driven by local…
Egypt Fears Return to Islamist Insurgency of the 1990s
Egyptian security forces tightened their grip on the capital on Friday as anti-government demonstrators held…
Egypt’s Foreign Reserves Slightly Rise to US$18.91 Mln in August
Egypt’s foreign cash reserves have reported a slight rise of US$ 34 million to reach US$ 18.916 billion by the end…
Media Coverage of Current Situation in Egypt ‘Biased’ – Ambassador Says
Egypt’s Ambassador to Sanaa Ashraf Aql has held a press conference at the embassy on Thursday inviting a number of…
Ajwa Says Operational, Financing Positions ‘Intact’ Despite Egypt Unrest
Ajwa for Food Industries Co. said in a filing released on Thursday the current turmoil in Egypt had not impacted…
Egypt Says EU Pressure Could Encourage Violence – Envoy
Egypt's ambassador to France said any sanctions imposed on the government by the European Union would do nothing…
EU Considers Egypt Aid Limits in Response to Violence
European Union foreign ministers weighed how to restrict Egypt’s access to arms and military aid in response to…
Egypt’s Benchmark Rebounds, Hits 5389 pts at Closing
Egypt's stocks rebounded during the closing session of Wednesday posting gains of around EGP 2 billion backed by…
Islamist Alliance Encourages Civil Disobedience in Egypt
The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy has called for a gradual escalation that would lead to civil…
Egypt Embassy in Bangladesh Partly Closes after Bomb Threat
The Egyptian Embassy in Bangladesh closed its consular section until the end of the month on Wednesday after…
Ravaged Churches Reveal Sectarian Split Feeding Egypt’s Violence
The fire burned all night long. It was only after desperate town residents borrowed the keys to a firetruck that…
Egypt Central Bank Raises $40 mln at FX Auction
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has offered today its second foreign exchange auction for this week totaled US$ 40…
Egypt: Stocks Opened Mixed, EGX 30 Fell to 5380 pts
Egypt’s stock market has opened lower on Wednesday incurring early losses of EGP 439 million. The benchmark dropped…
Report: U.S. Quietly Freezes Military Aid to Egypt
U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy told The Daily Beast on Monday that military aid to Egypt has been temporarily…
Egypt Unrest Drives Main Gauge to Close Further Below 5330 pts
As political unrest still mounts amid the deaths of 36 Islamist detainees and 25 policemen in Sinai, Egypt’s stocks…
Despite Turmoil, Egypt Central Bank Offers $40 mln at FX Auction
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has offered today its first foreign exchange auction for this week totaled US$ 40…
Egypt Main Gauge Hits 5364 pts at Opening
As turmoil mounts in Egypt following the news about the deaths of 36 Islamist detainees and 25 policemen in Sinai,…
EU Weighs Aid, Commercial Links with Egypt
European Union governments will this week question how to best use their economic ties with Egypt to pressure…
Egypt’s Benchmark Plunges Most Since June on Political Unrest
Driven by the ongoing turmoil, Egypt’s stocks ended much lower, on Sunday, the most in two months, incurring losses…
Electrolux Confirms Its Presence in Egypt, Halting Is ‘Temporary’
Home appliances maker Electrolux said it will resume its strong presence in Egypt as soon as the situation in the…
EU to Review Ties with Egypt in Coming Days
The European Union will review its relationship with Egypt in the coming days, the 28-member bloc said on Sunday.…
On Egypt Mounting Unrest, Stocks Start Week in Dark Red
As turmoil mounts in Egypt, stock market has opened this week incurring losses of EGP 4.1 billion. The benchmark…
Egypt Arrests 385 for Fattah Mosque Clashes
Egyptian security forces have arrested 385 suspects for the Fattah Mosque events that took place on Saturday. Those…
Egypt Rebukes Foreign Press for ‘Biased’ Coverage
As Egyptian security forces moved to end a bloody standoff with supporters of Egypt's ousted president on Saturday,…
Iran Calls Islamic Cooperation Organization to Intervene in Egypt
The Iranian foreign minister on Friday urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to intervene in member state…