Hamas says it's not meddling in Egyptian affairs
The leader of the Palestinian group Hamas says there is broad cooperation between his group and Egypt's security government, dismissing reports that ...
Egypt court stops extradition of top Gadhafi aide
An Egyptian court ruled Wednesday against the extradition to Libya of a former close aide of ousted dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Ahmed Qaddaf al-Dam, a ...

Since fierce clash, Egypt's crisis takes new turn
It has come to be known as the "Battle of the Mountain": a ferocious fight between members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and their opponents near the ...

Egypt steps up campaign against TV satirist
Egyptian authorities on Tuesday stepped up a campaign against a popular TV comedian accused of insulting the president, threatening to revoke the ...
Hamas confirms leader Khaled Mashaal's re-election
Palestinian militant group Hamas has confirmed the re-election of longtime leader Khaled Mashaal in a vote held in Cairo. In a statement Tuesday, the ...

Hamas re-elects Mashaal as its leader
The Islamic militant group Hamas on Monday re-elected longtime leader Khaled Mashaal, officials said, choosing a relative pragmatist who has sparred ...

Iranian tourists in Egypt showcase warming ties
More than 50 Iranian tourists arrived by boat to the ancient city of Luxor on Monday as part of a rare visit that showcases how much ties between the ...
Hamas Gaza ruler meets Egypt intelligence chief
Egypt's state news agency says the Gaza Strip's Hamas ruler has met with Egypt's intelligence chief to discuss Palestinian reconciliation and the ...

Egypt issues arrest warrant for TV satirist
Egypt's state prosecutors ordered the arrest Saturday of a popular television satirist for allegedly insulting Islam and the country's leader, in a ...

Protest, clashes in Cairo, 2 other Egyptian cities
Clashes erupted Friday in two cities in northern Egypt, and protesters rallied in Cairo in the latest demonstrations against Egypt's Islamist ...

Top Islamist accuses opposition of sowing unrest
A leading Islamist politician accused opponents on Thursday of teaming up with remnants of Hosni Mubarak's toppled regime to sow unrest and violence.

Egyptian blogger accused of violence released
Egyptian authorities released a prominent Egyptian blogger Tuesday after he refused to cooperate with prosecutors over allegations of instigating ...

Abducted Israeli, Norwegian set free in Egypt
An Israeli and a Norwegian tourist abducted last week by Bedouin gunmen in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula were released early on Tuesday, security officials ...
Egypt extradites 2 Gadhafi-era officials to Libya
Egyptian authorities extradited two Libyan officials from the regime of deposed dictator Moammar Gadhafi back to their home country on Tuesday, an ...

Egypt top prosecutor orders arrest of 5 activists
After Egypt's Islamist president vowed action against opponents, the nation's top prosecutor on Monday issued arrest warrants against five prominent ...

Members of Syrian leader's sect backing rebels
Dozens of people from Syrian President Bashar Assad's own minority sect met in Cairo on Sunday to send an unusual message to their fellow Alawites ...

Egypt's president warns may move to protect nation
Egypt's president delivered a stern warning to his opponents on Sunday, saying he may be close to taking unspecified measures to "protect this nation" ...

After violence, Egypt groups blame each other
Egypt's political groups blamed one another on Saturday for one of the year's worst bouts of violence between supporters and opponents of the ...

Egypt confiscates shipments of military uniforms
Cairo airport officials confiscated 10,000 pieces of military-style clothing on Saturday as officials in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria seized ...

Egyptians clash at Muslim Brotherhood offices
Thousands of Egyptian protesters clashed with riot police and backers of the president's Muslim Brotherhood on Friday, ransacking several offices ...

Mob kills alleged thief in Egypt vigilante attack
Villagers in Egypt's Nile Delta killed a man suspected of trying to steal a car Thursday in the country's latest incident of vigilante violence, ...
Egypt: Libya demands handover of ex-regime members
An Egyptian security official says a Libyan intelligence delegation has arrived in Egypt to negotiate the handover of wanted members of the former ...
Egypt's women's council criticizes Islamists
Egypt's official women's rights council says Islamists who reject a U.N. blueprint to combat violence against women and girls are promoting the idea ...

Egypt: Judges recommend Brotherhood's dissolution
A panel of judges on Wednesday recommended the dissolution of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group from which President Mohammed Morsi ...