Egypt

Egypt

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  Egyptian judges suspend talks with president

  In the judiciary's latest face-off with Egypt's Islamist rulers, the country's top council of judges decided Wednesday to suspend its participation ... 

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  Critics assail Israeli silence on Arab peace plan

  On the surface, the Arab League's improved peace initiative offers Israel everything it ever dreamed of — normal relations with an entire region that ... 

• Palestinian rivals promise unity government

  A leading Palestinian official says rival groups Fatah and Hamas have agreed to form a national unity government in three months. Fatah official Azzam ... 

• Egypt: detained Christian teacher released on bail

  An Egyptian Christian teacher detained over charges of insulting Islam has been released on bail on Tuesday, her lawyer said. A history and geography ... 

• US criticizes Egyptian action against youth leader

  The Obama administration is blasting Egyptian authorities for detaining a prominent youth movement leader on possible charges including "incitement ... 

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  Verdict in trial of Egypt activist on June 3

  An Egyptian activist charged with insulting the president will remain in detention until June 3, when a verdict is expected, his lawyer said Monday. 

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  Egypt's Mubarak talks for 1st time since detention

  In his first comments to the media since he was detained more than two years ago, Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak said he is dismayed at the ... 

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  Syrian rebels release 4 UN Filipino peacekeepers

  Syrian rebels on Sunday released four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers they abducted last week in a dramatic incident that prompted warnings from the ... 

• Holy Land church leaders say clergy mistreated

  A dozen senior church leaders in the Holy Land say Israeli police "ill-treated" clergy, including a Coptic Egyptian cleric, during Orthodox Easter ... 

• Egypt Christian teacher's detention extended

  Egyptian prosecutors extended the detention Saturday of a Coptic Christian teacher held over accusations of blasphemy of Islam and proselytizing ... 

• Egypt arrests 3 suspected al-Qaida militants

  Egypt's interior minister said Saturday that security authorities have arrested three suspected al-Qaida-linked militants who were planning to carry ... 

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  Mubarak retrial in Egypt to include new evidence

  The retrial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resumed Saturday, with prosecutors requesting to present new evidence from a fact-finding ... 

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  State Dep't sought to change Libya talking points

  Political considerations influenced the talking points that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used five days after the deadly Sept. 11 assault in Benghazi, ... 

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  Prominent youth activist detained in Egypt

  Egypt's prosecutor general on Friday ordered a prominent youth leader detained for four days pending an investigation into accusations he incited ... 

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  Egyptian man disguised as woman is harassed

  Waleed Hammad dressed conservatively for his secret mission into the world of sexual harassment and abuse on the streets of Cairo, donning a long tan ... 

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  2 popes praying: Egyptian Copt and Pope Francis

  Two popes prayed together Friday at the Vatican, one Catholic and one Orthodox, in a sign of improving ties following the election of new leaders for ... 

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  Hezbollah: Syria to supply weapons to militia

  Syria will supply "game-changing" weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group said Thursday, less than a week after Israeli ... 

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  IMF: Egypt's financial situation deteriorating

  The International Monetary Fund said Thursday that Egypt's financial situation is deteriorating and the lending agency won't move ahead with a $4. 

• American stabbed outside US Embassy in Cairo

  An assailant stabbed an American man on Thursday while they were standing outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, security officials said. The area around ... 

• S&P cuts Egypt's credit ratings

  Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has pushed Egypt's sovereign credit ratings deeper into junk status, citing "continued pressure" on foreign reserves. 

• Egypt's pope in 1st visit to Vatican in 40 years

  Egyptian church officials say Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II has left for the Vatican, marking the first such visit in 40 years. Six priests and ... 

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  Egypt court upholds acquittals in 2011 battle

  Egypt's highest appeals court on Wednesday upheld the acquittals of 24 loyalists of Hosni Mubarak who were tried for having organized a medieval-style ... 

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  Libyan PM vows Cabinet reshuffle, praises militias

  Libya's prime minister has promised a Cabinet reshuffle and praised militias by saying they are "revolutionaries" in an apparent bid to defuse tension ... 

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  Egypt appoints 9 ministers in limited reshuffle

  Nine new Egyptian ministers joined President Mohammed Morsi's Cabinet on Tuesday, including three members of his Muslim Brotherhood, in a reshuffle ... 

• Egyptian bystander killed in PM convoy shooting

  Egyptian police officials say a bystander returning home after visiting his aunt was killed in a shootout involving the prime minister's convoy.