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Egypt's pope sharply criticizes president
Egypt's Coptic Christian pope delivered an unprecedented direct criticism of the Islamist president Tuesday after a mob attack on the church's main ...
Tweet about 'Daily Show' boomerangs on US Embassy
Yikes! It seems "The Daily Show" and diplomacy don't mix. That's the lesson the U.S. Embassy in Cairo is learning the hard way after being rebuked by ...
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 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 ...
Egyptian TV satirist released after questioning
Egypt's most popular television satirist, who every week skewers the Islamist president and hard-line clerics on his Jon Stewart-style show, was ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
In south Egypt, fears over Islamist vigilantes
The Gamaa Islamiya once waged a bloody insurgency here, attacking police and Christians in a campaign to create an Islamic state. Now a political ...
Egypt justice minister dismayed by lynchings
Egypt's justice minister warned Monday that the lynching of criminals in the streets by angry citizens is a sign of the "death of the state." On ...
Egypt vigilantes hang 2 thieves by feet in public
Egyptian vigilantes beat two men accused of stealing a motorized rickshaw on Sunday and then hung them by their feet while some in a watching crowd ...
Egyptians in south clash over president's visit
Police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi during clashes that erupted on Saturday as he ...
Egypt says 7 Palestinians deported to Gaza
Egyptian authorities deported seven Palestinians to the Gaza Strip after they were detained for security reasons upon their arrival to Cairo airport, ...
Libyan Embassy in Cairo suspends work
Libya said Saturday that it had suspended work at its embassy in Cairo, a move that comes days after demonstrators burned a Libyan flag at its gate ...
UN adopts plan to combat violence against women
Conservative Muslim and Roman Catholic countries and liberal Western nations approved a U.N. blueprint to combat violence against women and girls, ...
Egypt's president praises police despite criticism
Egypt's president praised the country's policemen on Friday despite public criticism over their violent response to anti-government demonstrations, ...
IMF to visit Egypt as nation seeks economic help
The International Monetary Fund is sending a senior official to Cairo this weekend to discuss issues that have delayed a $4.8 billion loan seen as a ...
Egypt's Brotherhood blasts UN women's document
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood sharply criticized an anticipated U.N. document on combatting violence against women, saying on Wednesday that it was ...
Egypt considers ban on sale of duty-free alcohol
Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry is considering a ban on the sale of alcohol in airport duty-free stores after it received complaints that it goes ...
New storm in Egypt over citizen arrests
An official statement encouraging Egyptian civilians to arrest lawbreakers and hand them over to police has set off a new political storm in a country ...
Egypt's interior minister won't allow 'militias'
Egypt's interior minister on Sunday declared he would not allow vigilantes or militias to take over police duties, while admitting his police force ...
Police strikes in Egypt accelerate, adding turmoil
After months of battling with angry young protesters, many in Egypt's police forces say they have had enough. Strikes and protests spread around the ...
Egypt's police protest against Muslim Brotherhood
Thousands of low-ranking policemen on strike across Egypt on Thursday refused orders to work and protested what they claim is the politicization of ...
Court suspends Egypt's parliament election
An Egyptian court on Wednesday ordered the suspension of parliamentary elections scheduled to begin in April, opening a legal battle likely to delay ...