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Egypt president toughens rhetoric on Israel
Egypt's Islamist president delivered his fiercest condemnation yet of Israel's offensive in Gaza on Friday, warning that the blood Israel sheds will ...
In troubled Egypt, Copts turn to beloved saint
There was no mention of churches torched or Christians killed, but the prayer neatly written on a tiny piece of paper and placed atop an icon of St.
Signs mount of possible Israeli invasion of Gaza
Israeli aircraft targeted rocket launching operations of Gaza militants early Friday as troops, tanks and armored personnel carriers massed near the ...
Egypt Islamist leader cautious on Gaza crisis
Egypt's Islamist president may hail from the fiercely anti-Israeli Muslim Brotherhood, an ally of Gaza's Hamas rulers. But in his first major crisis ...
Israel moves troops toward Gaza
Palestinian militants barraged Israel with more than 200 rockets on Thursday, killing three people as Israel pressed a punishing campaign of ...
Obama talks with Israel, Egypt on Gaza attacks
President Barack Obama spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi Wednesday night about rocket attacks ...
Egypt recalls envoy to Israel after Gaza strike
Egypt's Islamist president recalled the country's ambassador to Israel to protest its strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after coming under ...
EU: new aid to Egypt partly tied to IMF loan
The European Union will release about half of a 1.2 billion euro package of grants and loans to Egypt, officials said Wednesday, a badly needed boost ...
Egypt's Brotherhood slams Israel over Gaza strikes
Egypt's powerful Muslim Brotherhood sharply criticized Israeli leaders on Tuesday over airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, accusing them of heating up the ...
Egypt arrests fugitive linked to Red Sea bombings
Egyptian security officials said Monday they arrested an escaped convict who was sentenced to life in prison for his role in bombings at tourist ...
Egypt Muslim Sisters rise with conservative vision
The rise of the Muslim Brotherhood to power in Egypt has brought with it a new group of female politicians who say they are determined to bring more ...
Egyptian Islamists rally for Shariah law
Over 10,000 ultraconservative Muslims demonstrated Friday in downtown Cairo to demand that Egypt's new constitution be based on the rulings of Islamic ...
Egypt's new pope opposes religious constitution
Egypt's new Coptic pope said Monday the constitution now being drafted will not be acceptable if it is overtly religious, a sign he would campaign ...
US military delegation visits Egypt's Sinai
The deputy commander of the U.S. Central Command paid a visit Monday to American troops stationed in Egypt's troubled Sinai Peninsula, which has been ...
Gulf squeeze on dissent raises alarm with allies
The Gulf has been the slow burn of the Arab uprisings. The fraternity of rulers in the oil-rich region has remained intact with tactics ranging from ...
Egypt's Copts choose new pope for uncertain times
Egypt's ancient Coptic Christian Church named a new pope on Sunday to spiritually guide the community through a time when many fear for their future ...
Israel's Barak rejects Egypt remark made by aide
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has distanced himself from remarks made by one of his senior aides, who dubbed Egypt's government a "shocking ...
Egypt's Brotherhood: Shariah must be charter base
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said Wednesday it is committed to enshrining Islamic Shariah law as the main source of a new constitution, seeking to ...
State says go home and sleep, 24/7 Egypt resists
Egypt's capital prides itself on being city that never sleeps, with crowds filling cafes and shops open into till the small hours. So, the government ...
IMF delegation in Egypt for talks on crucial loan
A delegation from the International Monetary Fund is back in Egypt for critical negotiations over a $4.8 billion loan to help bolster the country's ...
Sexual harassment spikes over Egyptian holiday
Egypt's president acknowledged the widespread problem of sexual harassment in his country Tuesday, ordering his interior minister to investigate a ...
Egyptians in hajj divided over Islam in politics
Now that she has finished the hajj and is returning home to Egypt, Magda Bagnied says her family will no doubt try to convince her to put on the ...
Egypt: Coptic Church moves toward picking new pope
A council of Egypt's Coptic Christians voted on Monday in a process that will lead to the selection of a new pope for the ancient church, as the ...
Al-Qaida leader urges kidnapping of Westerners
The leader of al-Qaida has urged Muslims to kidnap Westerners to exchange for imprisoned jihadists, including a blind cleric serving a life sentence ...
Lull in fighting between Israel, Gaza militants
A deadly flare-up in fighting between Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas group subsided on Thursday after Egypt helped to restore calm ahead of a major ...