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Police officer shot in new attack in Egypt's Sinai
A senior Egyptian police officer was shot and wounded Tuesday in the second recent attack of its kind on security forces in the country's turbulent ...
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 ...
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 ...
Israel: Syria tanks enter Golan DMZ
Three Syrian tanks entered the demilitarized zone in the Golan Heights on Saturday, prompting Israel to complain to U.N. peacekeepers, a military ...
Pharaonic princess's tomb found near Cairo, Egypt
Czech archaeologists have unearthed the 4,500-year-old tomb of a Pharaonic princess south of Cairo, in a finding that suggests other undiscovered ...
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 ...
In workshops, fields, Egyptian children at work
It's early in the morning, and 13-year-old Ezzat is hard at work in one of Cairo's pottery workshops in an ancient part of the Egyptian capital.
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 ...
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 ...
Israeli official: Egypt not doing enough in Sinai
Israel's vice premier voiced rare public criticism of Egypt on Thursday, saying it isn't doing enough to curb Islamist militants operating in Egypt's ...
With election near, sober Romney on foreign policy
Mitt Romney abruptly moderated his foreign policy positions in this week's debate on issues like ending the war in Afghanistan and averting another ...
Egypt's top court to rule on constitutional panel
An Egyptian court on Tuesday asked the country's highest tribunal to rule on whether to disband the body tasked with writing a new constitution.
Economic woes cast shadow over Eid in Egypt
Tamer Shamy's butcher shop is all set for one of Islam's most important holidays — colorful blinking lights have been festooned around hanging slabs ...
Palestinians give cool reception to US debate
Palestinians complained Tuesday that the Mideast peace process barely got a mention in the final U.S. presidential campaign debate, saying American ...
Analysis: Combative Obama finds subdued Romney
President Barack Obama came ready Monday for a fighting finish, deriding Mitt Romney as reckless and overmatched in world affairs. Instead he found ...
Qatari visit hands Hamas major victory
When the ruler of Qatar arrives in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, he will hand the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers their biggest diplomatic victory ...
Jewish group condemns Egypt's president
The Simon Wiesenthal Center, which monitors anti-Semitic incidents worldwide, has made a strong condemnation of Egypt's new President Mohammed Morsi ...
Egypt prosecutor to probe election challenges
Egypt's prosecutor general ordered Monday an investigation into allegations of irregularities and forgery in the presidential election, after the ...
Egypt freezes assets of ex-candidate, ex-PM Shafiq
Egyptian authorities on Sunday said they are freezing the assets of presidential candidate and former prime minister Ahmed Shafiq and his daughters ...