Preliminary results show Egypt’s Sisi leading voting
Preliminary results show President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is leading Egypt’s presidential election with 21.5 million votes, state-owned newspaper Akhbar el-Youm reported on Thursday. Sisi is...
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Sisi calls for big turnout in Egyptian election
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday his government had fulfilled its promises during his first term and called on Egyptians to vote in large...
Sisi launches presidential bid after biggest rival arrested
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi officially launched his bid for a second term in office on Wednesday, submitting documents to register as a candidate, state...
MPs want stolen ‘Sisi gift’ to remain as part of police probe
MPs on Thursday raised questions about the authorities’ handling of a stolen ancient Egyptian artefact, which they claim was illicitly unearthed in Cyprus whereas the...
Egypt’s Sisi, Israel’s Netanyahu meet for first time in public
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have met for the first time in public in what Egypt said was part of...
Egyptian court jails five juveniles over Red Sea island protest
An Egyptian court sentenced five juveniles to five years in prison and a fine of 100,000 Egyptian pounds ($11,000) for protesting against a decision to...
Egypt enters second day of ‘election without voters’
By Lin Noueihed Egyptians appeared to be shunning the ballot box for a second day on Monday in what one newspaper called “an election without...
Egypt’s Sisi pardons 100 prisoners, including Jazeera journalists – sources (Updated)
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pardoned 100 prisoners including three Al Jazeera television journalists on Wednesday, a day before he plans to head to the...
Al-Sisi has proved the right leader at the right time
By Farid Mirbagheri Last week saw the attack by the jihadists on the Egyptian army in the Sinai Peninsula resulting in tens of casualties on...
Egypt court sentences Mursi, Brotherhood leaders to death (Updated)
By Mahmoud Mourad An Egyptian court sentenced deposed President Mohamed Mursi to death on Tuesday on charges of killing, kidnapping and other offences during a...
Egypt security forces step up sexual violence since Mursi’s ouster-human rights group
By Michael Georgy Egyptian security forces have stepped up sexual violence since the military overthrew the country’s first freely elected president in 2013, a human...
Egypt bombs Islamic State targets in Libya after 21 Egyptians beheaded (Update 4)
By Omar Fahmy and Yara Bayoumy Egyptian jets bombed Islamic State targets in Libya on Monday, a day after the group there released a video...
#WhereIsTheBomb warns Egyptians of violence-related traffic
By Shadi Bushra Egypt’s long-suffering drivers, worn down by decades of jams and crashes, are turning to social media to stave off a new, even...
Sisi sworn in as Egypt’s president, cool reception from West
By Shadia Nasralla and Maggie Fick Former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in as president of Egypt on Sunday in a ceremony with low-key...
Three-year jail sentence for Mubarak (Updated)
By Maggie Fick Deposed former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison for embezzling millions in public funds for lavish renovations to...
Bombs kill two at Cairo University
By Stephen Kalin A series of explosions outside Cairo University killed two people on Wednesday, including a police brigadier-general, in what appeared to be a militant attack targeting...
Egypt’s Sisi gives clearest sign he will run for president
Egyptian armed forces chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has sent the clearest signal yet that he will run for president, saying he cannot ignore the...
Egypt tweaks road map, may see presidential vote held first
By Yasmine Saleh and Tom Perry Egypt’s political transition was pitched into uncertainty on Sunday when a draft constitution was amended to allow a presidential...
Mursi says he was kidnapped before being removed by army
By Michael Georgy Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said on Wednesday he was kidnapped by the Republican Guard and then held at a naval base...
Kerry to visit Egypt, tensions high before Mursi trial
By Michael Georgy U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Egypt a day before deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi goes on trial, the next...