Egypt

Egypt’s Sisi ratifies deal ceding Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday ratified an agreement that cedes sovereignty over… Read More

Egypt court rules against island transfer to Saudi Arabia

CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Tuesday ruled that previous judicial decisions in favour of transferring two… Read More

Egypt parliament approves island transfer to Saudi Arabia: state TV

CAIRO: Egypt's parliament on Wednesday approved a controversial maritime accord with Saudi Arabia that transfers… Read More

Qatar calls Arab moves to cut ties ‘unjustified, baseless’

DOHA: Qatar said it regretted a coordinated decision by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab… Read More

Pakistan has no plans to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar: FO

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has no immediate plans to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, a Foreign Ministry… Read More

Who’s your mummy? Genetic secrets of ancient Egypt unwrapped

WASHINGTON: DNA from mummies found at a site once known for its cult to the Egyptian… Read More

Masked gunmen kill 28 in attack on Christians in Egypt

EDWA, EGYPT: Gunmen attacked a group of Coptic Christians travelling to a monastery in southern Egypt… Read More

Sisi’s Egypt cracks down on Al Jazeera, other news sites

CAIRO: Egypt's government, already accused of muzzling freedom of expression and opposition to President Abdel… Read More

Trump holds talks with Gulf leaders

RIYADH: US President Donald Trump held talks on Sunday with leaders of the oil-rich Gulf monarchies,… Read More

17 mummies discovered in central Egypt

CAIRO: Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 17 mummies in catacombs in Minya province, south of Cairo,… Read More

Egypt’s Al-Azhar university head replaced over declaring another scholar ‘apostate’

CAIRO: The head of Egypt’s Al-Azhar university, one of the world’s leading Islamic seats of… Read More

4,000 year old model garden found outside Egypt tomb

CAIRO: Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 4,000 year old model garden outside… Read More

Pope Francis leads mass for thousands of Egyptian Catholics

CAIRO: Pope Francis led a jubilant mass for thousands of Egyptian Catholics on Saturday during… Read More

Egypt discovers 3,000-year-old tomb of nobleman

CAIRO: Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed the tomb of a nobleman from more than 3,000 years… Read More

Egypt under emergency rule after church attacks

ALEXANDRIA: Hundreds gathered Monday to mourn 45 Egyptian Christians killed in militant bombings just a… Read More

At least 21 dead in bombing at Egyptian church

CAIRO: At least 21 people were killed and 59 wounded in Sunday's bomb attack against… Read More

Remains of ancient pyramid found in Egypt

CAIRO: The remains of an Egyptian pyramid built around 3,700 years ago have been discovered… Read More

Egypt’s former leader Mubarak freed after six years in detention

CAIRO: Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president overthrown in 2011 and the first leader to face… Read More

‘World’s heaviest woman’ has surgery in India, loses 100 kgs

BANGALORE: Indian doctors said on Thursday that an Egyptian who is believed to be the… Read More

Egypt appeals court acquits Mubarak over protester killings

CAIRO: Egypt's top appeals court on Thursday acquitted Hosni Mubarak of involvement in the killing… Read More