Cairo, Aug 1: A visiting delegation from the African Union has met Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi, state news agency MENA reported.The nine-member African delegation, dubbed African Wise Panel, is headed by former president of
Cairo, July 30: At least 15 people, including street vendors and store staffers, were killed in violence Monday evening in downtown Cairo, Xinhua reported."The fight started when vendors attempted to establish their stands outside a
Cairo, Jul 27: At least 120 were killed and some 4,500 injured when Egyptian troops opened fire on deposed President Mohammed Morsi's supporters demanding his reinstatement, the Muslim Brotherhood said today.Brotherhood officials said security forces
Brussels, July 23: Armed forces should not play a political role in a democracy, the Foreign Affairs Council of the European Union (EU) has said, referring to the ongoing political crisis in Egypt."They (armed forces)
Cairo, July 22: As many as 17 soldiers were killed and 35 others injured in a bus-truck collision in Egypt's Beheira governorate, north of the capital Cairo, state media reported.The accident took place on the
Cairo, July 15: Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi had refused to hold a referendum over the people's demands before mass protests began June 30, Defence Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said."I sent envoys to former president Mohamed
Cairo, July 14: Leading Egyptian reform advocate Mohamed ElBaradei has been sworn-in as the country's interim Vice-President.Mr. ElBaradei was sworn-in on Sunday by interim President Adly Mansour, as Egypt's new leadership pushes ahead with a
Cairo, July 14: Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, will not take part in the country's transitional political process following the ouster of its president by the military, a
Washington, Jul 13: The White House says President Barack Obama has discussed the crises in Egypt and Syria with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, a Mideast powerhouse.Obama and Abdullah shared concerns that Syria's civil war
Cairo, July 10 : Egypt's prosecutor general has ordered the arrest of the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader and nine others for allegedly instigating violence that left more than 50 Brotherhood supporters dead in clashes with
Cairo, Jul 10: Hazem el-Beblawi, a liberal economist and Egypt's former finance minister, was yesterday appointed as the country's new Prime Minister in a transitional government as the interim President unveiled a roadmap for fresh
Cairo, July 9: Egypt's Prosecutor-General Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud, who was recently reinstated, has resigned and demanded he should return as a judge, state-run news agency MENA reported Tuesday.Mahmoud, who was dismissed by a controversial constitutional declaration
Los Angeles, July 7: Rapper Kanye West and his socialite-fiance Kim Kardashian are reportedly planning to marry at an exotic location in Egypt.The couple welcomed their first child, North West, last month. "Kim and Kanye
Cairo, Jul 7: A Cairo court has adjourned to August 17 the retrial of former President Hosni Mubarak over charges of corruption and involvement in the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ousted
North Sinai (Egypt), July 7: A group of militants bombed early Sunday a pipeline in North Sinai that provides natural gas to Jordan, security sources said."The gunmen bombed part of the pipeline in Lehfin area
Cairo, Jul 7: Leading liberal opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has been named as Egypt's new prime minister to head a caretaker government, his allies and the anti-Morsi Tamarod movement said. Mena state news agency says
Cairo, Jul 6: Egyptians were on edge Saturday morning after supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohammed Morsi fought overnight street battles that left at least 30 dead across the increasingly divided country.Cairo's emblematic Tahrir
Cairo, July 6: Egypt's newly-assigned caretaker president Adli Mansour has dismantled the Shura Council, the country's upper house of parliament, in his first constitutional declaration, state media reported.The interim president also issued a presidential decree
New Delhi, July 4: The ongoing political turmoil in Egypt has raised concern in India over possible disruption in crude supplies, two-way trade and investment.Indian companies operating out of the north African nation are keeping
Cairo, Jul 3: Egypt's military moved to tighten its control on key institutions Wednesday, even putting officers in the newsroom of state TV, in preparation for an almost certain push to remove the country's Islamist
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