Hassan Malik, a leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood
Egyptian security forces have arrested Hassan Malik, a leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, security officials said, part of a sustained crackdown on Islamists. "He was arrested in Cairo on charges of funding... Thursday, 22 October, 2015 - 20:53
Former Egyptian general, Sameh Seif al-Yazal 
A political alliance loyal to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has scooped all 60 list seats up for grabs in the first round of a parliamentary election in which opposition parties were all but absent, official... Thursday, 22 October, 2015 - 08:46
A woman casts her vote during parliamentary elections at a voting center in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015.
REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY
Turnout in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary election was 26.56 percent, the election commission said on Wednesday, confirming estimates of low participation among Egyptians disillusioned with the turbulent... Wednesday, 21 October, 2015 - 19:56
Egypt"s central bank governor Hisham Ramez attends the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the South Sinai governorate, south of Cairo, March 14, 2015.
REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Egypt has named senior banker Tarek Amer to head the central bank from November, in a move welcomed by traders who expect a new approach that could help ease the country's currency crisis. Governor Hisham Ramez,... Wednesday, 21 October, 2015 - 16:26
Hassan Malik, a leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood
Former Egyptian general, Sameh Seif al-Yazal 
A woman casts her vote during parliamentary elections at a voting center in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015.
REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY
Egypt"s central bank governor Hisham Ramez attends the Egypt Economic Development Conference (EEDC) in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the South Sinai governorate, south of Cairo, March 14, 2015.
REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Egypt

A woman casts her vote during parliamentary elections at a voting center in Giza governorate, Egypt, October 18, 2015.
REUTERS/MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY
Abdel Ghaffar Shokr, president of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party and deputy chairman of the National Council for Human...
Pope Tawadros II on Thursday laid the foundation stone of the Virgin Mary Church in Nevada in the United States.   The...
Labor protests
 
Workers of the Mahalla Spinning and Weaving Company, who have been on strike for two days, have threatened to escalate...

Middle East/North Africa

One member of a US special operations team was killed during an operation to rescue hostages held by Islamic State militants...
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Thursday that to eliminate militant group Islamic State, Syrian President...
US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Thursday for an end to inflammatory Israeli-Palestinian rhetoric as he met...

World

In Khawaja Ghar, a village in Deh Sabz district on the dusty outskirts of Kabul, there is little noticeable government...
Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval rating has hit a record high of almost 90 percent, primarily as a result of...
The Czech Republic is committing systematic human rights violations by detaining refugees for up to 90 days and strip-...

Business

Egypt's stock market closed in the red zone on Thursday's session, as the benchmark EGX30 index went down 0.76...




Reuters/Reuters - An employee counts money at a bank in Cairo September 4, 2014. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih






 


 
The Egyptian central bank kept the pound steady at a dollar sale on Thursday, but the currency strengthened on the parallel...
Ahmed al-Wakil, head of the General Union of Chambers of Commerce, said foreign companies operating in Egypt are unable to...

Science

A portrait of the Twitter logo in Ventura, California, 21 December 2013.
At the brand’s developer conference on October 21, Twitter announced a new tool for embedding tweets: Twitter Publish...
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty checks on renovations at the Horemheb tomb in Luxor
The Permanent Committee of Antiquities on Wednesday approved a suggestion by British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves to use...
Coffee beans
Adrian Hernandez says he can’t remember a year as dry as 2015, which has nearly cost him his farm and turned him from...

Arts

People wearing Star Wars-themed costumes eat pretzels in San Francisco, California July 21, 2015.
 
Early ticket sales for December's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" broke Imax records with more than US$6.5...
Mahmoud Saad
Talk show host Mahmoud Saad has become the latest public figure to mock the elections' low turnout in the first round,...
Egyptian writer Soad Suleiman won the 2015 King Juan Carlos International Award sponsored by the "Word Museum" in...

Living

If you’re traveling on a budget, there’s no better time to visit Latin America where average hotel room rates...
The pathway leading to the dark corners of human trafficking began in the fluorescent-flooded hallways of a Florida middle...
swimming with whales
Divers off the coast of Portugal captured incredible footage of a giant sunfish.