Egypt

  Newly appointed Information Minister Salah Abdel Maqsoud has promised radical changes in state media. The ministry will develop new…

  Prime Minister Hesham Qandil held talks Thursday night with leaders of the Egypt Trade Union Federation (ETUF) to discuss…

  Islam Afifi, the editor-in-chief of the privately owned Al-Dostour newspaper, was released from custody on Thursday. Afifi had been held…

Egypt and Iran won’t be reinstating normal diplomatic relations any time soon, presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali told the London-based Asharq…

  Former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq respects the rights of the demonstrators planning tomorrow’s 24 August protests, and plans to…

  Security operations are continuing in North Sinai to locate and destroy militant hideouts, arrest wanted criminals and identify the…

President Mohamed Morsy passed a law on Thursday that disallows custodial detention for those being investigated in publishing-related offenses.  Given…

The International Monetary Fund would not interfere with the Egyptian government’s new reform policies, said Finance Minister Momtaz al-Saeed on…

  President Mohamed Morsy did not ask church leaders to prevent Copts from participating in the planned 24 August protests…

  Journalists Syndicate head Mamdouh al-Wali said on Thursday that he has assigned the syndicate's lawyer, Sayed Abu Zeid, to…