Egypt

Four masked men dressed in black attempted to storm the Rafah border crossing early Friday morning.   Security forces apprehended…

  A number of journalists, writers, actors and political figures held a sit-in on Wednesday denouncing the recent constraints put…

Protesters who took to the streets on Friday to decry President Mohamed Morsy and what they called the Muslim Brotherhood's…

  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…