Egypt

CAIRO — An Egyptian cabinet minister has stoked tension with the US over funding nonprofit groups working for democracy in…

The Palestinian movement Hamas on Tuesday asked Egypt, as sponsor of the prisoner swap deal involving Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit,…

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb called on Arab countries and liberals worldwide to work to stop the bloodshed in Syria,…

Archbishop Girgis Gamil of Mit Bashar village in Sharqiya on Tuesday said the village is calm again after tensions flared…

Egypt's public prosecutor said on Tuesday that an Australian journalist and a US student were barred from leaving the country,…

The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) on Tuesday welcomed a decision by the Egyptian authorities to cancel an “unfair”…

Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces on Tuesday met with People’s Assembly…

The defense team for Cairo’s former security director, Ismail al-Shaer, wrapped up their argument on Tuesday in the Cairo Criminal…

The top US military leader said Tuesday that he pleaded with Egypt's ruling generals to resolve the crisis with Washington…

A parliamentary committee on Tuesday heard the testimony of Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim on the violence that erupted after a…