Egypt

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb and Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa have both announced their rejection of calls for civil disobedience…

Israel's main labor union declared a strike on Wednesday that shut down airports, ports, banks and the stock market after…

Authorities have tentatively scheduled the presidential election for the first week of June, independent newspaper Al-Shorouk reported Wednesday.

Israeli planning authorities on Tuesday approved construction of a detention center for illegal immigrants, at a projected cost of 250…

A trio of leading US senators Tuesday warned Egypt that the risk of a “disastrous” rupture in ties had “rarely…

Egyptians must overcome economic and political differences to unite and put the country on the path to democracy and away…

The directorates affiliated with the Ministry of Supply and Social Affairs have sought the help of popular committees and the…

The Salafi Nour party apologized Tuesday for statements made by one of its MPs in Parliament in which he accused…

Egypt's ruling generals are playing a risky game of brinksmanship by cracking down on American nonprofit groups that promote democracy,…

FIFA is to donate US$250,000 to the families of the victims of last week's Egyptian stadium disaster in which 74…