Egypt

An Egyptian rights organization has accused state-run Al-Ahram newspaper of igniting sectarian tension by insulting Coptic Church head Pope Shenouda…

Around 700 National Democratic Party (NDP) members in the district of Beni Sueif submitted collective resignations on Wednesday, following alleged…

Thousands of passengers were stranded at metro station platforms in Cairo Wednesday morning due to an electricity failure. State media…

President Hosni Mubarak will meet on Thursday with Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo to discuss Palestinian developments, including efforts…

Wednesday's newspapers dedicate much of their front-page coverage to the makeup of the new parliament. State-owned Al-Ahram's main headline reads:…

Jerusalem--Washington will no longer seek an Israeli settlement freeze to renew stalled Middle East talks, and was "ending the contacts…

The family of Mustafa Attiya al-Sayyed, 39, have accused Alexandrian policemen of murdering their son by dragging him along one…

“A new parliament without the outlawed,” reads the headline of an opinion piece by Mohammed Barakat, editor-in-chief of state-run Al-Akhbar.…

Libyan Authorities agreed to release the Egyptian boat “A-Mo'men bellah” and its crew after an estimated LYD8000 fine was paid…

Ministry of Health authorities on Wednesday reported yet another fatality caused by the H1N1 virus (otherwise known as swine flu),…