Tag: Egypt
Egyptians leaving Libya after days at Tunisia border
Thousands of Egyptians who have been seeking to flee strife-torn Libya for days were being airlifted home Sunday after Tunisia’s…
Egypt truce plan ‘real chance’ to end Gaza clashes – Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday an Egyptian truce plan provides a “real chance” to end the Gaza conflict,…
Egypt’s president to skip Obama’s Africa summit
New Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will not attend an unprecedented gathering of African leaders here next week, a US…
Egypt warns Turkey to stop criticizing Sisi again
Egypt warned Ankara Saturday of “further action” as it protested for the second time in a week at the Turkish…
10 dead as cooking gas blast flattens Egypt houses
Ten people were killed, five of them children, when two neighbouring buildings collapsed after a cooking gas cylinder exploded in…
Sisi defends Egypt’s Gaza peace efforts
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday defended Egypt’s role in trying to broker a Gaza truce between Israel and Hamas,…
Egypt vows to punish attackers in checkpoint assault
Egypt vowed on Sunday to punish the attackers who killed 22 border guards in its western desert near the frontier…
Israel accepts Egypt’s Gaza truce proposal
Israel’s security cabinet on Tuesday accepted an Egyptian ceasefire proposal, a government spokesman said, after a week of the deadliest…
Israel to weigh Egypt Gaza truce, Hamas says no deal
Israel said Tuesday it would weigh an Egyptian truce proposal for Gaza, which has US backing, but Hamas appeared to…
US offers Egypt late invite to Africa summit
The United States has invited Egypt to an African leaders summit in Washington next month, after initially barring Cairo following…
Egypt police arrest man for raping Russian tourist
Egyptian police said Saturday they have arrested a driver for raping a Russian tourist in a resort town, as the…
Egyptian President removes fuel subsidy
Egypt has drastically raised fuel prices overnight to tackle a bloated subsidy system, in a potentially unpopular move that might…
Egypt court sentences Brotherhood leader, 36 Islamists to life
An Egyptian court sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 36 other Islamists to life in prison Saturday, and confirmed…
Train bomb blast in Egypt injures five
A bomb blast in a train in the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Thursday wounded five people, security officials said,…
Egypt Islamists call ‘day of anger’ to mark Morsi ouster
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood called for a ‘day of anger’ Thursday to mark the first anniversary of the military overthrow of…
Golden Eaglets off to Cairo for friendly
The national Under-17 team, Golden Eaglets would depart Abuja for Cairo on Wednesday for a two-tie international friendly match against…
Police Colonel killed, 3 injured in Egypt palace blast
A Police colonel has been confirmed dead following a bomb blast in Egypt president palace. A bomb exploded in the…
Nigeria’s Quadri dethrones Egypt’s Lashin
The reign of Egypt as African champions came to an end at the weekend when Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri dethroned the…
Jazeera condemns ‘unjust’ Egypt verdicts against staff
Al-Jazeera slammed as “unjust” an Egyptian court decision Monday to jail three of its journalists for between seven and 10…
Australia ‘shocked’ at Jazeera’s Greste Egyptian verdict
Australian government has expressed shock at verdict against Al Jazeera’s Peter Greste. Greste was sentenced to seven years by an…
Egypt jails Jazeera journalists for up to 10 years
An Egyptian court Monday sentenced three Al-Jazeera journalists including Australian Peter Greste to jail terms ranging from seven to 10…
Egypt sentences 183 to death including Brotherhood chie
An Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed death sentences for 183 Islamists, including Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie, a prosecutor said,…
African Union set to readmit Egypt
The African Union is set to readmit Egypt and end it’s nearly year-long suspension from the grouping because of the…
Egypt jails Coptic teacher for insulting Islam
An Egyptian appeals court jailed a female Coptic Christian teacher for six months after parents of her students accused her…
Ex-army boss Sisi sworn in as Egypt president
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in as Egypt’s president Sunday following a landslide election victory almost a year after he…
Eaglets complete double over Egypt
Golden Eaglets on Friday recorded a 3-1 win over their Egyptian counterparts to complete a double in two friendly matches…
Egypt: General Sisi in sweeping victory
Ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has scored a crushing presidential election triumph and consolidated the grip of the military, 11…
Amuneke hails Eaglets after 3-2 win against Egypt
Coach Emmanuel Amuneke has nothing but praises for the Golden Eaglets following a brave 3-2 comeback win against Egypt in…
Egyptians troop out to vote for new president
Egyptians began voting for a new president on Monday, with ex-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who ousted the elected leader…
Egypt jails 19 Morsi supporters for five years
An Egyptian court jailed 19 supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi for five years on Saturday for storming the…