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Relatives of victims of the attack outside the Suez Canal University hospital in the Ismailia, Egypt. (Photo: AFP)

After mosque carnage, Egypt planes pound militants' dens

Following the mosque attack, President Abdel Fattah el- Sisi had chaired an emergency meeting with officials to review...

26 Nov 2017 1:46 AM GMT

Egyptians walk past bodies following an attack at the Rawda mosque in Egypt. (Photo: AFP)

Egypt's President vows brutal answer to mosque attackers

Egypt has witnessed a series of terror attacks this year claiming scores of lives.

25 Nov 2017 1:31 AM GMT

Trump has praised Sisis crackdown on Islamic State extremists and forged a close bond with Saudi leaders. (Photo:AP)

Trump takes passive role as new mini 'Arab Spring' commences in Africa

As Fresh popular uprisings sweep through Sudan and Algeria, Donald Trump has taken a more passive role.

12 April 2019 4:49 AM GMT

The move comes three weeks after Trump welcomed Egypts President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who has cracked down heavily on the Muslim Brotherhood. (Photo:AP)

Donald Trump working to declare Muslim Brotherhood as Terror group

A far-reaching step that would place the United States firmly on the side of its authoritarian allies in the Middle...

1 May 2019 6:02 AM GMT

Under the rule of general-turned-president Sisi, who led Morsis ouster, authorities have launched a broad crackdown on dissidents, jailing thousands of Islamists as well as secular activists and popular bloggers. (Photo: AFP)

Watch: Several protests break out in Egypt's Tahrir square, many...

Tahrir Square was the epicentre of 2011 revolution that toppled Egypt's long-time autocratic leader.

21 Sep 2019 8:39 AM GMT

ISIS has been turning its sights on targets outside its base in the Sinai, putting more pressure on the government and presenting extra challenges for security services. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Avoid Christian gatherings, govt places in Egypt: ISIS leader tells...

ISIS is increasingly targeting religious minorities, challenging President al-Sisi, who promised to protect them from...

5 May 2017 10:18 AM GMT

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic and travel ties with Qatar in June, accusing it of supporting Islamist terrorists in the worst crisis among Arab states in years, a charge that Doha denies. (Photo: AP)

President al-Sisi says Egypt firm on decision keep up Qatar blockade

Qatar's ruling emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said he was ready for dialogue, but any solution must respect...

25 July 2017 4:53 AM GMT

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Trump decries attack on Egypt Christians, calls all allies together to...

Sisi said Egyptian forces had hit a jihadist training camp in an undisclosed location in retaliation for the attack on...

27 May 2017 4:45 AM GMT

Trump asks Muslim leaders to drive out Islamic terror

Trump asks Muslim leaders to drive out' Islamic terror

It's a battle of good vs evil, a choice of two futures, says Trump.

21 May 2017 7:39 PM GMT

People look at damage inside the St. Georges after a suicide bombing, in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt. (Photo: AP)

After terror attacks on churches, Egypt declares state of emergency...

The emergency law expands police powers of arrest, surveillance and seizures and can limit freedom of movement.

10 April 2017 2:30 AM GMT

People look at damage inside the St. Georges after a suicide bombing, in the Nile Delta town of Tanta, Egypt. (Photo: AP)

Palm Sunday bombings in Egypt churches, claimed by ISIS, kill 44

The assault is the latest on a religious minority increasingly targeted by Islamist militants.

9 April 2017 10:46 PM GMT

Dozens of lawyers shout slogans during a protest against the accord to hand over control of two strategic Red Sea islands, Tiran and Sanafir, to Saudi Arabia in front of the lawyers syndicate in Cairo. (Photo: AP)

Egypt President Sisi ratifies Red Sea islands deal

'Sisi has ratified the maritime demarcation agreement between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Kingdom of Saudi...

25 Jun 2017 7:06 AM GMT