On May 24th, state-owned Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported that access to 21 news websites was blocked due to their "spreading lies" and "supporting terrorism", citing the statement of an anonymous "high-ranking official".
The websites (...)
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said on Monday that the state would not allow the displacement of citizens, asserting that "it is unacceptable to violate the state authority," in reference to the recent tensions in Warraq Island.
Al-Sisi's comments (...)
A few weeks ago, the bodies of Egyptians were found in the desert, amid the Libyan Red Crescent Organisation's discovery of dozens of illegal immigrants' bodies near Wadi Ali in the area of the Great Sand Sea on the Egyptian-Libyan borders.
They (...)
Following clashes between security forces and residents of Al-Warraq island this week, which resulted in the death of a citizen and the injury of dozens from both sides, the retreat of security forces is likely to be temporary as government (...)
All churches in Egypt suspended any outdoor activities by instructions from the Ministry of Interior since Wednesday, Catholic Church spokesperson Rafeik Greish told Daily News Egypt on Saturday.
Greish added that the period of suspension was not (...)
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain met on Wednesday with their US counterpart Rex Tillerson to discuss the latest disputes with Qatar.
The meeting follows Tillerson visit to Kuwait on Tuesday (...)
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received on Tuesday an invitation from his Saudi counterpart Adel Al-Jubeir for the foreign ministers of the four Arab countries boycotting Qatar to meet with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Jeddah, according to (...)
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received on Tuesday an invitation from his Saudi counterpart Adel Al-Jubeir for the foreign ministers of the four Arab countries boycotting Qatar to meet with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Jeddah, according to (...)
An unnamed security official denied on Sunday that Egyptian authorities were targeting Uyghur students in Egypt, adding that all the circulated news about targeting them was false, according to state-owned Middle East News Agency (MENA).
Hundreds of (...)
Egypt welcomed on Saturday the Libyan National Army's (LNA) victory in the Libyan city Ben Ghazi over militants and terrorist groups, in a statement by Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).
LNA's Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar declared on 6 July (...)
Parliament Speaker Ali Abdul Aal said on Wednesday that the number of draft laws passed during the current parliamentary legislative term was 217, composed of 2,338 articles, which he said was the highest number of legislations to pass in the (...)
Less than a month ago—specifically on June 5, shortly after sunrise—the world woke up to separate statements by three Gulf states and Egypt cutting diplomatic ties with their neighbouring country Qatar and shutting down airfields and ports to all (...)
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdul Aziz elevated his son Mohammed bin Salman as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's (KSA) crown prince on Wednesday, replacing former crown prince and the King's nephew Mohamed Bin Nayef.
The decision entitles Bin Salman (...)
Egypt called on the Syrian opposition to announce a ceasefire and implement the agreed upon four safe zones on Sunday, according to Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) statement.
The Syrian army announced on Saturday a two-day ceasefire, one (...)
Speaker of the parliament Ali Abdul Aal said on Monday that the parliament would not consider any judicial verdicts regarding the Red Sea islands agreement during the discussions about the agreement, according to state-owned newspaper (...)
The Administrative Judiciary Court rejected the filed request to re-elect member of parliament (MP) Amr Al-Shobaky in Dokki circuit in Giza on Tuesday, according to state-owned media.
The request was filed one year ago, following the decision of the (...)
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi received a phone call Tuesday from the president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to discuss the development of the crises in the Middle East, according to a presidency statement.
The two leaders additionally (...)
Egypt's Minister of Labour Mohammed Saafan said an emergency committee has been established by the ministries of interior, foreign affairs, defence, immigration, and labour following the decision to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, during a televised (...)
France's minister of defence, Sylvie Goulard, expressed praise for Al-Azhar on Monday; for his role in fighting extremist ideology, as well as Egypt's international influence in combating terrorism. According to a press statement, the conversation (...)
Algerian Prime Minister (PM) received on Tuesday Egypt and Tunisia's ministers of foreign affairs for a two-day discussion with the Algerian minister of foreign affairs regarding the Libyan issue, according to a press statement.
Egypt's Minister of (...)
Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Monday that Egypt has cut diplomatic relations with Qatar, shutting down Egyptian airfield and ports to all Qatari means of transport, according to a press statement.
The ministry gave the Qatari (...)
Egypt's envoy to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and chairperson of the Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) Amr Aboulatta called on Friday for a joint meeting with the Libya Sanctions Committee and the IS and Al Qaeda sanctions committee to (...)
In Downtown Cairo, one area has been on the government's agenda for the past 30 years, where they have tried to find solutions to develop the area that would be satisfactory enough to its residents. The area lies in a strategic location behind (...)
Egypt's delegate to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) notified on Saturday the council that Egypt's airstrikes on Libya targeted terrorist groups and described the attack as the right of the country for self defence which the UN charters (...)
The General Prosecution released on Wednesday the prominent lawyer and activist Khaled Ali with a bail of EGP 1,000, said one of Ali's representatives, lawyer Malek Adly.
Adly told Daily News Egypt that neither Ali nor the other lawyers defending (...)