Cairo - The Prosecution of Cassation on Saturday recommended the rejection of the appeal filed by toppled President Mohamed Morsi and 10 others against death and prison sentences in the case known in the media as "espionage with Qatar."
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Army Forces arrested on Monday two gunmen belonging to the Mujahideen Shura Council in Sinai as suspects involved in the Rafah massacre of last month.
A security source said that the second field army forces managed to arrest the two suspects, (...)
The U.S. embassy in Cairo has announced that Anne Patterson, its current ambassador, will end her term in Egypt, a diplomatic source said on Wednesday.
Another U.S. diplomatic figure is expected to be assigned as charge d'affaires until the (...)
Egypt's largest Salafi-oriented political group, the Nour Party, has stressed that force is not the only solution to ongoing instability in the Sinai Peninsula.
Galal Morra, Nour's secretary-general, said a heavy-handed response by security forces (...)
The Public Prosecution has started investigating reports filed by lawyers and rights activists in which they accuse ousted President Mohamed Morsy of abusing his powers by releasing a large number of Islamist prisoners.
The prosecution has asked the (...)
Unknown gunmen opened fire on two security positions in the Sinai Tuesday.
Security sources and eyewitnesses said masked gunmen in a jeep shot at security forces close to Arish International Airport. Troops exchanged fire with them, before the (...)
Hundreds of demonstrators joined Saturday morning the pro-Morsy rally in Rabaa al-Adaweya Square in Nasr City. Dozens of trucks arrived, loaded with iron barriers and wooden sticks to be used in securing the entry and exit points of the area.
Tens (...)
The Supreme State Security Prosecution on Wednesday referred 3 Egyptians, 2 Arab-Israelis and 4 Israeli military intelligence officers to trial on charges of involvement in alleged acts of espionage for Israel.
Judicial sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm (...)
A fact-finding mission tasked with investigating the attack on St. Marks' Coptic Orthodox Cathedral has not identified any of the perpetrators as yet.
In a report released Tuesday, members of the mission said no one has been charged with inciting (...)
Police protest against Abdallah's temper tantrum
Dozens of police officers from the Sharqiya Security Directorate protested outside President Mohamed Morsy's home in Zagazig on Friday, demanding an apology from Abdallah — Morsy's youngest son — (...)
The number of protesters in Tahrir Square swelled throughout Friday afternoon as opposition forces gathered to call for President Mohamed Morsy's ouster in the nationwide “Trial of the Regime” demonstrations.
Marches are planned to Tahrir from (...)
Thousands of people staged protests across the country on Friday against the November constitutional declaration and the upcoming constitutional referendum under the umbrella of the “Red Card” demonstrations being held outside the presidential (...)
Scores of demonstrators flocked Tuesday evening to the state television and radio building, known as Maspero, on the Nile Corniche in Cairo are part of the ongoing demonstration against the new constitution.
The protesters said they went to Maspero (...)
The Alliance of Egyptian Revolutionaries is organizing a Friday protest in Tahrir Square for the dismissal of government officials.
Alliance member Mohamed Mamdouh said in a statement to the group on Wednesday evening that participants should keep (...)
The Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr office fire in Tahrir Square was carried out by a mob that had been chanting slogans against the Qatari-owned station, according to a studio employee.
The first-floor office used by the station, set up after the uprising (...)
The administrative court will hear a case requesting the nullification of the Constituent Assembly on 17 July instead of 4 September, said Mohamed Hassan, the head of the court's technical office, on Wednesday.
The date was moved up because the (...)
President-elect Mohamed Morsy took the presidential oath in Tahrir Square on Friday, standing before a crowd of thousands of protesters who are rallying to demand the military's exit from political life. In a speech following the oath, Morsy said he (...)
Dozens of protesters gathered Friday in Nahdet Misr Square in Giza to show solidarity with the ruling military council.
State news agency MENA said that a group called "Rise up Egyptian" called for the protest. The group called on everyone to (...)
Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa has said that his visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem on Wednesday was in his personal capacity, not his official capacity as mufti or member of the Al-Azhar Islamic Research Academy.
The visit sparked uproar in Egypt, (...)
Supporters of the disqualified presidential hopeful Hazem Salah Abu Ismail clashed on Tuesday evening with Central Security Forces tasked with securing the headquarters of the Presidential Elections Commission in Heliopolis.
The supporters raised (...)
A Christian girl who disappeared Saturday in Sharqiya after converting to Islam is being held at the governorate's security department, Governor Azazy Ali Azazy said Wednesday.
He said a church that some accused of holding her had nothing to do with (...)
Scores of protesters flocked to Tahrir Square Friday to participate in a protest against military rule they are calling the “Friday of Departure.” Eyewitnesses estimated the number of protesters in Tahrir mid-day at around 500.
On Wednesday, 60 (...)
Cairo Airport authorities on Wednesday developed a plan for securing the airport in preparation for 11 February, the anniversary of former President Mubarak's resignation. Political forces, particularly the April 6 Youth Movement and supporters of (...)
Thousands of people marched to Talaat Harb Square, close to Tahrir Square, from Shubra on Wednesday evening. The march stopped before Ghad Party headquarters and held an open air conference, in which liberal activists delivered speeches and singer (...)