On Monday, the armed forces commemorated the first anniversary of the death of 16 border guards in Rafah, killed during the holy month of Ramadan last year.
Major General Ahmed Bahaa Al-Din Al-Qassas gave a speech in front of families of the (...)
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) released a statement on Sunday calling on interim president Adly Mansour not to ratify a court ruling on the Abu Qurqas sectarian clashes.
Supreme State Security Criminal Court in Minya issued a (...)
The Diocese of Minya and Abu Qurqas released a statement on Sunday on the clashes that took place Saturday night in Bani Ahmed village in the Minya governorate in Upper Egypt.
The statement said the clashes started as a verbal dispute between a (...)
15 were injured and at least three houses were set on fire in sectarian clashes in Bani Ahmed village in the Minya governorate in Upper Egypt on Saturday.
The clashes reportedly started after a verbal dispute between a Muslim and a Copt in a coffee (...)
Chief of the second field army in Sinai, Major General Ahmed Wasfy, met with a delegation of North Sinai youth of Saturday to discuss the latest developments in the peninsula.
The meeting took place in a hotel in Al-Arish with participation of (...)
On Sunday the Cairo Court of Appeals designated its session on 25 August to examine the case against Muslim Brotherhood leaders accusing them of inciting violence against protesters in front of the Brotherhood's headquarters in Moqattam.
Supreme (...)
The death toll in Sinai since 30 June has reached 30 dead, 20 of whom were security personnel and 10 civilians, according to Tarek Khater, undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in Sinai.
Violence in Sinai has been continuous since 30 June, with (...)
Cairo-based Zamalek club will fly on Thursday to Congo for the CAF Champions' League match with Congolese AC Leopards on Sunday.
The Club held its last training session on Wednesday afternoon to give the players a chance to have some family time (...)
At least three were killed and ten injured in the latest episode of Sinai violence after assailants intensified their attacks on security in North Sinai.
Mohamed Eid Fouad, part of the security personnel guarding Al-Arish police station was killed (...)
A petition to the US administration to declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group has gathered 120,000 signatures as of 5pm on Tuesday.
The petition was created on 7 July and gathered more than a hundred thousand signatures in less than a (...)
Militants fired a ballistic missile at the North Sinai Security Directorate building on Sunday during evening prayers, injuring three officers and damaging the building's third floor.
A statement released by Ministry of Interior said officers Ashraf (...)
Army spokesman Colonel Ahmed Ali has published numbers for communicating with the army on his Facebook page, meant particularly for residents of the Rabaa Al-Adaweya and Bein Al-Sarayat areas.
The hotline is to receive complaints regarding the (...)
Attacks in Sinai have continued for the fourth week as unknown assailants attacked police stations and checkpoints in Arish three times on Saturday.
One of the attacks, which occurred during evening prayers, injured an officer, Mostafa Nabil who was (...)
Minister of Interior Mohamed Ibrahim said that the ministry was waiting for the decision from the public prosecution to clear the sit-ins at Rabaa Al-Adaweya and Al-Nahda Square.
The announcement came in a Saturday press conference that addressed (...)
Deadly clashes broke out late on Friday near the sit-in of supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi in Rabaa Al-Adaweya. The Ministry of Health announced at least 21 dead and more than a 100 injured.
The Muslim Brotherhood meanwhile claimed (...)
The 6 April Youth Movement released a statement on Thursday announcing they were not participating in Friday "anti-terrorism" protests.
Minister of Defence Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi had called on Egyptians to take to the streets on Friday to delegate him (...)
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Sinai on Friday either to support Minister of Defence General Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi's call for protests against terrorism or to reject it.
"The numbers aren't big due to the hot weather, more people are (...)
Minister of Defence Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi has called on Egyptians to take to the streets on Friday to authorise the army to "confront violence and terrorism."
The remarks came during a Wednesday speech at the graduation ceremony of two classes of the (...)
One person was killed and at least 28 injured when a bomb exploded in front of a police station in Mansoura shortly after midnight on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Interior released a statement on Wednesday stating that conscript Ibrahim Suleiman Saad (...)
Hamas has no involvement in the recent spate of Sinai attacks, said the group's prime minister in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, on Tuesday.
Haniyeh said he was communicating with Egyptian leaders to stop media incitement against Palestinians, and denied any (...)
More than 100 were injured in clashes between supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and local residents in Al-Arbaeen square in Suez on Sunday night.
The 112 reported injured included two children and three cases of severe injuries; however, (...)
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas stressed on Saturday his respect for the will of the Egyptian people, as well as Palestinian support for the army roadmap.
Interim president Adly Mansour sent a letter to Abbas late on Saturday, delivered by (...)
The interim cabinet held its first meeting on Sunday to discuss political reconciliation efforts.
The meeting, headed by Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi, laid out an action plan, which covered public relations and reviewing the army's transitional (...)
The armed forces cautioned against use of violence or attacking any military installation during protests on Friday.
Colonel Ahmed Ali, the spokesman of the armed forces, released a statement on Thursday stressing the military's commitment to foster (...)
Residents of the Arish area in Sinai announced they are protesting on Friday night to condemn the terrorism and targeting of security personnel.
Political activist Eman Farouga said the protest would be held in front of the military intelligence (...)