Two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) detonated on early Wednesday at the houses of two policemen in the North Sinai city of Al-Arish, according to state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram.
There were no injuries or deaths reported as a result of the (...)
Hisham Ali Ashmawi condemned and called for a holy war against the government of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, according to Reuters, who cited the SITE intelligence group.
The statement came in an online audio message attributed to him, which was (...)
Egypt stressed the importance of beginning studies on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) by international experts, as agreed by the two countries and Sudan in April.
The three countries met for the seventh round of meetings for the GERD (...)
Security forces arrested Monday a Swedish man of Yemeni origin, in the Shubra El-Kheima metro station.
The man was apprehended for taking photos of the station and the metro itself. Police said he carried no identification, and was (...)
Minister of Health Adel Al-Adawi participated in the International Conference of Africa's Fight Against Ebola in Equatorial Guinea Tuesday, according to a statement from the Health Ministry.
Al-Adawi presented his ministry's extensive plans for (...)
Two imams in Qaliubiya governorate were suspended from their positions on Monday for belonging to "terrorist groups", according to state-run newspaper Al-Ahram.
The two preachers were accused of encroachment in talking about the police, the army, (...)
An explosion occurred near an electricity facility on the outskirts of Fayoum early on Tuesday, state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported.
The bomb was an improvised explosive device (IED), suspected have been planted by extremists.
Bomb squads arrived (...)
Military Spokesman Brigadier-General Mohamed Samir said Sunday that the military is in control of every inch of Sinai, in comments to state-owned media.
Samir urged Egyptian citizens not to believe what he called false rumours spread online, in (...)
Minister of Religious Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar Goma'a announced early Monday the establishment of a management and maintenance company for large and ancient mosques.
This company will be responsible for securing, maintaining, cleaning and (...)
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi addressed the nation Tuesday in a speech at the Egyptian Family Iftar, before over 700 attendees.
The Iftar was attended by several families of deceased police and military officials. Also in attendance were youth, (...)
The Gharbiya Investigations Bureau arrested late Monday five alleged Muslim Brotherhood members in the governorate, in cooperation with the Homeland Security apparatus, state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper reported.
The men were allegedly in possession of (...)
Police bomb squads defused Tuesday two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the Haram district of Giza, according to state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper.
Security forces were notified of suspicious packages outside the hotel, and quickly sent bomb (...)
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi issued a decree Sunday ordering the release of some prisoners on the occasions of Eid Al-Fitr and the anniversary of the 23 July 1952 Egyptian revolution.
In the past, executive orders freeing prisoners on national and (...)
The police officer who shot a lawyer in a court is being held in detention for four days, pending investigations, after appearing before the prosecution late Saturday.
The officer is being charged with assaulting a lawyer, and conspiring to kill (...)
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi's latest decree, issued Saturday, has raised controversy amongst commentators and experts regarding guarantees of independence and objectivity for independent bodies and regulatory agencies.
The decree institutes Law (...)
South Sinai Governor Khalid Fouda formed a secret force to prevent sexual harassment in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh in South Sinai, state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported.
The decision came at a meeting with top security officials in the governorate. (...)
Border guards caught 328 people on Wednesday using desert trails in an attempt to infiltrate the Western Egyptian border to enter Libya, state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram reported.
The individuals were apprehended at the border. Five of them were (...)
Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni arrived in Cairo Wednesday to discuss the developing security situation in his country with his Egyptian counterpart Ibrahim Mehleb and other top officials, state media reported.
The UN-brokered Libyan peace (...)
An Egyptian man was kidnapped Monday in the Libyan city of Sabha by unknown abductors, according to local Libyan media.
Security sources identified the man to local Libyan media as Arfan Salem, 47, and added that the man's wife said a ransom of LYD (...)
A report by the Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the United Kingdom (AOHR) mourns extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, unlawful arrests, deaths under dubious circumstances and a lack of investigations in all of them by the Egyptian (...)
Security forces arrested Sunday 12 individuals accused of belonging to the banned Muslim Brotherhood group, according to a Ministry of Interior statement.
The suspects were also reportedly in possession of documents detailing plans to commit (...)
An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded early Sunday outside the branch of a telecommunications company in Fayoum, state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram reported.
The explosion caused damage to the Etisalat branch's exterior, and also damaged another (...)
Civil protection forces discovered Saturday an improvised explosive device (IED) attached to a car parked outside a hotel in Fayoum, state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported.
The car reportedly belonged to a friend of the head of Fayoum police station (...)
Border guards arrested 91 individuals for attempting to illegally enter Libya through Egypt's Western border near the border town of Salloum, state-owned media reported.
The border guard cooperated with security forces to apprehend the men when they (...)
The Cairo Criminal Court postponed Saturday the trial of 213 alleged members of the Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis jihadist group.
The case was postponed to 15 July, after the unsealing of exhibits in Saturday's session.
The group now calls itself "State of (...)