Egypt
Egypt’s presidential election: Who are the candidates?
Egypt will hold a presidential election on Dec. 10-12 in which Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is set to sweep to a third term…
Photo Story: International art exhibition ‘Forever is Now’ at Giza Pyramids plateau
An undated handout photo made available by Art d'Egypte shows art installation 'Translucent Pyramid' by Saudi artist Rashed al-Shashaon display at the…
UPDATED: Blasts hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns, Israel points to ‘aerial threat’
By Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Dan Williams CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Projectiles hit two Egyptian Red Sea towns on Friday, sources…
Arab leaders denounce Israel attacks on Gaza as risks to region rise
By Aidan Lewis and Nafisa Eltahir CAIRO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Arab leaders condemned Israel's two-week-old bombardment of Gaza on Saturday and…
Cairo Peace Summit on Gaza conflict: who will attend?
(Reuters) - Egypt is planning to host an international conference on Saturday to discuss the escalating war between Israel and the Palestinian…
Muslims protest around world to demand end to Israel’s Gaza campaign
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Nafisa Eltahir AMMAN/CAIRO, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Protesters from Jakarta to Tunis on Friday demanded an end to…
Egypt rejects any displacement of Palestinians into Sinai, says Sisi
CAIRO, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that Egyptians would reject the forced displacement of millions…
Egypt facilitating deliveries of aid to Sinai for Gaza
CAIRO, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Egypt called on Thursday for humanitarian relief to be provided to Palestinian civilians inside the Gaza Strip…
Egypt moves to prevent exodus of Palestinians from besieged Gaza
Egypt is moving to avert a mass exodus from the Gaza Strip into its Sinai Peninsula, as Israeli bombardment halted crossings at…
Two Israeli tourists and local guide shot dead in Egypt
CAIRO, (Reuters) - Two Israeli tourists and their Egyptian guide were shot dead on Sunday in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, the…
Egypt’s cratering economy drives many to risky migrant route
By Mariam Rizk MIT SUHAYL, Egypt, (Reuters) - Waleed el-Degwy found his plumbing skills no longer earned enough for his family in…
Egypt trying to contain crisis
Egypt’s foreign ministry said their officials “are making intensive contacts at all levels to contain the current crisis,” in order to “spare…