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A court in Cairo has sentenced the coup government's Minister of the Interior to two years in prison and ordered his dismissal from office. Mohamed Ibrahim was found guilty...

Egypt's Commerce and Industry Minister said on Wednesday that his country is in the middle of a "severe economic crisis" and that it needs some serious "austerity measures". Moneer...

Cairo's criminal court, headed by Judge Mustafa Salamah Mohamed, decided on Wednesday 11 December to step down from presiding over the trial of 17 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders and...

About 1,600 Egyptian professors at Al-Azhar University are planning to resign in protest of the recent raids on university campuses that resulted in Egyptian security forces entering classrooms and...

VIDEO Another controversial recording of Egyptian Defence Minister General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has been leaked to the media. During an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper, Al-Sisi recalls his visions...

Egypt's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Badr Abdel Aty has denied the reports that Egypt and Qatar are making efforts to reconcile, pointing out that both states have adopted different approaches...

A team from Magen David Adom – Israel's national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance and blood bank service (MDA) – has refused to take a blood donation from Knesset Member...

The head of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), Houcine Abbassi, announced on Thursday evening that the Tunisian political parties have reached a deal on who will become Tunisia's...

Former Egyptian ambassador and international lawyer Dr. Ibrahim Yusri has said that the visit of the Cypriot President recently made to Egypt is dubious and is aimed at finalising...

The visit to Cairo by Cypriot President Nicos Anastasyades has stirred up a big row over the issue of Egyptian importation of Israeli gas via Cyprus. The cause of...

The leader of Tunisia's Ennahda Islamist party, Rachid Ghannouchi, has confirmed his belief that democracy will prevail in those countries that experienced the Arab Spring, and that dictatorships no...

The National Alliance against the Coup in Egypt has evaluated the persistence of rebels who have demonstrated despite heavy rain and violent storms. The Alliance described their persistence as...

Few countries and organisations have condemned the execution of the deputy leader of the Islamic Movement in Bangladesh, Sheikh Abdul-Kader Mulla, who was executed on Friday. Turkish Prime Minister...

The Economist Intelligence Unit has issued a report on Saturday saying that Egyptian universities and schools have witnessed 1,122 students' protests since the commencement of the academic year in...

The President of Egypt's Court of Appeals, Judge Mohamed Awad, has said that he will not participate in the judicial supervision of the referendum on the new constitution. He...

Algeria's Prime Minister has accused the Moroccan authorities of smuggling drugs through his country to the rest of the region and Europe. Mohammed Sallal said that the profits are...

Egypt's awqaf ministry has announced that it is banning prominent Salafist scholars in Egypt from preaching at mosques unless they receive prior permits. The ban includes Sheikh Abu-Shaq Al-Howaini,...

The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy in Egypt has decided to boycott the referendum on the proposed constitution. The referendum is scheduled to take place on the 14th and...

The Chairman of Al-Ahram newspaper, Mamdouh Al-Wali, has revealed that the government budget deficit has reached EGP 123 billion ($18 billion) during the period July to October 2013, the...

VIDEO The leader of the Egyptian Democratic Party, Mohamed Abul-Ghar, has claimed that military officials amended the proposed new Constitution after it was approved by the drafting Committee of...

An Egypt court has banned 132 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, including Egypt's ousted president and his aides, from accessing their personal assets. The ban covers all property and...

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday that Ethiopia has now repatriated almost 140,000 of its citizens who were living illegally in Saudi Arabia. Thousands of others...

Ousted President Mohamed Morsi is going to be charged with "conspiring with foreign organisations" by the Cairo Criminal Court, it has been announced by the coup authorities. Attorney General...

Cairo's criminal court acquitted on Thursday the sons of ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Gamal and Alaa, as well as former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq, on charges of corruption....

CIA Director John Brennan has made a short, secret visit to Cairo, Egypt's Al-Joumhouria has claimed. "Brennan met a number of security officials and reiterated US support to Egypt...

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood denounced the Egyptian authorities on Thursday for charging former President Mohammed Morsi, the group's Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and other Brotherhood leaders with espionage and aiding...

The Head of International Muslim Scholars Union, Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, reiterated on Friday the importance of persistence in the face of the military coup in Egypt. In its inaugural...

Secretary General of the Algerian Labour Party, Louisa Hanoune, has reiterated that upcoming presidential elections have to take place at the scheduled time and they have to be "Algerian...

On Friday the UN High Commission for Human Rights called on the Egyptian coup authorities to put an end to violations against activists and human rights defenders, who are...

Egypt's interim president has warned his country's political and social elites about the threat of division among pro-coup supporters. "This will pave the way for the return of the...

Political scientist Dr Amr Hamzawy has said that the "security state" is dominating the public sphere in Egypt, especially the media. He also pointed out that some people are...

VIDEO Founder of the Egyptian movement Christians against the Coup Rami Jan has denounced the remarks of Coptic businessman Naguib Sawiris, who said that anti-coup protests should be met...