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Dr Safwat Khalil, an opponent of Egypt's military coup that ousted Egypt's first elected President Mohammad Morsi, died on Thursday evening due to medical neglect during his continued imprisonment...

The Secretary General of the Al-Wasat Party, Mohamed Abdul Latif, revealed that during the rule of elected President Mohammed Morsi an agreement had been reached between party members to...

President Moncef Marzouki of Tunisia has called on the Egyptian authorities to release ousted President Mohammed Morsi and all political detainees. He also called for the Rafah Border Crossing...

Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi has stressed his commitment to the Palestinian cause but reiterated his threat of military action against Gaza. Claiming that his meetings with President Mahmoud...

A report by Al-Ahram newspaper revealed that the tourism sector in Egypt, a major source of foreign currency for the Egyptian economy, is suffering a severe crisis. According to...

Former Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Mahdi Akef was admitted to the Al-Maadi Hospital on Wednesday for medical examinations, security sources revealed. According to the security sources, it...

The founder of the anti-coup Coptic Egyptian Movement, Rami Jan, has described the Muslim Brotherhood as protectors of democracy and the legal rulers of Egypt. Jan attended a talk...

Ethiopia's government has completed around 30 per cent of the Renaissance Dam on the River Nile. Sources in the government say that the administrative and technical work at the...

The Egyptian Central Bank announced on Tuesday that net transfers from Egyptians working abroad increased during the past fiscal year to reach a record high of $18.7 billion. During...

British Petroleum announced earlier this month that it has found gas resources estimated to be around 1.2 trillion cubic feet, or more, in the Salamat well in the Nile...

Egyptian CBC TV has terminated the contract of comedian Bassem Youssef, who is well known for having caused great controversy during the yearlong rule of ousted President Mohamed Morsi....

Egyptian media are reporting that former interim Vice Prime Minister Mohamed El-Baradei has described the events in Egypt on 30 June as a "military coup". El-Baradei's statement came during...

A source close to Dr Ahmed Abdel Atti, the office manager for President Mohammed Morsi, who has been kidnapped by the military council, said that Dr Abdel Atti has...

Retired Egyptian Brigadier General Safwat Al-Zayyat said on Wednesday that Islamist control of the borders between Syria and Jordan embarrasses the Jordanian government. The military expert, who often appears...

After 45 days off duty, security officials have permitted 14 out of 1,100 Egyptian trains to return to work, taking only two tracks. The head of the Egyptian national...

Egypt's interim Interior Ministry has reported the death of Abdel Wahab Mohamed Abdel Wahab Falah; 44 years old in Al-Minya military prison from a diabetic coma. However, the deceased...

Egyptian activists have published through social media networks a list of university professors who have been detained since the military coup which ousted the country's first elected civilian president,...

Hussein Zakaria, Chairman of Egypt's National Railways Authority revealed that its losses have amounted to 190 million Egyptian pounds as a result of the stoppage of services since the...

The leader of Tunisia's Al-Nahda (Renaissance) Party, has praised the political dialogue in the country and the general consensus about the resumption of discussions this week. Sheikh Rashid Ghannouchi...

Egypt's interim government continues to take over projects designed by Dr Hisham Qandil's government under elected President Mohammed Morsi and claim them to be its own. For example, the...

Video Egyptian activists have broadcast a video showing a number of Egyptian soldiers chanting slogans in support of the ousted President Mohammed Morsi and against the military rule of...

An Egyptian activist has claimed that the state security agencies have made sure that employees in government institutions have been fired because of their political affiliation with the Islamic...

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has received a warm welcome on his return from the UN General Assembly in New York. Crowds at Carthage International Airport carried him shoulder-high for...

Former interim Vice President Mohamed El-Baradei has stirred up controversy in Egypt with a series of tweets which followed a period of silence since his resignation in protest at...

Al-Dokki Misdemeanour Court has upheld a one-year prison sentence against the former Egyptian prime minister who headed deposed President Mohamed Morsi's government. Hisham Qandil was convicted for his failure...

The head of Tunisia's Islamic movement Al-Nahdah, Sheikh Rashid Al-Ghannouchi, affirmed on Monday that, "the current government will not resign unless an alternative is ready." Al-Ghannouchi also denied a...

VIDEO An Egyptian Air Force officer has made serious allegations against Egypt's military establishment for the first time. These allegations include: Israeli aircrafts were previously allowed to photograph Egypt,...

Essam El-Erian, the Vice Chairman of the Freedom and Justice Party and a leader of the Alliance to Support Legitimacy, has urged Egypt's coup leaders to recognize their mistakes...

Egypt's Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou has publicly recognised a huge decrease in the numbers of tourists visiting Egypt after the military coup on 3 July. Speaking to a talk...

The leader of the Egyptian Ghad Al-Thawra Party, Ayman Nour, has said that the Lawyers Syndicate's recent decision to drop his membership is based on political motivations and not...

The lawyer of the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, has said that he is refusing to deal with the investigators, who tried to question him for...

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has called on Egypt to release two of his country's citizens, a doctor and a company director, who have been detained by the authorities...