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In an interview with Al-Jazeera Mubashir Misr, Egypt's strategic military expert General Safwat Al-Zayat remarked that, "President Mohammed Morsi dealt wisely with the people of Sinai; therefore, he is...

The Ministry of Finance in Egypt has been given loans totaling 3 billion Egyptian pounds (around £270m) from local banks through selling treasury bonds of three and seven years...

VIDEO Egypt's Rassd network has broadcast a leaked video which it claims shows a meeting between Defence Minister General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and army officers in the country's chemical...

An Appeal Court judge in Egypt has condemned the revolutionary forces "who abandoned the principles of freedom and democracy" because of their differences with the Muslim Brotherhood. Chancellor Walid...

Egypt's former Chief of Staff General Sami Anan's announcement that he intends to run for president has stirred controversy across Egypt. Military experts think that Anan's announcement is meant...

The Egyptian Salvation Front could support a presidential candidate from the military establishment, revealed the group's Secretary General Ahmed Said on Tuesday. Said also called for holding the presidential...

The Muslim Brotherhood's General Guide Mahmoud Hussein said that, "the Brotherhood will not back down from demanding an end to the military coup and returning Egypt's elected President Mohamed...

VIDEO Egyptian Salvation Front spokesman, Azzazi Ali Azzazi, has said that the EU foreign policy chief Catharine Ashton is an overseas spokesperson for the Muslim Brotherhood. Speaking to local...

Magdi Ahmed Hussein, the leader of Egypt's new Labour Party, has said that "disagreements among the coup leaders resulting in a leaked video of Minister of Defence General Abdel...

An Israeli website alleged to be close to the Mossad spy agency has claimed that the leader of the coup in Egypt, General Abdul-Fattah Al-Sisi, receives intelligence on the...

Egypt's Al-Azhar University announced on Wednesday that it is postponing the start of the new academic year until after the Eid Holiday in two weeks' time. This is the...

The National Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Egypt says that its meeting with Cathy Ashton was an opportunity to exchange views, "but no new initiative was proposed" by the...

The Egyptian Centre for Public Opinion Research (Baseera) has revealed that 74 per cent of Egyptians experienced a considerable rise in prices in September as compared to August. The...

Former intelligence officer Omar Afifi confirmed via his Facebook page that Egyptian intelligence services have "arrested two officers in moral affairs and chemical warfare, and four non-commissioned officers, after...

Egyptian Christian activist Rami Jan, founder of Christians against the Coup, has announced that his movement is going to take part in the anti-coup demonstrations across Egypt being planned...

Prominent Egyptian writer Salim Azouz has affirmed that the military coup is corroding and has already started to eat its sons. Azouz, an independent writer who opposed President Mohamed...

Tunisia's interim President Moncef Marzouki has described Egypt's situation as shocking to himself or any other "democratic person", based on the fact that liberals and human rights activists have...

PHOTOS The death toll from clashes between security forces and pro-Morsi supporters has risen to 51 killed and 268 wounded, Egypt's MENA state news agency has said, quoting figures...

The Deputy Head of Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party, Essam El-Erian, has said that the opposition leader Mohamed El-Baradei distanced himself from the coup authorities after he became certain...

The 6th of April Youth Movement has condemned the appearance of General Hussein Tantawi, the former Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, next to Defence Minister...

Tunisia's Islamist Al-Nahda Party and opposition groups have signed an agreement to form a new government made up of independents within weeks. The deal eases the country's political crisis...

A "top secret" document has been leaked to the media which sets out the Egyptian army's plans to defend the coup against anti-coup activists. The Rassd media network claims...

Egypt's ministerial council decided on Tuesday to delete the Muslim Brotherhood from its record of NGOs in Egypt. Last month, an Egyptian administrative court decided to ban the Muslim...

An official in Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture revealed that Egypt's agricultural exports increased by 43 per cent during the period from September 2012 until the end of August 2013,...

Egypt has refused a proposal allowing Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to meet with ousted President Mohammed Morsi in return for building ties with Egypt's interim government. Diplomatic sources...

Morocco's Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane, who is also the leader of the Islamist Justice and Development Party in Morocco, has warned his political opponents of hiring thugs and utilizing...

The Appeal Court in Cairo has announced that the prosecution against ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi will start on November 4.   The court said that the deposed president...

Egypt's Ministry of Religious Endowments (Waqf) has ordered the closure of 1,000 mosques in Alexandria. The order from Minister Mohammed Mokhtar Juma affects mosques of 80 square metres or...

Egypt's Administrative Court has postponed the hearing of a case in which Israel is accused of stealing Egyptian natural gas. The case will now be heard on December 24...

VIDEO Now, we shall be addressed by His Eminence Dr. Ali Gom'ah, the former Mufti of the Egyptian Lands. (Excerpts) "Shoot (with life bullets) in full " "Never sacrifice...

VIDEO Social media activists have circulated a new video that reveals General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi requested the US administration to supply him with a modern Apache aircraft to help...

Egypt's military backed government has released data revealing that the country's exports during the first 100 days under the rule of the interim President, Adly Mansour and his government,...