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The shipment of weapons seized by the Israeli occupation army on Wednesday was intercepted near the Eritrean coast near Hasmat port, a source from the Eritrean opposition said. The...

Egyptian stock indices fell at the end of Thursday's trading due to the massive sale of blue chip stocks in the absence of any stimuli. The benchmark index EGX...

Algerian security forces arrested on Thursday dozens of demonstrators who are against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's decision to run for a fourth term in office. Presidential elections in Algeria are...

The Egyptian Ministry of Education will likely postpone the academic term for one more week after postponing it twice, ministry sources told Egyptian news media. However, counter reports from...

Egyptian airport authorities barred Wednesday 62 international female peace activists from entering Egypt en route to the besieged Gaza Strip for an International Women's Day event. Some of the...

Gulf States should re-evaluate their position towards Egypt as Egypt's freedom will enhance their status, the National Alliance to Support Legitimacy (NASL) said. The Coalition which supports Egypt's ousted...

Egyptian security agencies are currently carrying out investigations into 13, 757 Palestinians as a prelude to revoking their Egyptian citizenship allegedly granted to them during the rule of Mohamed...

A government-administered human rights report criticised police forces for their use of excessive violence during the dispersal of the Rabaa protest camp in Cairo, August 14, 2013. The report...

Egypt's Defence Minister Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi believes the Egyptian people could revolt against him if he does not resolve their problems. "I believe the Egyptian people could...

Egyptian authorities took over a school chain owned by Muslim Brotherhood affiliates in the Upper Egypt governorate of Asyut. Dar Hiraa school chain is reportedly the largest school chain...

Hamid Seddik, an Egyptian legal expert, said in a press statement that he would file a lawsuit at the Court of Urgent Matters, which banned Hamas this week, demanding...

Head of the Tunisian Islamic party Ennahda Sheikh Rashid Al-Ghannouchi strongly criticised on Tuesday an Egyptian court's decision to designate the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas a "terrorist organisation"....

The Libyan government issued a decree to naturalise the royal family of the late King Idris Muhammad Al-Mahdi Al-Sanusi who was overthrown by Muammar Gaddafi regime. The decree, issued...

The Egyptian Anti-Coup Pro-Legitimacy Alliance said Wednesday that the Speech of Defense Minister Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi was "deceptive", and that his candidacy for presidential elections would be a "disservice...

Banning Hamas is a historic mistake and any government that implements the ban will be judged in history until the end of time, Dr Abdullah Al-Ashaal, professor of political...

Al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr channel revealed on Monday leaked documents allegedly purposefully removed from the Itihadiya case files, which prove the innocence of the defendants from the charges brought against...

An Egyptian lawyer claimed he obtained judicial evidence proving that Ibrahim Abdel-Atti, the army general who claimed the invention of a "miracle device" that would cure AIDS and Hepatitis...

Hamas criticised on Tuesday an Egyptian Court's ruling to ban the group's activities and close its offices in Cairo. A member of the Islamic Resistance Movement's political bureau; Ezzat...

An Egyptian court has outlawed the activities of the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas in Egypt and placed an embargo on all its properties, a lawyer announced on Tuesday. The...

Joint military drills between Egypt and the UAE started on Sunday in the Emirates. The drills, which include marine, air and ground exercises, are set to continue for two...

The Egyptian foreign ministry slammed on Sunday the latest US Department of State report on human rights, which criticises human rights violations in Egypt, calling it "biased and unbalanced"....

The Algerian police arrested dozens of journalists, bloggers and human rights activists as they staged a sit-in on Saturday near the University of Algiers. The protest was held against...

1,500 political prisoners in Abu Zaabal Prison in Qalyoubia governorate continued their hunger strike for the second day in protest against maltreatment by prison administration, Rassd news reported. The...

General Ibrahim Abdel Atti, the army general who claimed the invention of a "miraculous device" that cures Aids and Hepatitis, vowed to prosecute a comedian for mocking his "invention"....

On 1st February, Macro Market Egypt, a subsidiary of Metro Cash and Carry (a global company specialized in retail stores) announced the liquidation of its business in Egypt and...

A number of Egyptian political parties have expressed their opposition to the reappointment of Mohamed Ibrahim as the Minister of Interior in the new cabinet, saying that replacing him...

It has now become certain that engineer Ibrahim Mahlab, tasked by Egyptian Interim President Adly Mansour with forming a new government, will present the final formation next Saturday or...

Tunisian Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa has sacked 18 governors from 24 assigned by his predecessor Ali Al Arrayed, a prominent leader in Ennahdha movement, Interior Minister Lotfi bin-Jiddo said...

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika renewed on Thursday his country's commitment to the Saharawi people's right to self-determination in the Western Sahara. In a congratulatory message that he sent to...

The Egyptian authorities are investigating fresh complaints against Egypt's top satirist Bassem Youssef, as well as Walid Al-Ibrahim, who is the owner of the Saudi MBC channel, which broadcasts...

Recent reports that a cure for AIDS and Hepatitis C has been discovered in Egypt have subjected the country to much criticism and ridicule. A recent report by Egypt's...

Journalists working for local and foreign media outlets staged a silent vigil in front of Al-Jazeera Network's headquarters, highlighting the need to respect the freedom of journalism, Al-Jazeera correspondent...