Tag: Egypt

Egypt sentences 14 to life for belonging to banned Islamists

CAIRO: An Egyptian court has sentenced 14 people, including an adviser to an ousted Islamist president, to life in prison for membership in the...

Egypt discovers Ptolemaic tomb with black sarcophagus in Alexandria

CAIRO: An Egyptian archaeological mission discovered on Sunday a tomb with a large black granite sarcophagus dating back to the Ptolemaic era in the...

4 years on, Egypt’s president urges patience over reforms

CAIRO: Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is urging citizens to endure his austerity measures, including a recent wave of steep price hikes on fuel, electricity...

Egypt court postpones verdicts citing ‘security concerns’

CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Saturday postponed until July 28 the verdicts for hundreds of defendants detained for their involvement in a 2013 sit-in,...

Egypt says 6 militants killed in raid north of Cairo

CAIRO: Egypt's Interior Ministry says its forces have killed six militants in a raid on their hideout in Beheira province, north of Cairo. The ministry...

17-year-old Egyptian bride dies two hours after her wedding

DUBAI: In a tragic episode, a bride in Egypt has died of a heart attack only two hours after her wedding, reported Gulf News. Samah...

Mo Salah considering quitting Egypt national team

CAIRO: Mo Salah is considering quitting the Egyptian national team due to his unhappiness over what has happened in Chechnya, where the team was...

Trump’s Mideast team arrives in Egypt

CAIRO: Egyptian airport officials say President Donald Trump's Mideast team has arrived in Cairo on the latest stop in a regional tour to discuss...

All eyes on Salah as World Cup hosts take on Egypt

SAINT PETERSBURG: World Cup hosts Russia face an Egypt side buoyed by the likely return of star man Mohamed Salah on Tuesday knowing a...

Salah hopeful of making World Cup opener

MADRID: Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is confident he will be fit enough to take part in Egypt’s World Cup opener against Uruguay in Yekaterinburg...

Salah optimistic of recovery ahead of World Cup

Liverpool and Egypt forward Mohamed Salah is showing positive signs of recovery from a shoulder injury ahead of the World Cup later this month. The...

Mohamed Salah will be fit to play in World Cup, says...

Mohamed Salah could still play a role for Egypt at the World Cup after the Egyptian Football Association announced Wednesday that the injured Liverpool...

Israel-Gaza border falls quiet after Egypt brokers ceasefire

GAZA: The Israel-Gaza border fell quiet on Wednesday under an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire after the most intense flareup of hostilities between Palestinian militants and Israel...

Egypt detains prominent opposition leader, former Sisi supporter

CAIRO: Egypt’s state security prosecutors ordered on Sunday that a prominent opposition leader, Hazim Abdelazim, be detained for 15 days pending investigation over joining...

Klopp says Salah doubt for World Cup, Egypt more hopeful

KIEV: Liverpool’s Egypt forward Mohamed Salah is doubtful for next month’s World Cup after suffering a shoulder injury in Saturday’s 3-1 Champions League final...

Rights group accuses Egypt of mass demolition of homes in Sinai

CAIRO: Human Rights Watch accused Egypt on Tuesday of mass demolition of homes in the Sinai Peninsula, some of which it said might be...

Egypt’s Sisi orders Gaza border opened for Ramadan

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered on Thursday that the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip be opened for the whole of...