`Unprecedented spike` in Egypt forced disappearances
Egypt`s police have been implicated in an "unprecedented spike" in enforced disappearances since early 2015 aimed at quashing dissent.
Jul 13, 2016, 09:45 AM IST
US boosts aid to Syria war-affected by USD 439 million
The Obama administration will provide another USD 439 million in humanitarian aid to refugees in Syria.
Jul 13, 2016, 08:57 AM IST
Solar Impulse 2 takes off from Seville in Spain to Egypt- Watch
The Solar Impulse 2, world's largest solar-powered aircraft on Monday succesfully took off from Seville in Spain for Cairo, Egypt.
Jul 11, 2016, 22:37 PM IST
Solar plane leaves Spain for penultimate leg of world tour
The Solar Impulse 2 left southern Spain on its way to Egypt on Monday.
Jul 11, 2016, 14:34 PM IST
EgyptAir black box flight recorder has been repaired: Commission
A black box flight recorder of an EgyptAir plane that plunged into the Mediterranean last month has been repaired, Egypt`s investigation commission said Tuesday, prompting hopes it could provide clues on why the aircraft went down.
Jun 28, 2016, 05:04 AM IST
Egypt deports popular Lebanese political talk show host
Daoud`s lawyer, Ziad al-Alemi, told Reuters he had been unable to reach his client after she was detained.
Jun 28, 2016, 04:38 AM IST
Crashed EgyptAir black boxes to go to France for repairs
Investigators hope the recorders will reveal the cause of the May 19 crash of flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo, in which 66 people were killed.
Jun 24, 2016, 11:09 AM IST
US official: Investigators can't download EgyptAir recorders
The official was not authorized to publicly discuss developments in the investigation and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Jun 24, 2016, 10:55 AM IST
Egypt court quashes cession of Red Sea islands to Saudi: Judge
Saudi Arabia is one of Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi`s main regional backers and the kingdom has provided Egypt with billions of dollars worth of aid since the ex-Army chief took power.
Jun 21, 2016, 14:37 PM IST
Qatar espionage trial: Ex-President Mohamed Morsi sentenced to 40 yrs in jail by Egypt court
Morsi himself alongwith Badie and 100 other leaders were also sentenced to death in June last year for escaping from prison in 2011.
Jun 18, 2016, 17:47 PM IST
Egypt says it has found plane wreckage
Egypt says it has spotted the wreckage of the Egypt Air plane that crashed into the Mediterranean last month.
Jun 16, 2016, 02:33 AM IST
EgyptAir flight crew: Hijacker opposed Egypt's policies
The lawyer for an Egyptian hijacker says the flight crew of the EgyptAir plane had testified that the man threatened to blow up the aircraft because he was against the Egyptian government.
Jun 06, 2016, 18:33 PM IST
Ready for dialogue if Israel accepts two-state solution: Palestinian President Abbas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he was willing for a dialogue with Israel`s newly-appointed defence minister, if the latter accepts the principle of the two-state solution, the media reported on Wednesday.
Jun 01, 2016, 19:07 PM IST
More than 700 feared dead in recent Mediterranean crossings
Survivor accounts have pushed to more than 700 the number of migrants feared dead in Mediterranean Sea shipwrecks over three days in the past week, even as rescue ships saved thousands of others in daring operations.
May 30, 2016, 16:34 PM IST
Watch: Incredible view of the Suez Canal, Egypt!
NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, who is currently aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has been posting amazing pictures of the Earth taken from space on his scoial media account.
May 28, 2016, 09:57 AM IST
Beacon from Egypt crash detected, search narrows
The chief investigator in Egypt said search teams in the Mediterranean have picked up a beacon believed to be from the EgyptAir Flight 804.
May 27, 2016, 16:40 PM IST
Islamic State "falsely claiming" attacks in Bangladesh
Islamic State loses territory in Iraq and Syria and its finances get drained, it may be trying to build affiliates in countries such as Libya, Egypt and Bangladesh.
May 25, 2016, 15:03 PM IST
No sign of EgyptAir plane technical problems before takeoff: Sources
The EgyptAir jet that disappeared last week did not show technical problems before taking off from Paris, sources within the Egyptian investigation committee said late on Tuesday.
May 25, 2016, 09:01 AM IST
DNA samples taken as searchers hunt for EgyptAir plane
Egyptian forensics officials collected DNA from relatives of EgyptAir MS804 victims on Tuesday to help identify body parts retrieved from the Mediterranean, as investigators hunt for clues into the mysterious crash.
May 25, 2016, 00:06 AM IST
Submarine deployed to find crashed jet's black boxes: Egypt PM
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi today said a submarine was deployed to locate the black boxes that could provide vital clues on what caused an EgyptAir plane to crash in the Mediterranean Sea carrying 66 people, as he asserted no theory was being favoured in the probe.
May 22, 2016, 20:20 PM IST
