Egypt police kill 11 suspected `terrorists` in shootout: Ministry
Militants carried out a bomb and gun assault on a mosque in Rawda village in North Sinai province on Friday, killing 305 people.
Nov 28, 2017, 18:53 PM IST
Deadly mosque attack puts Egypt Sinai strategy in spotlight
More than 300 people were killed in Friday`s bomb and gun assault -- the deadliest in the country`s recent history.
Nov 28, 2017, 17:47 PM IST
Egypt mourns 305 victims of Sinai mosque attack
Twenty-seven children were among the dead, it said.
Nov 25, 2017, 18:25 PM IST
Egypt's president orders mausoleum construction
However, a presidential statement did not say where the mausoleum would stand or who would be commissioned to build it.
Nov 25, 2017, 16:43 PM IST
Egypt army launches offensive against militants after deadly mosque attack
The Egyptian air force today gunned down several militants and destroyed their vehicles, hours after over 230 worshippers were killed in a terrorist attack at a mosque in the country's restive North Sinai region.
Nov 25, 2017, 07:06 AM IST
235 dead as blasts rip through mosque in Egypt's north Sinai
Besides the 235 dead, over 120 people were injured in the deadly attack.
184 dead, over 120 injured in north Sinai mosque attack in Egypt
At least 184 worshippers were killed and 125 others injured when militants struck a mosque during Friday prayers in Egypt's restive North Sinai region, in the deadliest terror attack in the country.
Nov 24, 2017, 19:48 PM IST
Egypt declares 3 days of mourning over North Sinai mosque attack
Egypt's government has declared three days of mourning after an attack on north Sinai mosque killed at least 85 people on Friday, state television said.
Nov 24, 2017, 19:45 PM IST
Egypt asks Palestine to maintain relations with United States
Egypt has asked Palestine not to cut off communications with the US in response to the State Department's threat to close the Palestine Liberation Organisation's office in Washington, an Egyptian official said on Sunday.
Nov 20, 2017, 00:32 AM IST
Egyptian army says 3 militants killed, 74 arrested in Sinai
Egypt's armed forces say they have killed three "high-level" suspected militants and arrested 74 others in sweeps in the troubled northern Sinai Peninsula in recent days.
Nov 16, 2017, 21:03 PM IST
Egypt's president backs Saudi purge, urges de-escalation with Iran
SHARM AL-SHEIKH; Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday he was against military strikes on Iran or the Tehran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah, saying there was enough turmoil in
Nov 09, 2017, 07:11 AM IST
Raping girls who wear revealing dress is a patriotic duty, says Egyptian lawyer
Nabih al-Wahsh reportedly made the controversial remark during a television debate on a draft prostitution law.
Nov 05, 2017, 21:23 PM IST
Little-known group Ansar al-Islam claims responsibility for Egypt attack
A militant group called Ansar al-Islam claimed responsibility for an attack in Egypt`s Western Desert that killed several policemen on Oct. 21, the newly emerged group said in a statement on Friday.
Nov 03, 2017, 13:15 PM IST
Plane-sized space discovered in Great Pyramid, say scientists
The space is one of four cavities, along with the king and queen`s chambers and "Grand Gallery", now known to exist inside the giant monument constructed under pharaoh Khufu of ancient Egypt.
Nov 02, 2017, 20:26 PM IST
Death toll from Egypt gun battle rises to 52 killed: Sources
At least 52 Egyptian police and conscripts were killed and six more wounded in a gun battle on Friday during a raid on a suspected militant hideout in the western desert, three security sources said.
Oct 21, 2017, 17:05 PM IST
Egypt court orders retrial of 2011 key activist
An Egyptian court ordered Thursday a retrial of activist Ahmed Douma, a leading figure in the 2011 uprising that toppled the government who had been sentenced to life, a judicial source said.
Oct 12, 2017, 23:02 PM IST
Egypt steps up crackdown on gay community, arrests 27 over suspicion of homosexual behaviour
Egypt has stepped up a crackdown on people suspected of homosexuality, arresting a total of 27 in a little more than a week, security officials said on Tuesday.
Oct 03, 2017, 20:52 PM IST
Donald Trump to 'consider' resuming military aid to Egypt
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signaled he would consider resuming military aid to Egypt which had been frozen because of concerns over its human rights record.
Sep 21, 2017, 05:47 AM IST
Hamas agrees to hand over Gaza to Abbas government
Hamas also agreed to an election, which has failed to take place in Gaza since 2006 as a result of the division between Fatah and Hamas.
Sep 17, 2017, 17:08 PM IST
Egypt cuts military ties with North Korea: Report
Egypt's defence minister, on a visit to Seoul, announced that his country has cut military ties with North Korea, according to a report by South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
Sep 12, 2017, 21:05 PM IST
