Egypt

Tuesday, Apr 16, 2024 | Last Update : 11:01 AM IST

Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. (AFP Photo)

Sudan PM, officials detained, internet down in apparent coup

Footage shared online appeared to show protesters blocking streets and setting fire to tires, security forces used tear gas to disperse them

25 Oct 2021 3:57 PM

The U.S. military said five rockets targeted the airport on Monday morning and that U.S. forces on the airfield used a defensive system to intercept them. (AP Photo)

Islamic State group claims latest Kabul attack

The attack did not halt the steady stream of U.S. military C-17 cargo jets taking off and landing at Hamid Karzai International Airport

30 Aug 2021 7:26 PM

A road crash in Egypt killed six people, including tourists from India and Malaysia, and injured at least 24 others Saturday, security and medical sources said. (Representational Image)

Indian killed in bus accident in Egypt, 16 tourists were on board

At least 24 others were injured and some left in serious condition, a medical source said without giving further details.

29 Dec 2019 11:21 AM

Liverpool pair Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, plus Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City, were named as the three candidates for this year’s African Footballer of the Year award, to be decided next month. (Photo:AFP)

Riyad Mahrez, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah nominated for African Footballer of 2019

Senegal talisman Mane will be the favourite for the award ahead of his Egyptian club mate after Liverpool won the Champions League.

23 Dec 2019 9:59 AM

Abdul Mahdi said there was no ‘magic solution’ to Iraq’s chronic governance problems and graft but pledged to try to pass a law granting poor families a basic income. (Photo: File)

Iraqi PM demands parliamentary support to reshuffle cabinet

PM gave his remarks in a televised speech as protesters demanded the fall of the government.

04 Oct 2019 12:43 PM

Under the rule of general-turned-president Sisi, who led Morsi's ouster, authorities have launched a broad crackdown on dissidents, jailing thousands of Islamists as well as secular activists and popular bloggers. (Photo: AFP)

Watch: Several protests break out in Egypt’s Tahrir square, many arrested

Tahrir Square was the epicentre of 2011 revolution that toppled Egypt’s long-time autocratic leader.

21 Sep 2019 2:09 PM

Al-Zawahri, an Egyptian, became leader of al-Qaida following the 2011 killing of Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan by US Navy SEALs. (Photo: AP)

Al-Qaida chief in 9/11 speech calls for attacks on West: report

Al-Zawahri’s speech was recorded in a 33-minute, 28-second video produced by the group’s as-Sahab Media Foundation.

12 Sep 2019 8:11 AM

The ruling Wednesday from Judge Anthony Trenga grants a summary judgement to nearly two dozen Muslim U.S. citizens who challenged the watchlist with the help of a Muslim civil-rights group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations. (Photo: File)

'Terror watchlist violates constitutional rights': US Judge

The watchlist is disseminated to a variety of governmental departments, foreign governments and police agencies.

05 Sep 2019 11:52 AM

The coast guard gave a lower estimate for those missing and feared drowned, saying it was 15 to 20 people. (Photo: AP)

40 migrants feared drowned after Europe bound boat in capsized in Libya

Tuesday’s shipwreck was the latest maritime disaster involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe.

28 Aug 2019 10:38 AM

Egypt and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has reignited heated views about a sexual harassment scandal involving his national team-mate Amr Warda in a CNN interview which aired Monday. (Photo: File)

Mohamed Salah U-turn on teammate's harassment scandal divides Egyptians

Warda was kicked out of Egypt's squad over multiple claims of sexual misconduct that surfaced online in June.

21 Aug 2019 3:56 PM

He was picked up in broad daylight with friends, and taken to a Cairo police station where Chinese officials grilled him about what he was doing in Egypt. (Photo: AFP)

'Nightmare' as Egypt aided China to detain Uighurs

China is one of Egypt's biggest investors, pouring money into massive infrastructure projects.

18 Aug 2019 11:46 AM

Abdulmalik Abdulaziz, an Uighur student, was arrested and handcuffed by Egyptian police and when they removed his blindfold he was surprised to see Chinese officials questioning him in custody. (Photo: File)

China looks for Uighurs in Egypt, where it's pouring billions into infra

The Uighurs were split into two groups of 45 to 50 men each and languished in large cells for weeks.

18 Aug 2019 11:43 AM

Seventeen people have died and 32 have been injured in an explosion outside Egypt's National Cancer Institute in central Cairo, Egypt's health ministry said early on Monday. (Photo: AP)

17 dead, 32 injured in car explosion in Cairo

A car driving against traffic on Cairo's corniche collided with three other cars, causing explosion, Egypt's interior ministry said.

05 Aug 2019 12:01 PM

The statue of Pharoah Tutankhamun (Photo: AFP)

Tutankhamun procedes for sale despite Egypt's disapproval

"The auction house still has not furnished the papers with Egyptian authorities", the statement added.

04 Jul 2019 2:46 PM

All of these people were arrested under allegations of links with the Muslim Brotherhood group. (Photo: AP)

Egypt arrests 8, including ex-lawmaker, for plotting riots

They arrested of ex-lawmaker Zyad el-Elaimy, who was part of raid that targeted 19 businesses and economic entities linked to Brotherhood.

25 Jun 2019 5:16 PM

Demonstrations against the council have continued despite the recent violent crackdown on protesters, which claimed the lives of over 110 demonstrators. (Photo: File)

Egypt to chair meeting on Sudanese crisis in Ethopia today

Protests -- first against the Omar al-Bashir regime and now Transitional Military Council (TMC) -- have been ongoing since months in Sudan.

20 Jun 2019 9:07 AM

Foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez said he condemned "in the strongest terms" the call by the spokesman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Rupert Colville, for an independent investigation into Morsi's death during a court hearing on Monday. (Photo: AFP)

Egypt accuses UN of seeking to 'politicise' Morsi death

This comes two days after the death of former president of Egypt, Mohammad Morsi who suddenly died in court.

19 Jun 2019 4:51 PM

State TV said Morsi died before he could be taken to the hospital. (Photo: AFP)

Egypt’s former president Mohammed Morsi dies during trial in court

Morsi has been in prison undergoing multiple trials ever since the military ousted him in July 2013.

18 Jun 2019 9:02 AM

Some died in custody because of ill-treatment and lack of medical care, HRW said, citing former detainees. (Photo:AP)

Human Rights Watch: Egyptian security forces commit war crimes in Sinai

The report accused security forces of arbitrary arrests including children, disappearances, torture, extrajudicial killings.

28 May 2019 11:08 AM

The bus was carrying at least 25 people mostly from South Africa, officials added. (Photo:AP)

Tourist bus near Egypt's Gaza pyramids hit with bomb; injures 17

The attack comes as Egypt's vital tourism industry is showing signs of recovery after years in the doldrums.

20 May 2019 10:37 AM

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