Egypt

Egypt names suicide bomber who carried out Cairo attack

Egyptian President says a suicide bomber carried out attack at Cairo's Coptic cathedral. Four suspects arrested.

Hamas: Attack in Cairo seeks 'to wreak havoc'

Hamas condemns terror attack on Coptic church in Cairo which killed 23 people.

Netanyahu to Egypt: Let's fight terrorism together

PM Netanyahu condemns terror attack on Coptic Christians in Cairo, calls on Egypt to "fight terrorism together".

Cairo explosion kills 25

Explosion near Cairo cathedral kills 25, injures 38.

Egypt opens Rafah crossing for three days

Egyptian authorities temporarily open the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, which has been mostly closed since a 2014 attack in the Sinai.

Egypt: Morsi's son arrested

Egyptian security forces arrest son of ousted Islamist President, reportedly due to his inciting violence.

Egypt floods Gaza tunnel

Egypt floods Gaza tunnel, kills four Arab smugglers.

Egyptian actor announces he is Jewish - on Egyptian TV

Egyptian actor Karim Kassem revealed on Egyptian TV that he is Jewish.

Egypt denies it has a military presence in Syria

Egypt denies Arab media reports that it sent air force pilots to Syria's Hama province.

Egypt's president supports Syrian army

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi says he supports the Syrian military, putting him at odds with Saudi Arabia.

Egyptian court overturns Morsi's life sentence

Egypt's Court of Cassation overturns life sentence against former president in case revolving around espionage with Hamas.

Egypt foils plots to assassinate Sisi

Egypt's prosecution charges nearly 300 ISIS members with plots to assassinate President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi.

Sisi expects greater engagement in the Middle East from Trump

Egyptian President praises U.S. President-elect, says he has shown great understanding of the goings on in the region.

Former Egyptian President Morsi's death sentence overturned

Egyptian court overturns death sentence of Mohammed Morsi and other leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Egypt: Morsi judge escapes car bomb

Judge presiding over trial of ousted Egyptian president escapes a car bomb explosion unharmed.

No extra security for Israeli coach in Egypt

Egypt will not provide extra security for Ghana coach Avram Grant despite alleged plots to attack him.

Father of slain Israeli: The IDF abandoned my son

The father of the 15-year-old killed on the Egyptian border accuses the IDF of not protecting workers at the border fence.

Israeli civilian worker,15, shot and killed near Egyptian border

The gunfire seems to have come from Egyptian territory, but IDF denies terrorists were involved.

Islamists kill senior Egyptian officer

Suspected Islamist terrorists gun down a senior Egyptian army officer near his home in Cairo.

Morsi's prison sentence confirmed

Egyptian court confirms 20-year prison sentence against former Islamist president over killings of protesters.

PA warned not to initiate anti-Israel resolutions

Both Egypt and the U.S. have warned the PA not to advance any moves at the UN Security Council until after the presidential election.

Egypt kills 100 ISIS terrorists in Sinai

Egypt responds to terror attack with retaliatory attack on ISIS.

Top Egyptian official survives assassination attempt

Senior assistant to Egypt's top prosecutor survives assassination attempt in an eastern suburb of Cairo.

Sisi calls for effort to reach 'two-state solution'

Speaking at the UN, Egyptian President says the Arab-Israeli is “the core of regional instability in the Middle East”.

Did the Soviets deliver nukes to Egypt in 1973?

United States went on high alert in October 1973 because of intelligence indicating that the Soviet Union was delivering nukes to Egypt.

Egypt's ISIS affiliate kills police driver in the Sinai

Egyptian security officials say a police driver kidnapped by terrorists this week has been publicly shot dead in Sinai.

Egypt's Foreign Ministry says minister's comments were 'twisted'

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry says media twisted Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry's comments on killing of Palestinian Arab children.

Egypt FM: No comparison between IDF and terrorism

Hamas viciously reacts to the Egyptian Foreign Minister's statement of support for Israel, calls him "blind."

Egypt joins in condemnation of Israel over Temple Mount

Egyptian Foreign Ministry joins Jordan in condemning Israel for permitting Jews to enter the Temple Mount.

IOC to probe Egyptian's refusal to shake Israeli's hand

IOC to look into incident in which Egyptian judoka Islam el-Shahabi refused to shake the hand of his Israeli rival, Or Sasson.

Egypt: Judoka's refusal to shake Israeli's hand was his decision

Egypt's Olympic Committee says judoka Islam el-Shahabi's refusal to shake the hand of Israeli rival Or Sasson was his own decision.

Egyptian judoka refuses to shake Israeli rival's hand

Israeli judoka Or Sasson makes semifinals at Rio Olympics, but not before his Egyptian rival is booed for refusing to shake Sasson's hand.

Egyptian cleric survives assassination attempt

Gunmen open fire at former Egyptian mufti Ali Gomaa, who in 2012 caused an uproar over visit to Al-Aqsa.

Egypt claims to have killed Sinai ISIS leader

The Egyptian military claims that it killed ISIS leader Abu Duaa al-Ansari in air strikes in the Sinai region.

Unite the Middle East - through business

Speaking with Arutz Sheva, MK Erel Margalit outlines his plan for peace using the goal of making money.

Netanyahu: We welcome Al-Sisi's peace efforts

Speaking on Egypt's National Day, Netanyahu expresses his appreciation for President al-Sisi's efforts to renew Israel-PA talks.

Egypt's Sisi wants to 'break deadlock' in peace process

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi says his country is serious in its efforts to restart Israel-PA peace talks.

Egyptian newspaper under fire because of Israel's capital

Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram says "Jerusalem" instead of "Al-Quds", comes under fire on social media.

'Israel no longer weak state seeking peace at any price'

Foreign policy expert suggests Netanyahu's Africa trip, strengthening ties with Egypt show Israel dumping old model of foreign policy.

Amnesty: Egypt abducts, tortures hundreds each year

New Amnesty International report accuses Egypt of 'disappearing,' torturing protesters as young as 14.

How 'hard-liner' Netanyahu pulled off a diplomacy trifecta

On the Turkish, Egyptian and African fronts, Prime Minister Netanyahu is proving the conventional wisdom wrong.

Will there soon be an Egyptian-mediated peace summit?

Reports claim Netanyahu has agreed to meet with Abbas and el-Sisi; PM office neither confirms nor denies; Palestinians reportedly opposed.

Egypt foils terrorist attack in northern Sinai

Egyptian security forces foil jihadist attack on security checkpoint in North Sinai's Sheikh Zuweid city.

Egypt's foreign minister meets Netanyahu in rare visit

In Jerusalem, Egyptian FM emphasizes "commitment to supporting a just, comprehensive resolution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

Egypt joins in attack on Israeli construction

Egypt says Israel's construction plans in Maale Adumim and in Jerusalem harm the peace process.

Egypt closes Rafah crossing after five-day opening

Egypt allows 3,099 people to enter through Rafah crossing over five days before closing the border again.

Egypt reiterates support for Palestinian state

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry visits Ramallah as international efforts to resume Israel-PA peace talks continue.

Egyptian court rejects deal to cede islands to Saudi Arabia

In blow to Sisi government, court rejects controversial deal to transfer control of two islands off the coast of Eilat to Saudi control.

Egyptian court confirms Morsi sentence over espionage

Former Islamist president sent to 25 years in prison for espionage.

Too far? Arab TV show 'pranks' actress by faking ISIS abduction

Egyptian TV show 'Mini ISIS' punks people into believing they're being attacked or abducted by ISIS - and it's... um... not very funny.

Hamas rejects peace with the 'Zionist entity'

Hamas official criticizes Egyptian President's call for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Egypt temporarily reopens Rafah border crossing

Hamas says Egypt temporarily reopens the Rafah border crossing with Gaza.

Outcry after Egyptian official calls Africans 'dogs and slaves'

Kenyan diplomat demands apology from Cairo after Arab diplomat's racist remarks at UN environment conference.

Egyptian mob humiliates elderly Christian woman, ransacks homes

Muslim rioters sack Christian homes following rumor Christian man had affair with Muslim woman.

Report: Arab countries plotting to replace Abbas with archrival

UAE, Egypt and Jordan reportedly planning to have PA chairman be replaced by Mohammed Dahlan.

Sisi vows to fight for Abbas - because of Liberman?

Diplomatic sources reveal Sisi asked for Abbas's positions so as to press them at UN, blame Liberman's appointment for Egyptian shift.

US, Egypt discuss reviving Mideast peace talks

Kerry indicated support for Egypt-brokered talks in visit earlier this month.

Egypt TV guest calls for death squads to kill, mutilate Israelis

Egyptian commentator says Israel responsible for downing EgyptAir Flight 804 - as well as AIDS and 'aphrodisiac bubblegum.'

Egypt deploys submarine to look for crashed flight's black box

Egypt deploys a submarine to hunt for the black box flight recorders of the EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea.

Israel sends ancient sarcophagi covers to Egypt

Ministry of Foreign Affairs hopes handing over ancient items will be a precursor to further bilateral cooperation.