Egypt

In recent months attacks from Islamic State terrorists have put forces on a state of constant high alert

The visit comes as Cairo remains engaged in conflicts in the Middle East and competes with Iran for regional supremacy

Saudi Arabia is key backer of Sisi since overthrow of Morsi whose Muslim Brotherhood was viewed with suspicion

The Egyptian government suspended the service on December 30

A member of Egyptian parliament and the federation president says the gift was insulting

The hijacker has just been arrested," Cypriot government spokesperson Nicos Christodoulides said on Twitter

Karim Hussein seemed destined to be a strongman from a young age

There is huge international interest in Nefertiti, who died in the 14th century BC

Zind is the second justice minister to be dismissed in less than a year for controversial comments

Egypt's justice minister said he would arrest even "a prophet," although he later admitted it was a "slip of tongue"

The Oscar-nominated musician said he would still return to Egypt to perform

MP Amna Nosseir says the full-face veil was not actually a principle of Islam but a Jewish tradition

Rice is widely grown in Egypt and farmers are actually producing a surplus

He has paid $41,000 in tuition and all he wants is some kind of reprieve to get his belongings

Riham Saeed sparked a backlash when she suggested the victim had asked for the abuse

Departures from Egypt were a tiny part of the million people who arrived in Europe by sea last year

The seller listed Sisi as used by his previous owners, the Gulf royals

The teenagers appeared in a video reciting Muslim prayers

Often dressed provocatively, these teenagers are challenging taboos in a conservative Muslim society

Sentence has been viewed by fellow authors, journalists, and rights activists as an affront to freedom of expression

His remarks were aired in December on privately-owned CBC channel and then shared on the social media

Taymour el-Sobky is accused of slandering Egyptian women and damaging their honour

Many Egyptians took exception to this display of extravagance; especially as the homes were being made for the poor

Regeni hails from Fiumicello, near Udine, in Italy's north-east and was in Egypt to study

A large number of journalists working for Al-Jazeera were subjected to harassment, arrest & detention, says statement

Fatima Naoot criticised the slaughter of animals during Eidul Azha

About 100 people gathered in Tahrir Square on Monday to praise the police who tried to stop the protest in 2011

A journalist's remarks about Arabs having never produced a real hero, reminded me of the story of Gamal Abdel Nasser

The popular revolt that ended Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule were planned by youth activists on Facebook

Egypt's last parliament was elected in 2011-12 in its first free election

Worker at the restaurant says that one of the two men shouted "there is no god but God" on entering

The attack took place at a hotel on a road leading to the pyramids

The 27-year-old pursued her passion in bodybuilding despite opposition from friends and family members

The attack took place at a hotel on a road leading to the pyramids, sources say

The accident came months after 36 Egyptians were killed when a party boat collided with a cargo ship in the Nile

Behairy often questioned ancient Islamic preachings and centuries-old interpretations of the faith

DNA tests have proved that the pharaoh Akhenaten was the father of Tutankhamun

The Islamic State group earlier said it had smuggled an explosive on board

The victim died two days after his arrest after sustaining fractures to ribs, bruises and bleeding in chest and head.

The Israeli had spent 15 years in prison for spying, while the Jewish state has freed two Egyptians, say officials

Police launched a manhunt after the perpetrators fled the scene

One of the officials said the attacker was an employee who had been fired from the restaurant

Experts are now 'approximately 90 percent' sure there is a hidden chamber in Tutankhamun's tomb

The airline already cancelled outgoing flights till Nov 25, but has been shipping holidaymakers back from the resort

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attacks

Western governments have said the plane was likely brought down by a bomb and Moscow confirmed

Putin pledges to hunt down and ‘punish’ those behind the attack

'Seventeen people are being held, two of them are suspected of helping whoever planted the bomb' Egyptian authorities

A homemade bomb containing up to 1 kilogram of TNT detonated during the flight: Russia's FSB security service

After the crash and travel restrictions the resort operators in Sharm el-Sheikh are cutting staff to reduce costs