Egypt

Republican candidates talk tough on Islamic State, offer few specifics

Seeking an edge on the national security issue, Republican presidential hopefuls on Saturday seized ...

May 10, 2015 02:25 AM EDT

Egypt court sentences Mubarak, sons to three years in jail

An Egyptian court sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons to three years in jail w...

May 09, 2015 07:18 AM EDT

Banned in Syria, Muslim Brotherhood members trickle home

Hundreds of members of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood have returned from exile, hoping to rebuild a m...

May 07, 2015 09:49 AM EDT

Sisi's crackdown on Islamists yet to win over Egyptian village

Egyptian police often raid homes in this rundown village just outside Cairo, residents say -- part o...

Apr 22, 2015 08:13 AM EDT

Egypt Brotherhood trial relied on single testimony: Human Rights Watch

The prosecution's evidence in a trial this month of 51 alleged Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Egyp...

Apr 19, 2015 09:41 AM EDT

Egypt Muslim Brotherhood verdicts 'blatantly unjust': Human Rights Watch

An Egyptian court's decision to sentence 14 men to death and jail 37 others accused of ties to the o...

Apr 12, 2015 06:29 PM EDT

Iran's state TV social media accounts hacked

Iran's Arabic-language state TV network Al Alam said on Sunday its Twitter account had been hacked a...

Apr 12, 2015 05:17 AM EDT

Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader, others to death

An Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Badie, leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and 13 other s...

Apr 12, 2015 12:22 AM EDT

Obama lifts hold on U.S. military aid to Egypt

President Barack Obama on Monday told Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi that he would lift a h...

Mar 31, 2015 05:54 PM EDT

Putin letter to Arab summit triggers strong Saudi attack

Saudi Arabia accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of hypocrisy on Sunday, telling an Arab summit...

Mar 29, 2015 09:41 AM EDT

Italy wants North African countries to rescue migrants at sea

Italy wants Egypt and Tunisia to play a role in rescuing stricken migrant vessels in the Mediterrane...

Mar 21, 2015 09:32 AM EDT

U.S. Air Force veteran accused of trying to assist Islamic State

A U.S. Air Force veteran has been charged with trying to provide support for the Islamic State milit...

Mar 17, 2015 06:25 PM EDT

Egypt sacks 41 judges for supporting Brotherhood: sources

An Egyptian disciplinary court ordered 41 judges into compulsory retirement on Saturday for supporti...

Mar 14, 2015 07:55 PM EDT

U.N. experts concerned Libya arms could be diverted to militias

U.N. sanctions monitors said on Friday they are concerned that if a United Nations Security Council ...

Mar 07, 2015 07:35 AM EST

Egypt refers 215 to court for forming a militant group: public prosecutor

Egypt's public prosecutor said on Sunday he had referred 215 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherh...

Feb 22, 2015 09:59 AM EST

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