News: Egypt

We have started to collect the most important news related to Egypt in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Egypt – overview

• 1. by date ↓
• 2. by title ↑

• December 31st 2020 – September 21st 2019
• August 18th 2019 – October 8th 2018
• October 7th 2018 – May 26th 2017
• May 13th 2017 – November 18th 2016
• November 15th 2016 – May 26th 2016
• May 24th 2016 – February 19th 2016
• February 18th 2016 – November 5th 2015
• November 5th 2015 – August 20th 2015
• August 20th 2015 – May 11th 2015
• May 10th 2015 – February 9th 2015
• February 9th 2015 – December 8th 2014
• December 7th 2014 – September 7th 2014
• September 6th 2014 – June 24th 2014
• June 23rd 2014 – April 28th 2014
• April 26th 2014 – February 17th 2014
• February 16th 2014 – December 31st 2013
• December 30th 2013 – November 14th 2013
• November 14th 2013 – October 4th 2013
• October 3rd 2013 – August 18th 2013
• August 18th 2013 – July 26th 2013
• July 26th 2013 – July 6th 2013
• July 6th 2013 – May 22nd 2013
• May 21st 2013 – March 19th 2013
• March 19th 2013 – January 25th 2013
• January 25th 2013 – December 12th 2012
• December 11th 2012 – November 20th 2012
• November 19th 2012 – September 23rd 2012
• September 21st 2012 – August 8th 2012
• August 8th 2012 – June 22nd 2012
• June 22nd 2012 – May 23rd 2012
• May 23rd 2012 – April 6th 2012
• April 3rd 2012 – February 3rd 2012
• February 3rd 2012 – December 18th 2011
• December 17th 2011 – November 21st 2011
• November 21st 2011 – September 8th 2011
• September 7th 2011 – June 29th 2011
• June 29th 2011 – May 7th 2011
• May 5th 2011 – March 9th 2011
• March 9th 2011 – February 14th 2011
• February 14th 2011 – February 9th 2011
• February 9th 2011 – February 2nd 2011
• February 2nd 2011 – January 29th 2011
• January 28th 2011 – December 5th 2010
• December 5th 2010 – August 22nd 2010
• August 22nd 2010 – March 27th 2010
• March 22nd 2010 – December 31st 2009
• December 29th 2009 – September 23rd 2009
• September 17th 2009 – May 3rd 2009
• May 2nd 2009 – January 25th 2009
• January 22nd 2009 – September 23rd 2008
• September 23rd 2008 – April 9th 2008
• April 8th 2008 – December 31st 2007
• December 30th 2007 – June 6th 2007
• June 4th 2007 – December 29th 2006
• December 27th 2006 – June 27th 2006
• June 26th 2006 – February 17th 2006
• February 16th 2006 – November 30th 2005
• November 26th 2005 – November 12th 2005

Egypt: news

Sinai problem resurfaces for Egypt

Wednesday, August 8th 2012, 15:55

Why Sinai desert is a tempting location for jihadists
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt launches Sinai air raids

Wednesday, August 8th 2012, 14:02

The Egyptian army says it has carried out air strikes on suspected Islamist militants in the Sinai peninsula, killing 20 people.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt's MB blames raid on Israel

Tuesday, August 7th 2012, 11:12
related countries: Israel

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood blames Israeli spy agency Mossad for Sunday's attack on a border post that left 16 Egyptian security officials dead.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

'Egypt border gunmen' found dead

Monday, August 6th 2012, 14:22
related countries: Israel

Israel says it has found the bodies of eight gunmen who attacked a checkpoint on the border with Egypt, killing 16 Egyptian policemen.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Police die in Egypt border attack

Monday, August 6th 2012, 0:22
related countries: Israel

Masked gunmen kill at least 15 Egyptian policemen in what Israel says was an attempt to storm its border with Egypt.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

New Egyptian cabinet sworn in

Thursday, August 2nd 2012, 16:38

Egypt's new cabinet is sworn in at a ceremony in Cairo, with Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi keeping his post as defence minister.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Coptic-Muslim clashes in Egypt

Wednesday, August 1st 2012, 22:56
related places: Cairo

At least 16 people are injured in Egypt after Muslims attack a Christian church and homes near Cairo, in the latest outbreak of sectarian violence.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Dispute over Egypt-Israel letter

Wednesday, August 1st 2012, 12:06
related countries: Israel

Israel and Egypt dispute an apparent exchange of letters between their two presidents, with Egypt saying the letter from Mohammed Mursi was fake.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

US defence chief visits Egypt

Tuesday, July 31st 2012, 21:48
related countries: United States

US defence chief Panetta's Egyptian balancing act
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt Olympians get 'fake' gear

Thursday, July 26th 2012, 10:33

Members of the Egyptian Olympic team have been given fake Nike gear, a synchronised swimmer alleges, leaving officials shocked and embarrassed.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt's new symbol of power?

Wednesday, July 25th 2012, 15:25

Why the new Egyptian PM's beard is causing a stir
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt minister to form government

Tuesday, July 24th 2012, 11:38

Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi asks the minister of water resources and irrigation, Hisham Qandil, to form a new government, state TV says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Full Islamic veil TV channel launches

Monday, July 23rd 2012, 9:48

A new TV channel using female presenters and crew who wear full Islamic veils is launched in Egypt.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt ex-MP guilty of indecency

Saturday, July 21st 2012, 15:51

A radical Islamist politician in Egypt is convicted in absentia of violating public decency after police found him fondling a woman in a car.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Former Egyptian spy chief dies

Thursday, July 19th 2012, 14:04
related countries: United States

Omar Suleiman, Egypt's former intelligence chief and a close ally of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, dies in hospital in the United States.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Faces of Egyptian mummies on show

Wednesday, July 18th 2012, 13:04

The faces of ancient Egyptians painted on to panels found on mummies go on show in Manchester.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Train derails in Egyptian capital

Tuesday, July 17th 2012, 17:57
related places: Cairo

A passenger train derails south of Egypt's capital, Cairo, reports say, with at least 15 people injured.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Revolution 'failing Egyptian women'

Tuesday, July 17th 2012, 9:09

How the promise of the revolution has failed Egypt's women
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Hillary appeals for patience in Egypt and Israel

Tuesday, July 17th 2012, 5:44
related countries: Israel

Hillary Clinton tries to calm Mid-East nerves after Egypt upheavals
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Clinton issues new Iran warning

Monday, July 16th 2012, 20:48
related countries: Israel, United States
related places: Jerusalem

The US will use all its powers to prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says on a visit to Israel.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Two US hostages released in Egypt

Monday, July 16th 2012, 18:05
related countries: United States
related places: Sinai

Two Americans are freed days after their abduction in Egypt's Sinai peninsula by a Bedouin demanding his uncle's release from jail.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Mubarak ordered back to prison

Monday, July 16th 2012, 14:48

Egypt's prosecutor orders that convicted former President Hosni Mubarak be moved back to prison, saying his health has improved.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Clinton meets Egypt army leader

Monday, July 16th 2012, 0:04
related countries: United States

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Egypt's army chief Mohamad Hussein Tantawi, and urges the protection of people's rights.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Deaths in Egypt building collapse

Sunday, July 15th 2012, 14:18
related places: Alexandria

Officials say at least 10 people died when a newly built block of flats collapsed in Egypt's second city, Alexandria, crushing three other buildings.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Apartment collapse in Alexandria

Sunday, July 15th 2012, 4:29
related places: Alexandria

A number of people are feared dead after an apartment block collapsed in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. At least 16 people have been pulled, injured, from the rubble.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Clinton urges Egypt civilian rule

Saturday, July 14th 2012, 23:10
related countries: United States
related places: Cairo

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls for "full transition" to civilian rule in Egypt after talks in Cairo with President Mohammed Mursi.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Clinton in key meeting in Egypt

Saturday, July 14th 2012, 17:46
related countries: United States

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Egypt's new leader Mohammed Mursi, and reaffirms US support for a "full transition to civilian rule".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Mursi seeks talks on Egypt crisis

Wednesday, July 11th 2012, 17:35

Egypt's president says he wants talks with judges and the military to find a way forward in a row over his attempts to reinstate parliament.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Hamas hopes for new dawn with Egypt's Mursi

Tuesday, July 10th 2012, 23:31

Gaza's Hamas rulers see new horizons with Egypt's Mursi
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Egypt political turmoil deepens

Tuesday, July 10th 2012, 22:41

Egypt remains locked in a power struggle between the new president and the military council - with a court ruling against the president's decision to reinstate parliament.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt court overturns Mursi order

Tuesday, July 10th 2012, 21:24

The highest court in Egypt overturns a decree by President Mohammed Mursi in which he recalled parliament in defiance of the ruling military council.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt parliament defies military

Tuesday, July 10th 2012, 11:35

Egypt's parliament convenes briefly, despite the ruling military council ordering it to be dissolved so the constitution can be upheld.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Egypt military 'warns' president

Tuesday, July 10th 2012, 2:11

Egypt military council has said the decision to dissolve the country's parliament must be upheld, after new President Mohammed Mursi ordered the assembly to reopen.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt court challenges president

Monday, July 9th 2012, 16:03

Egypt's highest court rejects President Mursi's order to reopen parliament, heightening tensions between the new leader and the military.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt president reinstates MPs

Sunday, July 8th 2012, 21:53

Egyptian leader Mohammed Mursi overturns an order dissolving parliament, in a move likely to anger military chiefs.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Syria opposition divided in Cairo

Wednesday, July 4th 2012, 18:44
related countries: Syria
related places: Cairo

Syrian opposition groups agree on a general plan for the way forward in the country at a meeting in Cairo that exposes their deep divisions.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Mursi faces challenge to bring Egypt's Copts on side

Sunday, July 1st 2012, 14:03

Egypt's Copts look to new president for sense of equality
Read the full article » | View on the map »

'My Egyptian military household'

Saturday, June 30th 2012, 19:54

Growing up in an Egyptian army household
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Mursi sworn in as Egypt's leader

Saturday, June 30th 2012, 16:27

Egypt's first freely elected, civilian president Mohammed Mursi is formally sworn in and saluted by the head of the powerful military.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Egypt's Mursi hails Tahrir crowds

Friday, June 29th 2012, 22:06
related places: Cairo

Egyptian President-elect Mohamed Mursi praises crowds in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the focal point of protests that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt's Mursi hails Tahrir crowds

Friday, June 29th 2012, 18:16
related places: Cairo

Egyptian President-Elect Mohamed Mursi swears a symbolic oath in an address to protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt jail terms over Israel deal

Thursday, June 28th 2012, 13:21
related countries: Israel

Egypt's former oil minister and a fugitive businessman are sentenced to 15 years each for a controversial deal which sold cheap gas to Israel.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt suing over 'fake interview'

Wednesday, June 27th 2012, 14:43
related countries: Iran
related places: Fars

The office of Egypt's president-elect is to take legal action against Iran's Fars news agency for allegedly fabricating an interview with him.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt suspends military arrests

Tuesday, June 26th 2012, 15:33

An Egyptian court suspends a government decision allowing military police to arrest civilians, judicial sources say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt's neighbours watch Mursi's rise

Tuesday, June 26th 2012, 8:08

What an Egyptian Islamist president means for the region
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Mursi to represent all of the people

Monday, June 25th 2012, 21:58

Egypt's president-elect, Mohammed Mursi, has moved into his new office in the presidential palace and begun work forming a government he says will represent all of the people.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Mursi builds Egyptian government

Monday, June 25th 2012, 16:49

Egypt's president-elect, Mohammed Mursi, moves into his new office at the presidential palace and begins work on forming a government.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

The challenges facing Egypt's new president

Monday, June 25th 2012, 15:36

Major issues facing Egypt's new President Mohammed Mursi
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: 'Mursi must have full powers'

Monday, June 25th 2012, 11:16
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Residents from Egypt, Yemen and Saudi Arabia express their views about Egypt's first democratically-elected president, Mohammed Mursi.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt's Mursi makes unity call

Monday, June 25th 2012, 4:07

The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi calls for national unity amid scenes of celebration following his victory in Egypt's presidential elections.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Daunting challenge for Egypt's new president

Sunday, June 24th 2012, 21:58

Daunting list of problems faces Egypt's new Islamist president
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Islamist wins Egyptian presidency

Sunday, June 24th 2012, 20:15

The Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Mursi is declared the winner of Egypt's presidential run-off, and promises to govern "for all Egyptians".
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Tense Egypt awaits poll result

Sunday, June 24th 2012, 13:39

Security is tightened as Egyptians wait to hear the result of a presidential election in which both candidates have claimed victory.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt army's vast business empire

Saturday, June 23rd 2012, 5:26

Egypt military's vast business empire - and classified finances
Read the full article » | View on the map »

VIDEO: Tahrir Square fills with protesters

Friday, June 22nd 2012, 21:09
related places: Cairo

Tens of thousands of protesters have filled Cairo's Tahrir Square to denounce a move by Egypt's ruling generals to seize sweeping powers.
Read the full article » | View on the map »

Egypt's future hangs in the balance

Friday, June 22nd 2012, 17:38

How political uncertainty has put Egypt on edge
Read the full article » | View on the map »