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Ethiopia and Egypt have agreed to hold further talks on the impact of an Ethiopian dam to quell tensions between the two countries, the foreign ministers of both nations say.
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Egyptian tourism workers and residents of the city of Luxor are voicing anger after an Islamist linked to a former Islamic militant group was appointed governor of their province.
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A Cairo court sentenced an Egyptian Muslim preacher to 11 years in jail for blasphemy for burning a Bible during a protest last year.
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Egypt, Ethiopia and Ivory Coast have become the first African countries to reach the play-offs of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
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Friday, 14 June 2013
14 June 2013, 10:34
A plan by Egypt's Islamist-led government to develop the land along the Suez Canal faces fierce opposition in districts that have been flashpoints for violence before.
14 June 2013, 13:11
Ethiopia's parliament has unanimously ratified a treaty, which strips Egypt of its right to the lion's share of the Nile River waters.
Thursday, 13 June 2013
13 June 2013, 11:04
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr is expected to travel to Addis Ababa for talks on a giant dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile.
13 June 2013, 17:48
Cairo's Dominican Institute for Oriental Studies is an oasis of research, aimed at fostering Islamic-Christian ties in a country riven with political and religious tension.
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
12 June 2013, 17:30
The AU has urged Egypt and Ethiopia to come together for talks to solve a bitter dispute over the sharing of Nile river waters, the AU chief says.
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
11 June 2013, 07:30
Egypt's PM says Ethiopian Nile dam 'act of defiance', vows Egypt will not cede a drop of water.
11 June 2013, 08:55
Egypt's president has warned that "all options are open" in dealing with Ethiopia's efforts to build a dam that threatens to leave Nile-dependent Egypt with a dangerous water shortage.
Monday, 10 June 2013
10 June 2013, 09:37
Egypt's foreign minister says that he will go to Addis Ababa to discuss a giant dam that Ethiopia has begun building in defiance of Cairo's objections.
Friday, 07 June 2013
07 June 2013, 11:03
With few games remaining in the African qualifiers for the 2014 Fifa World Cup Brazil™, several favourites are in danger of missing out on a ticket.
07 June 2013, 15:09
Egypt's embattled president is dismissing opposition calls for early presidential elections in a show of confidence ahead of his first anniversary in office.
Thursday, 06 June 2013
06 June 2013, 11:11
Egypt will demand Ethiopia stop building a dam on one of the main tributaries of the Nile, a senior government aid says.
Wednesday, 05 June 2013
05 June 2013, 07:42
An aide to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has apologised after she failed to inform politicians holding talks with the president that they were live on air, showing them cook up plans to sabotage a dam in Ethiopia.
05 June 2013, 10:56
US Secretary of State John Kerry has voiced concern about the sentences handed down by a Cairo court on 43 Egyptians and foreign NGO workers.
Tuesday, 04 June 2013
04 June 2013, 07:25
Israel has reached an agreement to send thousands of African migrants to an unidentified country, according to court document obtained.
04 June 2013, 09:24
President Mohammed Morsi warned that Egypt would not allow its share of the Nile to be diminished by "one drop" after Ethiopia began dam project.
04 June 2013, 15:09
An Egyptian court has convicted 43 non-profit workers including at least 16 Americans of involvement in illegal activity in the country.
Monday, 03 June 2013
03 June 2013, 09:17
Egypt's highest court has ruled that the Islamist-dominated legislature has been elected illegally, dealing a serious blow to the Islamists.
Friday, 31 May 2013
31 May 2013, 13:03
Ethiopian authorities have detained a reporter covering evictions near the construction of a hydroelectric dam that is amid tensions with Egypt.
Thursday, 30 May 2013
30 May 2013, 17:58
Some 500 foreign tourists were stranded in Upper Egypt's Aswan, as local farmers blocked the road in protest of meager irrigation water.
Monday, 27 May 2013
27 May 2013, 08:16
Egyptian Islamists and former members of the nation's military have voiced concern about the potential pitfalls stemming from a decision to allow members of the armed forces and police to vote in the nation's elections.
Friday, 24 May 2013
24 May 2013, 11:38
Egypt’s cash-strapped Islamist government is making amends with businessmen who offer to pay their way back into the fold.
Thursday, 23 May 2013
23 May 2013, 07:19
An Egyptian court has sentenced four men to death by hanging for the 2011 killing of a Coptic Christian priest in his apartment in the southern city of Assiut.
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
22 May 2013, 11:07
Kidnappers released three Egyptian policemen and four soldiers captured last week in the Sinai peninsula, the army said.
22 May 2013, 15:46
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has appealed to the opposition for unity, in the face of criticism he is failing the revolution that brought him to power.
Monday, 20 May 2013
20 May 2013, 09:50
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi has ruled out negotiating with the kidnappers of three policemen and four soldiers.
20 May 2013, 13:06
Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt’s security forces kidnapped by militants last week have appeared in an online video and urged the government to secure their release.
20 May 2013, 14:30
An Egyptian police camp has come under fire with heavy weapons in the Sinai, a security official says.
Friday, 17 May 2013
17 May 2013, 13:02
Egyptian policemen have blocked the crossing into the Gaza Strip to protest against the kidnapping of Egyptian security forces in the Sinai, witnesses and sources say.
Thursday, 16 May 2013
16 May 2013, 07:31
Egypt's top judicial council has suspended talks with President Mohammed Morsi after a renewed push on a controversial bill that would remove thousands of senior judges.
16 May 2013, 10:38
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped three Egyptian policemen and four soldiers in the Sinai peninsula, security officials say.
Monday, 13 May 2013
13 May 2013, 08:24
A lawyer representing Hosni Mubarak has denied that his client spoke to a newspaper, describing as fabrication reports that he said it was too early to judge Mohammed Morsi’s performance as president.
Friday, 10 May 2013
10 May 2013, 15:01
Shares of Egypt-focused gold miner Centamin Plc have fallen after the company said an advisory body had made unfavourable recommendations to the court.
Thursday, 09 May 2013
09 May 2013, 15:22
An Egyptian security official says an American national has been attacked and stabbed outside the US embassy in Cairo.
Monday, 06 May 2013
06 May 2013, 08:38
Egypt is open to visitors who drink alcohol and wear bikinis as it sets out to boost tourism numbers, says Minister Hisham Zaazou.
06 May 2013, 09:21
Egyptian police officials say five men in a pick-up truck fired birdshot at the prime minister’s convoy during a traffic argument, not knowing he was inside.
Wednesday, 01 May 2013
01 May 2013, 13:27
A prominent Egyptian campaigner was detained over accusations of insulting President Mohamed Morsi, state media reported.
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
30 April 2013, 10:23
Egypt has walked out of a round of global nuclear talks in protest, saying other nations are not acting quickly enough to establish the Middle East as a zone free of nuclear weapons.
Friday, 26 April 2013
26 April 2013, 13:46
Egypt's president and members of his government have turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin and asked for a sizable loan, according to Putin aide.
Thursday, 25 April 2013
25 April 2013, 10:49
Egypt's parliament is pushing ahead with a controversial judicial law despite an uproar in parliament.
25 April 2013, 11:16
Hagel says Israel did not tell him of its intelligence assessment that Syria used chemical weapons.
25 April 2013, 18:03
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel has underscored Washington’s military commitment to Egypt and pledged American support as Egyptian forces evolve.
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
24 April 2013, 09:24
US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel is set to travel to Egypt as part of a Middle East tour designed to bolster America's alliances.
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
23 April 2013, 11:13
Russia will help Egypt develop its nuclear power programme, an official says, signalling that the Islamist-led state will press ahead with its quest for atomic energy.
23 April 2013, 18:02
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has pledged to respect the independence of the judiciary amid an outcry over plans by his Islamist allies to purge thousands of judges.
Monday, 22 April 2013
22 April 2013, 07:41
Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi says he will "soon" announce a cabinet reshuffle, but it is unlikely to meet opposition demands for an overhaul of the government.