Terrorists attack military checkpoints in Egypt's North Sinai; 26 soldiers killed or injured
The military said it killed 40 terrorists as it clashed with militants in the North Sinai city of Rafah bordering the Palestinian Gaza Strip.
Jul 07, 2017, 16:32 PM IST
Egyptian police said to detain Chinese Uighurs in wide sweep
Egyptian police have detained scores of Uighur students, including 20 from Cairo's Al-Azhar University who were stopped in the city of Alexandria on their way out of the country late on Wednesday and told they would be deported to China, said Abduweli Ayup, a Uighur activist in Turkey.
Jul 07, 2017, 13:48 PM IST
Egypt's parliament approves three-month further emergency state
A similar suicide bombing at a Cairo church in December 2016 killed at least 28 worshippers.
Jul 05, 2017, 09:17 AM IST
Saudi Arabia to discuss Qatar crisis with allies
Qatar`s gas riches have transformed it in recent years into one of the world`s wealthiest countries, a major international investor and a regional player that will host the 2022 football World Cup.
Jul 05, 2017, 09:09 AM IST
Egyptian parliament approves extending state of emergency for three months
Egypt's parliament has approved a presidential decision to extend the state of emergency nationwide for another three months.
Jul 04, 2017, 23:36 PM IST
India to open cultural centre in Israel
Such an announcement would "fulfill a long time dream of the Indian community here", said Noah Massil.
Jul 03, 2017, 22:31 PM IST
Militant video purports to show westerners held in Mali
President Emmanuel Macron said France and its African partners must work together to wipe out Islamist militants, at the opening of the summit in Mali's capital Bamako.
Jul 02, 2017, 20:27 PM IST
Egypt census workers detect another baby boom
Family planning efforts have lapsed over the past decade, particularly during the chaotic years following the 2011 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
Jun 22, 2017, 14:19 PM IST
Egypt's constitutional court temporarily halts all verdicts on islands transfer deal: State Media
The ruling came a week after Egypt's parliament backed plans to hand over two uninhabited Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia under an accord that has attracted widespread public criticism.
Jun 21, 2017, 15:43 PM IST
Egypt gears up to celebrate Yoga Day
Egypt is gearing up to celebrate the third International Day of Yoga with several events lined up across the country to mark the day.
Jun 19, 2017, 14:22 PM IST
31 Egyptians get death sentence for killing top prosecutor
The ruling is set to be sent to the Egyptian Mufti, an Islamic scholar and legal expert, although his opinion is non-binding.
Jun 17, 2017, 18:19 PM IST
Egyptian court recommends death penalty for 31 over assassination of prosecutor
Public Prosecutor Hisham Barakat was killed in a car bomb attack on his convoy in Cairo, an operation for which Egypt blamed the Muslim Brotherhood and Gaza-based Hamas militants.
Jun 17, 2017, 15:16 PM IST
Egypt parliament committee passes Saudi islands deal
Courts had struck down the agreement, signed in April 2016, but a year later another court upheld it.
Jun 13, 2017, 20:28 PM IST
How the 1967 Arab-Israeli war began
The Arab-Israeli Six-Day War erupted early on Monday, June 5, 1967, a morning that saw heavy Israeli bombing of Egyptian air bases near Cairo and in the Suez desert.
May 31, 2017, 09:42 AM IST
Egypt to press ahead with air strikes after Christians attacked
The strikes targeted Majlis Mujahideen Derna and Abu Salim Brigade, two local Libyan groups allied with al Qaeda.
May 30, 2017, 09:26 AM IST
Gunmen kill 23 Christians on road to monastery in Egypt: Official
Gunmen killed 23 Coptic Christians and wounded 25 others on Friday as they were driving to a monastery in Minya province, south of Cairo, the provincial governor.
May 26, 2017, 19:07 PM IST
Egyptian artist hopes for record with 700-metre Koran
Saad Mohammed, who has hand-painted Islamic motifs on the walls and ceilings of his home in the town of Belqina, has reproduced the Muslim holy book on a paper scroll 700 metres long.
Egypt says second church suicide bomber identified
Egypt's interior ministry said on Thrusday it had identified the bomber who targeted a Palm Sunday service at a Coptic Christian church in the northern city of Tanta, killing 28 people.
Apr 14, 2017, 00:06 AM IST
Islamic State claims explosion near Afghan presidential palace
Islamic State was responsible for an explosion on Wednesday near the Afghan Presidential Palace in Kabul, the group said via its Amaq news agency.
Apr 12, 2017, 18:37 PM IST
Palm Sunday bombings of Egyptian Coptic churches kill 44
At least 44 people were killed in Egypt in bomb attacks at the cathedral of the Coptic Pope and another church on Palm Sunday.
Apr 10, 2017, 08:52 AM IST
