Egypt turnout 21.7 pc in first round run-off: Officials
The first round run-off in Egypt's parliamentary election produced a turnout of 21.7 per cent, officials announced today, reflecting disinterest in a vote held in the absence of any strong opposition.
Oct 31, 2015, 02:02 AM IST3 policemen, 4 civilians hurt as bomb goes off in Egypt
At least three policemen and four civilians were injured today when a roadside bomb went off in Egypt's restive North Sinai Governorate.
Oct 31, 2015, 01:52 AM ISTBrotherhood missing from ballots as Egypt readies to vote
One party - the banned Muslim Brotherhood - will be conspicuously absent from ballot papers when Egypt's voters head to the polls for long-delayed parliamentary elections today.
Oct 17, 2015, 13:44 PM ISTEgypt to release ousted president Mubarak's sons
An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the release of two sons of ousted president Hosni Mubarak after it was ruled that they had completed their three-year sentences on charges of embezzlement in the "presidential palaces case".
Oct 12, 2015, 20:03 PM ISTMilitant attack kills conscript, injures 2 in Giza
A conscript was killed and two security personnel were injured in a militant attack on a checkpoint in Giza's Badrashin area, officials said.
Sep 29, 2015, 07:59 AM ISTEgypt's president asks oil minister to form new cabinet after govt resigns
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday asked Oil Minister Sherif Ismail to form a new cabinet within one week after the government submitted its resignation, a statement from the presidency said.
Sep 12, 2015, 17:56 PM IST