Egypt

Men pray in front of the coffin of military solider Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Ali, who was killed in battle, during his funeral service, in Qalyubia province, Egypt, May 8, 2022. At least 11 Egyptian troops, including an officer, were killed May 7, 2022 in a militant attack on a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal, the military said. (AP Photo/Sayed Hassan)

May 11, 2022, 10:00 pm

Egyptian army says five soldiers killed by jihadists in northern Sinai

Seven insurgents reportedly dead after attacking Egypt’s forces; attack comes days after IS struck a water pumping station in the peninsula

By AFP

Egyptian journalist Mohamed Salah talks on the phone in Cairo following his release from the police station in al-Abassya district, on April 24, 2022. (Mohamed EL-RAAI / AFP)

April 24, 2022, 10:06 pm

Egypt releases 41 political prisoners ahead of Eid, says negotiator

More detainees expected to be released ahead of next week’s holiday, but thousands more likely to remain locked up on charges like spreading ‘false news’

By AFP

Jordan's King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel-Fatteh el-Sissi and United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on April 24. 2022. (Royal Hashemite Court)

April 24, 2022, 9:55 pm

At Cairo summit, leaders of Jordan, Egypt, UAE discuss Jerusalem tensions

Following clashes on Temple Mount, leaders stress ‘readiness to exert all efforts to restore calm in Jerusalem’; call for renewed diplomatic efforts along two-state solution

By TOI staff

Israelis cross into Egypt through the Taba Border Crossing, in the southern Israeli city of Eilat, April 17, 2022. (Flash 90)

April 17, 2022, 7:34 pm

Exodus slowed: Huge Passover congestion at airport and crossings to Egypt, Jordan

Long lines reported at Aqaba border; Amman shuts down terminal without prior warning due to masses of people, stranding hundreds of Israelis

By TOI staff

Egyptian Coptic Christian priests pray during the Easter Eve service at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, April 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

April 9, 2022, 7:57 am

Coptic priest dies after he was stabbed on Egyptian seaside promenade

Prominent Sunni leader Sheikh Ahmad al-Tayyeb condemns attack, saying such acts ‘might instigate religious wars’; Copts believed to be among world’s oldest Christian communities

By AP

Burial plots at the historic Jewish cemetery in the Bassatine district in Cairo. (Courtesy)

April 7, 2022, 4:56 am

US senator presses for answers after Egypt seizes buried trove of Jewish documents

Gary Peters wants the Biden administration to pressure Cairo after government reportedly confiscates uncovered genizah of discarded papers before Jewish scholars can review them

By Ron Kampeas

From left: Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan take part in a joint news conference at the State Department in Washington, on October 13, 2021. (Andrew Harnik/Pool/AFP/via Getty Images)

March 26, 2022, 9:42 pm

Desert dialog: Blinken lands in Israel ahead of Negev Summit with Lapid, Arab FMs

Countries plan show of regional unity aimed at Iran; seeking informal atmosphere, top diplomats from UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, and likely Egypt will gather in Sde Boker

By Lazar Berman and TOI staff

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid chats with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Cairo, on December 9, 2021. (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)

March 26, 2022, 12:42 pm

Egyptian FM to join upcoming ‘historic’ Abraham Accords summit in Israel

Efforts also said underway to draw Jordanian top diplomat for gathering with foreign ministers from the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, US

By TOI staff and Jacob Magid

Jordan's King Abdullah II listens during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Amman, Jordan, on May 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

March 26, 2022, 8:18 am

Jordan king hosts UAE, Egypt, Iraq leaders for ‘brotherly meeting’ on region

Sit-down comes on day Israel announces ‘historic summit’ with UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, US; Israeli report says ‘efforts made’ to include Amman, Cairo in possible front against Iran

By Agencies and TOI staff

Egyptian female judge Radwa Helmi Ahmad sits on her first court hearing at the State Council in the capital Cairo, on March 5, 2022. (Samer ABDALLAH / AFP)

March 6, 2022, 7:02 pm

In first, female judge presides over hearing in Egyptian top court

Radwa Helmi, one of 98 women appointed to State Council last year, becomes the first to take a seat on its bench

By AFP

February 23, 2022, 6:20 pm

Egypt probes journalist for ridiculing story of Mohammed’s journey to Jerusalem

On TV show, Ibrahim Issa claimed Isra and Miraj, the mystical night journey of Prophet Mohammed from Mecca to Jerusalem, is a ‘completely delusional story’

By AFP

South Korean army K9 self-propelled howitzers move in Paju, near the border with North Korea, South Korea, on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)

February 1, 2022, 10:28 pm

Egypt inks $1.6 billion deal for South Korean howitzers

Agreement comes after South Korean president visits Cairo for first time in 16 years; Egypt is a major arms importer that has upgraded its military in recent years

By AP

In this image from the Free Ramy Shaath Facebook page, Ramy Shaath poses for a picture on January 2, 2015, in Cairo, Egypt. (Free Ramy Shaath Facebook page via AP, File)

January 28, 2022, 4:14 am

After being freed from jail, Palestinian activist denounces Egypt as ‘a big cell’

Ramy Shaath, son of a top PLO official, was a leading figure in 2011 Egypt uprising and director of local BDS chapter; was jailed on charges of aiding a ‘terrorist organization’

By Selim SAHEB ETTABA and Joris FIORITI

This picture taken on January 23, 2022, in Cairo shows a laptop displaying a scene from the Netflix-produced pan-Arab film 'Ashab wala Aaz' depicting Lebanese actors Adel Karam and Diamand Bou Abboud. (Khaled Desouki/AFP)

January 25, 2022, 9:56 am

Risque Netflix comedy-drama stirs outrage in Egypt, calls to ban streaming service

Lawsuits filed against government for allowing movie ‘Ashab wala Aaz’ — remake of Italian film ‘Perfect Strangers’ — to be aired

By AFP

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