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Liverpool’s Salah is the idol of his Egyptian village
Further enhancing his status as a national hero, Mohamed Salah played a key role in leading Egypt to the World Cup finals in Russia later this year
State of emergency in Egypt after Islamic State church bombings kill 44
The attacks in the Nile Delta cities of Tanta and Alexandria followed a Cairo church bombing in December.
Egypt’s PM calls Muslim Brotherhood ‘terrorist’ group
After a car bomb killed 14 people in Mansoura, Egypt’s prime minister has labelled the Islamist party, the Muslim Brotherhood, a terrorist group.
Protests called as Egypt’s draft constitution rushed through
An Egyptian panel boycotted by Christians and liberals on Friday adopted a draft constitution with an Islamist bent that activists are unhappy with.
Arab League meets to extend mission in Syria
The Arab League has met for talks to extend its observer mission to Syria, with Riyadh ‘pulling its observers’ as Damascus has not kept its promises.
Egypt court orders release of jailed blogger Alaa
Egypt’s judiciary has decided to free blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has spent the past two months in custody for inciting violence.
Egypt sectarian deaths slammed amid civil war fear
Egyptian media on Monday accused "anti-revolutionaries" of trying to trigger sectarian conflict.
Sectarian clashes in Egypt leave 13 dead
Sectarian clashes killed at least 13 people in Cairo on Wednesday as old regime diehards attacked pro-democracy protesters.
Egypt opposition hopes for Tunisia-style protests
Egyptian opposition groups have launched a nationwide call for protests on Tuesday, in the hope that Tunisia’s popular uprising will embolden crowds.
Iraq launches Baghdad security crackdown
Iraq clamped a raft of draconian new security rules on its war-torn capital on Wednesday amid mystery over the whereabouts of radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whom United States…
Key Saddam lawyers boycott trial
The last phase of the turbulent trial of Saddam Hussein on charges of crimes against humanity resumed on Monday with a boycott by the deposed Iraqi leader and key members of the…
Deadly street battles prompt daytime Baghdad curfew
A daytime gun battle in the capital between Sunni insurgents and Shi’ite militiamen prompted the Iraqi government to tighten the Baghdad curfew on Friday as 22 people died in two…
Egyptian ferry sinks in Red Sea
Many people were feared dead on Friday when an Egyptian ferry with about 1Â 400 on board, including many Muslim pilgrims, sank in the Red Sea during a crossing from Saudi Arabia…
Egypt Islamists ready to contact Washington
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, which control one in five parliamentary seats after spectacular gains in recent polls, says it is ready to break a long-standing taboo and engage in…
Islamists cry foul over Egypt vote
Egypt’s opposition Muslim Brotherhood cried foul on Friday after a slump in its performance in the latest round of parliamentary polls, which were marred by violence and…