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The Islamic republic has been battling the Middle East's deadliest outbreak of Covid-19 since late February.
Cairo's bellicose rhetoric has raised fears of a wider regional conflict.
Egypt executes 7 over killing of policeman in 2013
Seven people have been executed by Egyptian authorities for their alleged involvement in the killing of a police officer in 2014, officials confirmed.
IS occupies four villages in Egypt's Sinai
Wilayat Sinai, Egypt's Islamic State group affiliate, has occupied four villages in the north of the Sinai peninsula for ...
Egypt is targeting 'evil people' instead of fighting Covid-19
Comment: Sisi is using propaganda tinged with patriotism and tailor-made emergency legislation to target people who dare to speak out against ...
Militants kill three civilians for ‘cooperating with Egyptian military’
Tribal sources have reported that Islamic State affiliated militants have attacked a village in northeastern Sinai and killed three civilians for cooperating with Egyptian security forces.
The final demise of free expression in Egypt's media
Egypt has censored all independent reporting on sensitive political topics, with journalists and social media users only allowed to communicate ...
Egypt eases restrictions despite surge in Covid-19 infections
Egypt has lifted restrictions put in place to combat the coronavirus pandemic, despite a rise in infections.
Egypt executes Libyan militant for deadly police attack
Egypt executed a Libyan militant who was convicted for an attack that killed 16 Egyptian policemen.
Sisi has no business drawing 'red lines' in Libya
Comment: Egypt's undemocratic aims and interference in Libya are unwelcome, writes Ahmed Sewehli.
An Egyptian-Turkish war in Libya?
Comment: Recent geopolitical and on-the-ground developments have ignited concerns over the prospect of an Egyptian-Turkish military ...
Egypt to reopen airports, resume beach tourism
Egypt will reopen its airports on July 1 and begin welcoming to beach resorts tourists kept away by the coronavirus pandemic, the government ...
Egypt to open tourist destinations less hit-hard by virus
The decision comes even as the pandemic surges in the densely populated capital of Cairo and other major cities, where many people say they ...
Egypt's Sinai threatened with humanitarian catastrophe as coronavirus spreads
A number of healthcare workers in the restive Sinai Peninsula have called on the Egyptian government to provide more medical equipment.
Egypt returned deceased British diver's body 'with heart missing'
British pathologists have been told it could take up to four years for Egypt to release a detailed coroner's report.
The Middle East at war with coronavirus
In today's roundup: Impending health crisis in the Sinai, outbreaks in UAE jails, Egypt opens gyms but prolongs curfew, Emirates lays off thousands more staff, and Iran's second wave climbs.
Egyptian soldiers killed and injured in IS Sinai attack
An unspecified number of Egyptian soldiers and IS-affiliated militants have been killed and injured in clashes close to the border city of Rafah.
Egypt says 19 suspected militants killed in restive Sinai
Egypt's military said it killed 19 suspected militants with precision airstrikes in the Sinai peninsula.
Egypt's relentless war on journalism persists amid pandemic
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's regime has ramped up its brutal campaign against freedom of expression in the media, punishing anyone challenging the ...
Eighth death from medical negligence reported in Egypt's prisons
An eighth person has died this month in Egypt's prisons of alleged medical negligence.
Egypt pardons former policeman jailed for pop singer murder
Thousands of prisoners were released from prisons in Egypt on Saturday, including a former policeman jailed over killing a Lebanese pop diva ...
Egypt kills 21 Sinai jihadists planning 'Eid attacks'
Egyptian authorities confirmed the killing of 21 militants in the Sinai peninsula who were allegedly planning Eid al-Fitr attacks.
Ethiopia ‘deploys missiles’ as Nile dispute with Egypt escalates
Ethiopia says it plans to fill a dam on the Nile without consulting Egypt, amid reports that Addis Ababa deployed missiles to defend the dam.
Coronavirus contemplations: Part II
Comment: In this three-part series, Dr Azmi Bishara takes a deep dive look at how citizens and states have responded to an unprecedented ...
At least 18 suspected militants were killed in North Sinai, authorities said on Sunday.
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