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Russian Influence Operations Extend Into Egypt
Russia's efforts to sow discord, discontent and chaos extend far beyond the U.S., including into leading media outlets in the Arab world.
Passenger on EgyptAir flight attacks crew and tries to storm cabin
Panic spread through an EgyptAir flight after an "agitated" passenger assaulted crew members and tried to storm the pilot's cabin.
Egypt free speech crackdown: Mother arrested after telling BBC 'police made my daughter disappear'
Egyptian Mona Mahmoud arrested after accusing police of torturing and disappearing daughter Zubeida in BBC report. Amnesty says arrest is latest in Egypt's free speech crackdown.
Egypt singer Sherine jailed for joke about insanitary River Nile
Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab sentenced to six months in prison after joking about parasites in River Nile.
New Egyptian dinosaur fossil reveals link between Africa and Europe – here's all you need to know
Palaeontologists consider this find as the "Holy Grail" of discoveries, since dinosaur fossils from the end of the Age of Dinosaurs are hard to find in Africa.
Briton Laura Plummer stuck in Egyptian jail amid reports pardon has been withdrawn
Jailed Brit Laura Plummer remains in Egyptian jail following reports that her presidential pardon has been withdrawn.
Briton jailed in Egypt Laura Plummer to be freed in two days after presidential pardon
Jailed Briton Laura Plummer will be freed in the next two days after receiving a presidential pardon by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Egypt anti-gay raids: LGBT rights activists fear widespread brutal crackdown
LGBT campaigners accuse government of assault on gender rights to turn attention away from Egypt's serious financial problems.
Will Egypt's al-Sisi face any real challenge as he seeks second presidential term?
It comes as no surprise President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announces he seeks another four-year term.
Brit jailed in Egypt Laura Plummer uses sanitary towels as pillow in cramped, crowded cell
Laura Plummer's family told media that they worried about the Briton jailed in Egypt as she struggles with conditions inside the Cairo jail.
Police probe how Briton Laura Plummer jailed in Egypt obtained Tramadol tablets
UK police are investigating how British woman Laura Plummer, who has been jailed in Egypt, obtained the powerful painkiller Tramadol.
Mohamed Salah crowned African Player of the Year ahead of Sadio Mane and Aubameyang
Mohamed Salah was crowned CAF African Player of the Year less than a month after scooping the BBC African footballer of the year award.
Laura Plummer tells Egyptian prosecutors 'I didn't do anything wrong'
British tourist Laura Plummer told Egyptian prosecutors she 'didn't do anything wrong' moments after being arrested for bringing Tramadol tablets into Egypt.
Another Egyptian pop singer has been jailed for 'inciting debauchery' with her racy music video
Another Egyptian pop singer Leila Amer has been arrested for 'inciting debauchery' in racy music video.
Bitcoin fatwa? Top imam says cryptocurrency forbidden under Islam, compares it to gambling
Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam called for a Bitcoin ban, issuing an official fatwa against the cryptocurrency.
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah can be a success at Real Madrid, Egypt manager says
Egypt international Mohamed Salah is currently the second-highest scorer in the Premier League with 15 goals to his name.
Laura Plummer, jailed for drug smuggling in Egypt, will die in prison hell warns family
Tramadol, a powerful opiate painkiller, is illegal in Egypt but available on prescription in the UK. Plummer claimed the pills were for her Egyptian boyfriend who suffered back pain, and she was not aware they were illegal in Egypt.
Brit Laura Plummer weeps in Egyptian court over drug smuggling charge that carries death penalty
British tourist Laura Plummer wept in an Egyptian court on Christmas Day over a drug smuggling charge that could lead to a death penalty.
Turkish police seize more than 26,000 ancient artefacts in largest ever haul of stolen antiquities
The objects include a 3,000-year-old Mycenaean sword, a golden crown with an inscription of the ancient Greek sun god Helios and a bust of Alexander the Great.
These spectacular ancient texts were lost for centuries, and now they can be viewed online
The writings include previously unknown Greek mythological and medical works, classical scientific documents, and the oldest surviving copy of the gospels in Arabic.
Pop singer jailed in Egypt for eating banana 'in a suggestive manner'
Shyma's risque pop video in deeply conservative country lands her two-year jail sentence for inciting debauchery.
Briton accused of smuggling prescription drugs into Egypt stuck in cell for longer before case heard
Laura Plummer, a British woman arrested in Egypt for smuggling prescription drugs, may have to spend more time in jail before her case is properly heard.
Egyptian lawyer gets 3 years for saying it is 'national duty' to rape women who wear ripped jeans
Nabih al-Wahsh, a popular lawyer in Egypt, said women who wore revealing clothes were "inviting men to harass them".
Anal examinations are being used to persecute gay men in Egypt
Egypt sentences at least 13 gay men to 3 years in prison in worst crackdown against LGBT people in almost 2 decades. Crackdown started at Mashrou' Leila concert in Cairo.
Egypt Sufi mosque massacre: Entire families slaughtered by gunmen waving Isis flag
Gunmen were carrying Isis flag when they attacked al-Rawdah mosque in Egypt's North Sinai in country's bloodiest terror attack.
Tomb-raiding 95-year-old 'Indiana Joan' accused of looting A$1m worth of ancient artefacts
Australian authorities have said they will look into the case of Joan Howard who is thought to be in possession of A$1m worth of artefacts from the Middle East.
Isis blamed for Egypt mosque explosion that killed at least 235 and injured over 130
Bomb explosion at mosque in North Sinai Egypt kills at least 235 and injures 130. Islamist militants believed to be behind attack.
Ancient golden Egyptian mummy discovered in battered coffin
Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities said that although the coffin was in a bad condition, the mummy itself was well-preserved and featured decorations of sky god Khebr and Isis.
Man goes on epic 'bucket list' journey, declares himself king of land between Egypt and Sudan
Suyash Dixit, from India, travelled to the unclaimed area of Bir Tawil and planted seeds and his newly-made flag.He has christened the area the Kingdom of Dixit.
Egypt government could introduce 'the worst laws against LGBTIQ people in the world'
The unfurling of a rainbow flag at a rock concert sparked a harsh anti-LGBT crackdown in Egypt, and experts fear that the worst is yet to come