Hosni Mubarak

The UN on Friday condemned Egypt over the recent arrests of prominent activists and demanded that Cairo probe allegations that they were tortured by the security services while in custody.

CAIRO — Egypt on Saturday opened two of its oldest pyramids, located about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south of the capital Cairo, to visitors for the first time since 1965.

The Muslim Brotherhood on Monday accused the Egyptian government of “assassinating” former President Mohamed Morsi by detaining him in inhumane conditions and denying him health care.

Lara Logan poked the mainstream media beehive last week in a no-holds-barred interview where she bluntly accused many reporters of becoming “political activists” and even “propagandists” for the Left.

A roadside bomb hidden inside a wall near the pyramids of Giza in Egypt detonated as a bus full of Vietnamese tourists was passing by on Friday. Two of the tourists were killed and 12 other people were injured, including the Egyptian bus driver and a tour employee.

LONDON — Experts are testing food, water and air conditioning systems at an Egyptian resort hotel where a British couple died under mysterious circumstances, the chief executive of travel company Thomas Cook said.

CAIRO, Egypt — The two sons of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak were arrested on Saturday for alleged stock manipulation, a judicial source said.

If Sisi succeeds, the Islamic world will never be the same. And the world will be safer. If Sisi fails, then barring an unforeseen miracle, Egypt, with its 90 million people, will fall apart.

With Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the cusp of winning a second term in this month’s election, what’s left of the opposition is reduced to praying he will step aside in four years.

TEL AVIV — Egyptian activists have taken to social media to spread the hashtag “#you_cant_run_for_president_because,” mocking the upcoming elections they claim are being controlled by the military and people under incumbent President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi.

CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptian leader Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Wednesday formally submitted his candidacy for presidential elections in March that he looks certain to dominate as a string of potential challengers have dropped out.

Ali Abdelaziz sees children as a “gift from God”, so much so that he has 10 of his own, even as Egypt’s government struggles to stem a “catastrophic” population boom.

In movie theatres, concert halls or out on the streets, culture in Egypt is faced with increasing curbs as the government of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expands censorship, critics say.

EL-ARISH, Egypt — In a brazen attack, about a dozen Islamic militants robbed a local bank and traded fire with security forces guarding an unused church in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Monday, killing seven people, including three civilians, officials said.

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The uncertain legal status of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak appears decisively resolved as he reportedly left a Cairo military hospital and returned home as a free man on Friday morning.

On Monday, a Cairo prosecutor ordered the release of former President Hosni Mubarak, who has been imprisoned since he was deposed in 2011. His lawyer said he expected Mubarak to depart Maadi Military Hospital later this week.

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Some Israeli citizens traveling in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula were undeterred by an urgent warning issued by their government on Tuesday that called on them to return home, Israel’s Channel 2 reported.

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A top Egyptian cleric has called on his followers not to rejoice at the widespread forest fires that have plagued Israel for the past week.

Riot police and armored vehicles filled the otherwise empty streets of central Cairo early on Friday as security forces built up a heavy presence in anticipation of popular protests over deteriorating economic conditions.

Contents: Egypt, in economic crisis, sharply devalues currency in order to get an IMF loan; Egypt’s government says that ‘the luxury of delay is not available’

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet with both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton while the United Nations General Assembly is in session.

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Egypt’s Attorney-General has ordered an inquiry into two prominent politicians suspected of spying for Hezbollah.

An Egyptian court on Tuesday quashed a government decision to hand over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, judicial sources said, overruling a deal that had sparked public outrage.

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