The Shura Council (the Upper House of the Egyptian Parliament) Monday dismissed a remark made in a TV interview by former chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei. The remark was deemed offensive by MP Mohamed Khalifa.

Former Egypt's Ghad Party president Ayman Nour announced the start of the second stage of the "door knocking" campaign which aims to open up nominations for the presidency, according to Egypt's press

Former Chief of UN nuclear Mohamed ElBaradei said on Sunday that Egypt has stagnated under the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak while corruption has thrived, criticizing the Egyptian ruling system

Egyptian police report a makeshift bomb was hurled at Cairo's main downtown synagogue in the early hours of the morning, causing a brief fire but no injuries, security sources said Sunday.

CAIRO - It's something Egyptians rely on daily: the ''ambooba,'' the steel canister of government-subsidized cooking and heating gas, hooked to the stove or water heater in the cramped homes of nearly everyone in this country's large population of poor.

CAIRO - It's something Egyptians rely on daily: the ''ambooba,'' the steel canister of government-subsidized cooking and heating gas, hooked to the stove or water heater in the cramped homes of nearly everyone in this country's large population of poor.

Cairo - Tunisia won its 8 th African Cup of Nations after beating Egypt 24-21 t in the final game in Cairo on Saturday. Immediately after the Ivorian referee blew the final whistle, thousands of supporters of the

HAVING been at the centre of a massive controversy in Egypt over recent months, former United Nations nuclear chief Mohamed El-Baradei is contemplating his future after arriving back in Cairo on Friday to an exuberant welcome from supporters.

New York - Millions of Egyptian children continue to live in poverty, despite recent gains made for young people, particularly on the legislative front, a study commissioned by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) revealed Friday.

In a written address to the Muslim nation on Thursday, freshly-elected Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie talked about "trying times," recalling how the Prophet Mohamed had

Egypt came under review Wednesday for the first time at the United Nations Human Rights Council for its rights record.

Egyptian security detained two members of a protest group Wednesday after they spray-painted walls in Cairo to support a potential presidential challenger to Hosni Mubarak, members of the group told Reuters.

(CNN) -- The legendary Egyptian "boy king" Tutankhamun, commonly known as King Tut, died of conditions including malaria and complications from a leg fracture, according to a study

Hundreds of thousands of low-income Egyptians are being denied vital healthcare because of a financial dispute between the government and hospitals, a U.N. news agency reported on Monday

Egyptian airports, seaports and border crossings were Monday notified in writing of a decree banning a former minister of housing from travel and adding him to

An Egyptian steel official reported Monday that Egypt's steel imports from Turkey picked up strongly in the past two to three weeks after global prices fell although prices on the Egyptian market stayed firm

President Hosni Mubarak held talks Sunday with the US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mile Mullen, and the African Union's Darfur Committee members.

Egypt is set to produce its first fighter and drone "in cooperation with a foreign side", official MENA news agency reported Saturday

CAIRO, Looking extremely shabby, Abdel Moneim Abazeid, also known as Corombo, approached people sitting at the Green Cafe in the luxurious district of Maadi in southern Cairo.

The former Egypt U-20 playmaker was included in Ahli's squad for the first time this season and had a chance to make a dream first-team debut when he was introduced when his side were 1-0 down.

The international community should rally efforts to prod Israel into halting its non-stop settlement activities in the West Bank, especially East Jerusalem, which threaten ongoing peace efforts, Egypt's People's Assembly Speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour said Friday.