The Egyptian bourse registered gains for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, pushed up by news of Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris' offer to buy a 30 per cent stake in Italy's largest telecoms operator.

Secretary General of the Constitution Party Emad Abu Ghazi said that statements made by party founder Mohamed ElBaradei on Monday on former National Democratic Party members have been distorted and taken out of context.

The Cairo Doctors Syndicate issued a statement Tuesday saying that there are encouraging signs that doctors’ demands may soon be answered.

Egyptian security officials said Monday they arrested an escaped convict who was sentenced to life in prison for his role in bombings at tourist resorts

Several Egyptian political groups on Sunday sent a letter to Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil and International Monetary Fund (IMF) head Christine Lagarde rejecting ongoing negotiations for a proposed $4.5 billion loan.

The 35th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival to kick off on November 27 will celebrate African cinem

A Cairo court sentenced a man on Monday to a two-year prison term as well as a LE2,000 ($330) fine for sexually harassing a woman in an incident which occurred several months earlier

I took a long stroll through the cavernous Egyptian Museum, just off Tahrir Square, this month

Armed forces spokesperson Ahmed Ali announced Saturday that a highway will be named after Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi in appreciation of his efforts during the transitional period between the toppling Hosni Mubarak in the wake of the January 25 Revolution and the inauguration of President Mohamed Morsi on 30 June.

Egyptian police said on Sunday they had broken up a child trafficking ring that sold almost 300 babies for 570 dollars each or less

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has received the third tranche – worth $500 million – of a promised $2 billion deposit from Qatar

The rise of the Muslim Brotherhood to power in Egypt has brought with it a new group of female politicians who say they are determined to bring more women into leadership roles — and at the same time want to consecrate a deeply conservative Islamic vision for women in Egypt.

A committee from the Syndicate of Musicians forced the cancellation of Mohamed El Nahass's concert

Egyptian mobile firm Mobinil hopes to swing back into profit in 2013 after being badly hit by the political turmoil

Marking their 37th day of striking, a group of striking doctors organised a symbolic funeral for health in Egypt on Thursday afternoon

Egypt's top prosecutor ordered government ministries on Wednesday to enforce a ban on pornographic websites

The possible elimination of Article 68 of Egypt's draft constitution has raised an open-ended debate over Egypt’s commitment to, or the lack of, basic women’s rights

During Osama Farid’s formative years, he was a political prisoner, jailed as one of the founders and leaders of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood

The tomb of an ancient Egyptian princess has been discovered south of Cairo

A non-governmental organisation has declared that the number of Egyptian political detainees in Saudi Arabia is over 1,000

Reaction in the Middle East to Barack Obama's re-election has ranged from wariness to disappointment