An Egyptian misdemeanors court sentenced six leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood to 15 years in jail in absentia, and three years to six other members who were present in court on Wednesday for inciting murder of policemen, Aswat Masriya reported.

Egypt's state media regulator has warned the broadcaster of a controversial show discussing Islam that it should revise the show's content, its head told Ahram Online on Monday.

A total of 525 Egyptians have fled Yemen since the Saudi-led coalition started airstrikes on 25 March, according to a Monday statement by the Egyptian foreign ministry.

An Egyptian prosecutor has referred nearly 190 members of the Muslim Brotherhood to a military court over charges of storming a police station nearly two years ago.

The Ministry of Religious Endowments said it will put schools allegedly belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood under scrutiny, and will change their current management.

Ryan Mauro of the Clarion Project claims his organization has uncovered evidence that former President George W. Bush was scheduled to meet with “Islamists linked to the Muslim Brotherhood” on 9/11. Because of the devastating attacks of the day, the meetings didn’t happen.

A conscript and three civilians were injured in an armed attack outside Rafael Angel Church in Alexandria Sunday, Youm7 reported.

Islamist militants and fighters loyal to the Syrian government have made a rare prisoner swap, with insurgents releasing 25 women and children in exchange for one of their commanders, a monitoring group said on Monday.

Egypt's ministry of interior announced killing the founder of Ajnad Misr militant group on Sunday after identifying his location in an apartment in a Giza suburb.

Islamist militants hit Egypt's two largest cities on Sunday with a bombing in Cairo and an attack on a church in Alexandria, leaving one policeman dead and seven people wounded, security sources said.

Egyptian authorities have arrested the sons of Hamza Zawbaa, a leader of the now blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood, an interior ministry source said, amid a continuing crackdown on Islamists.

As Egyptian Christians celebrate Palm Sunday, weavers from Upper Egypt head to the capital to sell their art pieces and join the celebrations

The General Authority for Investment (GAFI) has given a grace period of 15 days to privately-owned channel Al Kahera Wal Nasr to shut down its controversial show “With Islam,” sources at GAFI told Youm7 Sunday.

1,233 Egyptian Christians departed from Cairo on Friday, heading to Jerusalem for the upcoming Easter celebrations, an anonymous airport source said, quoted by MENA new agency.

Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros is scheduled to visit the Monastery of Saint Bishoy in Wadi el-Natrun to mark Palm Sunday, Youm7 reported.

Hundreds of Egyptian Copts departed Cairo airport Friday heading to Jerusalem ahead of Coptic Easter celebrations, Youm7 reported.

The attack on five army checkpoints along the Arish-Rafah road in North Sinai has left 22 dead, including 18 soldiers and four civilians, a medical source in North Sinai said Thursday in an update to the numbers declared hours earlier.

Three men were killed while allegedly manufacturing explosive devices inside a house in a Delta village in Sharqia Wednesday evening, Youm7 reported.

Militants from the Islamic State group seized most of a vast camp for Palestinian refugees on the outskirts of Damascus from other insurgents on Wednesday in a bid to capture a major foothold close to President Bashar al-Assad’s seat of power.