Around 400 workers from the Egyptian Tanta Flax and Oils Company staged an open-ended sit-in Monday in front of the Egyptian Council of Ministers' Cairo headquarters amid a heavy security presence.

Prosecutors in the southern Egyptian governorate of Beni Sueif have ordered a police sergeant to stand trial for torturing a street vendor and extracting from him a false confession that he had stolen an apartment flat.

Egypt will build its first nuclear power plant in the Mediterranean coastal town of El-Dabaa, reviving Egypt's civilian

In yet another crackdown,Egyptian Police Monday detained more than a dozen members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood in different parts of the nation, according to sources inside the group.

Egypt's earnings from tourism dipped to $10.8 billion in 2009, the tourism minister said Monday, down from almost $11 billion a year ago but not as sharp a fall as analysts had expected.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak held on Saturday talks with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on means of reviving the Middle East peace process.

CAIRO, Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul- Gheit urged Israel to stop its "hostile" remarks about a possible war in the Middle East.

A top Egyptian cleric has issued a fatwa banning the use of Facebook, alleging that the social networking site encouraged adultery.

EGYPT is to host a reconstruction conference for the war-torn Darfur region of western Sudan on March 21, senior official at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Saturday.

Egyptian security forces have seized a book that apparently criticizes the Libyan regime, and have arrested its publisher, media reports said on Friday.

Egypt Tuesday welcomed statements by Hamas leaders that they were ready to seal a unity deal with the rival Fatah faction but said Cairo's blueprint for Palestinian reconciliation was not up for negotiation.

The Egyptian government said on Monday that it is hopeful 2010 will return Egypt’s economy to pre-financial crisis levels.

The People's Assembly (the Lower House of Egypt's Parliament) approved Monday an Antiquities Bill after a heated controversy that ended up with chief archaeologist bowing to the law.

The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak congratulated the team on their latest title and "their manly performance"

CAIRO - Egypt will soon reveal the results of DNA tests made on the world's most famous ancient king, the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun, to

The Egyptian security official reported on Sunday that some 25 Egyptians arrested in November are being questioned by prosecutors for allegedly planning terrorist attacks

LUANDA - Substitute Mohamed Nagui struck five minutes from time for Egypt who became the first team to win the African Nations

A member of the Egyptian People’s Assembly from Alexandria deputy Fawwaz Abdel Halim Shahin called Egypt's government for more helath care in Alexandria

The Italian participation in the Cairo International Book Fair this year is strong, aiming to interest as many visitors as possible to the 42nd session of the popular event

The Egyptian Trade Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid reported Wednesday that world trade talks are unlikely to be completed this year because the economic slowdown has raised Western fears about the impact of trade liberalization

Head of Egyptian antiquities department Zahi Hawass promotes Egypt’s cultural treasures with a showman’s skills and an entrepreneur’s instincts, according to Bloomberg