CAIRO - Acriminal court in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria Saturday heard seven witnesses in the high-profile trial of two policemen involved in the death of an Egyptian activist as the hearing was marred by chaos.

The Armenian community of Egypt is facing a number of problems. “Armenians have lived in Egypt since the 11th century, their number reaching 5000 by now,” community representative Suren Bayramian said in Yerevan, when gifting historical maps and books to the National Library of Armenia.

The Armenian community of Egypt is facing a number of problems. “Armenians have lived in Egypt since the 11th century, their number reaching 5000 by now,” community representative Suren Bayramian said in Yerevan, when gifting historical maps and books to the National Library of Armenia.

CAIRO - Egypt's Higher Administrative Court Saturday upheld a ruling issued earlier by another court banning the security guards, posted by the Minister of the Interior, on the nation's public universities.

A Media Head of Egypt's National Democratic Party Ali El Din Hillal gave Thursday the strongest signal yet that Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, 82, would seek re-election next year, saying he was the party's candidate

CAIRO - Egypt aims to get its economy growing at levels seen before the global financial crisis by the fiscal year 2016/17 and expects the private sector to play a major role in the rebound, a minister said on Saturday.

CAIRO - Egypt's state-owned Nilesat has temporarily suspended 12 television channels for promoting religion hatred, violence and quack medicine, the information minister said on Tuesday.

CAIRO: The decision to allow Egyptians living abroad to vote in presidential elections in 2011 can only be judged when it’s implemented, opposition members said, adding that without a set of other reforms the decision would be meaningless.

CAIRO: Workers from the Information Centers for Local Development (ICLD) say that they will not end the sit-in they have begun at the Egyptian Federation of Trade Unions (EFTU) building in Cairo until EFTU head Hussein Megawer responds to their demands.

CAIRO: A few dozen journalists for the daily independent newspaper Al-Dostor gathered on Monday outside the Higher Press Council’s headquarters in downtown Cairo to protest against the procrastination of the new owner in meeting their demands.

CAIRO: As universities gear up for student union elections, students gathered on Monday outside Cairo’s Higher Education Ministry to protest police violence on campuses.

CAIRO: Last year, bread was added to the list of unattainable goods for Egyptian families, along with meat. Now, even vegetables are becoming a luxury that many cannot afford.

CAIRO: Ten opposition parties and groups from across the Egyptian political spectrum officially announced on Saturday boycotting the parliamentary elections in November, saying the regime left them with no other option.

CAIRO - The Chief of the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) slammed Monday what he termed as the unfair decisions of the Ghanaian referee Joseph Lamptey during Egypt’s Al-Ahly and Tunisia's Esperance match in the semi-final at the African Champions League (ACL) Sunday night.

Egypt's court postponed Sunday the trial of Wael al-Ibrashi, chief editor of independent weekly Sawt al-Umma, and Sammar al-Dawy, a reporter for the same paper, who are accused of "inciting public opinion against compliance with the law," in line with Article 177 of the Egyptian penal code to 19 December

CAIRO - Egypt's State-backed human rights watchdog Sunday lent support to

Egypt’s largest opposition Wafd Party and Muslim Brotherhood group announced that they will coordinate with each other during Egypt's upcoming legislative elections

CAIRO - The new owner of an independent newspaper, whose dissident editor-in-chief was sacked two weeks ago, said Saturday he would maintain the editorial policy of the paper and that he would consider appointing the part-time journalists.

Economic experts warn that, unless the Government intervenes to buoy up the weak purchasing power of the Egyptian pound in the domestic market, tragic social unrest could erupt.

Egypt's Association for Development and Human Rights launched a campaign in support of Egypt's president

Italian authorities have deported 50 Egyptian nationals back home from Italy, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday. The would-be immigrants were arrested last week for attempting to enter the country without legal travel documentation.