Thousands of Copts on Tuesday celebrated the Virgin Mary’s flight into Egypt and performed the “Renaissance” prayer on the last day of a two-week religious festival marking the holy family's stay in Egypt.

Christians in Egypt and Nigeria continue to suffer at the hands of Islamists.

Presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali said the president has no intention of granting the Shura Council legislative powers.

A reshuffle is expected at Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights

In the less than two months since Egypt's new Islamist president has been in office, there's been a mixed bag of information coming from Cairo.

Vice police have detected numerous instances of sexual harassment on the first two days of the Islamic Eid al-Fitr holiday at several public areas in Cairo, the state-run news agency MENA reported.

This is the first Eid celebrated by Egypt under a new regime that has managed to extend its power to all aspects of Egyptian life

Two sons of Gaber Abdel-Monem Ali, who goes by the name Gaber Gahlan, were arrested and then released, antiquities officials said.

They share a single goal: to topple the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. But the myriad rebel groups that have sprung up are riven by infighting about funding, weapons and even how to wage their war.

Flyers handed out by members of the Constitution Party during Eid El-Fitr prayers Sunday in Qena provoked mockery by members of the Muslim Brotherhood who accused the party of "mixing religion with politics."

The Facebook page of the group calling for "a second revolution on 24August to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood

There are disturbing reports coming out of Egypt that hardline Muslim Brotherhood supporters are crucifying opponents of President Mohammed Morsi, creating a panic within religious minority communities.

Sabry Khalaf, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood Shura Council, said that President Mohamed Morsy’s planned visit to Iran would be an excellent step on the road to the normalization

More than 100 officers from Berlin’s police force were put on alert for an anti-Islam march by the extreme-right group Pro Deutschland.

Eid al-Fitr sermons and messages were not only festive this year, but carried heavy political implications.

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Sunday renewed its pledge to cooperate with Egypt to restore order along the border between Gaza and the lawless Sinai Peninsula.

13 Coptic civil society and political activist groups decided to band together and create a coordinating body unattached to the church.

For a country with many societal divides, sports – particularly football – can strengthen social cohesion and national identity.

"The religion Islam prohibits bloodshed and making damages to their properties and honour."

Egyptian talk show host Tawfiq Okasha will face trial on September 1 on charges of calling for the murder of President Mohamed Morsi

Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula warned the Egyptian military on Wednesday against cracking down on jihadis