Source close to Hamas says Mashaal told Gaza group in a meeting of senior officials in Cairo that he has no desire to remain its chief

The Muslim Brotherhood is a radical Islamist organization that has successfully penetrated both political parties

Muslims angered by cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammad should follow his example of enduring insults without retaliating

The Brotherhood’s calls last week for demonstrations against an anti-Islam YouTube video drew an unhappy phone call from President Obama

I want to protest against the protesters

Is a scrap of papyrus suggesting that Jesus had a wife authentic?

"My whole life has been turned upside down in every aspect," she added. "My family has been threatened."

Elections for the Coptic Orthodox Church’s 118th pope are under way at a time in which the role of the papacy is in turmoil. Some Copts have balked against the church as their political representative and for what many see as passive support for the former regime. Others contest the church’s control of their personal life, particularly in matters of divorce and remarriage.

Egyptian beach tourism is here to stay, the tourism minister in the Islamist-led administration said on Tuesday

A film meant to provoke did precisely that and senseless crowds intent on killing attacked Western embassies

Egypt is ready for any kind of regional cooperation.

Islamic militants in northern Sinai Peninsula accused the Egyptian military of "barbaric, inhumane" acts

Muslim leaders in Egypt have criticized the publication of caricatures about Prophet Muhammad

A court in southern Egypt has sentenced a Coptic Christian teacher to six years in prison

Egypt's crackdown on smuggling tunnels along its border with the Gaza Strip is making shortages ever tighter

Al-Qaida's branch in North Africa on Tuesday called for attacks on U.S. diplomats

Egypt's general prosecutor issued arrest warrants Tuesday for seven Egyptian Coptic Christians and a Florida-based American pastor

Quiet appeared to have returned to the streets of Cairo, Egypt on Monday after nearly a week of unrest

A lawyer, Ghoneim Farouq, filed a complaint accusing Salafist preacher Wagdi Ghoneim of offending President Mohamed Morsi.

Egypt's minority community fears it might lead to backlash sooner or later.

Coptic Christian leaders in the United States distanced themselves from an anti-Muslim film that has sparked protests