The Doctors Syndicate plans to begin a partial strike on Monday in around 540 state-run hospitals nationwide. In a Saturday meeting, the general syndicate board authorized its local branches in governorates around the country, as well as heads of hospitals and health centers, to take any necessary measures if striking doctors are assaulted.

Egyptian television presenter Tawfiq Okasha was arrested on Sunday after being slapped with five different sentences, four of which involved embezzlement charges.

Egypt's new president assigned himself the heavyweight's role in the Middle East

Egypt opposes foreign military intervention to stop the civil war in Syria

The Palestinian government in the Gaza Strip has called on the Egyptian authorities to provide greater support

Egypt's largest dairy producer, Dina Farms, was able to secure LE92 million ($15.3 million) in funding

In a rare exercise of its anti-blasphemy laws, an Egyptian court has decided to put on trial a radical Muslim blogger who tore pages of the New Testament Bible

Egypt's new President Mohammed Morsi debuts at the United Nations

Egyptian police have seized a 15 tonne truckload of marijuana, the biggest drug haul in the country's history

The founder of the Constitution Party, Mohamed ElBaradei, met yesterday [Tuesday] evening with the head of the Egyptian Nation Alliance

A Coptic Christian on Wednesday showed up at an Egyptian court in the first hearing of his trial to face charges of blasphemy

A spokesman for Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi said Wednesday that there is currently no need to amend the peace treaty with Israel

A police report was filed Monday to the public prosecutor against former Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy, calling for his name to be placed on the travel ban lists, according to state newspaper Al-Ahram.

Freedom of expression could be threatened under Egypt's new constitution, a group of leading intellectuals said Monday. Egypt's Constituent Assembly, which is tasked with drafting a new constitution, should be disbanded and reconstituted with new membership, prominent Egyptian novelist Bahaa Taher asserted at a press conference organised by the National Committee for the Defence of Freedom of Expression (NCDFE).

Egypt has entered negotiations with the United States and Israel to amend the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) trade agreement, said Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade Hatem Saleh on Monday.

The head of foreign reserves management at Egypt's central bank said on Monday he was happy with the Egyptian pound's value

A conference discussed the need for a clear separation between the Ministry of Culture and politics

President Mohamed Morsy flew to New York Monday morning to head the Egyptian delegation, which is participating in the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Egypt outlined a string of projects on Monday to develop areas in a bid to create jobs and attract investors back

Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court on Sunday issued a verdict supporting the right of former members of the now-defunct National Democratic Party (NDP) to run in parliamentary elections, reviving debate about the right of the former ruling party figures to participate in Egypt's post-revolution political life.

Following publication of Article 36 of the 'Rights and Duties' section of Egypt's draft constitution, a number of political parties, coalitions and public figures have issued a joint statement expressing their "deep concern" for the draft article's wording, which, they say, could compromise women's historical rights.