Israel and the Palestinians agreed on Monday to extend a Gaza truce by another 24 hours, minutes before an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire was set to expire, officials on both sides said. Read More
The armed forces killed on Monday two "Takfiris" and arrested seven more as part of its security crackdown on militants in the Sinai Peninsula. Read More
Three new governorates will be added to Egypt's map, as per a new border demarcation plan discussed by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday. Read More
A Cairo criminal court sentenced a police officer on Monday to 15 years in prison for shooting dead a suspect in detention. Read More
There will be no limit on the amount of investment certificates individuals and corporations can buy in the new Suez Canal development project, Egypt's Finance Minister Hany Kadry Demian said in a statement on Monday. Read More
The economist behind a plan to unlock at least $380 billion (222 billion pounds) worth of assets from Egypt's black market says President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi must first restore another asset that has depreciated over the years: the trust of a wary public. Read More
Tribal leaders there say Sisi, former head of the army, urged them to help Egypt confront what could be a security nightmare for the biggest Arab nation: Islamist militants operating just over the frontier in Libya. Read More
In the northwest corner of the Nile Delta, Ibrahim Sharaf Al-Dein fires up his diesel-powered pump next to a murky canal only to watch it spew out a yellowish froth. Read More
In the Nile Delta province of Qalubiya, lifelong residents remember the days when lush farmland stretched as far as the eye could see. Read More
Many Egyptians celebrated Sisi’s electoral victory in Tahrir Square upon its announcement, and posters, pictures and other Sisi iconography remain prevalent on the streets. Read More
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