Egyptian lawyer gets 3 years for saying it is 'national duty' to rape women who wear ripped jeans
Nabih al-Wahsh, a popular lawyer in Egypt, said women who wore revealing clothes were "inviting men to harass them".
Anal examinations are being used to persecute gay men in Egypt
Egypt sentences at least 13 gay men to 3 years in prison in worst crackdown against LGBT people in almost 2 decades. Crackdown started at Mashrou' Leila concert in Cairo.
Egypt left reeling from Sinai mosque attack that killed 305
27 children were among the victims of the deadliest assault by Islamic extremists in Egypt's modern history.
Egypt Sufi mosque massacre: Entire families slaughtered by gunmen waving Isis flag
Gunmen were carrying Isis flag when they attacked al-Rawdah mosque in Egypt's North Sinai in country's bloodiest terror attack.
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Mohamed Salah will be given a much-needed rest over the international break after being left out of the Egypt squad to face Ghana
Oldest recorded solar eclipse could change everything we know about the ancient Egyptians
Event took place more than 3,000 years ago and might help to explain a cryptic passage in the Bible.
Three Coptic Christian churches closed in Egypt over harassment and terror attack fears
Coptic Christians make up about 10% of Egypt's population. Islamic extremists have targeted them on a number of occasions in recent years.
Brave Arab doctor who hid Jews in Hitler's Berlin posthumously honoured by Yad Vashem
The award will be handed to Helmy's great-nephew at the German foreign ministry by Israel's ambassador to Germany.
Ibrahim Halawa returning home to Ireland after four 'cruel' years in an Egyptian jail
Ibrahim Halawa spent more than four years in an Egyptian jail after he was arrested in 2013 at a protest in support of the Muslim Brotherhood.
At least 50 police officers killed in desert shootout with Islamists in Egypt
At least 50 policemen have been killed when they launched a raid on a militant hideout in Western Desert.
CCTV video captures murder of Egyptian Coptic priest amid ongoing Isis persecution
Members of the minority Coptic community have repeatedly been targeted by Isis-affiliated militants in recent months.
5 of the strangest historical items ever put up for auction
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Ancient papyrus reveals secret of how Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza in 2600BC
For decades academics have debated how the Egyptians were able to carry 170,000 tonnes of limestone.
Egypt cuts military ties with North Korea as US exerts pressure over nuclear tests
The Trump administration has reportedly been privately urging Cairo to cut military ties with Pyongyang.
Egypt's President el-Sissi is allowing an 'assembly line' of torture in his detention centres
Human Rights Watch says el-Sissi is pursuing stability "at any cost" and has allowed widespread torture.
Liverpool injury news: Egypt confirm Mohamed Salah is fit to face Uganda amid knee injury reports
Reports in Egypt suggested that Salah picked up a knee problem in their last defeat against Uganda.
36 people killed in Egypt train crash
123 people were injured after two passenger trains collided near Alexandria.
Sisi has kept Mahmoud Abu Zeid in jail for years without trial - he lied about democracy in Egypt
Journalists are being held as 'terrorists'.
Two tourists dead following mass stabbing at Egyptian hotel resort of Hurghada
Suspect held following attack knife at holiday resort in Hurghada
Gunmen kill police near Egypt's famous Great Pyramid of Giza in Cairo
Interior Ministry says gunmen attacked a security checkpoint in the Badrashin area.
Tragedy strikes pregnant doctor as she suffers miscarriage while delivering patient's baby
Dr Mervat Mohamed Talaat, despite bleeding profusely due to the miscarriage, continued with the procedure on her patient.
Ex-CIA agent to return to Italy to face sentence for rendition of radical Egyptian imam
Sabrina de Sousa has denied involvement in the abduction of radical cleric Abu Omar.
Italy threatens to stop foreign boats carrying migrants to its ports
More than 73,000 migrants have landed in Italy this year, an increase of 14% over last year's figures.
Secret document reveals former Fatah leader Muhammad Dahlan could be new Gaza ruler
Dahlan and Hamas, with support of Egypt, allegedly conspiring to outmanoeuvre President Mahmoud Abbas.
Qatar Airways sees profits jump amid Gulf crisis
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