The Irish Times

At least 16 police officers killed in Egyptian desert shoot-out

Authorities were following a lead to an apartment with 8 suspected Hasm members

Fri Oct 20 2017 - 19:26

Cairo court acquits Egyptian-American of human-trafficking

Verdict comes two weeks after Egyptian president met Donald Trump in Washington

Sun Apr 16 2017 - 21:06

Bridge connecting Egypt and Saudi Arabia planned

King Salman announces link to built over Red Sea during state visit to Cairo

Fri Apr 08 2016 - 15:20

Gunmen open fire at Israeli tourists in Cairo, security sources say

No casualties after shooting at Three Pyramids Hotel near Giza

Thu Jan 07 2016 - 12:57

Petrol bomb attack kills 16 at restaurant in Egypt

Authorities say attacker was former employee who was fired, six others wounded

Fri Dec 04 2015 - 12:36

Egyptians vote in second round of parliamentary elections

Poll dogged by apathy and allegations of widespread repression

Sun Nov 22 2015 - 15:29

Turnout low in Egypt’s long-awaited election

Young Egyptians boycott polls: ‘It’s not going to matter. It’s just for show, to show that we are a democracy, and we have elections, and blah blah blah any nonsense’

Sun Oct 18 2015 - 19:16

Egypt to hold two-phase parliamentary election

Government claims poll in October, November will prove its commitment to democracy

Sun Aug 30 2015 - 21:44

Bomb explodes near Cairo court, wounds three policemen

Explosion the latest in series of Islamist militant attacks to strike Egyptian capital

Mon Aug 10 2015 - 15:42

Egypt nationalists celebrate launch of New Suez Canal

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hopes waterway will power an economic turnaround

Thu Aug 06 2015 - 16:00

Six Muslim Brotherhood supporters killed in Egypt

Members killed in violence with police near Cairo pyramids on Muslim holiday Eid al-Fitr

Fri Jul 17 2015 - 14:03

Bomb in Egypt’s North Sinai kills five soldiers

Region is epicentre of insurgency that has killed hundreds of members of security services since 2013

Sun Apr 12 2015 - 12:01

Egyptian court sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to death

Irishman Ibrahim Halawa among thousands detained after ousting of president Mohamed Mursi

Sat Apr 11 2015 - 10:32

Egyptian airstrikes hit Islamic State targets in Libya

Bombings follow decapitation of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on Sunday

Tue Feb 17 2015 - 06:58

Egypt puts former president on trial for national security breach

Mohamed Mursi accused of leaking state secrets and sensitive documents to Qatar

Sun Feb 15 2015 - 15:07

Jailed Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste leaves Egypt

Greste left Cairo for native Australia after 400 days in an Egyptian prison

Sun Feb 01 2015 - 23:52

Sisi cuts short Ethiopia visit after 26 killed in Sinai attacks

Egyptian president is returning to to Cairo after four separate attacks in North Sinai

Fri Jan 30 2015 - 09:41

Hamas to pay ‘intolerable price’ for continued fighting

Israeli prime minister indicates Gaza war is winding down but troops will operate for as long as necessary

Sat Aug 02 2014 - 20:37

Israel agrees short cessation after four boys killed in Gaza

Toll of Palestinian dead in Hamas-dominated coastal enclave rises to 215

Wed Jul 16 2014 - 20:41

Israel resumes air strikes on Gaza after agreeing truce

Blueprint proposed by Egypt was to involve de-escalation of week-long hostilities

Tue Jul 15 2014 - 14:06

Egypt proposes ceasefire initiative in Gaza conflict

Gaza health officials say Israeli air strikes have killed 170 Palestinians in latest violence

Tue Jul 15 2014 - 07:17

Egypt asks YouTube to remove video of sexual assault victim

Naked woman with injuries shown on film being dragged through Tahrir square

Fri Jun 13 2014 - 17:51

Egypt interim government resigns unexpectedly

Step paves way for army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to declare candidacy

Mon Feb 24 2014 - 13:20

Al Jazeera journalists on trial in Egypt

Three journalists on trial today on charges of aiding members of a ‘terrorist organisation’

Thu Feb 20 2014 - 16:20

Egypt bus blast kills driver and two tourists

Sinai attack injures 24 other passengers and is believed to be work of Islamist militants

Mon Feb 17 2014 - 01:00

Deadly bombing hits Egyptian tour bus

Three Korean tourists and their driver killed after an explosion on bus in the south Sinai

Sun Feb 16 2014 - 15:21

Four dead as explosions hit Egypt capital

At least four dead following high profile bomb and gun attacks in Cairo

Fri Jan 24 2014 - 12:24

Eleven killed in Brotherhood clashes with police in Egypt

Daily demonstrations continue despite government increasing penalties for dissent

Fri Jan 03 2014 - 20:44

Egypt arrests more Brotherhood supporters, more protests anticipated

Government designated the group a terrorist organisation this week

Fri Dec 27 2013 - 13:02

Father of boy who brought ‘pro-Morsi’ ruler to school faces arrest

Teachers also face charges also of ‘spreading chaos among school students’ by inducing boy to possess the ruler

Sun Dec 15 2013 - 21:57

At least 34 killed as protestors clash in Egypt

More than 200 people injured as protests against the military erupt

Sun Oct 06 2013 - 20:15

Egypt tightens security after four killed in clashes

Calls for protests amid plans to celebrate anniversary of 1973 attack on Israeli forces in the Sinai

Sat Oct 05 2013 - 14:26

Oil rises as unrest in Egypt stokes fears over supply

Investors fear unrest could spread

Mon Aug 19 2013 - 09:07

Oil prices climb as Egypt unrest stokes supply fears

Brent crude prices climb towards $111 per barrel as state of emergency declared in Egypt

Thu Aug 15 2013 - 07:50