Egypt

Cairo, April 13: Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak arrived at a court here on Saturday to face a new trial, after an appeal was filed against his life sentence was accepted. Television footage showed Mubarak, dressed in white and wearing sunglasses, ...

Cairo, March 9: Enraged sports fans burnt down the national football headquarters and a police club here after an Egyptian court on Saturday upheld death sentences for 21 accused in last year's deadly stadium riot that killed over 70 people in ...

Cairo, Feb 22: Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has announced the first post-constitution parliamentary elections to be held from April in an attempt to douse the mounting anti-government protests and continued political impasse. Morsi, in a decree last night, announced t...

Cairo, Jan 27: Deadly clashes between protesters and security forces left at least 30 people dead in the Egyptian city of Port Said yesterday, after a court sentenced 21 local football fans to death for their role in a post-match riot ...

Cairo, Dec 23: Egyptian Islamists led by President Mohamed Mursi today claimed a resounding victory in the two-round referendum on a highly controversial draft constitution as unofficial results showed that around 64 per cent of people voted in favour of the ...

Cairo, Dec 15: Egypt is set to reportedly vote in a referendum on the controversial charter on Saturday amid reports of clashes between the supporters of President Mohammed Morsi and those opposing the draft constitution. Around 2,50,000 security personnel have ...