Hosni Mubarak News

Al-Khayat is a founding member of Gamaa Islamiya, the terrorist group responsible for some 1,200 deaths during a campaign of violence it, along with another militant organization, Islamic Jihad, perpetuated during the 1990s, when Hosni Mubarak ruled Egypt.

Brussels - A billion euros of EU aid channelled to Egypt before and after the January 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's reign failed to improve human rights and governance, or reduce corruption, auditors said Tuesday.

A general view of the outside of the constitutional court in Cairo on June 2, 2013.

When Egyptians took to the streets to overthrow an oppressive government in 2011, the world was on their side.

Former Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament Ahmed Fathy Sorour was discharged after questioning over graft charges on Monday.

The American University in Cairo held its Spring 2013 commencement ceremonies for 702 master's and bachelor's degree candidates.

Last week, Bill Clinton warned that President Barack Obama risked looking like a "wuss" and "a total fool" for not acting sooner on Syria.

CAIRO: Does Egypt face a new revolution? Millions hope so, it seems; they have signed a national petition demanding the president resign and plan to take to the streets on June 30, when Mohamed Morsi marks a year in office.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has elected a "moderate" successor to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, infamous for his threat-laced apocalyptic rhetoric.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi named a member of an Islamist group remembered for a bloody attack on Western tourists in the ancient city of Luxor over a decade ago as governor of that province on Sunday.

Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, Egypt's authorities took a tough line on Egyptians coming home after waging "jihad" in places like Afghanistan, Chechnya or the Balkans, fearing they would bring back extremist ideology, combat experience and a thirst for regime change.

Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, Egypt's authorities took a tough line on Egyptians coming home after waging "jihad" in places like Afghanistan, Chechnya or the Balkans, fearing they would bring back extremist ideology, combat experience and a thirst for regime change.

A Cairo court sentenced an Egyptian Muslim preacher to 11 years in jail for blasphemy on Sunday for burning a Bible during a protest last year outside the U.S. embassy.

As if the past few weeks of scandals haven't been enough, now we learn that the American government is spying on us to an astounding degree .

The row between Egypt and Ethiopia over water from the River Nile goes back many years.

Middle East: With the formal determination that Syria has used chemical weapons, the stage is set for U.S. intervention, with Hezbollah and Iran on the other side.

SHEIKH, Egypt: In the beach resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, the sun-soaked coastal strip that is one of the Middle East's most popular holiday destinations, the glitziest hotels can shroud the grubbiest of secrets.

Egypt's Sufi Muslims say their places of worship are under threat by rising radicalism, as shrines sacred to them are coming under attack by Islamist hard-liners who deem them heretical.

* Moreover, there are rumblings of discontent amongst the Egyptian populace. Elected with only 51%, Morsi's victory was by no means a landslide, and many are not happy with his rule, his re-writing of the Constitution, and his appropriation of more power than even former President Mubarak had.

Egyptian author Karam Saber said that a misdemeanor court in Beni Suef sentenced him to five years on Wednesday on charges of insulting religion in a collection of short stories he wrote two years ago titled "Where is God?" The politically active author told Aswat Masriya in a phone call on Wednesday that he plans to appeal the verdict through a ... (more)