Egypt News

Over on the front page, Sharona reports on the appointment of Egyptian Adel al-Khayyat as governor of Luxor, chosen by President Mohammed Morsi on Sunday.

Opponents of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi are convinced that this is the best and perhaps the last opportunity to drive him from power.

An Egyptian man who murdered a girl last year for spitting at him after he sexually harassed her was sentenced to life in prison on Sunday.

Ethiopia and Egypt cooled talk of war on Tuesday and agreed to more dialogue to resolve a row over a giant dam that the Horn of Africa nation is building on the Nile, on which Egyptians depend on for almost all their water.

Authorities in Kuwait hanged a 33-year-old Egyptian man dubbed a "monster'' for the abduction and rape of 17 children under the age of 10, the public prosecution said.

Salima Ikram, an expert in tombs and mummification who heads the Egyptology unit at American University in Cairo, gasps in horror in her home while examining Tribune-Review photographs of the site.

Senior opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei is greeted by anti-Mursi protesters made up of intellectuals and artists inside Egypt's Ministry of Culture during their sit-in protest against Egypt's new Minister of Culture Alaa Abdel Aziz in Cairo June 16, 2013.

Luxor's ancient temples and statues bring in foreign tourists, who are vital to the local economy.

Egyptian tourism workers and residents of the ancient city of Luxor are voicing anger after an Islamist linked to a former Islamic militant group that carried out the city's deadliest terrorist attack, killing nearly 60 tourists in the 1990s, was appointed governor of their province.

As part of its ongoing activities under the South-South Cooperation Trust Fund , the Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department of the African Development Bank hosted a high-level workshop in Cairo, Egypt, on June 11, 2013 to showcase the results and recommendations of an analytical study, "Clean Technology Transfer Mechanisms in Egypt Based ... (more)

By Finian Cunningham It was the British who insisted that their former colonial territories of Egypt and Sudan should receive the abundance of the Nile from the sub-Saharan African countries - for free and forevermore.

Hilton Worldwide hotels in Egypt enjoyed a night of celebration at the MENA Travel Awards 2013 after five hotels picked up leading honours at the prestigious gala event, attended by leading industry dignitaries including guest of honour: Mr. Hisham Zaazou, Egyptian Minister of Tourism.

Christians in Egypt, you've been warned. And we know what Muslims do to religious minorities under the sharia.

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.

An Indiana woman put on death row at age 16 for killing an elderly Bible school teacher is scheduled to be released Monday after serving a prison term that was shortened after the state Supreme Court intervened.

An Indiana woman put on death row at age 16 for killing an elderly Bible school teacher is scheduled to be released Monday after serving a prison term that was shortened after the state Supreme Court intervened.

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 .

Cairo, June 16: Egyptian border guard forces have seized seven tonnes of marijuana which was being smuggled in a truck coming from Sinai, state-run news agency MENA reported.

So close but yet so far: Security guards blocked a rendezvous between Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi and his look-alike.

Egyptian employees of the Cairo Opera House and opponents of Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Morsi hold placards during a demonstration inside the opera's compound in Cairo on May 30, following the dismissal of the head of the opera house.