Abdel Fattah El Sissi

Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi sworn in for second term as president of Egypt after winning over 97 percent of votes

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi was sworn in for a second four-year term on Saturday after being re-elected in a vote earlier this year

Egyptian army colonel Ahmed Konsowa, who announced candidature for election, jailed for 'political activism'

An Egyptian military court sentenced an army colonel to six years in prison after he announced his intention to run against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in next year's elections, his defence lawyer said

Former Egypt PM Ahmed Shafiq returns home after five years of exile, goes missing within 24 hours

There has been no official word yet as on the whereabouts of an Egyptian presidential hopeful who flew home from the United Arab Emirates 24 hours ago

Egypt mosque attack: President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi gives forces 3 months to restore stability in Sinai

Just days after the worst terrorist attack in Egypt's modern history, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Wednesday gave his security forces a three-month deadline to restore "security and stability" in the troubled Sinai, the epicentre of an increasingly brutal Islamic insurgency.

Egypt extends state of emergency after rise on terror attacks on Christians

Egypt's parliament has approved a presidential decision to extend the state of emergency nationwide for another three months

EgyptAir: Army says plane wreckage found near Alexandria

Egpyt condemns UN chief Ban Ki-moon for ordering fair trail for activists receiving illegal funds

Egypt has blasted the UN chief for calling for a fair trial for two prominent rights activists accused of illegally receiving foreign funds for their NGOs.

In Egypt, Russian plane crash sparks claims of 'Western conspiracy'

Media in Egypt have reacted with fury as Britain and the United States increasingly point to a bomb as the cause of the Oct. 31 Russian plane crash in Sinai.

Egyptian militants announce they are joining the Islamic State

The unknown speaker in the recording released Sunday says Ansar Beit al-Maqdis decided to join the Islamic State group, "whose emergence resembles a new dawn raising the banner of monotheism."

Blast targets Egyptian troops near border with Gaza

In an attempt to assuage the people's frustration, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said the government has allocated up to 1 billion Egyptian pounds (nearly $140 million) as compensation for the residents being forced to leave their homes.