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Egypt jails ex-President Mursi, 19 others for insulting judiciary

A Cairo criminal court sentenced former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and 19 others to three years in prison on Saturday, and fined him 2 million Egyptian pounds ($112,700) on charges of insulting the judiciary.

Four killed in Egypt church attack

Officials in Egypt have confirmed the death of atleast four people including a police officer after a gunman opened fire on a church south of Cairo on Friday.

Six Egyptian soldiers killed in Sinai explosion

Six Egyptian soldiers died when their vehicle exploded during a raid against "terrorists" in restless North Sinai province, the army said Thursday.

Egypt court jails British for smuggling painkillers

A court in Egypt's Red Sea region has convicted a British woman of smuggling hundreds of powerful painkillers banned in the Arab country, sentencing her to three years in prison.

Egypt FM visits Ethiopia after Nile dam talks stall

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will visit Addis Ababa next week for talks with his Ethiopian counterpart, a foreign ministry spokesman said, in a bid to end a standoff over a multi-billion dollar dam project on the Nile river.

Egypt to probe torture claims

Egypt's judiciary said Thursday it had launched an inquiry after Human Rights Watch accused security services of widespread torture of detainees in a probable "crime against humanity".

Egyptian court jails presidential hopeful

An Egyptian lawyer says a military court has sentenced an army colonel to six years in prison after he announced his intention to run against President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi in next year's elections.

Egyptian singer jailed for “eating banana” in Music video

An Egyptian singer has been jailed by a court in the North African country for appearing in a music video and suggestively eating banana.

Egypt: Over 180 people killed in mosque attack

Suspected militants have launched a bomb and gun attack on a mosque in Egypt's North Sinai province, killing 85 people, the state news agency says.

Egypt: 3 militants killed, 74 arrested in Sinai raids

Egyptian security forces killed three suspected militants and arrested 74 others in raids targetting militant groups in North Sinai in recent days, the military said in a statement on Thursday.

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