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Dec 30
Terror crackdown in Egypt following deadly tourist attack in Cairo
Egyptian authorities raided alleged terrorist hideouts and killed 40 alleged militants after receiving tips of more possible terrorist attacks.
Dec 30
Dec 26
El-Sissi denies fat-shaming Egyptians after weight-loss call
Egypt's president is denying that he fat-shamed his own people after his recent calls for Egyptians to lose weight prompted a torrent of jokes online
Dec 26
Dec 17
A well-preserved tomb uncovered in Egypt
An Egyptian archeological mission unveiled a 4,400 year old tomb south of Cairo in an "exceptionally well-preserved condition."
Dec 17
Dec 17
Egypt discovers 4,400-year-old priest tomb in 'exceptional' condition
The discovery is the latest in a series of landmark archaeological findings.
Dec 17
Dec 5
Egyptian actress investigated over red carpet dress, could face 5 years in prison
A group of lawyers deemed her dress too revealing.
Dec 5
Nov 26
13th century priest's tomb discovered in Egypt's Luxor
The sarcophagi of the priest and his wife were found, along with 1,000 funerary figurines.
Nov 26
Sep 19
Ailing US man gets 15 years in Egyptian prison in case lawyers call 'bogus' and 'a disgrace'
The New York City cab driver was in Egypt to visit his wife and children.
Sep 19
Jul 27
Egyptian zoo accused of bad paint job by coloring donkeys to look like zebras
An Egyptian zoo has come under criticism after being accused of painting donkeys to make them look like zebras.
Jul 27
Apr 2
Trump congratulates Egypt's president after heavily criticized election
Egypt's president received 97 percent of the vote.
Apr 2
Mar 28
Woman carries sick husband to vote in Egypt's presidential election
The mother has been helping her husband get around for almost six years.
Mar 28
Mar 4
Egyptian government targets journalists, labels them 'forces of evil'
The Egyptian president says journalists have covered security forces unfairly.
Mar 4
Jan 5
1 dead, 12 tourists injured in Egypt hot air balloon crash
One tourist is dead and a dozen more were injured in a hot air balloon crash in Egypt on Friday, the latest balloon accident in a number of tragedies in the popular tourist region of Luxor over the past few years.
Jan 5
Jan 5
1 dead, 12 tourists injured in Egypt hot air balloon crash
Hot air balloon rides were briefly suspended in 2016 after an accident.
Jan 5
Dec 30
At least 10 dead in Egypt after gunmen opened fire at Coptic church, officials say
At least 10 people were killed Friday after an unidentified gunmen opened fire outside a church south of Cairo, according to Egyptian officials.
Dec 30
Dec 29
Officials say 2 police killed in attack outside Cairo church
At least 10 people, including eight Coptic Christians, were killed after unidentified gunmen opened fire outside a church in a south Cairo suburb.
Dec 29
Nov 26
Egypt mosque attackers carried ISIS flags, death toll rises to 305: chief prosecutor
Photographs show more than a dozen bloodstained bodies lined up.
Nov 26
Nov 25
More than 300 killed after mosque terror attack in Egypt
Worshippers were in the middle of prayer when attackers bombed the mosque and opened fire.
Nov 25
Nov 25
Egyptian military targets terrorists with airstrikes after mosque attack
The Egyptian military carried out airstrikes in the wake of the terror attack on the al-Rawdah mosque in Sinai.
Nov 25
Nov 25
Landmarks worldwide pay tribute to victims of Egypt mosque attack
The Eiffel Tower went dark at midnight to pay tribute to the dead.
Nov 25
Nov 3
Great Pyramid's previously hidden 'void' hailed by some scientists, dismissed by Egyptian experts
Egypt's antiquities ministry says researchers should not have rushed to publicly announce this week the "discovery" of a hidden chamber inside the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Nov 3
Nov 3
Great Pyramid's previously hidden 'void' hailed by some scientists, dismissed by Egyptian experts
Egypt's antiquities ministry says researchers should not have rushed to publicly announce this week the "discovery" of a hidden chamber inside the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Nov 3
Jul 14
Attacker swims to Egypt resort, stabs 6 tourists: Officials
At least six tourists of unknown nationalities were stabbed in a beach resort town along Egypt's Red Sea coast on Friday, Egyptian officials said.
Jul 14
Jun 14
Gunmen attack bus carrying Egyptian Christians
Egypt's Coptic Christian minority appeared to be the target of the deadly attack.
Jun 14
Jun 14
Attack on bus carrying Christians in Egypt leaves at least 24 dead
Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Coptic Christians south of the Egyptian capital on Friday, killing 24 people and wounding 25, officials said.
Jun 14
May 27
Gunmen attack bus carrying Egyptian Christians, at least 26 dead
Masked gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Coptic Christians, including many children, in Egypt on Friday, killing at least 26 people.
May 27
May 24
US Embassy in Egypt warns of 'potential threat' from terrorist organization
The embassy gave little information about the possible threat.
May 24
Apr 17
Hundreds mourn bombing victims at Egypt church
The church in Tanta, Egypt, was the site of one of two bombings last week.
Apr 17
Apr 10
Palm Sunday bombings are the latest in a string of attacks against Egypt's Christians
Egypt's largest religious minority has endured turbulent times in recent years.
Apr 10
Apr 10
Palm Sunday terror attacks rock Egypt
ISIS claims responsibility for suicide bombings at Christian churches.
Apr 10
Apr 10
Egypt's Christians express anguish, despair after twin Palm Sunday blasts
Some wondered if they should leave their country.
Apr 10
Apr 10
Egypt declares state of emergency; ISIS attacks killed scores of Palm Sunday churchgoers
Churches were packed for Palm Sunday when the blasts went off.
Apr 10
Apr 10
Suicide bombings hit two Christian churches in Egypt
At least 44 killed and over 125 injured in both alleged ISIS attacks in Alexandria and Tanta.
Apr 10
Dec 14
Security Footage of Cathedral Attack in Cairo
Security camera footage shows devastation from the horrifying attack on a Coptic cathedral in Cairo that killed at least 25 and wounded 49.
Dec 14
Dec 12
Egypt Mourns 25 Christians Killed in Church Explosion
The bomb went off during Sunday Mass at a chapel adjacent to St. Mark's Cathedral, seat of the ancient Coptic Orthodox church.
Dec 12
Dec 12
Terror Attack Targets Women and Children at Main Christian Cathedral in Cairo
The death toll in Istanbul, Turkey, increases after a deadly terror attack, which officials say is not linked to the attack in Cairo, Egypt.
Dec 12