May 22

• Egypt: Brotherhood Guide Congratulates Egyptians for Release of Soldiers

  Supreme Guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, extended his greetings to President Mohamed Mursi, the Armed Forces and the Bedouins of Sinai on Wednesday for their... Read more »

• Egypt: Released Soldiers Return Home

  Seven released Egyptian security officers, who were kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai on Thursday, arrived to Almaza Cairo Airport on Wednesday after being released,... Read more »

• Egypt: Freed Soldiers Arrive in Cairo

  Supreme Guide of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, extended his greetings to President Mohamed Mursi, the Armed Forces and the Bedouins of Sinai on Wednesday for their... Read more »

• Egypt: International Association of Judges Rallies Behind Nation's Judiciary

  At an international conference focusing on the independence of Egypt's Judiciary on Monday, the president of the International Association of Judges announced a new committee to... Read more »

• Egypt: Gunman Killed in Airstrike in Sinai

  A gunman was killed in an air strike on a village in northern Sinai during a security operation on Tuesday, reported a state-owned news channel. Read more »

• Egypt: Army Raids Sinai Homes in Search of Hostages

  Security sources in northern Sinai said that army and police forces began raiding homes in al-Sheikh Zuwayed and Rafah on Tuesday in search of the seven security members who were... Read more »

• Egypt: Authorities Deny Killing Gunman in Sinai

  Egyptian security sources denied killing a gunman in an airstrike in northern Sinai, saying that the security forces mistakenly fired on a funeral during a sweep search for the... Read more »

• Egypt: Army Determined to Apprehend Sinai Soldiers' Kidnappers

  Egypt's Armed Forces said on Tuesday it did not and will not hesitate in taking any steps to release the kidnapped soldiers in Sinai. Read more »

May 21

• Egypt: Military Operation in Sinai Is Political - Army Source

  A former army commander has described the decision to launch a military operation in Sinai as "political", explaining that the decision was made by the army in response to the... Read more »

• Egypt: Rebel Movement Says Lawsuits Show Brotherhood Fear

  Tamarod, a rebellion campaign whose aim is to collect 15 million signatures on a petition against President Mohamed Mursi, said on Tuesday that the lawsuits against it show that... Read more »

• Egypt: Prosecutor Puts Hamdeen Sabahi's Daughter On Travel Ban List

  Egypt's general prosecutor has decided to put the daughter of former presidential candidate and opposition leader Hamdeen Sabahi on a travel ban list. Read more »

• Egypt: Local NGO Offers Legal Support for Female Victims of Violence

  An Egyptian non-governmental organization has filed 50 lawsuits in support of female victims of violence. Read more »

• Egypt: NGOs Warn of Short-Term Resolutions in Sinai

  Egyptian human rights organizations issued a statement on Monday, warning the authorities against "taking the usual route of short-term security resolutions in addressing the... Read more »

• Egypt: Kidnapped Soldiers - We Won't Be Blackmailed, Mursi Says

  The Egyptian presidency will hold a press conference on Monday to comment on the kidnapped security officers in the Sinai Peninsula, reported a satellite channel. Read more »

May 20

• Egypt: Security Forces Prefer Negotiation With Kidnappers

  Egypt's security forces have not received any orders to initiate an armed operation to free the security personnel kidnapped in Sinai, a senior security source told the state-run... Read more »

• Egypt: Egyptian Soldier Recognizes Kidnapped Officers

  An Egyptian soldier at the Rafah border crossing said on Sunday that he recognised four of his colleagues from a circulated online video of them being held hostages, an eyewitness... Read more »

• Egypt: Breaking - Unknown Assailants Fire At Rafah Central Security Camp

  Unknown assailants opened fire at a central security forces camp in Rafah's al-Ahrash on Friday morning but there were no casualties, a security source said. Read more »

• Egypt: Eleven Arrested in Cairo's Friday Clashes

  Egyptian prosecution ordered on Sunday the arrest of 11 people for four days pending investigations, in relation to clashes that took place on Friday during a million-man... Read more »

May 19

• Egypt: Govt Forms Body to Confront Violence Against Women

  Chairwoman of the National Council for Women, Mervat al-Talawi, has welcomed a decision by the Ministry of Interior to establish a body allocated to combat violence against women. Read more »

• Egypt: Prosecutor Investigates Torture Case

  Egypt's top prosecutor has ordered an investigation in a lawsuit accusing the interior minister and the chief of Torah Prison of torturing a prisoner until he lost his eyesight. Read more »

• Egypt: Judges Elect New Constitutional Court Chief

  The general assembly of the High Constitutional Court approved Adly Mansour's appointment as Chief Justice on Sunday. Read more »

• Egypt: Police Mistreats Stranded Palestinians - Gaza

  A Gazan official has said that hundreds of stranded Palestinians, including members of parliament and patients, were mistreated by Egyptian police during their return from the... Read more »

• Egypt: Anti-Mursi Demonstrators March to Tahrir Square

  Demonstrators marched on Friday from Dawaran Shubra, Mostafa Mahmoud and Sayeda Zeinab to Cairo's Tahrir Square to protest against President Mohamed Mursi and the Muslim... Read more »

• Egypt: Suez Canal Development Project Will Raise Revenues 20 Folds - Official

  The Suez Canal development project aims at turning the canal into "a global centre for industry and logistics" since 10 percent of the world's merchandise and 20 percent of all... Read more »

• Egypt: Opposition Denounces New NGO Draft Law

  Egypt's main opposition group, the National Salvation Front, announced on Saturday its rejection of the draft law governing the work of NGOs that is currently being discussed by... Read more »