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US Secretary of State John Kerry said there was "no question" the Iran nuclear deal will make the Middle East safer if implemented, as he sought to win over sceptical allies.

• 03 августа 2015, 12:17

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has hailed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as the only leader who can "save" Egypt, after a deadly car bomb attack on Rome's consulate in Cairo.

• 13 июля 2015, 12:49

Egyptian-born film legend Omar Sharif, who died aged 83, captivated audiences worldwide for more than half a century, but will forever be remembered as the eponymous "Doctor Zhivago".

• 11 июля 2015, 12:12

Five prominent rights groups on Monday urged German Chancellor Angela Merkel to press for an end to human rights abuses in Egypt.

• 02 июня 2015, 10:40

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday praised the fight against "extremism" launched by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

• 01 июня 2015, 11:14

Egyptian-born film legend Omar Sharif, star of Oscar-winning classics such as "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago", is suffering from Alzheimer's disease/

• 27 мая 2015, 13:04

The European Union denounced Sunday the death sentence handed down against Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi and at least 100 others.

• 18 мая 2015, 10:54

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed ambassadors of Kazakhstan to six countries.

• 27 апреля 2015, 18:41

Huge black and gold sarcophaguses with kohl-rimmed eyes dwarf visitors at Turin's palatial Egyptian museum, which is reopening to the public.

• 01 апреля 2015, 15:45

Pope Francis expressed "profound sadness" over the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by Islamic militants in Libya, saying they had been killed for their faith.

• 17 февраля 2015, 13:26

President Vladimir Putin arrived in Egypt as Russia seeks to expand its reach in the Arab world's most populous country.

• 10 февраля 2015, 11:10

US Secretary of State John Kerry was meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to press the former military leader to adopt greater democratic reforms.

• 13 октября 2014, 18:16

UNESCO has asked Egypt for a detailed report on restoration work carried out at the Djoser pyramid following reports the monument has been damaged.

• 25 сентября 2014, 12:04

A son of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, who was sentenced to a year in prison for possession and use of hashish, was arrested early Friday at a train station south of Cairo, security officials said.

• 18 июля 2014, 12:20

Australian Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste has voiced his "outrage" at being jailed for seven years by an Egyptian court, saying the case was about silencing critical voices.

• 26 июня 2014, 12:27

Four makeshift bombs exploded within minutes of each other at three Cairo metro stations during morning rush hour on Wednesday, wounding at least two people, Egyptian police said.

• 25 июня 2014, 13:03

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah visited Cairo, on his first trip to Egypt since the 2011 ouster of dictator Hosni Mubarak, for talks with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

• 21 июня 2014, 20:49

Egypt released Al-Jazeera journalist Abdullah Elshamy, who has been on hunger strike for nearly five months in protest over his detention.

• 18 июня 2014, 12:57

The ex-army chief who ousted Egypt's first democratically elected leader and crushed his Islamist movement was set for a landslide presidential election win on Tuesday, the final day of voting.

• 27 мая 2014, 10:44

The Egyptian judge who sentenced to death hundreds of supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi will pass judgment Monday on another 700 people, including Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie.

• 28 апреля 2014, 14:19