A high-ranking official at Russia’s state arms exporter Rosoboronexport, says the company is preparing for talks with Egypt to supply the North African country with modern weaponry.
Clashes between the supporters and opponents of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi have left two people dead in Cairo, state news agency MENA reports.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy says the country will hold presidential elections in early summer, after parliamentary polls in February or March.
An Egyptian soldier was killed by a sniper shooting in the lawless Sinai Peninsula where the army has been waging a relentless campaign to root out extremist militants.
Reporters Without Borders has condemned Egypt for its arrest and military trials of journalists and the suspension of a popular TV critical of the country’s military rulers.
Clashes have broken out between the supporters and opponents of Egypt's deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, in the capital Cairo on the first day of the former leader's trial.
An Egyptian judge has adjourned the trial of the country's first democratically-elected president, Mohamed Morsi, as his supporters protested outside the courthouse.
Protesters supporting Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi have gathered outside the country’s Supreme Court in the capital, Cairo, in protest at his planned trial.
Dozens of people have been injured as thousands of supporters of the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, hold anti-military demonstrations across Egypt, security sources say.
Anti-coup protesters in Egypt have called for daily demonstrations before deposed President Mohamed Morsi goes on trial next week on charges of inciting violence.
Egypt's Interior Ministry says law enforcement agencies have arrested at least 25 students, including 11 from al-Azhar University, during violent clashes in capital, Cairo.