TEHRAN, May 21- Egypt says it will raise electricity prices for households and businesses by an average of 15 percent, the latest in a series of austerity measures aimed at boosting the economy.
TEHRAN, May 20 - An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people on Sunday, mostly South African tourists, near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Egypt, two security sources said.
TEHRAN, May 15 - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday opened a suspension bridge over the Nile touted as the world's widest, one of a series of military-led, mega-projects designed to improve infrastructure and provide jobs.
TEHRAN, May 12 - An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced two men to death and eight others to between three years and life in prison over an attack on a church and Christian-owned shop in Cairo that killed 10 people.
TEHRAN, May 05 - Qatar’s tourism chief says the country will not be issuing visas to its “enemies,” in reference to people from Egypt, which has stopped issuing travel documents to Qatari nationals and has, along with three other Arab governments, severed ties with Doha.
TEHRAN, May 05 - Qatar will not grant visas to those it considers "enemies", the secretary-general of the National Tourism Council said in reference to Egyptians seeking to enter the country amid an ongoing political rift.
TEHRAN, Apr 26 -As mass protests rock other Arab countries, a snap referendum in Egypt has gone against the grain and cemented President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's rule for years to come.
TEHRAN, Apr 24 - The referendum approved by Egyptian voters that allows President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to extend his rule to 2030 was held in an "unfair and unfree" environment and has "no pretense to legitimacy," an international rights group said.
TEHRAN, Apr 24 - Egypt says archaeologists have uncovered an ancient tomb with mummies believed to date back about 2,000 years in the southern city of Aswan.
TEHRAN, Apr 22 - Egyptians have taken to the polls for a third and final day of voting on constitutional changes that would extend President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi's rule until 2030.
TEHRAN, Apr 21 - Egyptians voted on Sunday for a second day on whether to back constitutional amendments that could see President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stay in power until 2030.
TEHRAN, Apr 20 - Egyptians came to polls on Saturday to vote whether to extend the rule of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi or not.
Despite protests from rights groups, the three-day is expected to approve sweeping constitutional changes that will extend Sisi's, AFP said.
TEHRAN, Apr 14 - Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday met in Cairo with Khalifa Haftar, the commander of eastern-based Libyan forces, who is under international pressure to halt an advance on the capital Tripoli.
TEHRAN, Apr 12 - Iran has greeted with optimism reports that Egypt has refused to join a US-led initiative for formation of a NATO-like Arab alliance primarily focusing on opposing the Islamic Republic.
TEHRAN, Apr 10 - Syrian refugee Ahmad al-Khatib and his 16-year-old son both work as tuk-tuk drivers in Cairo, but it is not enough to pay the bills. Tough economic reforms and rising costs have hit refugees and migrants in Egypt particularly hard, aid groups say.
TEHRAN, Apr 07 - Gunmen opened fire on a police vehicle in a Cairo suburb at dawn Sunday, killing a police officer and the driver and wounding two others, the interior ministry said.
TEHRAN, Apr 06 -Researchers near the ancient city of Akhmim discovered a 2,000-year-old tomb thought to belong to an official called 'Tutu', revealed the secretary general of the Supreme Council for Antiques, Mostafa El-Waziry, on Friday.
TEHRAN, Apr 06 -Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Saturday the crisis in Libya could not be resolved through military means, but added the security situation in the country had long been a source of worry.