Morsi's new tough tone on Syria raises concerns of a nod to jihadi fighters CAIRO (AP) — Under Hosni Mubarak's rule, Egypt's authorities took a tough line on Egyptians coming home after waging "jihad" in places like Afghanistan, Chechn...

Hardline Egyptian preacher given 11-year suspended sentence for blasphemy, burning Bible CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's official news agency says a hardline Muslim cleric has received an 11-year suspended sentence for tearing up and burning a Bi...

US-bound flight from Cairo makes emergency landing in Britain after threatening letter found LONDON (AP) — British fighter aircraft escorted a plane from Cairo bound for New York to an emergency landing in the U.K. after a passenger di...

Egypt Islamists call for demonstrations, accuse businessmen and Gulf states of plotting chaos CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian Islamist groups called Wednesday for demonstrations to counter this month's planned opposition protest campaign against...

Libya army chief of staff resigns after clash between Benghazi protesters, militia kills 31 TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — One of Libya's highest military officers resigned Sunday after clashes between protesters and a government-aligned militi...

Internet users around globe find US snooping unsurprising, but still worry about trend CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — U.S. government snooping does not surprise global Internet users, who say they already have few expectations of online pri...

Global netizens see worrying trend US spying, diminished online privacy CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — That the U.S. government has been snooping on Internet users worldwide does not surprise global netizens, who said they already had few e...

Egyptian president dismisses calls for early elections; HQ of campaign against him attacked CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's embattled president on Friday dismissed calls for early presidential elections as clashes erupted in a northern Egyptian c...

Egypt: 12 activists to be tried for allegedly instigating violence during protest CAIRO (AP) — Twelve of Egypt's best known bloggers and activists are headed for trial on charges of instigating violence during a March demonstration aga...

Egypt criticizes US warning over incidents near pyramids in Giza, says it's 'baseless' CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Antiquities' Ministry has criticized a U.S. Embassy message to American citizens in the country, urging them to be extra cautio...

Prominent Egyptian activist given 6-month suspended sentence for insulting the president CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian activist was convicted of insulting the president and spreading false news and given a six-month suspended sentence on Mo...

Thousands of anti-government protesters swarm Istanbul square following clashes with police ISTANBUL (AP) — In a scene reminiscent of the Arab Spring, thousands of people on Saturday flooded Istanbul's main square after a crackdown on ...