Islamic State claims attack in town of Bir al-Abed, which injured 2 soldiers; Egyptian army says it has killed 118 militants in region in recent months

Security forces arrest thousands in effort to put down demonstrations sparked by construction magnate's viral videos accusing president and military of corruption

Concerned by political instability resulting from last week's election, intelligence officials from Cairo meet with Israeli top brass and discuss security situation

Closures come amid harsh security clampdown following rare demonstrations in several cities last weekend, all of which were broken up by authorities who arrested more than 2,000

Rights groups say nearly 2,000 arrested in week-long crackdown on demonstrators, activists and academics decrying economic hardship and government corruption

Crackdown comes ahead of Friday's mass rally calling for ouster of general-turned-president; prominent critics and academics nabbed in wave of arrests

Eyewitness says handcuffed African man pleaded for help on plane; Immigration Authority says it is unfamiliar with the case

Museum paid $4 million for Coffin of Nedjemankh in 2017, but investigators say institution given fraudulent documents, casket smuggled out of Middle East

Cairo says police exchanged fire with members of banned Islamist group, who were 'planning a series of terror operations'

Lawyers say at least 400 people in Cairo and across Egypt held following rare outbreak of public dissent against country's ruler