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An Egyptian security official says 10 male relatives have killed a mother and her two daughters on suspicion of moral offenses - so-called "honor killings." The official said Friday the men suspected the three women of having affairs, and killed them to protect the family's honor.

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Among the ruins in southern Egypt sits Abydos, a quiet town where the Temple of Seti I is located.

While the revolutionary protests of Tahrir Square soon faded from American consciousness, the Egyptians at the center of those battles had to continue living their lives.

It is no secret that the casino cafe as we know it is a dying breed. With megaplosion of foodie culture, the old farmer breakfast just doesn't cut it anymore.

Muslim leaders from across the globe knelt in prayer for the Holocaust dead at the Auschwitz's notorious Wall of Death on Wednesday, in an emotional visit to the Nazi German death camp in southern Poland.

Egypt forms part of the North Africa region. It is situated north of Sudan lying between Libya and the Gaza Strip.

Some worry that the Muslim Brotherhood government will impose strict morality provisions on Egypt's beach resorts, such as Algouna resort on the Red Sea.

A Fennec fox, the smallest species of its kind, explores the White Desert area, a popular destination for tourists pre-2011. CAIRO: The number of tourists visiting Egypt rose in the first four months of 2012, the Cabinet said Tuesday, but analysts say the sector is still suffering from the aftermath of the country's 2011 uprising.

A phenomenon is sweeping the Middle East. Arabs young and old are voting in record numbers-and this time it's not for the Muslim Brotherhood.

This image made from video broadcast on Egyptian State Television shows President Mohammed Morsi making a statement as he appears with members of the Egyptian security forces, unseen, after their release by kidnappers, in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

Egypt presidency faces hard choices over kidnapped soldiers: Analysts Nada Hussein Rashwan, Ahram Online, Sunday 19 May 2013 Four days after kidnapping of seven soldiers in Egypt's restless Sinai Peninsula, President Morsi appears to be mulling a number of unpalatable options, analysts say As the state continues to mull ways of securing the release ... (more)

A boy runs after his goat in front of a closed factory on the outskirts of Cairo.

Facing anger from Egyptologists, a surprised Minister of State for Antiquities Ahmed Eissa clarifies to Ahram Online that UNESCO is not actually threatening to remove six Egyptian archaeological sites from the World Heritage List .

An Egyptian court sentenced four men on Wednesday to death by hanging for the 2011 killing of a Coptic Christian priest in his apartment in the southern city of Assiut, state news agency Mena reported.

Seven members of the Egyptian security forces kidnapped by Islamist militants in Sinai last week were freed on Wednesday and President Mohamed Mursi announced a new crackdown on lawlessness in the desert peninsula.

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 3, 12:50 p.m. PST -- With some 47 million people living in poverty, 50 million without health insurance, millions jobless and millions more underemployed, President Barak Obama could be less circumspect and more passionate about stimulating our economy.

This is a humbling documentary for a reporter to watch. Following three bloggers whose beat is their government's oppression, we see the extreme lengths they go to tell the world their stories: They bear house arrest, get beaten up by police, live for years in exile.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on 15 May said Egypt's production of wheat this year will reach 9.5 million tones, 30% increase of last year.

A Coptic Catholic bishop has expressed hopes that the historic meeting May 10 between Pope Francis and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II will lead to the Coptic Orthodox Church recognizing Catholic baptism.