Egyptian officials investigating the massacre of worshippers at a mosque in Sinai say the attackers were carrying the flag of the Islamic State group. At least 305 people died in the assault ...

The Egyptian government has decreed that the country's 2.5m college students should salute the flag at the start of the academic year, in a move that has prompted widespread online mockery.

and that musicians today are taking to the street to defend this plurality of cultural expression. (Picture: A man's face painted in the colours of the Egyptian flag, Credit: Getty Images) ...

Receiving a standing ovation before the concert had even begun, and with the Egyptian flag proudly rested on his neck, Yanni repeatedly told his concertgoers, "Long live Egypt." The legendary ...