South Cairo Court has sentenced policeman Mostafa Mahmoud abdel Haseeb to life for killing the driver Mohamed Sayyed Ali.  The fatal incident took place in the Cairo neighborhood of Darb al-Ahmar, when a dispute... Saturday, 2 April, 2016 - 15:01
Security forces cordoning off the site of an apartment building explosion that killed seven officers and three civilians during a security raid in Haram street, Giza
Security forces killed a militant in an exchange of fire in al-Waraq district in Giza, a source within the Giza security directorate said. The source told Aswat Masriya that the deceased militant attempted to kill a... Saturday, 2 April, 2016 - 14:46
Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany said on Friday no clear outcome was reached after the radar scans of King Tutankhamun's tomb. The US-Egyptian team completed scans using a digital, ground-penetrating radar on... Saturday, 2 April, 2016 - 12:07
One conscript and a citizen were killed and another conscript soldier was injured when a bomb exploded on Friday in Arish city, North Sinai. The bomb went off on al-Bahr street while security troops were... Saturday, 2 April, 2016 - 11:38
Security forces cordoning off the site of an apartment building explosion that killed seven officers and three civilians during a security raid in Haram street, Giza

Egypt

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
A summit will take place on Sunday between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed...
Cairo International Airport
A French plane carrying 193 passengers made an emergency landing at Cairo Airport Saturday evening.   The flight was...
Kom Ombo Temple
Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany has announced that an additional LE600,000 will be added to the compensation for...

Middle East/North Africa

Libya's National Oil Corporation said on Saturday it was working with the UN-backed unity government, which arrived in...
Islamic State militants retreating from Palmyra laid thousands of mines that they planned to set off simultaneously as the...
An Indian priest abducted by gunmen in Yemen last month is safe and could be released soon, a Catholic group said on Sunday...

World

A large 7.2 quake struck off the coast of the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu on Sunday and there was a possibility of...
Gunmen seized four Malaysian crew of a tugboat off the coast of the eastern state of Sabah, a week after a similar attack on...
Less than 24 hours before Greece is due to begin returning migrants to Turkey, little sign of preparation is evident on...

Business

Ahmed Heikal, chairman of Qalaa Holdings
Investors in Saudi Arabia sold stocks in early trade on Sunday after oil prices retreated at the end of last week and...
Japan is witnessing a record number of compensation claims related to death from overwork, or "karoshi", a...
When ex-oil minister Chakib Khelil left Algeria in 2013 caught up in a corruption scandal, his fall from grace was seen by...

Science

Guinea will soon vaccinate people who have come into contact with more than 500 men who have recovered from Ebola, a senior...
Couples/ marriage/ partners
Patients with high blood pressure and moderate risk of heart disease slashed their long-term risk of heart attack and stroke...
Coffee beans
A new US study has found more evidence for the health-giving properties of coffee, finding that more than 2.5 cups of coffee...

Arts

A new cartoon will feature main "Home" characters Oh the alien and his earthling friend Tip
 
Netflix will release a series inspired by DreamWorks Animation movie "Home" to users this summer.   Geared...
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She is queen of the matte lip, but Kylie Jenner has declared gloss back in fashion.   The teen has unveiled a brand new...
Former Beatles producer Sir George Martin visits a sculpture of John Lennon in a Havana park named after the musician, in this October 30, 2002 file photo.
 
From the busy, brassy "All You Need is Love" to the softer "Yesterday", a new show takes audiences back...

Living

Private funding to fight modern day slavery rose by nearly 60 percent over a two-year period but remains too little to make...
travel visa
Singapore's reign continues.   For the fourth year in a row, Singapore Changi Airport has clinched the World's...
A Lamborghini pictured outside the Dorchester Hotel, London.
 
"London's streets are paved with gold," goes the old saying. And this week, the legend held true.   Among...