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US embassy condemns Helwan terrorist attack
Egypt
December 29, 2017
US embassy condemns Helwan terrorist attack
The US embassy in Cairo condemned Friday morning’s terrorist attack on the Church of Marmina (Saint Menas) in Helwan, emphasizing…
Mass funeral to be held for Helwan church victims: Coptic Orthodox Church
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Mass funeral to be held for Helwan church victims: Coptic Orthodox Church
The spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church, Priest Paul Halim, announced that a mass funeral will be held for the…
Claim filed against yet another female singer for ‘sexual gesturing’
Culture
December 29, 2017
Claim filed against yet another female singer for ‘sexual gesturing’
The director of the Cairo Center for Legal Studies, Ahmed Mahran, filed a claim to the top prosecutor’s office against…
Army officer, 5 soldiers killed in North Sinai IED blast
Egypt
December 29, 2017
Army officer, 5 soldiers killed in North Sinai IED blast
An army officer and five soldiers were killed in a blast from an improvised explosive device (IED)during a crackdown in…
Egyptian expat in Jordan dies following brutal row
Egypt
December 28, 2017
Egyptian expat in Jordan dies following brutal row
Egyptian national Ali al-Sayed Morsi, who was brutally attacked by a metal object in Jordan last week, has passed away,…
International Camel Racing Festival to take place near Ismailiya in March
Travel
December 28, 2017
International Camel Racing Festival to take place near Ismailiya in March
Camels will be racing across the sand at Fayed City urged on by their young jockeys next March, as part…
Security measures tightened in Red Sea for New Year celebrations
Egypt
December 28, 2017
Security measures tightened in Red Sea for New Year celebrations
Egyptian authorities have tightened security measure in cities in the Red Sea governorate in preparation for New Year celebrations. Several…
Union of Egyptian flight attendants slams MP overy body-shaming remarks
Egypt
December 27, 2017
Union of Egyptian flight attendants slams MP overy body-shaming remarks
The Union of Egyptian Flight Attendants on Monday angrily responded to remarks by an MP criticising the weight and age…
UK appeals to Egypt to relocate British citizen Plummer from infamous Qena prison
Egypt
December 27, 2017
UK appeals to Egypt to relocate British citizen Plummer from infamous Qena prison
The UK newspaper the Mirror reported on Wednesday that the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs submitted an urgent appeal to the…
Presidential hopeful Khaled Ali calls for new electoral law to ensure fair elections
Egypt
December 27, 2017
Presidential hopeful Khaled Ali calls for new electoral law to ensure fair elections
At a news conference on Tuesday, Egyptian presidential hopeful Khaled Ali proposed an amendment of the electoral law, hoping it…
Education Ministry initiates urgent investigation into textbook cartoon which ‘supports homosexuality’
Egypt
December 27, 2017
Education Ministry initiates urgent investigation into textbook cartoon which ‘supports homosexuality’
The Education Ministry assigned on Tuesday the General Education Sector’s committee to initiate an urgent investigation regarding the validity of…
Al-Azhar grand Sheikh visits Coptic cathedral for Christmas
Egypt
December 27, 2017
Al-Azhar grand Sheikh visits Coptic cathedral for Christmas
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb visited on Wednesday morning the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbassiya for the occasion of Christmas.…
Lewaa al-Thawra dismisses UK’s labelling of it as terrorist group
Egypt
December 25, 2017
Lewaa al-Thawra dismisses UK’s labelling of it as terrorist group
The Egypt-based militant group Lewaa al-Thawra denounced the United Kingdom’s recent labelling of it as a terrorist organization, describing the move…
Moderate temperatures across Lower Egypt
Weather
December 25, 2017
Moderate temperatures across Lower Egypt
The Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) predicts moderate temperatures to prevail in the north coasts, Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt’s northern parts…
‘Forty Rules of Love’ play tours in Luxor, Tunisia, and Morocco
Art news
December 24, 2017
‘Forty Rules of Love’ play tours in Luxor, Tunisia, and Morocco
The Egyptian theatrical play, Forty Rules of Love, directed by Adel Hassan, will be performed in Luxor for three consecutive nights,…
Egypt’s metro ticket prices to hike starting October 2018
Egypt
December 24, 2017
Egypt’s metro ticket prices to hike starting October 2018
Egypt’s transport minister said on Saturday that the price of underground metro tickets will hike based on the length of…
Police arrest 17 suspects in Coptic Church attack
Egypt
December 24, 2017
Police arrest 17 suspects in Coptic Church attack
Security forces in Giza arrested 17 people on Saturday on suspicion of participating in the mob of hundreds which stormed…
Oil spill caused water cuts in Luxor
Egypt
December 23, 2017
Oil spill caused water cuts in Luxor
Water cuts occurred on Saturday for over seven hours in several areas of Luxor due to leakage of a petrol…
Egyptian female footballer Sarah Essam reaches English Premier League
Egypt
December 23, 2017
Egyptian female footballer Sarah Essam reaches English Premier League
18-year old Cairo born Sarah Essam has officially signed with Stoke City Ladies Club as a forward, making history as…
Ahmed Mourad’s ‘Diamond Dust’ play shows at Falaki Theatre this week
Culture
December 23, 2017
Ahmed Mourad’s ‘Diamond Dust’ play shows at Falaki Theatre this week
Adapted from the novel Diamond Dust (Torab al-Mas) by Ahmed Mourad, a film following the ordeals of a young sales…