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US embassy condemns Helwan terrorist attack
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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

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

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

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

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

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…
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