Egypt
Little-known ‘Hasm’ movement claims responsibility for Cairo security checkpoint militant attack
May 2, 2017
Little-known ‘Hasm’ movement claims responsibility for Cairo security checkpoint militant attack
The little-known movement 'Hasm' claimed responsibility on Tuesday for the attacks that targeted a security checkpoint in Cairo, leaving three…
Egyptian archaeologist aims to lead her first excavation this year in Sharqiya
May 2, 2017
Egyptian archaeologist aims to lead her first excavation this year in Sharqiya
For many people, a visit to the Nile Delta can be all about recreation, but not for Egyptian archaeologist Nora…
2 skeletons discovered, believed to be eunuchs from Ancient Egypt
May 2, 2017
2 skeletons discovered, believed to be eunuchs from Ancient Egypt
At the recent excavations at the Ptolemaic-Roman site in Quesna, Monufiya city, a group of researchers discovered two individuals' skeletons,…
Mild Spring weather for Monday, Cairo 29C
May 2, 2017
Mild Spring weather for Monday, Cairo 29C
Meteorologists are predicting mild weather for northern Egypt on Wednesday.Low- and medium-level clouds will appear over most parts. Visibility will…
Armed attacks against police in Delta, Cairo: Who always claims responsibility?
May 2, 2017
Armed attacks against police in Delta, Cairo: Who always claims responsibility?
At midnight on Monday, using two vehicles, anonymous militants approached a moving security parade on the ring road near Nasr…
Sound and Light company sets new ticket prices up to LE150
May 2, 2017
Sound and Light company sets new ticket prices up to LE150
The tourism companies in charge of the Sound and Light Show have agreed on increasing ticket prices for their shows…
IS seeks to impose ‘religious rules’ in northern Sinai: Reuters Special Report
May 2, 2017
IS seeks to impose ‘religious rules’ in northern Sinai: Reuters Special Report
One Monday in early April, Shaher Saeed was driving south of the city of Al-Arish in Egypt's North Sinai when…
Alaa Mubarak plays dice, eats molokhia in Imbaba
May 2, 2017
Alaa Mubarak plays dice, eats molokhia in Imbaba
After a dinner of molokhia at a popular restaurant in Imbaba, Alaa Mubarak, son of deposed president Hosni Mubarak, spent…
Egypt allows visa on arrival for Arab Maghreb nationals
May 2, 2017
Egypt allows visa on arrival for Arab Maghreb nationals
Cairo International Airport began on Monday applying the visa-upon-arrival system on citizens of Arab Maghreb countries and Libyans who reside…
Egypt court sentences cleric to death in absentia
May 2, 2017
Egypt court sentences cleric to death in absentia
An Egyptian court has sentenced a hard-line cleric to death in absentia on charges of establishing a "terror group" after…