Egypt
Al-Azhar condemns Christian channel for promoting sedition
December 31, 2015
Al-Azhar condemns Christian channel for promoting sedition
Al-Azhar expressed concern on Thursday toward extremist ideas broadcast though a Coptic satellite channel, aiming to "sow sedition and unrest…
15 militants killed in North Sinai raids: security source
December 31, 2015
15 militants killed in North Sinai raids: security source
Security forces in North Sinai's Rafah City conducted an 8-hour raid on Thursday on Egypt-affliated Islamic State militant hotbeds, leading…
Body of dead Palestinian man transferred through Rafah crossing
December 31, 2015
Body of dead Palestinian man transferred through Rafah crossing
The Egyptian authorities opened the Rafah crossing on Thursday to transfer the body of a dead Palestinian from Egypt to…
Minya’s state property watchdog interrogated over bribery
December 31, 2015
Minya’s state property watchdog interrogated over bribery
Public prosecutors in Minya are interrogating an engineer responsible for guardianship over state properties in the province for allegedly receiving…
175 British tourists arrive in Luxor for New Year’s vacation
December 31, 2015
175 British tourists arrive in Luxor for New Year’s vacation
A charter direct flight from Gatwick Airport in London arrived in Luxor International Airport on Wednesday evening carrying 175 British…
Heavy rain, colder weather hit Alexandria Thursday
December 31, 2015
Heavy rain, colder weather hit Alexandria Thursday
Heavy rain hit Alexandria on Thursday morning, suspending fishing in the eastern Alexandria Port.
Minya arrests 2 Brotherhood loyalists for anti-govt documents
December 31, 2015
Minya arrests 2 Brotherhood loyalists for anti-govt documents
Prosecutors in Minya have remanded two Brotherhood members in the province for 15 days pending investigation into charges of “plotting…
Life meets death in Egypt’s Cairo Necropolis
December 31, 2015
Life meets death in Egypt’s Cairo Necropolis
In a sprawling Cairo neighborhood known as the City of the Dead, life and death are side by side. Amid a…
Former Israeli ambassador claims rights to Cairo’s Jewish manuscripts
December 31, 2015
Former Israeli ambassador claims rights to Cairo’s Jewish manuscripts
Israel’s sixth ambassador to Cairo has demanded Jewish manuscripts kept in the capital’s most famous synagogue to be transferred to…
Ancient statue found in Aswan house raid
December 31, 2015
Ancient statue found in Aswan house raid
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damati announced Thursday the discovery of an archeological statue for King Amenhotep III of the Eighteenth Dynasty,…