New Year’s Eve
Thousands of tourists celebrate New Year’s Eve in Egypt
Egypt
January 2, 2022
Thousands of tourists celebrate New Year’s Eve in Egypt
Thousands of tourists celebrated New Year’s Eve across Egypt, with two facades of the Abu Simbel temple in Aswan illuminated…
France’s COVID curfew-busting rave finally busted
World
January 2, 2021
France’s COVID curfew-busting rave finally busted
An illegal New Year’s rave in northwestern France has been broken up by police, some 36 hours after it began, Interior…
Photos | Egyptians ring in the new year despite surge in COVID-19 infections
Egypt
January 2, 2021
Photos | Egyptians ring in the new year despite surge in COVID-19 infections
In the face of a vicious second wave of coronavirus, hundreds of Egyptians defied the government’s precautionary measures against the…
Worried Morocco bans parties to stem holiday virus spread
Middle East
December 24, 2020
Worried Morocco bans parties to stem holiday virus spread
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco has imposed a curfew, closed restaurants in major cities and banned public and private gatherings…
Turkey arrests 70 Islamic State suspects ahead of New Year: Anadolu
Middle East
December 30, 2019
Turkey arrests 70 Islamic State suspects ahead of New Year: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkish police detained 70 people suspected of ties to the Islamic State in nationwide raids early on Monday,…
UK ‘terrorist’ stabbing suspect held under mental health law
World
January 2, 2019
UK ‘terrorist’ stabbing suspect held under mental health law
A British probe into a stabbing at a Manchester railway station on New Year’s Eve which injured three people…
UK counter-terror police probe Manchester knife attack
World
January 1, 2019
UK counter-terror police probe Manchester knife attack
British counter-terrorism police were investigating a multiple stabbing in which the suspect reportedly shouted “Allah” at a Manchester railway…
Cold weather expected for Monday, Cairo 18C
Egypt
December 30, 2018
Cold weather expected for Monday, Cairo 18C
Meteorologists predict cold weather on Monday across Egypt during daylight hours, milder on southern Upper Egypt and growing colder…
Thousands of tourists flock to Red Sea hotels to celebrate Christmas
Egypt
December 26, 2018
Thousands of tourists flock to Red Sea hotels to celebrate Christmas
Thousands of tourists are pouring into Hurghada and Red Sea hotels to celebrate Christmas and New Year’s Eve. Tourist…
Christmas cabaret tax revenues double in 2017
Egypt
January 4, 2018
Christmas cabaret tax revenues double in 2017
Tax revenues collected from 2017 Christmas cabaret events held between December 24 and 31 were worth double 2016’s revenues, generating…