Egypt’s defense minister will send a large combat force to Sinai within 48 hours to free seven kidnapped Egyptian servicemen, a source in his office said Saturday. The decision to send in the troops came after unsuccessful efforts to negotiate … read more
It has been more than two years since Egyptians went to Tahrir Square – and almost a year since they elected their first post-Mubarak president. The revolution, yet, that they called for is unfulfilled, and many wonder about the utility … read more
A five-year-old girl from south London has drowned in a hotel pool at an Egyptian resort in Sharm el-Sheikh. Chloe Johnson, from Forest Hill in south London, died in a water park at the Coral Sea Waterworld hotel while on … read more
Prominent preachers from Egypt’s ultra-conservative Salafist Call have again lambasted the “ruling” Muslim Brotherhood for their policies that they say contradict with Islamic teachings. Speaking at a news conference held in the coastal city of Alexandria Saturday, Yasser Borhami — … read more
Egypt’s Health Minister Mohamed Hamed said that salmonella bacteria was behind the second mass poisoning incident in Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Hamed said in a press statement on Friday that the final report on the incident revealed that the bacteria … read more
One person has died and dozens injured in clashes between Muslims and Coptic Christians in Egypt’s north coast city of Alexandria, the Ahram Arabic news website reported. Clashes erupted Friday night in Al-Geish Street in western Alexandria, after a fight … read more
Police forces used teargas Friday while confronting dozens of civilians in front of the Semiramis InterContinental hotel just off Tahrir Square, which has witnessed frequent clashes over the past few months. Crowds mainly consist of young teenagers threw rocks and … read more
Operations at Egypt’s North Cairo Electricity Distribution Company (NCEDC) have been on hold for the fifth day in row due to a sit-in by workers demanding the release of 17 of their colleagues who are currently under arrest. The workers … read more
Egypt is suffering its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, a former finance minister of the country and one of its leading economists have warned. In terms of its devastating effect on Egypt’s poorest, the country’s current economic predicament … read more
The network of tunnels that snake underneath the border between Gaza and Egypt are dark, dingy and dangerous, but they have proved invaluable to transport supplies and fuel past the Israeli blockade. One commodity to be smuggled inside impoverished Gaza, … read more