Egyptian military sources confirmed on Wednesday reports that missiles were launched from the border town of Rafah toward an Israeli settlement The two countries are forming a joint military committee at Israel’s request to determine the circumstances surrounding the missile … read more
Egypt has withdrawn its ambassador in Tel Aviv as the country reacted to renewed Israeli military attacks on the Gaza Strip that killed the head of Hamas’s armed wing and at least seven others, including two young children, on Wednesday. … read more
Muslim Brotherhood spokesman Mahmoud Ghozlan on Tuesday denied media claims that the Muslim Sisters, the Brotherhood’s female wing, were demanding leading positions within the prominent Islamist organisation. On Tuesday, private daily Al-Masry Al-Youm reported that the Muslim Sisters were demanding … read more
The Muslim Brotherhood have called for a protest next Friday to denounce the recent Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. “The group voices its support for the Palestinian resistance, and is furious about the Zionist attacks,” read the statement. Over … read more
Public Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud on Tuesday referred six current and former officials of Misr Petroleum in the Suez Canal zone and Sinai to a criminal court, charged with smuggling subsidized oil products worth more than LE110 million, which is … read more
Military spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed Ali on Tuesday posted on Facebook that the Air Force is conducting exercises until the end of the month, and urged citizens not to be disturbed by the sounds of planes in certain areas. Explosions were … read more
The Central Bank of Egypt filed a claim with the public prosecutor’s office Tuesday against a newly-founded daily newspaper that alleged the bank has transferred US$2.5 million to President Mohamed Morsy’s son. Privately-owned Al-Sabah reported that the CBE transferred the … read more
Cairo metro drivers shut train services as part of a strike Wednesday to demand the resignation of the operating company’s chairman and his assistants, accusing them of corruption. The strike began Tuesday with preliminary protests at three metro stations and … read more
Militants fired on a Central Security Forces camp in Arish, North Sinai Monday morning, fleeing into the desert when security forces fired back. No casualties were reported. A security source said this was the second attack on security forces in … read more
An Interior Ministry source told London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper on Monday that the state is taking a Salafi sheikh’s calls to destroy the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx seriously, particularly as he took part in demolishing a Buddha statue in Afghanistan … read more