Around 200 Muslim protesters accused Egypt’s Coptic Church on Friday of abducting the wife of a Coptic priest who they say voluntarily converted to Islam. The Coptic Church denies the accusation, saying only that the woman disappeared during a dispute … read more
Israeli aircraft have bombed three Gaza smuggling tunnels, killing two Palestinians and wounding a third, Hamas officials said. Two more Palestinians are missing following the airstrikes late on Saturday, which the Israeli military said was retaliation for Hamas shooting attacks. … read more
The romance of travel got a big-screen, big-budget push a few weeks ago from “Eat Pray Love.” But quietly waiting in the wings was a better film about self-examination in a foreign land: “Cairo Time.” Written and directed by Ruba … read more
A subsidiary of Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Group Holding says it has acquired the stake held by a Saudi company in the Four Seasons Hotel in Cairo’s Garden City neighborhood. In a statement Wednesday, the Arab Company for Hotel and Tourism … read more
Egyptian police shot dead a man from sub-Saharan Africa on Friday as he tried to cross the border illegally into Israel, a security official said. “An Egyptian patrol spotted a group of migrants as they were trying to infiltrate Israel … read more
Posters supporting Egypt’s intelligence chief as a candidate in next year’s presidential election were removed from Cairo’s streets hours after they appeared, while an independent newspaper was ordered to pull reports of the campaign from its pages, officials said Friday. … read more
Egypt says it has canceled a meeting with Iran’s foreign minister after he called participants in Israeli-Palestinian peace talks “traitors.” Egypt’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying the scheduled Sunday meeting between Egypt, Iran and Cuba was off and then … read more
Egyptians disgruntled with the continuous and excessive power cuts, took their frustration to Facebook, starting a campaign satirically titled “You are Radiant, Government – No to Power Cuts in Homes.” The campaign’s page, set up as an event on the … read more
One fascinating subplot of the Middle East peace talks in Washington this week is the role of Egyptian president/dictator Hosni Mubarak. The 82-year old Mubarak, who has long governed Egypt with an iron fist–but has served as a useful strategic … read more
A 33-year-old woman from the governorate of Qalyubia, north of Cairo, was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday after showing symptoms of the avian flu, a statement by Egypt’s Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The woman’s condition is serious, the … read more