Egyptian villagers have set fire to Bahai homes after a member of the religion said on television the village was “full of Bahais,” the latest incident to reflect religious tensions in the country. Furious villagers rampaged through Sharoniyah, near Sohag … read more
Egypt’s president will skip a key Arab summit this week, the country’s foreign minister announced Saturday, in a move highlighting divisions within the group. President Hosni Mubarak will not attend the Arab summit in Qatar on Monday, although Egypt will … read more
Egyptian authorities have released a 22-year-old Egyptian blogger and activist after nearly seven weeks in detention, an Egyptian human rights group said on Saturday. Police detained Diaa Eddin Gad on February 6 outside his home in the Nile Delta province … read more
The Egyptian ministry of health Thursday confirmed that an Egyptian girl has contracted the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza. According to a spokesman for the ministry, the girl is the 60th case of the virus infecting the human population. … read more
Egypt is sending extra forces to its border with Sudan in an effort to prevent smuggling into the Gaza Strip, an Israeli newspaper reported on Friday. According to Haaretz, the alleged Israeli bombing of a weapons’ convoy headed for Sudan … read more
The Pyramids and the Sphinx, normally bathed in the golden glow of high-powered floodlights, will go dark for an hour on Saturday, in a symbolic statement Egyptian environmentalists hope might indirectly save the Nile Delta from inundation. The World Bank … read more
In Cairo, the 30th anniversary of the signing of the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt is seen by many as a moment for regret, not celebration. “It’s a celebration for Israel – not for Egypt, not for the Arabs, … read more
The Egyptian government has sought to dispel rumours that a mobile phone text message “from unknown foreign quarters” is spreading around the country and killing those who receive it. The extraordinary move by Egypt’s health and interior ministries follows press … read more
Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir arrived in Cairo on Wednesday, flaunting his freedom in defiance of an international arrest warrant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Beshir was met at the airport by Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak, … read more
Egyptian police have charged a father with murdering his child by burying it alive in the desert, independent daily al- Masry al-Youm, reported Wednesday. Police told the newspaper that the man, from the Egyptian town of Beni Suef, roughly 115 … read more