Living in Egypt, we are all accustomed to the incessant electricity outages in the hot summer months. As temperatures rise, people crank up their air conditioning. Electricity consumption soars. Egypt’s aging infrastructure can’t keep up. In summer, official estimates put … read more
A senior Egyptian interior ministry official has been shot dead in Cairo. General Mohamed Saeed, head of the technical office of the minister of interior, was targeted by gunmen inside a car “who shot him and fled,” a security official … read more
Egypt’s top military council gave the army chief, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a green light on Monday to seek election as president, a vote he is almost sure to win with Egyptians weary of turmoil unleashed by a pro-democracy … read more
A pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai that transports gas to Jordan was blown up by suspected militants late on Monday, security officials said. The attack is the third of its kind in less than a month, according to Agence France-Presse. There … read more
The al-Qaeda inspired group that has claimed responsibility for downing an Egyptian military helicopter in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday has posted a video on YouTube about the operation. The Ansar Beit al-Maqdis group, which has taken responsibility for a … read more
Your engine needs a “spark” to run – the spark ignites the petrol which operates the pistons and basically makes the engine work. There are a variety of electrics in your engine. Let’s start with the battery – and since … read more
A military aircraft crashed in the Egyptian Nile Delta governorate of Daqahliya on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reports citing state news. The plane crashed in a rural area near Sinbellawain city following a technical failure during a training mission, the … read more
Interrogations of the crew of an Egyptian ship seized by Yemeni naval forces on Sunday in the Nashton Port of Mahra governorate are still underway. Yemeni authorities have yet to provide any information about the ship’s cargo but a committee … read more
Bassem Youssef, Egypt’s most popular satirist often compared to U.S. comedian Jon Stewart, says his team is preparing to bring back their widely watched television show poking fun at politics in a country still beset by turmoil following a July … read more
Security forces defused Saturday a bomb near a bus station in Giza’s Boulaq Al-Dakrour district, reported Al-Ahram Arabic website. Police received notification that a passerby reported seeing a strange object in Masraf Street in front of a bus station. Security … read more