Egyptian security officials say suspected Islamic militants have set off a roadside bomb in the Sinai Peninsula as a bus full of police conscripts was driving by, wounding nine of them. Monday’s ambush on the road outside the town of … read more
(Reuters) – Egypt has detained a Turkish citizen on suspicion of spying and collusion with the Muslim Brotherhood, the state news agency MENA said on Saturday. The arrest could be a new source of tension between Ankara and Cairo whose … read more
An Australian mother’s desperate bid to recover her child in Egypt has led to a terrifying ordeal. The romantic dinner at a resort on Egypt’s north coast seemed a pleasant treat for Melbourne mum Jasmine*. A seafood meal at a … read more
Egypt’s Minister of Communication and Information Technology Atef Helmy said on Saturday that his ministry is reviewing the legality of using cross-platform mobile messaging applications such as Viber and WhatsApp. In exclusive statements to the Anadolu Agency, the minister said … read more
The number of tourists coming to Egypt tumbled by 24.5 percent in July compared with the same month last year, state-run statistics agency CAPMAS reported Wednesday. A total of 675,000 tourists visited Egypt in July 2013 compared to some 1 … read more
Egypt’s interior minister said a bomb attack on his convoy on Thursday was “not the end but the beginning” of a new wave of terrorism, but that the authorities would win out. Responding to a question on whether the attack … read more
Former Egyptian Culture Minister Alaa Abdel Aziz is being investigated for alleged sexually explicit conversations on social media, the state-run Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported on Monday. The prosecution says the former minister used sexual language with his female … read more
I want to go to … = ana ayiz aruuh … Do you know …? = inta arif …? Straight = ala tuul Turn/go left = khosh shemalak Turn/go right = khosh yemeenak Stop here (here is fine) = hena … read more
An Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) was found dead in a suitcase in Cairo, Egypt, a spokesman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. “A female OFW was reported on Aug 17 to have been killed in Cairo. Her body … read more
A firebrand Egyptian cleric and television preacher has denounced the Muslim Brotherhood after his arrest on Wednesday near the Libyan border. Safwat el-Hegazy told investigators that he was not part of the Muslim Brotherhood and that if he could go … read more