Egyptian police have arrested three al-Qaeda militants planning a suicide attack on a Western embassy, the country’s interior minister says. Mohammed Ibrahim did not specify which embassy had been targeted, but said a quantity of chemicals had been found. Mr … read more
At a Saturday press conference, Egyptian Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim voiced his willingness to withdraw a complaint filed earlier against April 6 Youth Movement founder Ahmed Maher. Maher was arrested on Friday afternoon upon his arrival to Cairo International Airport … read more
Former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak said it was too early to judge President Mohamed Mursi, saying the Islamist politician faced a difficult job, in comments billed as his first interview since his removal from power in 2011. El-Watan newspaper said … read more
The deputy education minister in Egypt’s Kafr El-Sheikh governorate on Saturday ordered that a high school English teacher be punished for including a “politicised” question in a school exam. The question reportedly involved an imaginary dialogue between ousted president Hosni … read more
Egyptian security forces thwarted a plot by an al Qaeda-linked group to conduct a suicide attack on a foreign embassy in Egypt, Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said May 11, Reuters reported. Ibrahim did not say which embassy was targeted but … read more
Waleed Hammad dressed conservatively for his secret mission into the world of sexual harassment and abuse on the streets of Cairo, donning a long tan skirt and sleeved shirt, and at times covering his head like many Egyptian women. The … read more
The man who stabbed an American in Cairo on Thursday says he was motivated by a hatred of the United States. Mahmoud Badr, 30, who holds a bachelor’s degree in commerce, was arrested on Thursday after stabbing American academic Chris … read more
The eruption of the Arab revolts in late 2010 and early 2011 put power relations among Middle Eastern countries in a state of flux, and both winners and losers have emerged. But, given that the strengths and weaknesses of most … read more
A prominent Egyptian activist flying home from the United States was detained at the Cairo airport on Friday for what a security source said was inciting a demonstration outside the Interior Minister’s home in March. Ahmed Maher, a founder of … read more
Ousted president Hosni Mubarak, his sons, and former interior minister Habib El-Adly alongside six of his top aides have arrived at the Police Academy for their retrial session, MENA reported. Mubarak, who received a life sentence in June 2012 for … read more