Hend El-Behary In the past few days, you may have heard stories of people scouring the local area in search of strange creatures called Pokémon, hunting their prey in the streets, hospitals, mosques, churches and even the toilets. Such rumours … read more
A Coptic Orthodox cleric in Egypt’s Minya governorate has said a sectarian attack in a village there on Sunday killed one person and wounded three others. Bishop Makarious of Minya said in a brief statement Sunday that the families of … read more
Egyptian MP Zeinab Salem denied, on Saturday, allegations that she has previously faced criminal charges on nine occasions, in the wake of a clash between the parliamentarian and officers at a Cairo police station. The Member of Parliament for Sharqiya … read more
Israel’s new ambassador to Egypt has arrived in Cairo on Sunday to take up his post, after his predecessor had asked to return to Egypt only two years into his posting. Haim Koren had “asked to step down after only … read more
The United Nations Security Council failed on Saturday to condemn the violence and unrest in Turkey after Egypt objected to a statement that called on all parties to “respect the democratically elected government of Turkey,” diplomats said. The US-drafted statement, … read more
State airline EgyptAir resumed flights on Sunday to Istanbul, the company said in a statement, following a one-day halt after an overnight coup attempt in Turkey. Flight MS737 took off at 10:37 this morning heading to Ataturk international airport, the … read more
The word “fire” is heard on the cockpit voice recorder of EgyptAir 804 before the plane crashed into the Mediterranean in May, an Egyptian-led investigative committee said Saturday. Investigators had earlier said the other black box retrieved from the crash … read more
One of Egypt’s most influential religious bodies is unimpressed by Pikachu and his pals, reportedly issuing a fatwa against the hugely popular Pokémon GO mobile phone game. Deputy chief of the Al-Azhar Islamic institution, Abbas Shuman, condemned the augmented reality … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Egypt’s Aviation Ministry announced Friday that it is preparing a good-bye ceremony for the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse 2, which arrived in Egypt on Wednesday for its final stop before heading to Abu Dhabi on Sunday, completing its … read more
EgyptAir has cancelled its two scheduled flights to Istanbul’s Atatürk Airport on Saturday, following a foiled coup in the country. On Friday night, Turkish troops announced that they had seized power in the country, but by morning loyalist forces had … read more