AFP Israel scrambled fighter planes Saturday to intercept an unidentified passenger aircraft entering its airspace and escorted it to land at Tel Aviv, the Israeli military told AFP. Israeli media reported that the aircraft turned out to be an Air … read more
A Giza misdemeanour court sentenced on Sunday 11 men to terms of up to 12 years in prison over charges of “inciting debauchery” after they were arrested for allegedly committing homosexual acts, Ahram Arabic news website reported. Three people were … read more
Egypt’s military said on Sunday that it is deploying forces to secure major public buildings on Monday, which has been set by activists as a date for protests over the recent Saudi island deal. The army said in a statement … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Arguments have broken out at the Arab foreign ministers meeting over the nomination of a new Arab League chief, with Qatar and Sudan among the most vocal opponents to Egypt’s candidate. Qatar has rejected the nomination of former … read more
AFP The European Parliament on Thursday called on Egyptian authorities to cooperate in the investigation of the “torture and assassination” of an Italian student in Cairo, saying it came within a context of deaths in custody in Egypt. Giulio Regeni, … read more
By Aswat Masriya CAIRO, Mar 11 (Aswat Masriya) – Mubarak-era Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit was appointed as Secretary-General of the Arab League, succeeding Nabil al-Arabi after the League’s council approved the decision unanimously on Thursday. Aboul Gheit will be the eighth … read more
Egypt’s interior ministry said three civilians were injured late on Wednesday night in a bombing in the Greater Cairo neighbourhood of Faisal. An improvised explosive device detonated while a police convoy was passing through a local street, the ministry said … read more
Residents of the upmarket Giza neighborhood of Hadayek al-Ahram called the bomb squad out on a false alarm on Thursday after confusing a Santa hat for an explosive device. Residents of Tharwa al-Maadania street were alarmed to see a strange … read more
A car bomb exploded in Cairo on Saturday morning, causing damage to surrounding cars but killing nobody. The explosion, which took place in Syria Street, in the Mohandiseen neighborhood, was intended to target three officers who live in a nearby … read more
A Zamalek dressing room worker recently captured the country’s attention when he splashed water on the ground ahead of his side’s contingent as they entered Borg El-Arab Stadium to take on Ahly in February’s Cairo Derby. Commenting on the brief, inexplicable … read more