Money exchanges expect an increase in the dollar exchange rate against the Egyptian pound this week to exceed EGP 7.8. This came after the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) sold a bid on Thursday worth $40m, at a rate of … read more
By Yousef Saba Civil protection forces discovered Saturday an improvised explosive device (IED) attached to a car parked outside a hotel in Fayoum, state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported. The car reportedly belonged to a friend of the head of Fayoum police … read more
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi visited Saturday police and military officers in North Sinai, a statement by the presidency read. El-Sisi’s visit comes after a deadly attack that hit two cities in North Sinai Wednesday leaving 17 army personnel, including four … read more
Tahrir Square’s Sadat metro station reopened its doors to the public Saturday after a brief closure for “security reasons” following the assassination of Egypt’s top prosecutor. The station was closed Tuesday, less than 24 hours after the assassination of Prosecutor-General … read more
AP Two years to the day after the army overthrew Egypt’s Islamist president, the sounds coming from the mosque at Cairo’s Tahrir Square were sadly telling. At the focal point of Egypt’s upheavals, where authorities had hoped to stage celebrations, … read more
British tourists have told of their shock after a hotel employee at a popular destination in Egypt pointed a fake gun at holidaymakers’ heads the day after the Tunisia terror attacks. Pictures show the man, a member of staff at … read more
As tensions rise in Egypt, the ISIS has said the nation’s cultural icons, like the pyramids and the sphinx, should be destroyed. Britain’s The Telegraph reports members of ISIS have stated that objects shouldn’t be the subject of idolisation or worship. ISIS … read more
The Sinai-based Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis militant group claimed responsibility for three rockets it said it fired at Israel earlier on Friday. Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army spokesman for Arabic media said a rocket was fired at Israel from Sinai, on … read more
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab directed ministers to develop “strict security plans” to secure public utilities and tourist attractions, Youm7 reported Thursday. “We are in a state of war, and we should be in a constant state of alert. Each ministry … read more
One person was killed in Cairo, as security forces dispersed minor protests held by supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo’s Maadi, Imbaba and Kerdasa districts on Friday, the second anniversary of the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi. … read more