Egyptian authorities have indefinitely closed the Sadat metro station in downtown Cairo on Tuesday, following the assassination of the state’s top prosecutor. An attack on Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat’s motorcade on Monday came ahead of the second anniversary of the June 30 … read more
The US embassy in Cairo issued a short statement condemning the assassination of Egypt’s prosecutor-general Hisham Barakat earlier on Monday, describing it as “heinous terrorist attack”. “The US Embassy condemns in the strongest terms the heinous terrorist attack that resulted … read more
We broke the news earlier of tomorrow’s public holiday. It was in response to today’s assasination of the Attorney General. Since then the Govenment has spoken. Here is the official reason behind it. Egypt’s Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab designated Tuesday … read more
By Tim Nanns A broad alliance of 13 groups called on people to take to the streets on 30 June, the anniversary of a popular uprising that eventually ousted former president Mohamed Morsi, to protest “against the military coup”. Among … read more
Official sources have just informed us that tomorrow has been declared a national holiday and a day of mourning to mark the death today of the General Prosecutor. Banks, government offices and other business will be closed. We have no … read more
Egypt’s Prosecutor General, Hisham Barakat, has died following a bomb attack on his vehicle early Monday, medical sources confirmed to Ahram Online More to follow read more
Egypt’s Prosecutor General, Hisham Barakat, and six others were injured in a bomb attack in Cairo on Monday, a health ministry spokesperson told Ahram Online. Barakat, one civilian, and five members of the security forces were injured when a bomb … read more
Business tycoon Naguib Sawiris cast doubt on the new Suez Canal project being undertaken by the new government. “I don’t want anyone to be angry, but I really doubt there were studies for the Suez Canal project,” Sawiris told media … read more
Reuters Egypt’s public prosecutor suffered unspecified injuries when a car bomber rammed into his convoy as it was leaving his home in Cairo on Monday, security and judicial sources said. A little-known group calling itself the “Giza Popular Resistance” claimed … read more
The British Embassy in Cairo announced on Sunday that 31 Egyptian army officers finished their training on protection against improvised explosive devices (IEDs) earlier this month with the goal of developing the very same capabilities in the Egyptian army. The … read more