Author Archives: Expat Cairo

Officer killed in Arish double blast

A police officer was killed and three conscripts were injured in a double blast which targeted a police armoured vehicle in North Sinai’s al-Arish city early Wednesday, police sources said. The explosion damaged a number of houses and set a … read more

Egypt’s Mursi sentenced to death

Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Mursi was sentenced to death by a Cairo court on Tuesday for accusations of escaping from the Wadi al-Natroun prison. Also sentenced to death are Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie, his deputy Rashad Bayoumi, and leading Brotherhood … read more

Bombs down two electricity pylons in Giza

Unknown assailants bombed three electricity pylons in Giza’s Awsim late Sunday, which led to a power outage in a number of districts, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. Two of the pylons collapsed, while the third did not, a security source … read more

TV hosts: Don’t like Sisi? Then leave Egypt

A number of Egyptian media hosts have been telling viewers that if anyone criticizes President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, his decisions and the positions of the state, they should leave the country. This false dichotomy perpetuated in Egyptian media links support for … read more