“I don’t know” is a simple answer usually used with sophisticated questions or questions that relate to worlds out of one’s interest, but not to answer the question “How old are you?” A three-day awareness raising campaign, coordinated by the … read more
Prosecution has ordered the arrest and detention of a primary school teacher from Abshway village in Fayoum for four days pending investigations for cutting a lock of hair from a female student’s head. The fifth grader was being punished by … read more
After becoming a widow in Upper Egypt with no breadwinner, life swept black into the eyes of six-month pregnant Sisa Gaber Abu Douh, now 64, who at a young age bravely decided to disguise herself in men clothes to save … read more
Twelve priests fled a monastery south west of Cairo after an argument with their colleagues turned violent, a source at the monastery said. Priests reportedly engaged in a fight with bladed weapons last week following a divide over the road … read more
A shark attacked and killed a 53-year-old German national on Saturday while swimming in the southern Egyptian resort of Marsa Alam. The German embassy in Cairo was notified of the incident and to receive the body. A major contributor to … read more
An improvised explosive device detonated in the late hours of Saturday killing two of its suspected planters and injuring a third in Egypt’s Sharqiya governorate. The three assailants were planting a bomb in Al-Ibrahimiya municipal garage when the device accidentally … read more
Two people have died in a fire caused by Molotov cocktails thrown by unknown assailants at Nahiya Youth Centre in Kerdasa village, Giza, Al-Ahram Arabic website has reported. Security forces went to the youth centre following reports of an explosion … read more
Four people were killed and three were injured in a traffic accident in Cairo’s Maadi district on Friday. Ambulances are at the scene and police are investigating the incident. Hundreds die and thousands are injured every year in car crashes … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will head to Sudan on Monday and then to Ethiopia for talks on Ethiopia’s under-construction Blue Nile dam, a presidential spokesman said on Thursday. El-Sisi’s visit to Sudan is expected to last two days before he … read more
A ceremony will be held on Friday at Sphinx to watch the total solar eclipse phenomenon, which will be seen in Egypt as partial eclipse. The event, sponsored by Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty, will be organized by administration of Haram … read more