Western states should provide more weapons to Jordan, Egypt, Kurdish forces and certain opposition forces in Syria, Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said on the sidelines of the Munich Security conference on Friday. Israeli officials had previously stopped short of making such explicit calls, citing … read more
A lion attacked its trainer during a circus performance in the city of Tanta, in the Nile delta, late on Thursday. A video of the incident went viral on social media on Friday. In the video clip, renowned lion trainer … read more
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Thursday approved the appointment of 17 new governors, a move which has been anticipated for weeks. The heads of the 17 governorates, out of a total of 27 in Egypt, will be sworn in on Saturday, … read more
France is in advanced talks to sell Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets toEgypt for around 6 billion euros ($6.88 billion), Les Echos newspaper reported on Thursday. Despite exclusive negotiations with India for the last three years, Dassault has still not … read more
Three bombs exploded in 6 October city on the oustkirts of Cairo on Friday morning as bomb attacks remain frequent across Egypt, Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website reported One explosion took place in front of a police station while two bombs … read more
Energy-hungry Egypt‘s willingness to push fuel market reforms and stick to debt repayment plans has led to an unexpected resurgence in oil and gas exploration and supply deals previously delayed by political upheaval. The country has emerged as a major new … read more
One person was killed in an attack on a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in a town north of Cairo early on Thursday, Egypt‘s state news agency MENA reported. A fire broke out at the restaurant in a town in the province of Menoufia, 80 km (50 … read more
Egypt gets hit by a highly deadly militant operation every several months, the last of which was Thursday’s attacks on military and police facilities with car bombs and mortar rounds in the restive North Sinai. Other more frequent, yet usually … read more
Egypt’s Court of Cassations turned down on Thursday a request for a retrial of 58 defendants accused of violence in Alexandria’s Sedi Gaber which involved throwing boys off a rooftop in July 2013. Footage of one of the defendants throwing a … read more
Egypt’s foreign ministry called on European countries on Tuesday to “monitor extremist websites that incite violence and terrorism, and to halt broadcasting channels linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.” In a meeting with the European ambassadors, the minister’s aide for European … read more