Author Archives: Expat Cairo

Blast inside Aswan court leaves no casualties

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded inside the Kom Ombo court in the southern Egyptian city of Aswan on Wednesday, a security official said. Ashraf Atris, the director of the police’s civil protection unit told Aswat Masriya that the explosion … read more

Bomb on track halts trains in Beheira

An explosion on a railway track in Beheira governorate has halted train movement until repairs are completed, railway authority head Ahmed Hamed said in a statement reported by Al-Ahram Arabic news website. The explosion took place between the villages of … read more

Who killed Shaimaa al-Sabbagh?

By Nourhan Magdi CAIRO: Shaimaa al-Sabbagh was fatally shot as she marched to a memorial Tahrir Square Jan. 24 to honor victims of the 2011 uprising with a wreath, and became the first casualty of the commemoration of the fourth … read more