An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off on the Suez-Ismailia railroad early Saturday, leaving no injuries behind, the Suez security director said. Security Director Tarek al-Gazzar added that the blast caused tractor on the rail track to flip. The tractor … read more
The Egyptian Ministry of Endowments warned of “sinful schemes” by “terrorist groups” ahead of the fourth anniversary of the 25 January Revolution, in a statement it released on Friday. The statement warned particularly against the Muslim Brotherhood, which it … read more
A car bomb went off outside a police station inEgypt’s second city, Alexandria, on Friday, leaving no deaths or casualties behind. An improvised explosive device (IED) was planted inside a car that was parked outside the San Stefano police station, Alexandria Security Chief Amin Ezz … read more
The National Council for Woman (NCW) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the ministries of Justice, Interior and Foreign Affairs geared up efforts to draw up an action plan targeted specifically at eliminating the widespread phenomenon … read more
As a girl, to simply walk down the streets of Egypt means she’s willing to put up with abuse that runs between verbal, physical or even emotional. Dealing with being seen as a sex object and not allowed to do … read more
Egypt’s cabinet has approved a suggested amendment to the child law which lowers the official age of maturity from 21 to 18, in accordance with the 2014 constitution. The amendment will affect court verdicts against those over 18 and less … read more
The European Parliament has called on Egypt “to release immediately with no condition” all political detainees, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood, and has said that it won’t send a full observation mission to monitor upcoming parliamentary elections AFP reported. … read more
Unknown gunmen killed three people and wounded another in the volatile Sinai Peninsula, a hotbed of Islamist insurgency, state news agency MENA reported late on Wednesday. Security sources said the bodies of three men with gunshot wounds in the head … read more
Raiding an ancient Egyptian tomb can be a complicated process; not only must one require locating the tomb and finding helpers, but many who go digging swear they must also be accompanied by a sheikh (religious leader) who can sense … read more
Hotels in the Red Sea, South Sinai, Luxor, and Aswan will be offering discounts for the mid-year holiday, according to officials of hotels in different areas. There have been 10% to 20% discounts on hotels with the start of the … read more