At least two people were killed and 11 others were injured in a major accident on a highway near Cairo on Thursday morning. Ten vehicles crashed around 40 kilometres outside the capital on the Cairo-Alexandria desert highway, Al-Ahram Arabic news … read more
A five-year-old Egyptian child died from bird flu on Wednesday, the tenth death from the virus in the country out of 22 identified cases this year, the Health Ministry said. Ministry spokesman Dr Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said the boy came to a hospital in … read more
An Egyptian Christian couple were murdered and their daughter kidnapped on Tuesday in Libya in what Libyan officials said may have been an attack motivated by religion. “Unidentified armed men killed Christian Egyptian doctor Magdi Sobhi Toufik and his wife … read more
Renowned television host Bassem Youssef and “QSoft Ltd,” the production company behind his hit television show, “El-Bernmag” were fined LE100 million in compensation to CBC Network, reported Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website. The Cairo Regional Center International for International Commercial Arbitration … read more
Qatar’s controversial Al-Jazeera Mubasher Misr (Al-Jazeera Egypt) announced on Monday that it is broadcasting its last news items before closure, as reconciliation efforts to mend tensions between Egypt and Qatar continue. A statement published by the Al-Jazeera said Al-Jazeera Mubasher … read more
Unknown saboteurs bombed on Tuesday the main gas pipeline south of al-Arish in Sinai, repeating what has become a common occurrence since the January 25 uprising which toppled Hosni Mubarak in 2011. Security sources said the targeted pipeline provided gas … read more
A lower-ranking policeman and a police conscript were detained on Sunday on suspicion of raping a woman in Cairo, one of several recent alleged sexual assaults that involve police. Initial investigations showed that the defendants raped the victim in an … read more
“Do not be afraid my son, you are a man!” shouted the relative of one of the defendants charged with homosexuality as she was pushed out of the courtroom in which more than two dozen men were standing trial. The … read more
A court in Cairo has sentenced an Egyptian to 10 years in jail and two Mossad officers to life in prison on charges of spying for Israel, a judicial source said late on Saturday. Egyptian Mohamed Ali Abdelbaky Hassanin was … read more
