Egypt was handed 10 Apache helicopters from the US, official military spokesperson Mohamed Samir confirmed to state media Saturday. The shipment follows an August deal and is part of the US military aid to Egypt. The announcement was made to … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree appointing a new director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Services to replace Mohamed Farid al-Tohamy, a security source said. The source, who preferred to remain anonymous, told Aswat Masriya on Saturday that Tohamy’s … read more
Just before midnight, the police navigated down the narrow alleys of an old downtown Cairo district and descended on a rundown bathhouse. They dragged out dozens of nearly naked men, who covered their faces as they struggled to hold up … read more
The new United States ambassador to Egypt has arrived in Cairo to fill a position that has been vacant since Islamist President Mohamed Morsi’s ouster in July 2013, Egypt’s State Information Service said on Friday. Stephen Beecroft arrived in Cairo … read more
The death toll of the Red Sea sunken boat has risen to 25, and the number of injured has reached 18, the health ministry announced on Friday. All 25 bodies were recovered and transferred to the Tor Hospital morgue, after which … read more
US President Barack Obama spoke to his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday and expressed concern over mass trials and the continued detention of journalists and peaceful activists. During a telephone call, the White House said, Obama encouraged Sisi … read more
By Nada Deyaa’ A team of archaeologists have claimed to have found an ancient cemetery that containing over 1 million mummies, according to the website ”Live Science”. The Brigham Young University team from Utah in the US said they have … read more
By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News Wednesday, 17 December 2014 A Cairo family court has recently approved a divorce case initiated by an Egyptian woman who claimed her husband continuously asked her to look like U.S. reality star Kim … read more
A four-member crew of military officers, two Egyptian and two Emirati, were killed Wednesday when their aircraft crashed during a joint drill, Egypt’s army and a UAE report said. The crash occurred in Egypt, the UAE’s official news agency WAM … read more
Three of the 21 men that were arrested in the Ramses “gay”bathhouse raid were sexually assaulted, says Hesham Abdel Hameed, the Justice Ministry’s forensics department spokesperson. Hameed, who spoke to Ahram Online, said all 21 men were subjected to anal examination by forensic … read more