A senior member of the UK House of Commons has defended the decision to closing the British embassy in Cairo as a necessary precaution. On Sunday, the British embassy suspended its work until further notice “for security reasons,” without giving … read more
A fire in a security vehicle stationed near the British embassy in Cairo, currently closed for security reasons, was extinguished by police and fire-fighters on Friday morning. According to an interior ministry statement, the fire was caused by a leak … read more
An Egyptian woman has died of H5N1 bird flu, bringing the total number of deaths in Egypt from the virus to eight this year out of 16 identified cases, the health ministry said late on Thursday. The 33-year-old woman died … read more
Nehal Mostafa Egypt is among eleven countries in the Middle East most likely to see political violence In 2015, according to the Leading global risk-analytics firm Verisk Maplecroft. The firm’s Political Risk Atlas (PRA), issued on Thursday, expects that Egypt … read more
A 19-year-old girl drowned in the River Nile on Monday, reportedly in an attempt to flee from a street harasser, after efforts to rescue her failed. Four eyewitnesses, including one of the victim’s friends walking with her at the time, … read more
The Islamic State (Isis) militants have allegedly released a pamphlet listing 27 tips on how to capture and sexually abuse female slaves. The pamphlet uses a question and answer format to explain to militants how to search and conquer slaves. The … read more
Down a backstreet in Cairo, a group of men stare at Nour Gaber as she climbs into her car and starts the engine. “Is that car really hers?” whispers one man to another. The car in question is a taxi, … read more
In his first statements since the closure of many embassies in Cairo, Egyptian foreign minister Sameh Shoukry stressed that the interior ministry has provided the necessary precautionary security measures. Over the past few days, a number of diplomatic missions in … read more
British gas company BG is in advanced talks that could boost supplies to power-hungry Egypt by allowing rival BP to use its pipelines, the head of BG Egypt told Reuters. A deal could enable BG to raise production at its Egyptian operations, which account for about one-fifth … read more
Power outages took place again on Tuesday in Cairo and other governorates as the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy said it was reducing loads by 2,630 megawatts, appealing to citizens to rationalize their consumption. The ministry said in its … read more