A woman holds her baby close to her chest, bracing for the train to stop at Al-Shohada metro station, the only stop where Cairo’s 3.5 million daily subway passengers can change trains. “Let us come down first, people!” several passengers … read more
A militant insurgency is turning into a full-fledged war across Egypt, experts said on Thursday, hours after the army announced an assault on a navy ship, the first of its kind. The army said the “terrorist attack” on its boat … read more
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has ruled out an Islamist win during the anticipated parliament elections which he promised to run before the end of March 2015. “My bit is on the awareness of Egyptians during the next elections”, he was … read more
Hours ago the security puzzle in Egypt became, potentially, more deadly and highly complex: Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis (ABM) pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS). Intelligence agencies, analysts, and security experts with an unwavering focus on the Egyptian milieu have wondered … read more
An IED exploded at Helmeyet al-Zeitoun metro station east of Cairo on Thursday morning leaving at least four passengers injured. Bomb squads are currently combing the station. Subway movement stopped on the Marg-Helwan line due to the blast, security sources … read more
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi issued a decree on Wednesday giving him the authority to transfer non-Egyptian defendants on trial or already convicted to be sent to their countries to be tried or serve their sentences. The new law stipulates that … read more
Gunmen in a fishing boat opened fire on an Egyptian naval launch which shot back, killing at least four of the attackers on Wednesday, security sources and state media said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the assault in the Mediterranean north … read more
The son of a high level Egyptian security officer was abducted by unknown assailants early on Wednesday, on his way to school, Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website reported. Gunmen stopped a private car at a road in the satellite city of … read more
Egypt’s presidency denied a Saudi media report saying that President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s guards stopped an attack against his motor parade on 26 October. Al-Madina newspaper reported that a 30-year-old man tried to target El-Sisi’s parade with a bomb car. He … read more
One man has been killed and another injured in a motorbike accident on Cairo’s ring road Wednesday, Ahram Arabic news website reported. The motorbike reportedly exploded on the ring road, which circles the capital, near Al-Waraq area. Security sources said … read more