Egyptian security officials say army helicopter gunships have rocketed several houses where militants were thought to have gathered in the northern region of the Sinai Peninsula, killing at least 10. They said Wednesday night’s raids targeted a large house in … read more
Upper Egypt: Qena security bodies launched a crackdown campaign against outlaws and drug dealers in the Upper Egyptian governorate. The campaign led to the arrest of two workers and the seizure of two automatic rifles and 6,850 drug pills. read more
Calm prevails in Egypt’s tourist areas that is why tourists never leave before the end of their vacation, said Executive Director of the Russian Association of Tour Operators Maya Lomidze. read more
Motorcycle gunmen shot dead a police officer and injured three others in Sharqiya on Thursday, the third drive-by shooting in the governorate within 24 hours. Earlier in the day, two soldiers were wounded when gunmen opened fire on a military … read more
Fans of al-Alhi football club and hardcore fans “Ultras Ahlawi” have clashed with security forces following a football match between the Egyptian Ahli Club and the Tunisian Sfaxien Club, reported the Middle East News Agency (MENA). read more
The first batch of South Korean survivors from a suspected terrorist attack in Egypt returned home Wednesday, three days after the bombing killed four people aboard a tourist bus. The bus was carrying 31 South Korean tourists along with Korean … read more
Five people were killed and about 32 were injured when an accident involving 20 vehicles occurred on Cairo-Assiut Road earlier on Thursday, Egypt’s Emergency Department said. read more
Al-Jazeera journalists, including four foreigners, go on trial in Cairo Thursday for allegedly supporting the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood in a case that has sparked accusations Egypt is muzzling the media. The trial of journalists for the Qatar-based channel comes against … read more
Almost a dozen suspected militants have been killed in the northern Sinai Peninsula as Egyptian troops continue an extensive campaign against an Islamist insurgency in the volatile region. An air offensive by Apache helicopters Thursday targeted a militant hideout south … read more
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced former information minister Anas al-Fekky to a suspended sentence of one year in prison on Thursday and fined him 1 million Egyptian pounds over charges of illicit gains. This content is from : Aswat … read more