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Egypt’s state television said on Wednesday that the government has decided to delay the opening of schools and universities to March 8.   This content is from : Aswat Masriya   read more

The sale of some prohibited fish containing poisonous substances, rendering them unfit for consumption, persists in markets despite the state banning their sale or possession, Youm7 reported Wednesday. read more

An army officer and five soldiers from the counter-terrorism operations in North Sinai were wounded on Wednesday in two terrorist attacks. A military source said four soldiers were injured by a bomb hidden by terrorists on the Arish-Rafah international road … read more

Egypt: Three suspects were arrested in Sharqia Tuesday in possession of grenades, one of whom suspected of involvement with the Taba bombings, according to local security sources. read more

South Korea will evacuate its citizens in Egypt, in the aftermath of warnings by the Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis group against foreign tourists in Egypt. The local South Korean news agency Yonhap quoted an official from Seoul as saying that “The … read more

Former President Hosni Mubarak denied Wednesday all accusations drawn against him during the presidential palaces hearing, calling the accusations “unsubstantiated.” Mubarak, along with his sons Gamal and Alaa and other defendants, are facing charges of embezzling an estimated 125 million … read more

A shadowy Islamist militant group based in the remote Sinai desert is emerging as a major threat to Egypt’s stability, and there are no signs that the army-backed government has devised an effective strategy to contain it. With assassinations, suicide … read more

Stripping off his clothes and cursing the cabin crew, a Swedish passenger of Palestinian origin suffered a nervous breakdown on Wednesday minutes before the plane carrying him from Amsterdam was to land in Cairo, reported Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website. read more

Minister of Irrigation Mohamed Abdel-Motteleb told Al-Ahram daily newspaper that Egypt may in a few days send an official statement demanding that construction of the Ethiopian dam be halted until a mutually agreeable solution is found. Irrigation Ministry spokesperson Khaled … read more

Two suspects in Bula al-Dakrour were arrested by security forces in Giza on Tuesday for allegedly manufacturing bombs. According to investigations, the defendants assaulted a first lieutenant in Mohandiseen, seized his weapon and tear gas gun and burned a police … read more