Following the appearance of several types of jellyfish on Egypt’s North Coast [Sahel] beaches, the Environment Ministry released a statement on Tuesday clarifying that a specialized group has been sent to monitor consequences of the jellyfish’s emergence. Over the past … read more
Thousands of rats have descended on villages on an island in southern Myanmar, a local official said on Tuesday, in what some have taken to be an ill omen of impending disaster. Residents of Haingyi island, one of the larger … read more
Egypt announced on Monday that Qatar’s ambassador to Cairo had 48 hours to leave the country following a decision earlier in the day to sever ties with the Gulf state, state news agency MENA reported. Egypt said it was cutting … read more
Thirty-two workers from Tourah Portland Cement Company were handed prison sentences of three years with labour on Sunday, having been convicted of crimes relating to an illegal protest earlier this year. A Cairo misdemeanor court found the workers guilty of … read more
An Egyptian police officer was shot dead early Saturday while attempting to disperse a fight with weapons and to apprehend the perpetrators in the coastal city of Alexandria, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. The fight took place in Alexandria’s 16 … read more
As part of a bilateral agreement signed in 2015, Egypt’s Air Force will soon be enhanced by a delivery of Kamov Ka-50, a Russian-made single-seat attack helicopter, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said. According to state-run Russia Today, Rogozin’s statements … read more
Egypt has called for concerted international efforts to fight terrorist organizations and weaken their sources of support in the wake of Saturday’s attacks in London that killed at least seven people and injured 48. “Egypt renews its call to all … read more
DNA from mummies found at a site once known for its cult to the Egyptian god of the afterlife is unwrapping intriguing insight into the people of ancient Egypt, including a surprise discovery that they had scant genetic ties to … read more
Egypt defended on Thursday a new law on non-governmental organizations that three U.S. Republican senators have called “draconian” and a sign of “a growing crackdown on human rights and peaceful dissent”. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al … read more
The increasingly totalitarian moves by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, who just enacted a new law giving him control of nongovernmental organizations in his country, shouldn’t be pinned on his chumminess with U.S. President Donald Trump. In fact, six years after … read more