Egyptian state security services have been holding US citizen Jeremy Hodge and Egyptian filmmaker Hossam Meneai, originally from El Arish, in a secret location without charges since Wednesday 22 January. The two have not been allowed to meet with a … read more
A statement in the name of a Sinai-based al-Qaida-inspired group has claimed responsibility for four bombings targeting police in the Egyptian capital that killed six people. The claim in the name of Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, or the Champions of Jerusalem, … read more
A bomb exploded near a police academy in Cairo on Saturday, wounding one person, security sources said. The explosion, which occurred on the third anniversary of the uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak, came a day after a wave of … read more
Militant Islamist group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, which claimed responsibility for Friday’s deadly bombings in Cairo, issued sent a threatening email to several journalists, according to Youm7. read more
A fourth terrorist attack? Local radio reports One killed in a fourth explosion in Haram Street, Giza Cairo near Radobis cinema. Updates to follow State media reporting 4th explosion hits in Cairo targeting police convoy read more
The presence of security forces intensified across governorates namely around security directorates, police installations and pivotal facilities following the blast targeted Cairo Security Directorate Friday early morning. In Asyut, an official source of Asyut Security Directorate said that security forces … read more
A march of Bab el-Khaleq locals arrived to the Cairo Security Directorate at Port Said Street to condemn the blast that occurred in front of the directorate on Friday morning. The explosion, which left 4 dead and 76 injured, was … read more
The movement of trains on the second metro line, from Cairo University to Dokki, was stopped after Friday prayers due to a call reporting the presence of a bomb. The hotline of the Metro Company received a call informing them … read more
A police officer was injured in clashes that erupted between police forces and Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Alexandria on Friday. Security forces tear-gassed supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi to disperse them. read more
Fierce clashes broke out between supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and Egyptian security forces in Cairo on Friday, security sources said, hours after a suicide bomber attacked a major police compound in the capital. read more