Two Swiss tourists have been found murdered in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Hurghada, Switzerland’s ATS news agency reported Friday. No immediate details of the crime were available from Swiss authorities, but ATS cited the foreign ministry confirming the … read more
An Egyptian football referee thought twice before signaling four minutes of additional time during a domestic league game, the Egyptian daily news website al-Ahram reported. Atef al-Alfi, who was the referee of Egyptian league match between Gouna and el-Entag el-Harby, … read more
In Egypt, the “common good” culture has long been lost in the face of the quest for individualistic material gains, writes Muhammad Moneib in a call for drastic and revolutionary changes. Lying among dozens of newly built residential complexes in … read more
A lieutenant and two soldiers were injured with birdshot east of Alexandria during clashes that occurred between supporters and opponents of the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday evening. A medical source told Al-Masry Al-Youm two died during the clashes. The source … read more
Wannabe artist and renowned conspiracy theorist Ahmed Zebidar vowed to jail Abla Fahita during a verbal exchange with the well-known puppet late Wednesday, shortly after filing a complaint against Vodafone Egypt over an online ad that he says reveals details … read more
Unknown assailants attacked a natural gas pipeline in the Sinai on Tuesday, Egyptian security sources told Reuters, raising concerns of instability as the country pushes through with a roadmap for political transition to democracy. The blast took place in the … read more
By Amer Sultan The British government has confirmed that the Muslim Brotherhood has not been blacklisted in the UK, in contrast to the Egyptian government’s recent decision to declare the group a terrorist organisation. read more
From an old testament-like plague of locusts to a state-threatened WhatsApp ban, Egypt has witnessed its share of bizarre non-political events this past year. Ahram Online takes a look back at the highlights of these odd economy-related happenings of 2013: read more
Egyptian workers held 2,486 protests in 2013, 2,243 of which took place during the reign of ousted former President Mohamed Morsi. A total of 243 protests were held under the military-backed interim government. An average of 6.1 worker protests took … read more
Tourists once flocked to Luxor for its ancient treasures, but as Egypt witnesses sweeping political upheavals, the visitors have simply vanished from this famed temple city. Christmas used to be particularly busy, as tens of thousands of visitors thronged Luxor’s … read more