Egyptian soldiers on Saturday discovered explosives planted on a railway line in Suez, the state news agency reported, another sign of an insurgency after an assassination attempt against the interior minister and attacks on security forces and a ship. Mortars … read more
Egypt is deploying new troops backed by tanks and other armoured vehicles to strongholds of armed groups in the northern Sinai Peninsula. A military official said on Saturday the army would “clean” areas around the towns of Rafah and Sheikh … read more
Egypt’s net foreign reserves reached $18.9 billion by the end of August, which marks a slight increase estimated at US$36 million, according to the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) official website. The CBE held an exceptional forex auction on Wednesday … read more
The Ministry of Interior announced Friday afternoon the arrests of 14 members of the Muslim Brotherhood at dawn on Friday. The ministry said that this is part of its efforts to bring in “Brotherhood elements with summons orders from the … read more
Egypt’s interior ministry issued a statement on Friday urging media outlets not to publish any information on Thursday’s bomb attack unless provided by the ministry itself. The blast in eastern Cairo targeting Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim’s convoy left dozens injured … read more
Two people were killed in skirmishes as supporters of deposed president Mohamed Mursi thronged Egypt’s cities and towns on Friday for the third time in eight days, trying to rattle an army-backed government bent on crushing his Muslim Brotherhood. But … read more
Security and military presence intensified on Friday in Tahrir Square prior to Friday prayers in preparation for the protests against the military planned by the Islamist National Coalition to Support Legitimacy, reported the state-owned news agency. Four armored military vehicles … read more
Dozens of protesters supporting Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood marched from Cairo’s Heliopolis district to the Ittihadiya presidential palace on Friday to protest what they described as a “military coup”, an Aswat Masriya witness reported. The military forces sealed off the streets … read more
The police death toll since 14 August has reached 117, with 1063 injured, a security source told the Middle East News Agency on Friday. Those killed include 28 police officers, 39 policemen, 49 conscripts and one civil servant. Nationwide clashes … read more
A bomb exploded on the road to Arish’s International Airport in North Sinai on Friday, security sources said. The sources added that unidentified gunmen have placed the bomb amid olive plantationsthat are located on the road to the city’s airport. … read more