Egypt Independent The Interior Ministry released a statement on Wednesday indentifying the suicide bomber who targeted St. Mark’s Coptic Cathedral in Alexandria as Mahmoud Hassan Mubarak. The ministry carried out intensive investigations in the aftermath of the attacks, including examining … read more
Ola Noureldin The US Embassy in Cairo issued a security alert to US citizens on Tuesday, indicating that they should avoid identifiable places of worship for the next two weeks following recent terrorist attacks on Palm Sunday that targeted churches … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm A truck has fallen from the ring road in Haram district due to bad weather. No casualties were reported. A source from the general traffic department said the accident occurred while the truck was driving on the ring road above … read more
Egypt Independent Ola Noureldin Pope Francis’ trip to Egypt this month is expected to go on as planned despite twin attacks on Coptic churches that killed 44 people and injured more than 150 during Palm Sunday celebrations, Vatican officials said … read more
Egyptian cabinet approved a three-month state of emergency in the country that was ordered only one day ago by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in an official speech, which stirred fears among citizens regarding the destiny of freedom and rights under … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm The Cabinet has approved a draft law regulating the transport of passengers via private cars through the use of information technology, namely cellphone applications, the Ministers of Justice, Transport and Social Solidarity announced at a joint press conference on … read more
Reuters Israel took the unusual step on Monday of barring its citizens from crossing into Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, saying that the threat of attacks in the area inspired by “Islamic State” (IS) militant group and other takfiri groups was high. … read more
Two Islamic State militants wearing suicide vests carried out the deadly church bombings in Egypt on Sunday that killed at least 44 people, the group said in a statement on Sunday that warned of future attacks. The Alexandria bombing was … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm Sources from Cairo Airport said that the passports department started on Sunday applying the new measures on Egyptians travelers to Sudan. The measures came after Sudanese authorities submitted an official statement that included applying new measures … read more
Reuters Egypt’s Christians wept with rage on Monday as they recovered the bodies of loved ones killed in twin church bombings, furious at a state they believe will no longer protect them from neighbors bent on wiping out this religious … read more