After having been intermittently closed over the past two weeks against the backdrop of growing political unrest in Egypt, the US embassy in Cairo will reopen Monday. The embassy announced the resumption of routine US citizen services on its … read more
At least three people were killed and 17 wounded early on Monday in Egypt’s North Sinai province when suspected militants used rocket-propelled grenades to attack a bus carrying workers employed at a cement factory, security and medical sources said. They … read more
An Egyptian military source told state-owned news agency MENA that a member of a “terrorist group” was killed on Sunday as he was attempting to plant an explosive device on El-Sheikh Zuweid road in north Sinai. The source … read more
Egypt’s shattered economy was boosted this week by Gulf allies pledging billions of dollars in aid, but analysts say this simply buys time as political turmoil deepens its economic malaise. The millions of ordinary Egyptians angered by record high … read more
The US Embassy in Egypt denied Saturday that US naval vessels near Egypt’s shores are sent in preparation for military action. A top Marine Corps general said Thursday that two US marine vessels approached Egypt’s Red Sea shore, … read more
Military attack helicopters rattle over the impoverished desert towns of northern Sinai and the sound of gunfire erupts nightly, raising fears among residents of a looming confrontation between Egypt’s military and Islamic militants who have intensified attacks since the ouster … read more
Unidentified armed men used portable rocket launchers to attack four military checkpoints in Rafah and Al-Arish in Egypt’s North Sinai late Friday, Al-Ahram’s Arabic-language news portal reports. The militants also opened heavy fire at Rafah city council building. … read more
I’m a fan of watching sci-fi movies particularly those about time travel and parallel universes. This world or this parallel universe is completely similar to your original world. It has the same characters and same places. But due to certain … read more
Egypt’s struggle today features two flawed and irreconcilable elitist groups, neither of which speak for the popular revolution that upended the status quo. So long as organized Islamists are competing with the resilient deep state, the contest for Egypt will … read more
Speakers at Nasr City’s Rabaa Al-Adawiya Mosque, where a massive sit-in by supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi is being held, announced that a peaceful march had set off towards defence ministry headquarters, along with other planned marches late … read more