Egypt’s Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab issued on Sunday a decree banning 4X4 vehicles in army-operations zones in Sinai, reported the state news agency MENA. According to a statement issued by the cabinet, the ban covers all types of 4X4 vehicles … read more
Leila, 70, spent the night on the street as her house was damaged from the explosion at the Italian Consulate. “The officials said they will take care of me after they fix the damage of the consulate,” she said. “I … read more
By Yousef Saba South Sinai Governor Khalid Fouda formed a secret force to prevent sexual harassment in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh in South Sinai, state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported. The decision came at a meeting with top security officials in … read more
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi issued a decree on Sunday to pardon prisoners on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr and the 56th anniversary of the 1952 revolution. Presidential spokesperson Alaa Youssef said the pardon would include inmates who had served 15 years … read more
Reuters The United States is holding discussions with countries in North Africa about locating drones at a base there to heighten monitoring of Islamic State in Libya, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing a senior administration official. Such … read more
Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni is expected to arrive in Egypt on Monday to meet with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shukry, a Foreign Ministry statement read. Shukry and Gentiloni are scheduled to hold a press conference following their meeting, the … read more
Funeral prayers for late Egyptian actor Omar Sharif were held on Sunday, in a mosque on the outskirts of Cairo, two days after the internationally acclaimed actor passed away in hospital. Sharif died on Friday at the age of 83 … read more
Leita Boucicaut On a warm but breezy morning, seven people headed off from the Blue Hole, about 10 km north of Dahab, to clean up the 7 km beach that stretches from one of the world’s best known diving spots … read more
Al-Masry Al-Youm A lawyer was seriously wounded on Saturday when a policeman shot him inside a courthouse after being suspicious of his quick footsteps. Investigators from Nasr City prosecution services said lawyer Mohamed Saleh was in an altercation with a … read more
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack at the Italian consulate in Cairo on Saturday, in an escalation of a Sinai-based insurgency that suggests militants are opening a new front against foreigners in Egypt. “Through God’s blessing, Islamic State soldiers were able … read more