Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will give a speech on Sunday at 7pm local time (5pm GMT), a source close to the presidency told Al-Ahram Arabic news website. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source said El-Sisi would discuss “Egypt’s current … read more
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inspected on Sunday morning the construction site of the development project at the Suez Canal, sources in the presidency and the Suez Canal Authority said. Sisi spoke with Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish, … read more
A bomb exploded inside a car early on Saturday leaving one passenger dead and another injured in Beni Suef, about 100 kilometers south of Cairo, a top security official said. Head of Beni Suef police’s investigation unit Zakariya Abu Zineima … read more
One person was killed and two others were injured in clashes between protesters and other residents in Cairo’s Matariya district late Friday, a security official said. Mohamed Qassem, head of the Cairo investigation authority, told Aswat Masriya that security forces … read more
Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis, Egypt’s most active militant group, has denied swearing allegiance to Islamic State (IS). “Attention. The statement spread in the media about our alleged allegiance to the Muslim caliphate is not ours, everyone should be careful and only … read more
He winced at the mere mention of his son’s name, visibly overcome by an unceasing thought that he struggled to articulate. He looked down to hide the tears in his eyes. “You have to understand, I am in pain,” said … read more
Egypt is intent on supporting the United States-led alliance, to fight Islamic State fighters and other “terrorist” organisations, state-run MENA cited Egypt’s foreign minister as saying on Friday. Egypt remained “steadfast” in its war against terrorism at home and in … read more
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi paid a visit to the Western military zone headquarters on the Libya-Egypt borders to meet miltary forces and tribal leaders. Al-Sisi will tell them of “their role in national security,” the military spokesperson said Wednesday. According … read more
Qatar recalled late Wednesday its ambassador in Cairo for “consultations” over a statement by Egypt’s envoy to the Arab League, its Foreign Ministry said. In a meeting on Wednesday, Egypt called on the AL council to support the measures it … read more
A recent stint of relatively stable weather in Egypt will not last long as forecasters on Wednesday predicted yet another stretch of bitter cold across the country. A spell of unsettled conditions will engulf the country reaching well into Saturday, with … read more