At least five people have been killed and dozens injured in clashes between police and supporters of Egypt’s Zamalek football club at a game in Cairo. Police used tear gas to disperse the football fans during Sunday’s clashes at an army-owned … read more
Two people have been injured and shop fronts smashed when several improvised bombs went off in a southern Cairo suburb, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. Five consecutive minor explosions hit near a KFC restaurant, a school and a bank in … read more
Security forces in the North Sinai city of al-Arish left two people with injuries in their legs after shooting towards them for breaking the night-time curfew, police sources said. The two people have been hospitalised. They brought the total number … read more
In just a few months, IS has turned from a terrorist group into a mini state in Syria and Iraq. Here are a few answers to help understand the group’s background and motivation. 1: How did it start? The group … read more
The recent bomb blasts and the decline in the Russian ruble have led to a drop in the number of tourists coming to Egypt. Sami Mahmoud, head of the Tourism Promotion Authority, said he asked the branches abroad to prepare … read more
A 16-year-old girl was killed and four civilians injured when an improvised explosive device detonated late Friday in Egypt’s coastal Alexandria governorate. Security forces rushed to the bomb site in Al-Asafra, east of Alexandria. The girl was crossing a road … read more
Western states should provide more weapons to Jordan, Egypt, Kurdish forces and certain opposition forces in Syria, Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz said on the sidelines of the Munich Security conference on Friday. Israeli officials had previously stopped short of making such explicit calls, citing … read more
A lion attacked its trainer during a circus performance in the city of Tanta, in the Nile delta, late on Thursday. A video of the incident went viral on social media on Friday. In the video clip, renowned lion trainer … read more
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Thursday approved the appointment of 17 new governors, a move which has been anticipated for weeks. The heads of the 17 governorates, out of a total of 27 in Egypt, will be sworn in on Saturday, … read more
France is in advanced talks to sell Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets toEgypt for around 6 billion euros ($6.88 billion), Les Echos newspaper reported on Thursday. Despite exclusive negotiations with India for the last three years, Dassault has still not … read more