A group of Ultras football fans broke into the Cairo International Stadium on Saturday, destroying one of the stadium’s gates, the ministry of interior said. A security source from the ministry said almost 2000 fans entered the stadium using a … read more
A US Navy civilian engineer was arrested Friday on charges of trying to steal schematics of a new nuclear aircraft carrier and have them sent to Egypt, the Justice Department said. An undercover FBI agent posed as an Egyptian intelligence … read more
An Egyptian policeman has been injured after an explosive device went off on Thursday, Al Ahram’s Arabic news website reported. The officer was wounded as he dealt with the bomb found in a central area near the defence ministry and … read more
Lieutenant colonel Mohammed Bendari, supervisor at Cairo Traffic Directorate, told Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website that Tahrir Square has been closed since early Friday morning. Bendari confirmed that other Cairo routes are calm, witnessing a smooth traffic flow. He also mentioned … read more
The prosecution ordered the arrest of an alleged member of the “Helwan Brigades” for 15 days pending investigations on Wednesday. He was arrested on charges of murder and possession of weapons and explosives, as well as joining an illegal group, … read more
A man died on Monday in Minya governorate of complications from H1N1 “Bird flu” raising the number of the total Egyptian fatalities from the virus to seven, reported Egypt’s ministry of health. According to the health ministry’s statement issued on … read more
technical discussions with major investors in Egypt and Saudi Arabia to build coal plants to produce 3,000 megawatts. Egypt enjoys strong support from Saudi Arabia, UAE and Kuwait, which made her aid by more than $ 20 billion after the … read more
Egypt witnessed big improvements in public sector’s corruption in the year 2014, according to Corruption Perceptions Index. As it’s score rises to 37 in 2014 from 32 in 2013, Egypt comes among the biggest improvers along with Côte d´Ivoire, Saint … read more
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi is to issue a presidential decree that “criminalises insulting the 25 January and 30 June uprisings.” The news was issued in a press release on Tuesday without providing more details. The 25 January 2011 uprising ended the 30-year … read more
Responding to a complaint about tear gas coming out of an apartment in Port Said’s Golf neighborhood, the police found and seized weapons and explosives in the apartment that belongs to Mohamed Mahmoud Tawfik, a police officer on pension. The … read more