Egypt’s ministry of interior will begin on Monday implementing newly issued amendments to the traffic law, introducing harsher penalties for violations. The cabinet approved on November 5 a draft law submitted by the presidency amending the traffic law in a … read more
An Egyptian woman who was six months pregnant died on Sunday of the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, five days after being admitted to a hospital, the fourth death from a contageous viral disease in a week and … read more
A man who died in car explosion on the railway tracks of the Fayoum-Beni Suef line on Saturday night is a Muslim Brotherhood local group leader Mohamed Abdul Moneim, claimed the Ministry of the Interior in a Sunday statement. Upon arriving at the site … read more
Around 300 drivers have been detained by police in the Cairo and Giza metropolitan area over the last ten days on charges of consuming drugs and alcohol while driving and other traffic violations. The arrests are linked with a campaign … read more
A bomb went off near a train station in southern Egypt Saturday night, as police found three other explosive devices planted on railway tracks in the region, the government said. A charred body was found near the railway station in … read more
An improvised explosive device detonated early Saturday in North Sinai’s Al-Arish, injuring three security personnel, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported. The device exploded in Al-Midan area, west of Al-Arish, when an army bus was passing by, carrying Central Security Forces members … read more
Egypt will use machines made by a German firm to bore at least four tunnels under the Suez Canal, part of an $8 billion project to expand the waterway that the government hopes will raise revenues and foreign currency reserves. … read more
A minor explosion on the Sharqiya railroad broke part of the track, therefore halting traffic on Saturday morning, state television reported. The Railroad Authority said in a statement reported by state television that the explosion led to a metre-long damage … read more
Egyptian Meteorological Authority urged citizens on Thursday to wear heavy clothes and stay away from maritime activities, especially near the Mediterranean starting Saturday, which will see significant decline in temperatures by 4 to 5 degrees celsius lower than the normal. … read more
Egypt has indefinitely shut schools in two border towns in northern Sinai as the army prepares to intensify a battle with Islamist militants that turned the daily trip to lessons into a “journey of death”. Local people say children’s education … read more