A shadowy Islamist militant group based in the remote Sinai desert is emerging as a major threat to Egypt’s stability, and there are no signs that the army-backed government has devised an effective strategy to contain it. With assassinations, suicide … read more
Stripping off his clothes and cursing the cabin crew, a Swedish passenger of Palestinian origin suffered a nervous breakdown on Wednesday minutes before the plane carrying him from Amsterdam was to land in Cairo, reported Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website. read more
Minister of Irrigation Mohamed Abdel-Motteleb told Al-Ahram daily newspaper that Egypt may in a few days send an official statement demanding that construction of the Ethiopian dam be halted until a mutually agreeable solution is found. Irrigation Ministry spokesperson Khaled … read more
Two suspects in Bula al-Dakrour were arrested by security forces in Giza on Tuesday for allegedly manufacturing bombs. According to investigations, the defendants assaulted a first lieutenant in Mohandiseen, seized his weapon and tear gas gun and burned a police … read more
Mohamed Kasper, the father of one of two young men who killed a five-year-old girl named Zeina, called Tuesday for the execution of his son. read more
An Egyptian conscript was injured on Tuesday when unknown gunmen attacked a police vehicle during a patrol on the Egyptian-Israeli border. A police vehicle was attacked after unidentified assailants ambushed it, security source said. read more
Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem Beblawi has said Islamist militants in the Sinai peninsula are becoming a threat to foreign tourists, state TV reports. Officials say they are taking seriously a reported ultimatum by Islamist militant group Ansar Beit al-Maqdis for … read more
Terrorism has returned to the wild and beautiful Sinai Peninsula, and the region that not long ago was one of Egypt’s most-visited destinations is facing a catastrophic collapse of its already fragile tourism economy. Businesses reliant on tourism – from … read more
Two of the UK’s biggest holiday companies have halted excursions to St Catherine’s Monastery on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula following a bomb near the historic site three days ago. Thomas Cook and Tui Travel – which owns Thomson and First Choice … read more
Four members of a Syrian family were stabbed to death on Monday in the Egyptian city of Alexandria, national media outlets reported. Amin Ezzedine, Alexandria’s head of security, told Egypt’s Alhayat television that after their murder, the Syrian family’s house … read more