Blast that killed four people in Taba on Sunday was the first targeting tourists amid a wave of bombings since the removal of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013 February 2014: Three South Korean tourists and their Egyptian … read more
The Russian Tourism Federal Agency advised its tourists in Egypt to be cautious and avoid visiting big cities, the Interfax news agency reported. This comes in light of the Sunday suicide bombing of a tourist bus in the Red Sea … read more
Egypt’s army chief, Field Marshal Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, won vast popularity by crushing the Muslim Brotherhood, but even a man seen by his followers as invincible may be unable to fix the mess in the politically sensitive energy sector. … read more
At least three Egyptian hikers have died and two others are in critical condition after being trapped in an ice storm near Mount Sinai on Saturday. Eight Egyptian hikers, five men and three women, took off without a guide in … read more
The parents of an Australian journalist held on terrorism-related charges in Egypt have launched an online petition calling for his release days before his trial is due to start in Cairo. Al Jazeera reporter Peter Greste has been charged, along … read more
The suicide bomber who blew up a tourist bus in Taba on Sunday used an explosive belt, a forensics authority spokesperson has announced. The homemade bomb weighed between five and ten kilograms, Hisham Abdel-Hamid added. read more
A security source said late on Monday that a scuffle resulted in Monday’s injuries, not a targeted attack on the nearby security checkpoint in Assiut. read more
Investigations have revealed that a suicide bomber is behind the Sinai explosion that killed four people on Sunday. A blast on a tourist bus killed three Korean tourists and their Egyptian driver on Sunday in the tourist resort city of … read more
Despite intensive security measures and constant security patrols; crime is still prevalent in a number of Egyptian governorates. In Dakahlia, unidentified individuals driving a car without license plates shot at a police checkpoint in Nabrouh Road in Mansoura, and fled. read more
National Circus tamer Medhat Gouda was transferred to Agouza Hospital on Monday after he was attacked by lions, the Theatrical Professions Syndicate said. Gouda was injured Monday morning when lions suddenly attacked him while he was performing the circus’s usual … read more