Major General Alaa Abdel Zaher, director of Cairo’s explosive department, said that the department had received a notification that an explosive was present in the vicinity of the High Court after clashes between toppled President Mohamed Morsy supporters and the … read more
An Egyptian police officer was killed in an armed attack on a church in October 6 City on Tuesday, state newspaper Al-Ahram said. A security source told the state news agency that five gunmen fired shots on the Virgin Church … read more
The Greater Cairo Water Company declared it would shut off the water in 12 regions from 10:00 p.m .on Wednesday to 6:00 a.m. on Thursday. read more
Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood went on trial at a Cairo police academy on Tuesday on charges in connection with a mass jail break during the 2011 uprising, state television reported. Mursi, who is charged with … read more
A senior Egyptian interior ministry official has been shot dead in Cairo. General Mohamed Saeed, head of the technical office of the minister of interior, was targeted by gunmen inside a car “who shot him and fled,” a security official … read more
Egypt’s top military council gave the army chief, Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a green light on Monday to seek election as president, a vote he is almost sure to win with Egyptians weary of turmoil unleashed by a pro-democracy … read more
A pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai that transports gas to Jordan was blown up by suspected militants late on Monday, security officials said. The attack is the third of its kind in less than a month, according to Agence France-Presse. There … read more
The al-Qaeda inspired group that has claimed responsibility for downing an Egyptian military helicopter in the Sinai Peninsula on Saturday has posted a video on YouTube about the operation. The Ansar Beit al-Maqdis group, which has taken responsibility for a … read more
At least three people were injured in clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed president Mohamed Morsi late on Sunday, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported. The clashes erupted in the Nile Delta’s Gharbiya governorate shortly before midnight during the funeral … read more
Five Egyptian diplomats kidnapped in Tripoli in retaliation for Egypt’s arrest of a Libyan militia commander have been freed, Libyan Deputy Foreign Minister Abdul Razak Al-Grady said on Sunday. read more