Egyptians began to assemble in Tahrir Square Saturday morning to mark the third anniversary of the January 25 revolution which ended the nearly 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak. Masses waved Egyptian flags and played patriotic music, while surrounded by military … read more
The Armed Forces blocked off Khalifa Maamoun Street and all roads leading to the Ministry of Defense headquarters in anticipation of the Muslim Brotherhood protests and the April 6 Youth Movement on the January 25 Revolution anniversary Saturday morning. read more
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped an Egyptian diplomat in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Friday, officials said, hours after a powerful Libyan militia reported the arrest of its leader in Egypt. The diplomat works as administrative attache at the Egyptian mission, the … read more
All the roads leading to Tahrir, Rabaa al-Adaweya and al-Nahda squares were closed by army forces on Saturday morning ahead of celebrations of the January 25 uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in 2011, the state news agency said. Egypt also … read more
SOHAG, Egypt: Civil protection forces and bomb squad administration at Sohag security directorate were able to defuse two bombs on Saturday morning. The first is a high 95 percent explosive and the second is medium 75 percent explosive. The bombs … read more
Egyptian state security services have been holding US citizen Jeremy Hodge and Egyptian filmmaker Hossam Meneai, originally from El Arish, in a secret location without charges since Wednesday 22 January. The two have not been allowed to meet with a … read more
A statement in the name of a Sinai-based al-Qaida-inspired group has claimed responsibility for four bombings targeting police in the Egyptian capital that killed six people. The claim in the name of Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, or the Champions of Jerusalem, … read more
A bomb exploded near a police academy in Cairo on Saturday, wounding one person, security sources said. The explosion, which occurred on the third anniversary of the uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak, came a day after a wave of … read more
Militant Islamist group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, which claimed responsibility for Friday’s deadly bombings in Cairo, issued sent a threatening email to several journalists, according to Youm7. read more
