Some major tour operators in Germany, one of the world’s biggest spenders on foreign holidays, will shortly resume flying tourists to Egypt, although others said they would wait for government advice on safety to change. Many travel firms halted trips … read more
Clashes flared on Friday afternoon between supporters of former President Mohamed Mursi and others in Cairo’s Dokki, an Aswat Masriya eyewitness reported. A procession of Mursi allies coming from Tahrir Street was marching to Dokki when gunshots were heard … read more
Supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi have called for demonstrations on Friday after security forces raided a pro-Morsi area on the outskirts of Cairo. The National Alliance to Support Legitimacy, an Islamist grouping led by the Muslim Brotherhood, said the … read more
Egyptian security forces fired tear gas and exchanged gunfire with armed groups in Giza’s Kerdasa district (15km from Cairo) early on Thursday, state TV reported. A security source told Ahram Online that 51 people had been arrested during the raid … read more
Egypt has returned to Qatar $2 billion that the Gulf state had deposited with Egypt’s central bank, after negotiations to convert the funds into three-year bonds broke down, central bank Governor Hisham Ramez said by telephone on Thursday. Qatar had … read more
Egypt’s curfew will be reduced to 12am until 5am from Saturday, the cabinet announced on Thursday. The curfew will remain in force from 7pm until 5am on Fridays, it added read more
Authorities in Egypt have grounded several metro lines in Cairo after finding unexploded bombs on the tracks in a station. Egyptian security officials in the capital said on Thursday that bomb experts were sent to Helmeyet el-Zaytoun station in northeast … read more
A suspect in the killing of a French citizen, who died in detention in a Cairo prison, has reportedly admitted that he, along with five other suspects, beat the deceased because he was not Egyptian, revealed Kasr El-Nil prosecution’s preliminary … read more
At least one Egyptian police officer was killed early Thursday during an operation against armed groups in the Kerdasah district on the outskirts of Cairo, state TV reported. Security forces exchanged gunfire and fired tear gas as they stormed the … read more
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel urged Egypt’s interim authorities to “advance the political roadmap” in a phone call with the country’s army chief on Tuesday, a Pentagon spokesman said. Hagel and General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi also discussed Egypt’s efforts “to … read more