The Egyptian government is holding talks with European countries in hopes of convincing the latter to reconsider travel advisories issued against Egypt as a result of recent domestic political unrest. “The government is seeking to have the ban lifted, or … read more
A group of professionals and former army officers launched Monday a petition urging Egypt’s military chief, who ousted the country’s first freely elected leader, to run for president, highlighting the yearning for a strongman to take charge after nearly three … read more
Egyptian authorities are set to reduce the hours of the nightly curfew in key governorates from 11pm-6am to 12am-5am, an official source told Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website on Monday. The source said that the curfew adjustment is being made to … read more
Major Russian tourist companies are looking to resume trips to Egypt’s Red Sea resorts, according to Maged al-Qady, adviser to the head of the Red Sea tourist chamber. Meetings and consultations with Russian officials are currently underway, Qady added, saying … read more
Female police personnel were deployed in different areas in Cairo. On Sunday there were present in female-only metro carriages after calls for Muslim Brotherhood supporters to demonstrate inside the metro stations and carriages, demanding the reinstatement of ousted President Mohamed … read more
Armed assailants targeted a military checkpoint on the Ismailiya-Cairo Desert road on Sunday, killing one conscript and injuring three others, Al-Ahram’s Arabic website reported. The assailants reportedly attacked the checkpoint with automatic weapons from two cars. Security forces have closed … read more
Egypt’s army and police forces imposed a temporary curfew that would last for all day long in Minya’s village of Delga early on Monday after it entered it with air cover. The Upper Egypt village has seen an outbreak of … read more
The Egyptian authorities arrested 20 people on Sunday at two metro stations in Cairo for “causing disturbance” as they attempted to stage protests inside the subway, security sources said. Supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi have called for holding … read more
Rescuers found three missing survivors of a ship that sunk at Hurghada port in Egypt but five people were unaccounted for, rescue workers said. The Jasmine sank Sunday morning after it collided with the Riyadh Ferry, which had been carrying … read more
Egyptian security officials say suspected Islamic militants have set off a roadside bomb in the Sinai Peninsula as a bus full of police conscripts was driving by, wounding nine of them. Monday’s ambush on the road outside the town of … read more