Egyptian and Syrian drug traffickers set fire to their ship carrying more than 30 tons of hashish before being arrested by Italian police in the central Mediterranean, police said Saturday. Italian drug busters had been tipped off “three days ago … read more
The stork that was detained by Egyptian police on suspicion of spying has been killed and eaten, days after its release. Police detained the stork after a man saw a tag on it and caught it, suspecting it was a … read more
At least 31 people were killed or injured on Saturday when the Egyptian army mounted a large operation against militants in North Sinai, Reuters reported security officials as saying. Dozens of armored vehicles backed by helicopters took part in the … read more
An improvised hand grenade exploded at a police station in Cairo on Saturday, but caused no injuries, Egyptian state television reported. Experts arrived at the police station in Bulaq El-Dakrum to search the area, state news agency MENA said. (Reporting … read more
Former Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi is facing a new detention order for four days on charges of insulting the country’s judiciary, state media reported on Saturday. The prosecutor issued a new detention order for Mursi over his comments that judges … read more
Egyptian soldiers on Saturday discovered explosives planted on a railway line in Suez, the state news agency reported, another sign of an insurgency after an assassination attempt against the interior minister and attacks on security forces and a ship. Mortars … read more
Egypt is deploying new troops backed by tanks and other armoured vehicles to strongholds of armed groups in the northern Sinai Peninsula. A military official said on Saturday the army would “clean” areas around the towns of Rafah and Sheikh … read more
Egypt’s net foreign reserves reached $18.9 billion by the end of August, which marks a slight increase estimated at US$36 million, according to the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) official website. The CBE held an exceptional forex auction on Wednesday … read more
The Ministry of Interior announced Friday afternoon the arrests of 14 members of the Muslim Brotherhood at dawn on Friday. The ministry said that this is part of its efforts to bring in “Brotherhood elements with summons orders from the … read more
Egypt’s interior ministry issued a statement on Friday urging media outlets not to publish any information on Thursday’s bomb attack unless provided by the ministry itself. The blast in eastern Cairo targeting Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim’s convoy left dozens injured … read more