Thirteen-year-old boy Youssef El-Araby died on Monday after being in a coma for almost two weeks after being struck by a stray bullet in Cairo’s 6 October district, his mother Marwa Kenawy said on Facebook. Youssef was standing with his … read more
Our two daily newspapers, Al Borsa and Daily NewsEgypt, strongly denounce the government’s persistent crackdown against them. The most recent action taken by the government was blocking the websites of both newspapers—even though their names were not among the list … read more
One person died on Monday from injuries sustained in the Friday attack on Coptic Christians in Egypt’s Minya governorate, raising the death toll to 30 people and making it the deadliest attack on Egyptian Christians in recent history, state news … read more
Egypt’s armed forces carried out intensive air strikes by night and day targeting terrorist elements in Libya following a Friday attack in Egypt’s Minya that left 29 Coptic Christians dead, an army spokesman statement read. “The attack resulted in the … read more
Meteorologists expect mild weather on Sunday, the second day of Ramadan, along the north coast. Hot weather will prevail in Cairo, Lower Egypt and northern Upper Egypt. It will be very hot in southern Egypt, especially during the day, turning … read more
The number of Christians killed in an armed attack on buses carrying pilgrims in Upper Egypt’s Minya governorate has risen to 29, said Egypt’s Cabinet in a statement published by MENA late Friday. Thousands of Christians, weeping and praying, gathered … read more
Guinean President Alpha Conde arrived in Cairo Thursday to meet with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the presidential palace in Heliopolis. Sisi is scheduled to hold talks with Conde on boosting Egyptian-Guinean ties through bilateral joint action, in addition … read more
Egypt has blocked 21 websites, including Qatari-based news network Al-Jazeera, for content it said shows support for “terrorism, extremism,” state news agecny MENA reported late Wednesday. In statements to the agency, a senior security source said the websites were blocked … read more
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia blocked access to the Al-Jazeera website on Wednesday, in response to statements published on QNA, the official Qatari News Agency, reporting that Qatar ordered the withdrawal of its ambassador … read more
The US Embassy in Cairo warned its nationals on Wednesday of a possible terrorist attack in Egypt without mentioning any further details. “The Embassy is aware of a potential threat posted on a website by the Hasm Group, a known … read more