A video appeared online on Sunday purporting to show seven Egyptian security officers kidnapped last week in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and listing their captors’ demands. In the video, the seven men – wearing blindfolds – identify themselves by name, age … read more
Gunmen stormed an Egyptian security forces base in the Sinai Peninsula at dawn on Monday and exchanged gunfire with forces inside the base before retreating, security sources said. The gunmen attacked the base in the Al-Ahrash area in North Sinai … read more
Egyptian officials say baggage handlers in Cairo’s airport have gone on strike to protest a colleague’s death, leaving passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for luggage. Airport officials say senior officials from the … read more
The ‘Rebel’ campaign has collected 3 million signatures denouncing the presidency of Mohamed Morsi, Mai Wahba, a leading member of the campaign, stated on Sunday. ‘Rebel’ is a grassroots movement established late April to register opposition to President Morsi and … read more
Egypt’s defense minister will send a large combat force to Sinai within 48 hours to free seven kidnapped Egyptian servicemen, a source in his office said Saturday. The decision to send in the troops came after unsuccessful efforts to negotiate … read more
A five-year-old girl from south London has drowned in a hotel pool at an Egyptian resort in Sharm el-Sheikh. Chloe Johnson, from Forest Hill in south London, died in a water park at the Coral Sea Waterworld hotel while on … read more
Prominent preachers from Egypt’s ultra-conservative Salafist Call have again lambasted the “ruling” Muslim Brotherhood for their policies that they say contradict with Islamic teachings. Speaking at a news conference held in the coastal city of Alexandria Saturday, Yasser Borhami — … read more
Egypt’s Health Minister Mohamed Hamed said that salmonella bacteria was behind the second mass poisoning incident in Al-Azhar University in Cairo. Hamed said in a press statement on Friday that the final report on the incident revealed that the bacteria … read more
One person has died and dozens injured in clashes between Muslims and Coptic Christians in Egypt’s north coast city of Alexandria, the Ahram Arabic news website reported. Clashes erupted Friday night in Al-Geish Street in western Alexandria, after a fight … read more
Police forces used teargas Friday while confronting dozens of civilians in front of the Semiramis InterContinental hotel just off Tahrir Square, which has witnessed frequent clashes over the past few months. Crowds mainly consist of young teenagers threw rocks and … read more