At least 40 young children were killed on Saturday when a train collided with their bus in the central Egyptian province of Assiut, the official MENA agency reported. The bus, which was taking 60 children on a trip organised by … read more
Border guards foiled an attempt to smuggle 35 missiles coming from Libya on Friay. Armed Forces spokesperson Ahmed Mohamed Ali said on his Facebook account that after intelligence services received information that individuals would attempt to smuggle weapons across the … read more
A number of political powers demanded on Friday that President Mohamed Mursi and heads of other Arab states cut all political, economic and security ties with Israel. The powers held an emergency meeting at the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) … read more
Egyptians rallied in cities across the country Friday to show solidarity with Palestinians and to support or criticize Egypt’s new Islamist government, which has enlivened the Arab world with its diplomatic maneuvers and condemnation of Israel. President Mohamed Morsi has … read more
Up to 40 school children were killed when a train crashed with their bus which had crossed the tracks in a city south of Cairo on Saturday, the official state news agency and a doctor said. While the official news … read more
The Palestinian death toll rose to 16 Thursday evening in a military showdown lurching closer to all-out war and an invasion of the enclave. AFP reported on Thursday evening that the latest casualty was a 10-month old girl in Zeitoun, … read more
Hundreds of Egyptian protesters converged on the Arab League’s Cairo headquarters on Thursday evening to demand an immediate halt to ongoing Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip, which have so far claimed the lives of 15 Palestinians. Protesters further … read more
Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi rejected on Thursday what he called Israel’s aggression in Gaza and said he had spoken with US President Barack Obama about ways to bring it to a halt. “The Israelis must understand that we do not … read more
Egyptian authorities have permanently opened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip after Israeli air strikes hit the area on Wednesday and Thursday. An unnamed Egyptian military source told “DPA” that the Egyptian authorities had decided to open the … read more
Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil will visit the Gaza Strip on Friday as Israel presses a major air campaign against the territory, the ruling Hamas government said on Thursday. “The Egyptian leadership informed us that Prime Minister Hisham Kandil will … read more