Prosecutors in Aswan are investigating last night’s Nile River oil spill to determine the cause and source of the accident. Acting Governor Mohamed Mostafa said that as of Sunday afternoon, the oil slick is evaporating and is now only 5 … read more
Egyptian non-Islamist groups are calling protests beginning 19 November to mark the one-year anniversary of fatal clashes on Cairo’s Mohamed Mahmoud Street. Prolonged street battles erupted between protesters in November 2011 after security forces tried to violently disperse a sit-in … read more
Hundreds of small retail shops were destroyed early Sunday morning when a fire ripped through a large outdoor market in Egypt’s coastal Masra Matrouh governorate. Fire-fighters who arrived at the market – commonly known as the ‘Libya Market’ – failed … read more
An Egyptian movement started to thwart sexual harassment during Eid Al-Adha has recorded 300 attempted attacks during the first two days of the holiday. The initiative, dubbed ‘Catch the Harasser’, began on the first day of Eid, with volunteers working … read more
Egypt air has cancelled its daily flights to and from New York city because of hurricane Sandy which is expected to make its full impact on the Eastern United States Monday night. read more
Residents of Cairo cannot simply live as they please – they must always take into account the judgement that will be made of them by the man who sits at the front door of their building. One of the many … read more
A fire broke out at the Tebbin power station south of Cairo Friday evening, after a nitrogen gas leak caused a boiler explosion in the station’s first unit. Engineers do not know the reasons behind the gas leak. Minister of … read more
Cairo Security Directorate said in a statement Saturday that it recorded 87 verbal harassment cases and 6 other physical harassment cases on Friday, the first day of Eid al-Adha. Already a persistent problem, sexual harassment becomes a particular concern during … read more
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has called on Muslims to kidnap Westerners, join Syria’s rebellion and to ensure Egypt implements sharia, SITE Monitoring reported on Saturday, citing a two-part film posted on Islamist websites. The Egypt-born cleric, who became al … read more
Security sources told Al-Hayat London-based newspaper that jihadi leaders might shift their operations from Sinai to other governorates after crackdowns in the peninsula. The sources added that the security services were hunting jihadis in Cairo, Alexandria, Gharbiya, Giza, Qalyubiya, and … read more