Delta Air Lines has scrubbed plans to resume its route from New York to Cairo, after suspending the service in February amid the revolution in Egypt. The airline had previously planned to resume the service, but has canceled those plans … read more
During a brief visit to Cairo last week, I was struck by the willingness of Egyptians to offer spontaneous criticism of the previous regime. From our felucca guide on the Nile to the Egyptologist providing commentary of the pyramids, conversations … read more
Three Egyptian children were injured on Wednesday when an explosive device they found near the Giza Pyramids went off, officials told AFP. The three had found the device in the desert and not knowing what it was, carried it back … read more
Ten human rights organization staged a rally on March 30 in front of the building of the Attorney General to bring to public attention the tragedy of some nine thousand Coptic villagers living in terror since end January in the … read more
According to a survey by the Egyptian Center for Women’s Rights (ECWR), service workers, housewives and professionals alike all report experiencing sexual harassment in Egypt. 40 percent of all respondents reported inappropriate touching, followed by verbal harassment at 38 percent. … read more
A British airliner traveling from Britain to the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh made an emergency landing at Athens airport on Monday after receiving a bomb threat. All 213 passengers and crew aboard the Thomson Airways Boeing aircraft are safe … read more
Egyptian authorities are probing a football match riot which left nine people injured on Saturday night in the Cairo Stadium, Egyptian media reported on Monday. Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has ordered a probe into the accident, … read more
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s largest Islamist group, is facing a generation gap. Repressed and jailed during President Hosni Mubark’s regime, the movement now has the freedom to organize a legal political party. But a youth wing is challenging the … read more
Egypt has frozen the bank accounts of several former officials and their families, as part of the anti-corruption campaign since the ouster of president Hosni Mubarak. The officials include former speaker of the Shoura Council Safwat el-Sherif, former speaker of … read more
Gunmen kidnapped a grandniece of Anwar Sadat and demanded a ransom. In one southern city, robbers didn’t bother to wait until dark to target pedestrians. In another, a brawl between two school children led to a gunbattle that killed five. … read more