A British passenger plane strayed into Israeli airspace after taking off from Egypt and nearly collided with an Israeli Air Force fighter jet, the Israeli military said on Tuesday. According to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson’s office, the near-accident … read more
HATE preacher Abu Hamza yesterday launched a new bid to keep his British passport in a legal battle that has so far cost £1.4million. Hamza is fighting attempts to strip him of his citizenship arguing it is a breach of … read more
Egypt’s top archaeologist has shown off a newly discovered tomb of a pharaonic priest, a find he says could point the way to a new necropolis to be excavated near the famed Giza pyramids. Zahi Hawass said hieroglyphics on the … read more
Egypt has shut down more private television channels and arrested dozens of opposition members in the latest crackdown on media and the Muslim Brotherhood ahead of next month’s crucial parliamentary elections. Tensions are rising as the balloting nears and although … read more
The on-going Airports Development Project, which was set up to eliminate capacity problems at Cairo and Sharm el Sheikh airports is set to continue with the planned creation of a third terminal building at Cairo airport. The initiative, created in … read more
The workers herd cows through the dusty tunnels beneath the Gaza border, but this time they are leading them out of the isolated Palestinian enclave and into Egypt. The lifting of restrictions in recent months has seen consumer goods pour … read more
An Egyptian court on Sunday postponed the trial of three Muslims accused of killing six Christians and another Muslim on the eve of Coptic Christmas in early January in the city of Naga Hammadi, some 600 kilometers south of Cairo. … read more
The Muslim Brotherhood said Sunday that 154 of its members had been detained in sweeps around Egypt, but security sources told the German Press Agency dpa the figure was much lower. The country’s largest opposition group said the sweep targeted … read more
An Australian man being detained in Cairo should be notified within the next fortnight whether or not he’ll be charged with an offence, authorities say. Safaa Al Awadi was detained reportedly for insulting religion and denying the tenets of faith … read more
An EGP 2.7 billion contract will be signed by the end of 2010 for buying needed turbines for the 200 megawatts wind farm in Gabal el-Zeit, Egyptian Electricity Minister Hassan Younis said. Germany’s KfW Bank and the European Investment Bank … read more