With gunfire whizzing overhead, an Egyptian mechanic faced down Somali pirates attacking his cargo ship with nothing but an ax. But the 25 Egyptian crewmen aboard the Blue Star never had a chance in the Jan. 1 attack. Seven pirates armed … read more
A fire has damaged a historic apartment building in downtown Cairo, injuring 14 people and sending huge plumes of smoke over the city. Fire fighters doused the nine-story building with water on Saturday as flames leapt from its upper floors. The site, … read more
A Muslim cleric in Egypt issued a fatwa saying community members can file for divorce on a couple’s behalf. Sheik Gamal Qutb, former head of Egypt’s top religious institution, the Fatwa Committee at al-Azhar, said Sunday during a meeting … read more
A bombing in Cairo’s ancient Khan al-Khalili market has raised fears about a new round of terrorist attacks in Egypt coming amid the 2009 tourist season. The February 22 attack left one French tourist dead and over 20 local and … read more
Egypt’s state-owned al-Gomhuriya newspaper quoted Egyptian minister of International Cooperation Fayza Abul- Naga as saying that Cairo will not accept any conditions being placed on U.S. aid. Wednesday, U.S. Senate voted to cut $200 million in economic assistance to Egypt. … read more
Police have arrested three men accused of throwing a petrol bomb in a metro station in the capital last month, a police official said on Thursday.The three, aged between 17 and 20, were arrested on Wednesday, he said. The attack, in … read more
The Egyptian Culture Ministry says nine paintings were stolen from a 19th century palace that used to be the residence of the ruler and founder of modern Egypt, Mohammed Ali Pasha. Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni says the oil paintings appear … read more
An 18-month-old child contracted the H5N1 bird flu virus on 10 March, bringing the number of human cases in Egypt to 58 since records began in 2006, and prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to ask for a study to … read more
Egyptian army cadets in plain clothes have been filmed pelting a police station with stones in a town south of the capital Cairo. Mobile phone footage was posted by Misrdigital, a blog campaigning against police brutality and corruption. One sequence … read more
Egyptian security evacuated guests and staff from a Cairo hotel on Tuesday night after being told a bomb had been planted there, a security official said. A bomb disposal squad and sniffer dogs were sent in to the Zoser Hotel, … read more