One person was killed and another injured when a bomb went off on Gesr Suez Street, also known as Suez Bridge, in Heliopolis on Friday.
The bomb reportedly detonated near a security presence.
No other casualties have been reported thus far.
Bomb (...)
Border Guards Forces succeeded on Wednesday in rescuing 150 individuals after their boat sank while they attempted to illegally cross the Mediterranean Sea, according to Akhbar Al-Youm.
It was reported that nine dead bodies were recovered from the (...)
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association (FA) after being sent off during Saturday's 4-0 defeat against Tottenham Hotspur.
Hughes was given his marching orders from the technical area in the first (...)
Mohamed Yehia, deputy prosecutor for Al-Dhaher area, was reportedly killed in a fight with citizens over a plot of land in Fifth Settlement, while five others were injured including an officer.
East Cairo prosecution is investigating the incident, (...)
Nineteen Egyptians died and 25 others were injured in a bus crash in Saudi Arabia during the Mecca pilgrimage (Umrah) on Saturday, the foreign ministry announced in an official statement.
The bus overturned while transporting 44 Egyptians on the (...)
The ongoing social media campaign by users against controversial judge Nagy Shehata has been continuously gaining ground, calling on his suspension due to his increasingly politicised verdicts.
Shehata drew backlash following his statements to local (...)
Egypt's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that took place in southern Somalia on Friday, in an official statement.
The ministry said it stands by Somalia in its fight against brutal terrorism and it will continue to support (...)
A Russian airplane with 217 tourists on board crashed Saturday in central Sinai, Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said in statement.
The Airbus A-321 plane had taken off from Sharm El-Sheikh on its way to the Russian city of St Petersburg (...)
At least two people have died and eight others injured after a building collapsed on Tuesday, in the village of El-Darafil, in Belqas, Daqahliya governorate.
Officials sources confirmed the casualties to Ahram Online just hours after a separate (...)
UPDATE 30 September 2011: Following a meeting on Wednesday evening, the Democratic Coalition which represents more than 30 political parities and forces threatened to boycott the coming parliamentary elections unless the emergency law which expires (...)
UPDATE: November 12, 2005, 23:55 GMT
Al-Qaeda unleashed Amman bombers
Al-Qaeda on Thursday claimed responsibility for three suicide bomb attacks that killed at least 56 people in Amman, the Jordanian capital, saying the country had become a (...)
Update: Thursday, November 10, 2005, 20:00 GMT
Few surprises in first round
Partial results in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections produced few surprises with the ruling National Democratic party (NDP) firmly in control and opposition (...)
Update 28 July 2005:
Arab Summit on 3 August
President Hosni Mubarak today called today for an extraordinary Arab summit to be held in Sharm al-Shaikh on 3 August, just days after the attacks in Sharm El-Sheikh
"I call for an extraordinary Arab (...)
Update 30 July 2005
Mubarak runs for president
By Dina Ezzat
On Friday, the Presidential Elections Commission (PEC) accepted nomination documents presented by candidates planning to run for Egypt's first ever multi-candidate presidential elections (...)
Update 28 July 2005:
Mubarak to seek fifth term
Ending months of speculation President Hosni Mubarak said today he would seek a fifth six-year term in the first presidential elections with more than one candidate on Sept. 7.
He also promised (...)
Update 23 July:
Shock in Sharm
Serene Assir reports from Sharm El-Sheikh on the havoc wreaked on two of its most vibrant districts and the angst of the resort's residents and tourists
"Sharm El-Sheikh: City of Beauty and Peace," or so reads one of (...)
Update 9/7/2005
Cairo mourns murdered diplomat
A deep sense of shock has fallen over Egypt at news of the murder of its chief diplomat to Baghdad, reports Dina Ezzat
Overwhelmed with shock at the killing of Ehab El-Sherif, head of the Egyptian (...)
UPDATE 26.5.05: Interior minister Habib El-Adli announced in a press conference today the results of Wednesday�s referendum. According to Al-Adli, 82.9 percent voted yes to amending article 76 of the constitution which allows for multi-candidate (...)
Update Tue May 3, 2005; 01:30
Racing against time
Security forces are looking for the brother of the suicide bomber behind Saturday's twin attacks on tourists as they fear he may be planning another operation. Jailan Halawi reports
The ministry of (...)
Update 11 April:
Associated Press
Police Arrest 30 in Cairo Bombing
CAIRO, Egypt - Egyptian police have detained 30 people in last week's deadly bombing in a Cairo tourist bazaar, including the suspected bomber's mother, three brothers and 16 other (...)
Update: 9 October 11:30 PM
Explosion at Egypt's Taba resort
A car-bomb explosion at Egypt's Taba Hilton has left 34 confirmed dead so far. Yasmine El-Rashidi reports from Taba
The scene at the Taba Hilton is solemn. Thirty-four people confirmed (...)
Update-16 April 2004, 16:50 GMT
Balfour to Bush
President Bush sent a shocking message to his counterparts in the Arab world by supporting Sharon's disengagement plan and dropping the Palestinian right of return, writes Amira Howeidy
A few hours (...)